The newly established pack consists of PennMaryDel hounds. Fields are kept close to the huntsman so that all can view hound work. The active fixtures are located around the Green Creek area of North Carolina. The hunt country is a medley of terrain with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, making it hilly, and consists of woodlands and farmland, drained by numerous creeks and streams. Jumps consist of coops and logs. All are optional. The territory holds native red and gray fox, coyote and bobcat. A well-behaved, fit horse is recommended for the territory.
In addition to mounted activities, there are many social activities, including pot luck “Hunt Breakfasts” in the field or at the club house during hunt season; a formal hunt ball and auction, brewery tours and outings, boating days, barbeque dinners, and even kayaking on the Green River and Lakes Lure and Adger in summer.
Green Creek’s Charter extends over thousands of acres through Polk and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina and Greenville and Union Counties in South Carolina. John Burgess and Dick Secor served until the mid-nineties. Mike Sheils joined Green Creek Hounds as a Master in the 90’s. When he resigned Nan Hull and Pat Hale became Masters.
Peg Secor named Tot Goodwin Master in 1997 and he served as both Huntsman and Master for 21 years. Nan Hull resigned in 1999 and Peg Secor stepped down in 2000. Tom Jackson came on board as a Master in 2000. Roger Smith, the hunt’s largest land owner, joined the group of Masters in 2007. Tom and Roger served until August, 2011. Pat stayed on until the end of the 2011/12 season.
Kem Ketcham, Christi Fowler and Deborah Bundy were appointed Masters in August 2011. In March 2018 Jefferson “Tot” Goodwin retired as Master and Huntsman David Raley was appointed as huntsman. The original kennels on Sandy Plains Rd were replaced with a new facility at 6689 Poors Ford Rd Columbus NC, in Green Creek. At the end of the 2018-2019 season, Kem, Christi and Deborah retired and handed the reins over to Donald “DJ” Jefferis and Anna Dalton. DJ and Anna led the club through COVID, facing new and unique challenges, and in 2023, they turned the running of the hunt over to Anne Pierce, Jana Sloan, and Jillian Woolridge.
In the Spring of 2024, Tom Cadier was elected by the new Hunt Committee as the sole Master for the ’24-’25 hunting season.
Mounted hunting with hounds has existed in America since colonial days. The development of the sport kept pace with the progress of the United States as it extended its influence across the Appalachians to the West Coast. Hounds of various types were brought from Europe by the early settlers. By 1900, the American Foxhound was the product of breeding their descendants with hounds that continued to be imported, mainly from England, Ireland and France.
The earliest record of the importation of hounds to this country was June 30, 1650, when Robert Brooke arrived in Maryland with his family, 28 servants and his hounds. By the early 1700s, mounted hunting with hounds mushroomed in Maryland and Virginia. In addition, hounds were used for other forms of hunting.
The first fox hunting club in this country was the Glocester Fox Hunting Club, established in 1766. During the revolution some of its members joined the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, a unit which still exists to this day, now a part of the National Guard.
George Washington was an avid foxhunter. His diaries make it evident that in adulthood, mounted hunting with hounds was his favorite sport and he often hunted with his good friend Lord Fairfax. Both Washington and Thomas Jefferson had packs of foxhounds. There were several packs of hounds in the Washington D.C. area and on one occasion, while Congress was in session, hounds ran near the capital. It is said that many Congress members ran outside to watch hounds, and some jumped on their horses and joined the chase.
The earliest established foxhound club was the Montreal Hunt in Canada in 1826. In the United States, the Piedmont Foxhounds were established in Virginia in 1840. Both packs continue successfully to this day.
In North American mounted hunting with hounds, the emphasis is on the chase. From conservation efforts and natural selection, fox populations in hunt country are exceptionally healthy. Since the 1980s, the coyote has increased in numbers throughout the United States and Canada. Many hunts now hunt coyotes, producing some wonderful hunts. Some hunts prefer to drag hunt (use an artificial scent) to provide sport where open land is unavailable. The course of the day’s hunt is choreographed through hunting country.
