Fox Fall Hunt 2012
A event held by the Pony and Critter Club of Los Angeles(laponiesandcritters.com) once a year. The Fox Hunt takes place in the Las Padres Forest, about 30 miles north of Ojai. The Hunt festivities begin on Saturday morning after breakfast at 11 am.
Schedule for The Fox Hunt Day Event:
Saturday morning
11 am — Stirrup Cup — traditional toast to begin the festivities
Organize the hunters and release the Fox(es) from their cage.
We have 1 — 5 fox(es) confirmed for each event. A guide will go with each fox to mark trail. We are in a National Forest and do not wish to loose people.
Note: If you wish to be a Fox, please contact us for requirements.
The Guides with the Fox must mark their trail every 30 feet minimum, we provide markers.
The Fox may choose to run back to the campground once spotted by the Hounds, but if the Fox is tagged, the Fox must stop at that point. There will be a “free from hounds” cage/burrow to curl up in.
We will have Horns to flush the Fox and communicate with.
11:30 am — The Hunt begins
The dogs/critters are released next to find the fox.
The ponies and “riders” follow the dogs.
The idea is that the dogs/critters encircle the fox after the dog/critter that finds the fox tags him/her, and they all bark to bring the ponies and “riders” to the scene. The fox is de-tailed.
Being a social event, the hunt is followed by a pot luck dinner together and a Good-bye Toast.
SPECTATORS are welcome to follow the Hunt and partake in the Feast.
We always leave our camp site in better condition than when we arrived.
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