Hunting riding

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Hunting horn blowers at the beginning of a riding hunt
The hunter explains the hunting rules during a rendezvous for a Hubertus hunt , Auel Castle , 1961
"Reitschuljagd" by Angelo Jank , dated 1910

Hunting riding is organized riding out into the terrain. In guided groups, so-called “hunting fields”, a given route with obstacles is ridden. A special feature is that you can gallop long distances cross-country in a crowd and be able to jump in the process. Due to the lack of obstacles, possible damage to the land and paved paths, this is otherwise hardly possible in Germany. Unlike par force hunting , hunting is pure equestrian sport or dog sport , so no game is hunted .

Fox hunts are ridden without dogs. In drag hunts, a pack of dogs is present, following a "drag" (artificial scent trail). Trolling is a non-competitive sport. The focus is on the joint ride with the dogs and other riders. In fox hunts, on the other hand, there is a competitive element with foxtail grasping.

Riders of different age groups can take part in hunts together. As the autumn hunting season is short, there are few riders who specialize in hunting and the fields of participants are very mixed as a result. There are recreational riders who want to take part in an event without grades, and sports riders who want to ride in nature after the tournament season.

Riding hunts

Crossing water while riding a horse

An organized horse hunt is an opportunity for a long, fast ride through unfamiliar terrain. The hunting invitation states whether it is a fox hunt without dogs or a drag hunt with a pack of dogs, whether there is a driving service for the spectators, or whether they are led. The length of the hunting route (usually 15-25 km), as well as the number and maximum height of the obstacles are indicated so that the riders can prepare themselves and their horses accordingly. There are natural and constructed solid obstacles on the hunting route, such as hedges, ditches, walls, fences, water crossings, tree trunks. Additional requirements are climbing up or downhill.

organization

The hunting route is discussed with the landowners so that the stubble fields have not yet been plowed and meadows are mowed before the hunt. For this reason, most hunts take place in the fall after the harvest. A riding club that takes care of agriculture and forestry during the year is more likely to get permission for the hunting route. It is generally more difficult to organize horse-riding hunts, as the increasing urban sprawl makes it difficult to find a suitable continuous hunting route. For drag hunts it is important that the dogs can do their work undisturbed. Large areas can often still be found near goods, castles or former military training areas . Particularly long gallop stretches are possible here. The organizational effort for the organizing riding club is comparable to the effort for a tournament. At large hunts, like a tournament, paramedics are present and the audience is led to the most interesting places on the hunting route. For the construction of the obstacles and the catering, numerous volunteers are usually on duty.

The local press often reports major riding hunts during the season. Horse magazines also report on riding hunts in autumn and publish hunting dates.

equipment

Normal competition clothing is usually worn for horse-riding hunts: dark jacket, light-colored trousers , boots and a shatterproof hunting cap . There are also red skirts and gauntlets . The equipage , which accompanies the pack of dogs on a drag hunt , usually wears wool hunting skirts with long laps in the pack's club colors and a wool plastron .

A suitable saddle is required in the jumping field , i.e. not a western saddle with a horn. The horse's legs are often protected with gaiters . If necessary, the breastplate and tail strap can be used to hold the saddle in place while jumping. In soft ground, horseshoes with studs can prevent slipping, and if necessary a stud protection belt can protect the horse's belly from the studs.

preparation

Preparation for a hunt includes training for horse and rider appropriate to the length and difficulty of the hunt. Riding in a group includes the quiet gallop next to each other (not one behind the other), galloping past other horses at an appropriate distance, letting other horses pass without one of the horses becoming faster, and riding tight turns in a group, as when turning on a forest path. The fitness training is tailored to the length of the route, whereby a damp, heavy surface, for example an autumn stubble field , requires more fitness than a dry, springy meadow path. Depending on the terrain and the degree of difficulty of the hunt, galloping uphill and downhill are part of preparation. For the jumping field, jumping at high speed requires special preparation. In a hunt, the horses are not gathered before the jump, but jump at full speed so that there is no dangerous traffic jam before the jumps. In terrain training, obstacles such as crossing ditches and water, crossing walls, mountain jumps, deep jumps and water hazards are trained.