In October 1906, a letter was sent to Masters of the existing hunts, polling them to gauge their willingness to come together as a group. In February 1907, six masters met at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. They formed the Masters of Foxhounds Association, with their primary purpose to settle disputes over hunting country. Over the course of more than 100 years, the MFHA evolved into the governing body for mounted hunting with hounds for Canada and the United States. While it is still involved in settling hunt country disputes, it also maintains the “Foxhound Stud Book,” the official registrar of foxhounds in North America. The MFHA lists approximately 70,000 hounds in the database and publishes an annual printed and online stud book. The MFHA sets the policies, rules and guidelines that govern the sport of mounted hunting with hounds. The MFHA holds seminars and other events to educate Masters and hunt staff.
There are 144 hunts in 35 states and three Canadian provinces. Accepted quarry is red and gray fox, coyote, bobcat and boar.
In 1938, the Hunt Staff Benefit & Development Foundation was formed to help professional hunt staff in financial need. In 2006 the MFHA launched the Professional Development Program, a year-long program to supplement the education of existing hunt staff.
From the Masters of Foxhounds Association website.
Thank you for your interest in riding with the Green Creek Hounds. Here are a few things that will help you enjoy the day. Most of these are common sense guidelines that all horsemen follow when riding in a group in the country.
FOX HUNTING ETIQUETTE
Masters, officers, and staff make the commitment to honor both the traditions of the sport and the practical considerations that help promote a safe and enjoyable experience for all in the hunt field. Etiquette in the hunt field contributes to safety. If you have a question regarding turnout, etiquette, or other hunt-related considerations, do not hesitate to ask the Field Master for a clarification or call a Master in advance.
The Hunt Horse: The most important quality in a hunter is safety. The horse should go quietly in a group, stop without a fight, stand patiently at checks, wait its turn at jumps, and jump without refusals. To avoid a kicking incident, allow sufficient distance between horses. A horse prone to kicking should be kept to the rear and have a red ribbon in its tail. Always point your horse’s head toward hounds. Unless directed to do so by the Master of Fox Hounds, do not address or rate any hound. Attend Trail Rides and Roading during the summer to bring a new hunter along.
Hounds ALWAYS have the right-of-way in the field. It is the rider’s job to assure the hounds can do theirs.
Tack: Hunting tack is not fancy. Bridles should be flat without embellished decorations. A standing martingale and breastplate is appropriate if needed. The bit should assure sufficient braking power. The saddle should be English style; brown leather, synthetic materials or black leather saddles. As we move forward in the changing times, Green Creek is looking to embrace other riding disciplines and styles and try to develop a traditional fox hunting style for them. Please talk to a Master if you have questions.
While many hunts only allow Staff to carry a hunt whip, you may carry a hunt whip as a member of the field. HOWEVER, you are never allowed to use it unless directed by the Huntsman or a Master. The chances of that happening are very remote in the Green Creek Hunt Field.
The Staff has duties from before the hunt until returning the hounds to the meet and hound trailer. Please understand if they are unable to socialize with you at times.
A call of “Staff please” or “Ware staff” requires that you quickly leave room for the staff member to pass safely. When a staff member passes by, turn your horse toward the staff member. In the Green Creek hunt country, most paths are wide enough for the staff to pass you with ease. In the event the field is standing as the staff member passes, you should back your horse into the sides of the path, directing your horse’s head to the path as the staff goes by.
Listen if the Staff member gives instructions and try to follow them as quickly and safely as possible.
Long or short hair on either a lady or a gentleman should be restrained within a hairnet. If a rider’s hair is long enough to be braided and can then be tucked down into the back of the coat, this is also acceptable. However, long hair, hanging out loosely from beneath the helmet, braids, pigtails, or ponytails are not proper. Hair clips and ribbons are also not appropriate but, then again, there should be no hair showing to which they could be attached. This guideline is not enforced with female, junior riders. They may wear braided hair and ribbons. BUT not free-flowing out the back. As well as being neat and respectful turnout, it is also for your own safety! No one wants long hair getting caught in branches or vines.
Only a minimal amount of jewelry, if any, should be worn in the hunt field and what is worn should be plain. Dangling earrings or loose bracelets that could catch on tree branches or other objects should not be worn.
Fragrances should not be used on a hunting day. This applies to both ladies and gentlemen. They can easily distract the hounds and mask the more subtle scents of the quary.
Riders may carry either a pocket flask or a bayonet-style flask in a holster case affixed to the front of the saddle. Riders may carry a sandwich box affixed to the back right side of the saddle. Passing and partaking of the flask is a long-standing fox hunting tradition, practiced often in the Green Creek hunt field.
