The foxhound pack and the Atherstone 200th anniversary hunt

Mar 5, 2015

The foxhound pack and the Atherstone 200th anniversary hunt

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun

The historical Atherstone Hunt celebrated its bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues its tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. Photos by Christopher Furlong, Getty Images.

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: BOSWORTH, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are led by Hunstman Stuart Barton on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt look out from a horse box as they eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Hunstman Stuart Barton prepares his riding boots before he takes the hounds of The Atherstone Hunt out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A supporter pets the hounds of the Atherstone Hunt as they set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Hunstman Stuart Barton leads the hounds and riders out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Whipper and Hunstmas’s jacket hang up in the tack room of The Atherstone Hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt eagerly wait for their master to go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Hunstman Stuart Barton leads the hounds and riders out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The Hounds and Horses of the Atherstone Hunt set out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The hounds of the Atherstone Hunt are exercised by Hunstman Stuart Barton before they go out on a hunt on March 5, 2015 in Bosworth, England. The hunt is celebrating 200 years since it was formed. The historical hunt celebrated it’s bicentenary with today’s hunt starting from Bosworth. The hunt continues it’s tradition with members paying a subscription and has 400 square miles of fox hunting ground within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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