I hunted a few times here in Germany but gave of the game as unworthy. Not only do they not hunt live fox, they do not even hunt a drag, they do not use Hounds, for that would be against the law, so they tie a tale to a designated rider' s shoulder who becomes the human fox. We merrily pursue the human fox along the pre-set course with some decent jumps and pause halfway through for a picnic washed down with gallons of schnapps. The pre-set course homeward bound can be pretty blurry.
I currently have four horses here, Holsteiner, Hanoveraner, Bayerischs Warm Blut, and a Deutches Reit Pony for the smaller kids. I do some driving too.
I hope your hunt comes back. I miss it.
I once drove a pony in a sulky, that's the extent of my driving experience! Never ridden a Holsteiner, we have a Hanoverian in the barn, but I look like a peanut up on top of him (I have short legs). I have never seen a Bavarian Warmblood -- what are they crossed with?
My girl is a pretty Thoroughbred, just at 16 hh, she's racing bred but you'd never know it, she couldn't catch cold if you spotted her two furlongs. But she's a sweet girl, a keen jumper and dead set reliable all day long.