Although the hunt is likely to be canceled if heavy rain is falling, there are occasional days when the sport goes forth, even in a rain. On such days, the masters may choose to allow hunting coats to be replaced or enhanced with rain gear. If so, the jacket should be a rubber-lined Macintosh (or Mackintosh) with leg straps, a Barbour, or similar style, preferably in a black, tan, green or brown color, and should not have loose pieces that flap in the wind. All other elements of attire remain the same as on any other hunting day unless designated by the Field Master or exception granted. BUT, you do not have that style of raincoat for riding, safe and dry is acceptable.
Warm Weather can happen any time in the Foothills of North Carolina. Whether Autumn Hunting or Formal Hunting, jackets can be waived by the Masters at any time, either before the hunt or during. September Autumn Hunting is Shirt and Tie for Staff, and the Field may wear polo shirts.
Formal Hunting begins at Opening Meet in November. Then, only weekends are Formal until the close of the season. Weekdays are Informal Hunting attire.
It is correct, and expected, to braid manes for formal days such as Opening Meet and Blessing of the Hounds. It is also proper, although not required, to braid for joint meets. If a horse’s mane is braided, it should be done neatly. An unbraided mane that is nicely trimmed is preferable to a bad braiding job.
Upon arrival, it is proper to greet the Masters before the start of the hunt and to announce your presence to the Field Master. If you have brought a guest, the Field Master must be informed, the guest introduced, and the capping fee paid. Guests must have a signed liability waiver. Any Social members that are hunting must also announce their presence to the Field Master and Masters, and pay the capping fee.
Order In The Field:
The generally observed custom is that members with their colors and awarded buttons are entitled to ride in front of the field behind the Master. This may be referred to as the right of colors or a privilege awarded to those members who have not only been consistent and knowledgeable foxhunters, but who have worked diligently in the interest of the hunt for some time. Awarded colors or not, they should be a “riding member”. Past riding members, awarded colors, who are capping; or now social members are considered guests and should ride behind Riding Members. This is not to say that a hunting member who has not yet been awarded colors cannot ride in the front with those who have, but suggests that in the case of a chase the regular hunting member should give way to a member wearing colors. However, if the member with colors does not keep up with the pack during a chase, then the regular member has the right to pass in an open field and move to the front behind the Master provided he or she does not interfere with or impede the member with colors or, for that matter, any other rider. Courtesy and safety to all other riders is always foremost in our thinking.
After Colors and Buttons come members, then guests, then Junior members. This is “proper”. If you are wondering where to be in your flight, follow proper. Green Creek is very easy-going, and there is never an issue here. Feel free to ask the person in front of you where you should be. Remember, green hunters, or new to hunting at the flight you are in – stay in the back of the flight. Junior members, who are known to be good riders are often encouraged to hunt with or near a Master by the Masters.
If a horse refuses a jump, the rider should move to the back of the line before making another attempt.
Given the social nature of this sport, there is always a temptation to engage in conversation, a practice referred to as “coffee housing.” It should, however, be avoided at most times. Chatting among the field can distract the Huntsman and Masters, thus detracting from the integrity of the sport. This does not mean absolute silence must be always observed, but attention should be paid to the focus of the day’s activity—i.e., hound work. Attempts to engage the Field Master in conversation, particularly when he or she is trying to monitor hound work, should be especially avoided. If the Field Master wishes for conversation, he/she will engage the conversation.
Ideally, everyone should come out with the intention of remaining for the duration of the hunt, no matter how long the day lasts. However, situations do arise—lost shoe, lame horse, rider injury, illness, etc.—that necessitates heading back in while the hunt is still in progress. When such a situation occurs, word should be passed to the master or field secretary so that he or she is aware of the departure. The withdrawing member should also ask the master for directions back to the meet, even if he or she knows the territory, to avoid interfering with the work of hounds. Where possible, the return route should use hard-surfaced roads. Green Creek will always allow you to go home when you or your horse have had enough but come to the hunt with a plan to hunt for the whole hunt. Green Creek hunts last about two to three hours.
