Tedworth Hounds & Kennels

BREEDING FOR PERFECTION
Hounds are at the very centre of a hunt and we spend significant effort to ensure they live in the best possible surroundings. There is always work to be done and each summer provides opportunities to walk the new entry (walkers are always welcome!), as well friends to help mend and upgrade the kennels. So if you do want to get to know our hounds and staff well, do come up and help out in the summer.




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		BREEDING FOR PERFECTION Hounds are at the very centre of a hunt and we spend significant effort to ensure they live in the best possible surroundings. There is always work to be done and each summer provides opportunities to walk the new entry (walkers are always welcome!), as well friends to help mend and upgrade the kennels. So if you do want to get to know our hounds and staff well, do come up and help out in the summer.	SEE ALSO COUNTRY & HISTORY

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	Breeding for Perfection There are currently 30 couples and 9 and a half puppies being entered this season. Both Old and Modern English, Welsh, as well as American blood lines run in the pack. Puppy Walking We are always looking for puppy walkers. Although puppy walking is a significant commitment, it is an invaluable part of a hound's life. It is so important as hounds are at the very core of any hunt. If you do walk puppies, you will have the satisfaction of seeing your hound working over the years to come and you will quite rightly know that you’ve made a significant contribution through your time and effort (and no doubt patience!) to the Tedworth. For more details contact: Symon Robinson MFH on 07549163777 or by email at kennels@tedworthhunt.co.uk Puppy Show 2011 Results We had an excellent Puppy Show at Kennels in glorious sunshine. Best Dog Hound Badger Best Bitch Hound Stirrup Champion Puppy Badger Best Working Hound Denmark The Longest Walked: Bantam and Baffle Puppy Walkers 2011 The puppy walkers were: Sykes family, Fowle family, Sarah Hunt, Philip Price, Olivia Arnold, Donna Clarke, Dan Sellons and Ed Dailly, Vicky Vatcher MFH and Monica Donovan. A huge thank you to all of them. History of the Kennels The building in Westcourt, which we now occupy, was originally 2 farmhouses and a school. Then, from 1897 to 1948, it became a racehorse training establishment. Today the only reminder of those ‘glorious days’ is the footpath called Jockey Lane - the shortest route from the stables to the village pubs! The stables shared the gallops on Burbage Downs, near Easton Clump, with a similar establishment in Milton Lilbourne. The original trainer was Herbert Braime and he was followed in 1935 by his son Lewis. During WWII when racing ceased the stable block was requisitioned to house a detachment of soldiers. Lewis Braime did re-start training after the war but ill health forced him to sell Westcourt in 1948. For us the site is very self-contained as all of the staff, the hounds, and also the horses for the hunt staff are accommodated there.