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Foxhunting in England, Ireland, and North America: A Life in Hunt Service | 
 enlarge | Author: Hugh Robards Mfh
Publisher: Derrydale Press
Category: Book
List Price: $175.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 5185483
Media: Leather Bound
Edition: Deluxe
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1564161919
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781564161918
ASIN: 1564161919
Publication Date: February 28, 2001
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Condition: wear to front/back cover & edges/corners,otherwise good condition
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This is a wonderful and revealing autobiography of an English country childhood, the decision to enter hunt service, and the author's experiences as he worked his way through an intensely hierarchical apprenticeship system that has changes little over the centuries. In England, in the 1960s, in the lowly position of second whipper-in at age 16, Robards learned about the hunt from celebrated huntsmen of the modern era. He ultimately achieved the ambition of all who enter hunt service-he became huntsman of a world-class pack of foxhounds in County Limerick, Ireland. "Foxhunting in England, Ireland, and North America" is packed with well-known hunting personalities, vivid hunting memories, and genuine hunting savvy.
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 Disappointing October 13, 2002
Robert Windsley (Anglesea)
0 out of 25 found this review helpful
I am afraid that I found this book utterly disappointing. Expecting people to have realised that old-fashioned fox-hunting is as much a tradition as gladiator fighting or slavery used to be, I was shocked to see that someone still seems to find it enjoyable. The fact is that countless scientific studies show that fox-hunting is not necessary, and as to all other arguments, what is wrong with drag-hunting? The only answer is that blood-thirsty hunters would not find it as much fun.
 Foxhunting with a patron saint June 16, 2001
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Robards is God , mind you some lesser mortals may call him the anti-Christ ! .My hunting career began as a child ,around the age of seven , with the Stonhall Harriers hunted by Miachel O' Shaughnessy M.H. & George Kennedy M.H. and with The County Limerick Foxhounds hunted by Lord Daresbury M.F.H. & Hugh Robards. I have early memories of Mr. Robards and all of them still send chills down my spine.At the sight of him arriving at the meet with those Old English Hounds, man and beast knew something special was going to happen today.With this book Mr. Robards instills that same thrill of the chase into words. The thrill and excitement he generated in those early days sealed my faith , I entered Hunt Service. For those interested in the art of venery all I can say is that I have insisted on my whips reading it before the opening of cubbing.(Diana rather than Venus!)The highest compliment I can pay this book is that it was easy to read , I finished it in two evenings!
 An interesting insight November 14, 2000
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a book full of character and characters of an age that will not be seen again. The relationships between employer and employee of an era where etiquette and manners were all too important. It provides the reader with a real feeling of how the hunting circle worked and how a man devoted to his job through his love for the hounds and the countryside dealt with the changing landscape and attitudes over the decades. Well worth every penny, and a must have for anyone intested in foxhunting and country pursuits.
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