The hunt waits for no one. Hounds move off at the appointed time and hunting begins immediately. Certainly, the unforeseen impediment befalls us all eventually, but every effort should be made to arrive at the meet with sufficient time to be mounted and ready to move off with the field. If something has occurred to cause sufficient delay, it may simply be best to forego the day’s sport rather than risk ruining it for others. If you do arrive late and the hunt has begun, ride to the road, and follow the road in the direction of the sound of the hunt. Look for a Road Whip and he/she will guide you as how to catch up with the field. They can call on a radio to a Field Master for instructions. Once you have joined up with the field, the first obligation is to apologize to the Master for your tardiness.
It should be noted that the Masters are empowered to excuse riders from the field if a sufficiently egregious transgression has been committed. Riding with the hunt is a privilege, not a right. The authority does rest with masters to send a rider home if he or she deems such action is necessary. A faithful observance of proper etiquette is the surest way to avoid such an unpleasant occurrence.
How to Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk, and Dress the Part for a Proper Foxhunt
By Adrienne Rubin
https://www.foxhuntinglife.com/foxhunting-horse-a-hound/norman-fine/825-fox-hunting-attire-no-single-truth
(This article was originally printed in Fox Hunting Life, has been edited for GCH members.)
Foxhunting is deeply rooted in tradition, and many traditions which originated on the hunt field are still carried out today in other riding disciplines, like plaiting manes or wearing a stock tie for dressage. If it’s your first time foxhunting, it’s important to dress the part. While some of these items vary for different hunts, this list is applicable to most. Here at Green Creek Hounds, we encourage newcomers to try fox hunting. Besides our “Come As You Are, Free Hunting Day”, anytime we will overlook some of the traditions of fox hunting to allow a fresh face to experience our sport. If you are in need of a specific item, let our masters know, and a member or two may have just what you need.
All Season Long – The Horse
September through March
There is a lot out there on proper hunting bridles, bits, and saddles. Generally, flat bridles with no “bling”, but the most important is safety for you and your horse. So, the tack you choose to use for your horse is your decision. Here are some standards though:
Treat fox hunting as a “B” Rating Pony Club turnout. Now, we all have issues and many are excused. We live in the “red clay” area of the country, and sometimes your horse tries to sabotage your hunting morning. Do your best and be safe. Try to respect Fox Hunting with the 100 plus years of history in our country it deserves. Showing your horse and tack at its finest is also a compliment to the landowner of any fox hunt. Spend an extra few minutes cleaning things.
Informal Autumn Hunting
The Month of September
From your waist down, the Informal Hunting Attire below in the next section is correct. But, due to weather conditions in the South, we allow Polo Shirts to be worn during the month of September. Please wear a solid color short-sleeved polo. Do not wear red unless you have been told you can wear red.
The Hunt Staff will be dressed in button-down shirts with a tie of their choice. Members of the Field are allowed to dress in shirt and tie as well. Over the past few years, this dress code has given many people to collect and wear colorful hound, fox, or horse ties.
Informal Foxhunting Attire (Ratcatcher)
October through Opening Hunt in mid-November, and Weekday Hunts during Formal Hunting Season
There is a very high likelihood that jackets will be waved on any given hunting day until it gets cold.
Formal Foxhunting Attire
Opening Hunt (mid-November) through the end of the season in March, Weekends Only and some Holiday Hunts
All on – All hounds present and accounted for.
Babble – To give tongue on scent other than fox, or on no scent, or on a scent too faint to follow.
Bitch pack – A pack of hounds consisting only of bitches (females), referred to only as bitches, not as bitchhounds.
Blank – A covert is blank or has been drawn blank when no foxes are found. A day is blank when hounds do not find a fox or coyote.
Brace – When counting foxes, two equal a brace and three equal a leash.
Breakfast – The meal after hunting is over, no matter the time of day.
Brush – A fox’s tail.
Buttons – Club-specific buttons worn by members only at the invitation of the Masters.
Capping Fee – A Fee paid by non-members for each time hunting to help in the cost of insurance and regular costs of the hunt such as maintaining the hounds, grounds or equipment.
Casting – Hounds attempt to recover the line after a loss. Hounds may cast themselves or the Huntsman may cast hounds. Hounds are also Cast in search of a scent. The hunting time each hunting day is often referred to as “We Cast at 8:00”, or the time we start hunting.
Check – When scent has temporarily disappeared.
Coffee Housing – When people are chattering instead of paying attention.
Colors – A club-specific colored collar worn by members only at the invitation of the masters.
