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"There is one point about the South Dorset that makes it unlike any other hunt in the United Kingdom: It is almost entirely a yeoman farmer's hunt. Go out any day you chose, look at the muster - a few ladies, a few top hats and black coats, two or three in pink, and then the rest of the field hard looking men with keen eyes and workmen like get-ups mounted on wiry business-like horses; you see at once what they are, the sinews of England, the best fellows you ever met, hospitable, generous, hard riders straight in word and deed - the yeoman of England. What happy days we have had together, what chats at covert side or on the long hack home! Long may you thrive and continue loyal supporters as you are of England's noblest sport."
Description of the South Dorset, The Badminton Magazine, January 1908 edition.

The famous South Dorset vale contrasts sharply with a great expanse of chalk downland, forestry for April hunting and a coastline of spectacular interest and beauty. The South Dorset are privileged to have supportive farmers who allow hunting over this wonderful country, keeping the country open and easy to cross. Over 100 hunt jumps were put in place last summer!

The South Dorset Hunt Meets on Tuesdays, alternate Thursdays and Saturdays, 10:45am during the main season (Nov-April)

Autumn hunting hounds meet five days a week from beginning September until opening meet.

Latest News:

Bovington Equestrian have very generously offered to support the South Dorset Hunt, who had to postpone their event due to bad weather.
Bovington will now be running their One Day Event/Hunter Trial event on the 10th June, jointly with the South Dorset Hunt.

Some classes from the original Bovington Schedule have been amended with different dressage tests. The changes are as follows _
Class 1 - Pairs Hunter Trial over 80cm course
Class 2 - Novice Hunter Trial over 80 cm course
Class 3 - ODE 80 cm Dressage Test BE 92 (2009)
Class 4 - ODE 90 cm Dressage Test BE 95 (2009)
Class 5 - ODE 100 cm Dressage Test BE 106 (2012)
Class 6 - ODE Novice Dressage Test BE Novice 112 (2010)

For all riders who have not already entered, the new schedule with changes is attached.
There will be no late entries for any classes.
As the South Dorset entries from their cancelled event will be transferred to this event, anyone thinking of taking part is advised to send their entry in asap to avoid disappointment.

New times will be published on both the Bovington Equestrian website and the South Dorset website.
Contact the organiser Felicity Green for more details or if you are unable to make that date contact the Secretary Nina Thompson nina@ispyltd.com 01300 345561 - after 1st May