See You at Second Horses - Softcover

Rives, Barclay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989926346 ISBN 13: 9780989926348

Publisher: Atelerix, 2014

Synopsis

An English hunting field galloping on grass after hounds in full cry is a thrilling cavalry charge. Barclay Rives joined his friends Grosvenor and Rosie Merle-Smith for a taste of English foxhunting in 1999, when the sport was still entirely legal. They saw beautiful scenery between horses' ears: green pastures, villages clustered around stone churches, hedges, and board fences. Barclay learned to jump fences at unaccustomed speed, heeding advice he had received in America to crouch forward and trust a good horse. The trio enjoyed extraordinary hospitality and learned the origin of the expression "paint the town red." Four years later Barclay discovered that foxhunting in Ireland demands greater fortitude. He experienced a cordial welcome and much Irish charm, as well as hunting moments he doubted he would survive. See You at Second Horses puts the reader in the saddle during memorable foxhunting days in England, Ireland, and Virginia.

About this title

About the Author

Barclay Rives' stories have appeared in In & Around Horse Country, Virginia Sportsman, Albemarle Magazine, and other periodicals. He has served as an honorary whipper-in with the Keswick Hunt Club and the Bull Run Hunt. He is the author of William Cabell Rives: A Country to Serve, The 100 Year History of the Keswick Hunt Club, and A History of Grace Church.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atelerix
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989926346
• ISBN 13: 9780989926348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198