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The Wicklow Foxhounds

The Wicklow Foxhounds Irish Draught Hunt Meet at Redcross -

BY NOEL MULLINS (WWW.NOELMULLINS.COM)

the Wicklow foxhounds masters henry fleming, frank and while he is only a novice he gave a good account of himself.
redmond and huntsman Philip lazenby hosted the first Devlin-Byrne won the Working hunter in the rDs in 2015 on
Irish Draught hunt meet at Ian Jones’ Domnaill rua Pub King flagmount by Welcome flagmount. Peter somers was on a
at redcross in county Wicklow. the Irish Draughts were given hunter by rebel mountain, and there were a number more that
pride of place at the head of the field, while the sport horses on time did not allow to record their breeding.
this occasion tucked in behind in recognition of the unique hunt
meet. the meet was local for master henry fleming who produces
all the hunt staff were also mounted on Irish Draughts. hunts- hunters and eventers, and on this occasion he was on a
man Philip lazenby was on his regular Irish Draught by mourne well-known performer by the late thoroughbred top event-
mountain star, while the whipper in Brendan Kavanagh’s hunter ing sire master Imp. there was plenty to test the followers, espe-
is by tipperary Boy, and master frank redmond was on a cially a good double coming out of the forestry in sheep farmer
hunter by roisin yeats. lazenby’s daughter shauna’s hunter mervyn sunderland’s farm, where there were a few casualties but
is by grange Bouncer, but the riders that travelled the longest none of which were Irish Draughts!
distance were Brian murphy who travelled from Kilkenny with It looks as if other hunt clubs around the country are planning to
the well-known show ring performer mo cara by grosvenor host Irish Draught hunt meets next season, which will certainly give
lad, who was the champion Irish Draught in Balmoral show in a much needed boost to this incredible native Irish breed that sadly
2014, and 3rd in the heavyweights in Dublin in the same year. at the moment is classified as an ‘endangered species’ by the Irish
With him were Jennifer Kennedy on a hunter by star Kingdom, Department of agriculture and food. It would be a wonderful op-
while lauren cushe was on another by grange Bouncer. three portunity also to invite visitors from abroad who were looking for a
ladies from enniskerry richel Dunne was riding an Irish Draught good Irish hunter see them perform in the natural countryside.
by mountpelier
seaview, with mary
fenlon-Burke’s
hunter by moun-
tain Diamond, and
shawna Waters was
on an Irish Draught
by mountain
Diamond. local
horse producer
elicia Devlin-Byrne
normally hunts side
saddle but on this
occasion she was
on a 4 year old
by shenandoah
Prince holly who
is a smashing type,

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