Get together

Before the rendezvous, the hunting fee (“cap fee”) is paid, sometimes there is a hunting book in which you can register in order to receive an invitation again next year. For the rendezvous, the hunting field meets on a meadow or the riding arena . The hunter welcomes the riders, who thank you for the invitation. In a club hunt, the hunter is usually the member who has taken the organization into his own hands. The hunting rules and special features of the hunting route are explained. Before setting off on the hunt, the hunter calls Horrido three times and the participants of the hunt answer with “Jo-Ho”.

Hunting rules

When hunting, certain rules must be followed in order to avoid risks. One of the hunting rules is that the master who leads the field is not overtaken so that the dogs are not endangered and the master can direct the field. It must be ridden straight, that is, the hunting field must not be crossed. A rider who rides across the field endangers himself and others. In the event of a refusal , the jump must be released immediately, i.e. ridden to the side so that there is no traffic jam and the next horses can jump. A horse for knocking to be fitted with a red ribbon in tends tail to be labeled.

procedure

Each hunting field is led by its own field master. A field usually consists of 20-25 riders. The first field is jumped, the second is usually a non-jumper field. Sometimes there are fields with a simpler route, in which people ride more slowly, out of consideration for ponies , older horses or inexperienced riders. At the end of the last hunting field a final liqueur rides , which has the task of helping those who stay behind. There is a long break halfway through the hunt.

Riding hunts are often accompanied by a group of hunting horns . The hunting horn blowers carry differently tuned horns and blow hunting signals at the rendezvous and in easily accessible places on the hunting route, where the obstacles can be seen and to which the spectators are led. The audience is usually driven to the interesting vantage points in off-road vehicles or tractors with Kremser trailers, and sometimes there is a carriage service . The wind group blows to sit up at the beginning of the hunt and after the break. At the end of the hunt, she blows “Fox dead” and “Halali”. Then the riders take care of their horses.

The sociable part, the dish driving or the hunting court , right after the hunt, concludes the hunt. At the hunting court, the riders pay for violations of the hunting rules (e.g. cut off the path) by donating a round. Sometimes a hunting ball is held directly after the riding hunt.

Special features of fox hunting without a pack

Most German riding clubs, especially the rural riding clubs, organize a fox hunt in autumn after the tournament season . Fox hunts are also organized in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden and Denmark, but in some countries they are called Hubertus hunts . Again the "fox" rides ahead. The role of the fox is, for example, the successful hunter of the previous year or the inviting hunter. The riders follow the master in different fields and cross the obstacles. At the end of the hunt there is a foxtail griffin. Foxtail grasping can be done in a number of ways. Recently, for example, there has been a foxtail search on foot, which takes place after the ride.

Foxtail on the shoulder

Foxtail griffins in Poland, 2006

The fox tail can be pinned to the fox's shoulder. After the horn signal "Hunt free", the riders overtake the master and try to grab the fuse. The fox can evade by changing pace and turning. The hunter tears the fox's tail from the shoulder with his right hand, coming from the left side. The “fox” is considered to have been shot and the hunt participants shout “Halali” twice. If it takes too long, the fox can throw the foxtail on the ground. Whoever picks up the fuse first wins it.

Foxtail on a bush

The foxtail can be tied to a bush at the end of the last gallop - then the rider catches it, who sees it in time and is the first to skillfully access it from the horse. This variant is particularly fair: Since the riders are suddenly surprised by the foxtail in a fast gallop, there is neither a crush nor a final sprint. The first rider by no means has the best chance of getting the trophy.

Foxtail on a cross-stretched line

As a further variant, the foxtail can be hung on a cross-stretched line on a stubble field. At the end of the hunt, all participants gather and are divided into several groups of roughly the same size and speed (ponies, warm-blooded animals, thoroughbreds). The groups line up one after the other, gallop off at a signal and try to grab the foxtail. In this variant, several foxtails are distributed.

Hubertus hunt

Hubertus Hunt, Copenhagen, 2004

In Germany, a Hubertus hunt is understood to be a hunt that is held on Hubertus Day , November 3rd. On this day, a particularly large number of fox and drag hunts are carried out. The custom of holding a riding hunt or equestrian games on Hubertus Day probably originated in Germany or Belgium, and has spread to some other northern European countries. For example, in Danish and Swedish "Hubertusjagt" or "Hubertusjakt" means riding hunt without dogs, whereas "fox hunt" in the respective national language means parforce hunt. The drag hunt is not known in all countries, so that in these countries a par force hunt is often assumed as soon as dogs are involved.

