Foxhunting
Formal Foxhunting
Merit Hill Stables and riders actively
support Chula Homa Hunt as staff and field
members. Shipping is provided each week to meets. Overnight board is available
to hunters from out of town.
Lesson/Exercise
Program
Recognizing the
demands made on our boarders as they pursue their careers, we have established
a lesson/exercise program. When riders enrolled in this program are unable to
attend their scheduled lesson due to job or weather conflicts, their horse is
exercised for them so that the horse stays fit to hunt.
Hunt Horse
Conditioning
It takes four to
six week to get a horse fit to hunt. In July and August when temperatures soar,
it is time to condition your horse for cub hunting. In our program, we
condition your horse for you, using interval training and schooling over
fences. At the end of the period, we pull the mane and trim your horse prior to
your first hunt. This service is available to a limited number of outside
horses.
Hunt Seminar
Each summer a hunt
seminar is offered for people interested in foxhunting. Hunt protocol and
etiquette are covered, along with specific exercises to help you and your horse
in the hunt field. The seminar is held over two evening sessions, one unmounted, in August.
If you have an interested group out of our area, we can bring our
program to you. We have conducted the seminars for different groups using a one
day format and as a two day clinic. A staff seminar can be included in any
format. Contact us for more information.
Field Hunters for
Day Lease
We have a limited
number of horses available for qualified riders to hunt with Chula Homa Hunt.
Please contact us for further information.
Foxhound Field Trials
Attending National
Fox Hunt Association field trials allows us to extend out hunt season through
the spring and summer months. Riders can accompany Kenon Ruska to follow the
hounds at several outdoor foxhound trials. The most popular trials are held at
Carver Point at