The Kilkenny Hunt Opening Meet 2016/17

[@countingstrides4068]

What a beautiful countryside! Love seeing the hunt!

[@ulisesmarvels]

You Blumming idiot

[@ulisesmarvels]

@Nairu Kawa If I do nothing Foxes Will Die, If I dont say something People will not realise, and If I do not say something People will no longer care I can be mad at people for Supporting a sport that Rips and Tares animals apart for fun I can get mad at that just because its natural doesnt mean its right

[@ulisesmarvels]

@Nairu Kawa and Ye I was harsh but I was Depressed that day Bc yesterday we Sold our home 😞 Our house was custom built for us so I cant imagine someone else calling our home their home ya know? Ik that doesnt make up for my actions but that's just why

[@mrs.juicebox89]

Ulises Marvels who cares there just foxes

[@ulisesmarvels]

@@mrs.juicebox89 oh And your just a Human? Why does there lives matter any less then yours? Your all alive anf all have the same value There life is Worth no more or less then a Dog or cat, chicken, Horse, Ect

[@lisabaker9036]

Love this video! Beautiful horses, beautiful scenery! Lots of well built horses. Good bone and substance.

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

Incredible piece of country. So lucky to meet and hunt over it!

[@killickfarms]

The huntsmans grey horse is a beauty

[@padraicclarke3063]

Lovely to see people of all ages having a great day out.

[@MrThebodon]

Great video! Lovely scenery. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the rest of the season. Thank you.

[@equine2020]

This is what life's about, your horse, the hounds, & you. No better life is there. I love it. My horse loves it.

[@adamkempster7617]

Ban the Ban

[@wolfsbane1991]

Totally in love with this "old-fashioned" type of hunting horse; solid and bulky, strong necks, gorgeous. Love the traditional tack with the flat, broad nosebands as well. Great video!

[@scottymathieson9529]

DISGUSTING BLOOD SPORT. BAN THIS & THE LOOPHOLES SHAME ON YOU UK. Stop trying to live like its the 1800s downton abbey sick fantasy

[@ghostrory892]

You are a bitch, hunting is not correct

[@mrs.juicebox89]

SlixxR.O.R.Y 1406 why do harsh dude she was expressing her opinion

[@filthyrat7256]

SlixxR.O.R.Y 1406 yes it is bitch

[@filthyrat7256]

Scotty Mathieson shut up

[@十亿-b3r]

all of the horses in this video were stunning

[@eliasharrison9782]

Does anyone know what the piece playing in the background is? Thanks.

[@clarehalsey1289]

It's the third movement of Mozart Horn Concerto no. 4! :)

[@OneMoreMileAnHour]

Wow your countryside is beautiful! It must be heaven to hunt there. The hounds are just gorgeous as well. Loved the music too! Keep hunting!

[@zebbox]

Rammixcuba *"The hounds are just gorgeous as well. Loved the music too! Keep hunting!"* i'm sure you'd also appreciate for someone with such sensitivity the screams of the fox while it's being ripped apart.

[@OneMoreMileAnHour]

jason king no...for 2 reasons: 1: hunting is illegal, therefore in all the times I've been hunting I've never seen a fox get killed, i know some hunts may break the law but the hunt I follow do not (the other is a bloodhound hunt which I hope you know since you seem to be acting like a smart arse, hunt a voluntary human "quarry"). 2: even if the hounds did kill a fox, they would kill it instantly (unlike a gun, poison, snare etc.) so the fox wouldn't have time to make a noise. Btw I'm not old enough to have hunted before the ban, I've hunted a lot for the last few years though and I have never seen a fox killed. I go hunting because I love the hounds, countryside and I own a very nervy horse that benefits a lot from going hunting because it makes him braver.

[@OneMoreMileAnHour]

jason king we were out yesterday for nearly 5 hours, didn't see a peep of a fox. Just had a great, mad day's hunting! Very exciting but only following lines (pre-laid scents).