In Denmark , in the traditional Hubertus hunt, the fox is replaced by two riders who have a fox tail attached to their shoulder. Both men and women ride in red skirts. There are clubs of their own that maintain the custom of the Danish Hubertus hunt. In Sweden , too, there are large events on Hubertus Day with sometimes over 100 riders. Simpler alternatives are offered for the obstacles. In Poland , the veneration of St. Hubert became common in the 18th century, but the first Hubertus hunts were only carried out after the First World War . They have the character of equestrian games and are usually carried out on a large meadow so that the audience has a good view. The master leads the hunting field, if he releases the hunt with the call "fox", the foxtail grasping begins. Last year's winner plays the role of the fox with a fox tail on his left arm.

The tow laying woman is accompanied by a local guide, 2008
Picors hold a French tricolor pack at a stop in a circle, they wear hunting skirts in pack colors
Picors accompany pack on train, followed by the field

Special features of dragging with a pack

Drag hunts are much rarer than fox hunts, as keeping packs of dogs is very laborious. A pack goes on average about a dozen drag hunts per season.

The course of a drag hunt

train

When dragging , the pack of dogs follows a scent trail (train) . A member of the equipage takes on the role of the fox and lays the trail. After the train is laid, one does not ride the trail until the dogs are over, as the dogs tend to follow the freshest trail. The pack is accompanied by the picors of the equipage. With a little distance, the riders follow the master in different fields and cross the obstacles.

pack

Each pack is trained on a specific type of train called a scent. These can be the footsteps of the dragging horse, or a fragrance solution that the dragging man lets drip from a canister on his saddle (see picture with dragging woman). Water with a few drops of fragrance, such as herring brine, turpentine, rumen liquor or anise, is used as a drag solution. The advantage of the artificial scent is that it is not a common odor, so the dogs are not easily distracted by similar scents. A canister does not have to be taken along for a pack trained on step seals. Traditionally, fox solution was used, which was dissolved in water to create the scent. In addition to the dogs, a pair of foxes was kept separately at the kennel.

Frequently, Foxhound , Français tricolore , Beagles and Harrier used. The pack belongs to a pack club, or a private pack owner who breeds, trains and trains the dogs and looks after the dogs all year round. The pack dogs are kept in groups in kennels . The equipage is responsible for the dogs during the hunt. If a dog remains behind and gets into the field, there is a risk that the dog will get caught between the horse's legs. Almost all horses will avoid stepping on a dog or human on their own as long as they are not on the run . When training the pack, the aim is to hunt loud, closed and fast. Other dog safety and directional stability are trained. Spurtreu means that the pack pursues the desired train and does not allow itself to be distracted by the tracks of game that keep crossing the hunting route.

Departure for the hunt

It is ridden off at a step until the horses are warm . The first train for the dogs is laid on suitable terrain. The dogs are still held together in a circle by the picors by moving their whips to and fro and thus forming an imaginary fence around the pack. When the tow-layer has enough lead, the dogs are released and follow the tow with bells (barking). When the dogs are safely on the trail, the riders wish each other a good hunt and the field follows the dogs. Since pack dogs are very fast when they follow a trail, a train is ridden at a brisk hunting gallop as long as the terrain allows it. The obstacles are on the train. At the end of the train, the picors collect the dogs again in a circle. The dogs get water (stop).

Halali and curée

At the end of the hunt on the Halali square, the riders remove their right glove, shake hands and say "Halàli Halàli". Originally, only waving with the glove, which had the advantage of preventing accidents caused by e.g. B. to avoid beating horses. The riders stand in a circle around dogs and the hunter, who speaks a few words about the hunting day. Afterwards, the riders dismount to thank the dogs, the male riders take off their hats and the dogs receive their curée , mostly some beef tripe . Each rider receives a break with the words "Waidmanns Heil" from the hunting master and accepts it with "Waidmanns Dank". Before the Hubertus day, broken oaks are mostly distributed, after the Hubertus day, however, broken firs are distributed. In addition to “Fuchs tot” and “Halali”, the hunting horn blowers also blow the “Curée”. After that, the riders can sit up again and ride home and look after their horses and dogs.

