{"id":1232,"date":"2024-02-24T13:14:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/oldberkshire\/?page_id=1232"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:14:33","slug":"hunting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/oldberkshire\/obhpc-info\/hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Hunting<\/h3>\n

Local trail and drag hunts have played an important part in the history of the Pony Club. Many Pony Club branches were formed as a way of teaching children how to care for and ride their ponies out hunting, which is why many are named after their local hunt. Hunting is a great way for you and your pony to go cross country, forming a partnership, improving your riding and meeting like-minded people of all ages (and most importantly having great FUN)!<\/p>\n

As the Autumn approaches, our Hunting team are up and running planning the season for you all.\u00a0 For those just starting out here is a bit of information to start you off.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n

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Trail Hunting with the Old Berks Hunt<\/h3>\n

OBHPC Branch Hunting Rep: Jess Simpson<\/p>\n

Trail Hunting<\/strong> normally happens on Saturdays and Wednesdays and hounds follow trails laid by the morning of the meet and throughout the day. \u00a0The routes are not known to the huntsman and great pleasure can be taken from watching and following hounds follow a trail through fields, woodlands over ditches and rails and though hedges. You may be given a job of helping to hold up hounds, assisting the huntsman or shutting gates.<\/p>\n

They meet for Autumn Hunting every Saturday morning (normally 8am, or sometimes in the afternoon) from the beginning of September up until the end of October and from the beginning of November- 11am. Details of where the hunt meet each week are published a few days in advance so please contact\u00a0Jessica Simpson for details and an introduction, if needed, to the hunt secretary for future dates. The OBH usually meet on a Wednesday and Saturday from 1st November until March, depending on weather conditions.<\/p>\n

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The following recommendations are from The Masters of the OBH.<\/p>\n