[@zebbox]

+Rammixcuba *"1: hunting is illegal, therefore in all the times I've been hunting I've never seen a fox get killed"* well let me educate you - if you check the video title you'll see it refers to a kilkenny hunt. - kilkenny is in the republic of ireland where hunting is legal - n. ireland (part of the uk) is likewise. i've about four dens that i know of on my land - i see foxes regularly & they've never given me any real trouble that would warrant me killing them. however i've seen several exhausted screaming foxes ripped apart - even when they go to ground the scumbags haven't got the human decency or even the thought of any fair play to let them be. 25+ dogs on 1 fox is hardly a fair fight in my book however a coward might try to say otherwise. goodbye

[@OneMoreMileAnHour]

jason king never said it was fair, and yeah I know it's legal in Ireland (they've got the right idea!) They get ripped apart once they die, the hounds kill them then eat them. If you're jealous that's your problem.

[@killiandunne1827]

Can u do,a video on the louth hunt

[@keephunting6486]

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[@dcw304]

what is the music in this video

[@garybrown8325]

what beautiful country you got nice video fight the ban !!!!

[@BrooklynLionvalley]

Gary Brown no! It's a horrible sport and so cruel!

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

Brooklyn you're wrong mate, it's actually a lot of fun and this particular bit of country looks as though it would be spectacular to hunt over. I can also allay any fears you have as to its cruelty. Fox control is necessary and this is a quick way, and the least cruel way, of doing it.

[@almondmilk9832]

Tom Nutts So if it's fun then it's ok?.. Well. Yes, animal control is needed, but I have to disagree on something. Being attacked by a lot of hounds at once. Biting, scratching and tearing, is not quick. The death the follows through from a hunt is hardly peaceful.

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

No, nothing is 'ok' just because it is fun. The fact that it is fun to gallop over the country with your mates is beside the point and should not be used as a justification. In fact, the actual animal control aspect of the hunt is not the source of the enjoyment (hence many people go riding with no involvement in hunting, and hence the popularity of drag hunts and bloodhounds). As for the "biting, scratching, tearing" comment: this is one of the most often-repeated lies of the anti-hunting lobby. The idea that the quarry is ripped limb from limb while still alive. This is, fortunately, not the case. If it were true I certainly would strongly condemn hunting. The hounds despatch the quarry as quickly and cleanly as possible, most commonly with a bite to the neck. You only have to see similar animals in the wild, be it African hunting dogs, wolves, leopards, polar bears or whatever else, to see how hunting animals seek to despatch their prey in as energy-efficient and quick a manner as possible. With an animal that is smaller than them this will be with a good firm bite to the neck. I cannot understand why people who purport to understand animals and nature forget all they know about how predators hunt, and throw their knowledge out of the window the minute the anti-hunting lobby start ladling out their dishonest rhetoric. You might respond to this that you have actually seen footage of hounds tearing apart a fox or a hare. Well this is true: at the end of the hunting day, the hounds are given their 'reward' to 'break up'. You might find this savage, but cruel it is not- the animal has been dead for hours by this point, and the act is no more cruel than a diner cutting up a steak with a knife and fork.

[@maurice8607]

Keep the ban. Sick effing cruel 'sport'

[@Chris-sd8mk]

I fly falcons in the village where I live , I just love the Barlow hunt. A fox killed all my wife’s chickens she was 😭 heartbroken.

[@COREKhaos]

Beautiful

[@paultwiss199]

Have a day out riding with the hounds and take a nice trail. But not tearing an animal to pieces at the end of it. That makes you a nutcase

[@equine2020]

Well you could watch your pet get torn apart by the fox. Or ask the farmer losing his small livestock to foxes. Foxes are predators. Within seconds the fox is dead. And the huntsman doesn't allow the fox be torn apart. Not in our hunt.

[@trentsteele1986]

KEEP THE HUNT

[@lilylollipop9260]

Countryside looks amazing - I go Fox hunting

[@andyleathered1509]

I want to go too !

