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TNYH Celebrates 175 Years of Sport
This year the Toronto and North York Hunt celebrates 175 years of the sport, and to coin a fact noted by Michael Byrne, longer than Canada has been a nation.
Horses, hounds and coyotes — Meet Canada's only woman employed as a huntsman.
Horses, hounds and coyotes — Meet Canada's only woman employed as a huntsman. Being a huntsman is an unusual career for anyone but it is doubly so for Rosslyn Balding, who numbers among only a handful of females in the profession worldwide.
Horse, Hound and Harvest Parade through the Village of Creemore
It has become an annual tradition to line Mill Street in Creemore to await the Toronto and North York Hunt as it rides to hounds the Saturday of every Thanksgiving long weekend, against a backdrop of fall colours.
Horse Ownership 101
The Queen is a horse owner. So am I. I didn’t see it coming. Almost twenty years ago, I sat spellbound, as my wife-to-be told me the story of her brave little horse. It was more than Disney could conjure. Flowing manes, the hunt galloping across meadows in the crisp autumn air, flying over fences. The images were vivid. The quest was heroic.
Cassie - Not Just a Hunt Horse
Hunt horses often do not just carry their riders in the hunt field. They may participate in eventing, parades, polo, or teach young riders. My horse, Cassiopeia, known as Cassie, took on a new role in 2015 - she travelled 2500 km from Ontario to Newfoundland with the Communities for Veterans Ride Across Canada.
Hound Puppies Learn New Skills
No members of your hunting community are loved by Masters and huntsman as dearly as the puppy walkers. Each year these intrepid folk accept the arrival of a couple of playful pups to their country home in early summer to teach them their names, walking on lead, a semblance of civilized behaviour, and a taste of life outside the kennel.
Foxhunting As a Learned Sport
Not all foxhunters are bred in the bone. Certainly our family falls into the category of neophyte foxhunters and, for that matter, horse riders. Our two children (now 24 and 26) started riding at an urban riding stable in downtown Toronto at young ages.