Coop – A brace of boards placed over a wire fence providing the “safe” place for mounted riders to jump when crossing a fixture-fenced boundary. Today, it is simply a brace of boards placed in a fence line.
Country – The area where a pack of hounds operates.
Couple – Two hounds. Hounds are always counted in couples, i.e. eleven hounds equal five and a half couples. Tradition has it that the extra half couple (hound) is the one who finds the fox.
Couples – A device for keeping two hounds joined for training, Coupling.
Covert – (pronounced “cover”) A patch of woods or brush where foxes are apt to be found.
Cry – The sound given by hounds when hunting.
Cub – A weaned fox in his first year of life.
Cub Hunting – Starts usually in August prior to Opening Hunt. Opportunity to train hounds/mounts. TODAY, this is called Autumn Hunting, as we do not hunt Cub Foxes or Coyotes.
Closing Hunt – Last Hunt of the Season, usually March 17th.
Den – A fox or coyote hole.
Dog Fox – A male fox.
Dog pack – A pack of hounds consisting only of doghounds (males).
Drawing – Looking for a fox or coyote in a covert. We Cast the Hounds in a Covert, and Draw it.
Earth – Any place a fox or coyote goes to ground for protection.
Entered Hound – A hound which has been hunted for one season or more. Un-entered hounds have not yet hunted.
Feathering – A hound “feathers” when he indicates, by actions rather than by voice, that he is on a line or near it. The stern (rear end) is waved and activity is concentrated and intensified.
Field (“the field”) – The group of members and guests, excluding the MFH and staff, gathered to follow hounds on any particular day. There is a distinct protocol traditionally followed within the field.
Field Master – The person who is responsible for the field while out hunting. This may be the MFH or someone designated by the MFH. The field master has a difficult job. Most field masters would like to encourage members’ interest and enthusiasm in hounds and hunting and will try their best to get the field where they should be. (Please, don’t pass the Field Master.) Our Hunt has Three Field Masters every hunt:
Flight 1 – Stays with the hounds, at all speeds and over any obstacles.
Flight 2 – Same as Flight 1, except they do not gallop downhill, and generally go around most obstacles.
Flight 3 – Walk, Trot, perhaps Canter on flat, dry ground.
Field Secretary – Assists Honorary Secretary, collects capping fees, liability releases, assists Field Master in accountability of who is riding in the Field.
Fixtures – The lands and properties on which we hunt.
Fixture Card – The printed schedule of hunt meets, listing times and locations. The Green Creek Fixture Card is on the website, and emailed monthly to the members.
Full Cry – When the entire pack is speaking to a line.
Ground – When the fox “goes to ground” he takes shelter, frequently in a hole or pipe.
Hark – 1) “Please be quiet and listen.” 2) Hounds rushing to a hound that has opened.
Heading a fox – To head a fox is to cause it to turn from its planned direction of travel. Every effort is made to avoid this.
Hilltoppers – Traditionally, Hilltoppers would follow the hunt by riding from hilltop to hilltop, observing from a distance. Nowadays, Persons riding, following the action at a slower pace without jumping (great place for green horses to be tested/trained). This is Flight 3.
Hold Hard – “Stop quickly, please.” IF YOU HEAR THIS – STOP!!!
Honor – One hound honors another when he gives tongue on a line that another hound has been hunting.
Honorary Secretary – Secretary of the Hunt business, collects capping fees, liability releases, and is responsible for communication with other hunts.
Hound – Foxhound or recognized breed of dog used in foxhunting. Fox hunters do not ever call the hounds “dogs”.
Hunt – In the old days, what we call a “good chase” or a good run would have been called a good hunt.
Hunt Breakfast – the meal and social gathering after a formal hunt.
Hunt Ball – A Hunt’s annual formal dinner dance.
Hunter Trials – Held early in the fall. An opportunity for friendly competition between hunts
Hunter Pace – Late in the spring and early in the Fall, cross country event where optimum time is the key to winning.
Huntsman – The person who hunts hounds and is responsible for the care, breeding, and training of the hounds. At some hunts, the Masters direct the breeding program. At some hunts, one of the Masters acts as Huntsman. The Huntsman may be professional (in which case he is paid for his services) or he may be an amateur.
Kennel – The place where hounds are kept.
