He's a natural, has a good solid seat (he slumps though. Looks like Mike Plumb in the saddle. Could be worse.) He's mounted on my trainer's rock-solid T'bred/QH cross Magnum Force. Just don't fuss him and he'll carry you through. I'm on my Gracie, as usual.
We were out with the late lamented Shamrock Hounds, which dissolved two years ago. Northwest GA, Floyd County (where of course General Forrest saved Rome GA and has a large statue in his honor at Myrtle Hill). The hunt country is still in use by the Shamrock Pony Club, and there are hopes of reviving the hunt.
Meanwhile we're out occasionally with the Shakerag or Midland.
I hunted for years with Essex in New Jersey mostly on my Anglo /Arab who was the best horse I ever possessed, game and smart and he just loved to hunt.
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.