[@ulisesmarvels]

Have fun doing something Illegal! Oh and when the mother fox doesnt come gome to the babys leaving them to starve to death is my fav part! Dont forget when the fox howls and yips in pain as the dogs rip it to shreds oh my god just love watching that! Omg and watching the Foxes run for there lives in horror afraid for there lives is so satisfying to watch Psychopath

[@avagaynor8241]

@@ulisesmarvels no the fox dies instantly with no screams of pain because he doesnt feel any he dies instantly and its not illegal to hunt foxes in ireland

[@ulisesmarvels]

@@avagaynor8241 The fox does not die instantly if it was a fun then yes but when digs are ripping and tearing at the fox that is not a quick death and you don't even need to know anything about fox hunting to know that

[@avagaynor8241]

@@ulisesmarvels a single bite to the throat and there dead they also have a better chance of getting away if they are hunted with hounds because the healthy ones get away but with a gun they are almost guaranteed to be shot but not killed they could be shot where it wouldnt be fatal and the fox would be injured and might not die for a few daus or even weeks they could starve or bleed to death whereas there killed by hounds straight away if there caught or they get away

[@highwindsclarke2685]

This is a good video, what is the piece of music that is heard during the video?

[@joshmate8959]

do you have any photos my brother,Charlie Maher would love them.E-mail me if you have any

[@giovannifox7148]

Lovely ride.

[@109367]

Are they just running horses and dogs through other people's property? How is that not trespassing?

[@rachw7773]

109367 because they have the land owners permission LOL idiot

[@jimbob4537]

@@rachw7773 nope kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6e9l2djgtulg9U

[@jimbob4537]

they don't kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6e9l2djgtulg9U

[@equine2020]

The property owner gives them permission. Some even hunt with the hunt. We never disrespect people's property.

[@biggun8034]

Don't know why you would need all the dogs and horses, I just use a rabbit call, blind and a .22 and I get one every time

[@seracing6785]

Because it’s country tradition you don’t understand

[@biggun8034]

@@seracing6785 I'm not hating on it but don't understand what the riders actually do

[@edgaralbertochinchillasanc8605]

Lastima que aquí en Costa Rica centro américa vedaron la caza legal cerraron creyendo que no cazarian pero como sabemos ésto no se eradi es toda una cultura nosotros servimos dé controlar la población

[@richard2589]

is there a law about hunting fox hounds

[@avagaynor8241]

@no homo no theres not, not in ireland

[@avagaynor8241]

@no homo it’s illegal in the uk but not ireland so ya in some places

[@babaguiga1247]

I just love when they don't find a fox for their dogs to shred up it just makes my day!😁😆😄

[@filthyrat7256]

Shut up

[@seracing6785]

No just no

[@millietench4807]

Omg at 5:02 that little pony

[@lindarees3123]

Beautiful 💖

[@sineadcolgan1185]

Looks savage 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@AnnMurphy-b6m]

Hunting is such a cruel sport looking a the fine horses and the pleps riding them those people and nothing short of sadist's whare a helpless fox 🦊 is hunted by a pack of dogs to exhaustion and then thorn apart like oscar wild said about fox hunting the uneatable after the unspeakable Ann Murphy Ireland

[@BbhDaf]

Nothing stirs the heart more than three or more hounds ripping a fox apart and the shrill screams of agony piercing the still calm of an Irish morning . Looks quiet comical in fact when it seems like the hounds are having a tug of war lol .

[@superstarshaker7402]

Bellend

[@samcoxs1642]

my cousin a hunter

[@seracing6785]

So am i

[@clarkgriffin1294]

The country side may be beautiful but that's just sugarcoating what happens to fox. But oh look how beautiful the horse even though it has a painful bit and a tie down stopping it from moving its head freely. Also look at the beautiful dogs that slowly rip apart the fox that has no chance of surviving because there a more than ten dogs chasing it. But guys its so beautiful, ha no it not. If anything I would host grab my gun and I'm good. I Don't like the abuse that goes on. Just use a dam gun and end it quickly.

