Now, if you're thinking "Tod and Copper", don't worry. They don't actually hunt foxes. Fox hunting is illegal in the UK. Instead, the dogs are trained to "drag hunt" an artificial scent...
On Boxing Day morning, everyone gathered in the center of town to await the start of the annual hunt. As one would expect, we were knee-deep in mulled wine and tweed. Classic.
Over the next couple of hours the hunters arrived on horseback (wearing their traditional red jackets) and the dogs were brought down and kept inside a large pen. Finally, when all was ready, the horn was blown, the dogs were released, and they all went charging off down the high street after the "fox".
Left in sudden silence, the rest of us finished our mulled wine and headed home for Boxing Day lunch.
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