Mounted Fox Hunters at the foxhunt in front of the plantation house at Middleton Place plantation in Charleston,SC

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A mounted Fox Hunter waits for the start of the hunt in front of the plantation house at Middleton Place plantation in Charleston, SC. Middleton Place Hounds fox hunt is a drag hunt. Drag hunting is a sport in which foxhounds chase a scent that has been dragged over a terrain before the hunt. The hounds and fox hunters on horseback follow the scent as if it was a live animal. Drag hunting is not a blood sport in that no animal is hunted or killed.

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Size: 3433px × 5150px
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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