[@giovannifox7148]

Clark Griffin: You clearly know nothing about horses otherwise you wouldn't be making stupid comments.

[@JinxedJackalop3]

@@giovannifox7148 these hunter usually trot or gallop their horses over solid grounds. This damages the legs and can cause permanent pains in the joints. Horses get severely hurt and tired. Foxes are killed, dogs get hit by cars. This sport should be forbidden. For the animals sake.

[@equine2020]

​@@JinxedJackalop3 Boy you know nothing. These horses remain sound. Y hunter passed at 27. Sound as a dollar. Cancer took him. Pls don't bad mouth you know nothing about. Ground has a give. Not injurious to horses. Hounds seldom get near roads. If so drivers slow down.

[@JinxedJackalop3]

@@equine2020 I've seen plenty of hunters full speed trot or gallop over concrete or asphalt, which is proven to cause issues. maybe your horse lived long. whoo, congrats! definitely not all do.

[@equine2020]

@JinxedJackalop3 Most hunts are on turf. Only on a hard surface for minutes, to cross into another field, and not longer. At least in the states. We unload on soft surfaces. at the club house/stables/kennels. Not on roads Bit yes any time on a hard surfaces will damage legs. I've seen idiots with other horses, race on roads. Usually saddlebreds, rocky mountain, Tennessee Walkers, not hunters, thoroughbreds. I've complained about this. Note" the horses in our hunts usually live long lives. The horses are well cared. 1st because we LOVE them. They come before us. 2nd most of these are expensive. And cared for. Not sure what hunts you've seen where these animals are galloping on hard surfaces. And why? The fox runs across fields,not roads. What hunts do you know???

[@JinxedJackalop3]

Horrible. Can't even call it a sport. It's animal abuse for both the hunters' dogs and horses, and the foxes.

[@avagaynor8241]

Horses love it the hounds love it and the fox dies almost instantly

[@JinxedJackalop3]

@@avagaynor8241 that doesn't make it right. Sure the dogs get their exercise and do what they like to do. But the fox is not almost instantly dead. It's an animal. They feel pain. Foxes are intelligent and stay with their mates their entire lives. they're awesome animals with feelings. You can even keep foxes as pets because of their ancestry. The horses can get injured very easily when the ground has holes, is slippery, or uneven in general. When trotting or even running on asphalt or rocks they can damage their muscles, tendons, bones, back, etc. Permanently. This sport has brought more pain than good.

[@avagaynor8241]

@@JinxedJackalop3 yes you are right the horses may get hurt but i have hunted for 7 years and never seen a horse get more than a bruise or a cut and you mentioned the foxes intelligence that intelligence helps him get away because he knows the land better then the hounds or the hunters and is wittier then the hounds so the fast healthy foxes get away and the old foxes get caught

[@JinxedJackalop3]

@@avagaynor8241 you know that hunting foxes is illegal right. Don't even try to talk your way out of it.

[@avagaynor8241]

@@JinxedJackalop3 actually its not illegal in ireland where im from or America britain isnt the only place in the world

[@BrooklynLionvalley]

Such a cruel sport

[@robincollie2757]

Brooklyn Lionvalley killing one fox isn't as bad as one fox killing a whole shed of chickens

[@pozeraczkazelkow]

Not even a sport, it’s abuse

[@almondmilk9832]

Robin Collie Sure, but they are just mindlessly going after animals who need to survive. They are killing for sport. Its awful.

[@millietench4807]

Horse ridings a sport not this Abuse this is just killing for fun and using horses so they can keep up with the dogs

[@peaceuchegbu1009]

BRUH

[@Dlck.C.Normous]

If i catch a lime wearing a red coat on my island im gonna make him/her eat that jacket

[@horse-lover68]

Their horsemanship is terrible but yes the White horse ist a Beauty. A little t9 Big head, I Like the arabian Heads more. They are all beautiful, but this is a Video about criminals Activity. Foxhunting 8s a crime. Nice prove

[@lorrygeewhizzbang9521]

In Ireland it's not a crime.