Joint Meet – Planned joint hunts with 2 or more Hunts participating.
Lark – Unnecessary utilization of the horse which expends energy and enhances risk needlessly.
Lift – To carry hounds forward. The huntsman lifts hounds by encouraging them forward.
Line – The trail of the fox or coyote.
Mark – When a hound indicates that a fox has gone to ground.
Mask – A fox’s head.
Master – This almost always refers to the Master of Fox Hounds (MFH), the person responsible for the hunting and the organization of the country. As long as you are in the hunt field, the Master’s word is “law”. At the meet, this is the person in charge and responsible for the entire proceedings. The MFH is the host, making sure everyone is having a good day, and the chief of protocol, making sure rules and traditions are upheld, and the safety officer, making sure everyone is under control and behaving courteously and kindly. There may also be a Field Master appointed to lead the field.
Master of Foxhounds – They can be Elected officials aka Joint Masters or Appointed, depending on the hunt structure. They oversee the Hunt activities, manage assets and funds, and interact with landowners on behalf of the Hunt. Green Creek is a “Private Pack”. The Master of Foxhounds, in which there are two, are the sole deciders of all hunt activities and owners of the hounds.
Meet – The assembling of the hunt for the day’s sport. The actual place is also called the meet.
Mixed pack – A pack of hounds consisting of both sexes. This is how Green Creek hunts.
Music – The baying of hounds indicating they have scented quary.
Nose – The ability of a hound to detect and interpret the scent.
Open – When a hound first gives tongue on a line.
Opening Hunt – The traditional beginning of the hunt season. An event steeped in tradition. Horses are braided, tack sparkling clean, the hounds are blessed, an extensive breakfast follows the hunt.
Pad – A fox’s foot.
Panel – A jump built into a fence line specifically for foxhunting.
Puppy – A young foxhound that has been weaned but has not been entered.
Ratcatcher – Informal attire for cubing and hunting. Tweed coat, stock or neck tie, field boots, hunt cap or helmet.
Rate – A vocal warning given to correct hounds.
Release of Liability – A document acknowledging release of liability which must be signed and witnessed prior to leaving the trailer area for the Hunt. Children must be signed for by legal parent or guardian.
Riot – When hounds are hunting any game other than the intended quarry.
Run – Describes the action after hounds find the line of a fox. A “good run” is also a “good hunt” (the term “hunt” should refer to a “run” and not to a “meet”).
Running Heel – When hounds are hunting a line in the wrong direction.
Scent – The smell of a fox and the physical and chemical phenomena by which the smell gets from the fox’s footprints to the hound’s nose. Scent can be good or bad, easy to follow or not, depending on various factors including the weather.
Speak – When a hound gives tongue. (One would never say a hound was barking . . .)
Staff – Also known as Hunt Staff. The Huntsman, whippers-in, and Field Masters make up the Hunt Staff.
Stern – The hound’s tail.
Stirrup Cup – The morning drink before the hunt starts. Typically a Port Wine.
Tag – The white tip on a red fox’s brush.
Territory – The area officially designated by the Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) where a hunt is allowed to operate.
Thruster – A member of the field who rides too close to staff or hounds.
Tongue – Cry. A hound “gives tongue” when he proclaims with his voice that he is on the line of a fox.
Types of Fox Hounds – English, American, and Crossbred. There are two breeds of foxhounds, English and American. Crossbred fox hounds are a mixture of English and American. Pennmarydels are a unique strain of American foxhounds, which many consider to be a separate breed or type. Green Creek is Pennmarydels.
View – To actually see the fox or coyote. Should a member of the field view, he or she should quietly inform the Master right away.
View Holloa – The high-pitched cry given only by a staff member when a fox breaks covert. Tally-Ho!
Vixen – A female fox.
Ware – A shortening of the word beware, i.e. ware hole, ware wire, etc. Should not be used to alert the field to passage of individuals. Instead use, “staff, please” or “huntsman, please,” etc.
Waving his stern – When a hound is wagging his tail.
Whelp – 1) A foxhound puppy prior to weaning; 2) an un-weaned fox cub.
Whippers-in – The staff members who assist the Huntsman with discipline and behavior of hounds in the hunt field. They may also assist with kennel duties and hound exercising.
Workday – Also Path Clearing Day. Days set aside to clear trails, repair jumps, work on projects for maintenance of the property.