Drug hunting in other countries

Drag hunt in England, 2009

Drag hunts are also practiced in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Poland, America, Hungary, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands. In Switzerland, on the other hand, there is no drag hunt and no drag hunts are held.

In Great Britain foxhounds and bloodhounds are mainly used for drag hunts . The train-layer starts about 20 minutes before the field and lays the train with a scented rabbit fur that is dragged afterwards . The Bloodhounds follow the footsteps of the dragger. Foxhounds are faster, Bloodhounds, on the other hand, are more on track and also stand out due to their impressive appearance. The pack is from Huntsman out and Pikören. Eight to 15 paddocks (dog pairs) are usually used, while 17 paddocks are typically used in traditional fox hunts.

Between three and six tows are laid, which are between three and eight kilometers long, depending on the terrain. Depending on the condition of the horse and rider, the hunt can be broken off between dragging, whereas in Germany there is usually only a good opportunity to break off the hunt during the long break.

The hunting rules are the same as in Germany; in addition, young horses whose behavior in the hunting field cannot yet be assessed are marked with a green ribbon in their tail. The dress code is also more complicated than in Germany, depending on the pack, since not only the color of the skirt but also the color of the buttons and the collar are specified. Tweed jackets are suitable for most occasions.

History of hunting riding

Princely parforce hunt 17th and 18th centuries

The parforce hunt is the chase with dogs and horses for live game . In the 17th and 18th centuries it was practiced with great pomp by the high nobility . The princely par force hunt came to a standstill due to the Napoleonic wars in Germany and Austria and it took almost half a century before there were numerous packs again. In Germany, par force hunts were replaced by drag hunts in the second half of the 19th century. With this new form of hunting, a German hunting tradition has developed.

Box hunting as a forerunner to
dragging , 1908
Departure for a drag hunt, Berlin, 1932

Origins of dragging in Great Britain

In Great Britain the dog packs were not so affected by wars. The origin of the drag hunt is therefore in Great Britain. A traditional English fox hunt consists of waiting hours for the dogs to locate a fox, then a quick gallop with many leaps from one pasture to the next until the fox is either caught or escapes. Such a persecution usually lasts no more than half an hour to a full hour. Then you have to wait again until the dogs can find another fox. Such a hunting meeting lasts about six hours in total. If several hours have passed on such a hunt and the dogs have not yet found a fox, then the paying guests want a quick gallop. In such a situation a pikeur could inconspicuously lay a train to a bush and wait there. The dogs were let go, the hunting guests got their gallop and when the hunt ends in the thicket, the pikeur said that the fox had unfortunately disappeared under the burrow. Trolls were also laid to chase the dogs. A drag-only pack was founded in Cambridge in 1855. Since traditional fox hunting was banned in Britain, the number of drag hunts has roughly doubled.

Packs in Germany and Austria in the 19th century

The newly founded German and Austrian packs in the second half of the 19th century were mostly small, sporty and purpose-oriented. They were in the hands of the landed gentry, the military and, increasingly, the growing bourgeoisie. Par force hunting in the open countryside was hardly possible in densely populated Germany in the 19th century. For this reason, several tows were usually laid on planned routes before box game was released at the end, which the dogs brought in a final run. Box game was game that was transported in a box. It was either raised in a wildlife park or captured in advance. In 1867 the Hanover Military Riding Institute organized drag hunts with its pack of Fox Hounds. In 1886 officers founded the Hamburg-Wandsbeker Schleppjagdverein. Before the First World War, tows were laid in Hanover for the training of officers. The cavalry viewed the hunt as athletic training for war. The drag hunt met this need: the route could be planned in a confined space and could be made as difficult as desired by appropriate obstacles.

First World War, Weimar Republic and National Socialism in Germany and Austria

During the First World War , hunting ceased and only a few dogs survived the war. Many packs were formed between the wars, but box hunts are no longer successful because of the high costs. Instead, mainly drag hunts were ridden in the Weimar Republic .

The National Socialists branded par force hunting as a privilege of the nobility. Parforce hunting of live game was banned in Germany on the initiative of Hermann Göring on July 3, 1934. After the annexation , the ban was extended to Austria in 1939. Bernd E. Ergert , Director of the German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich, says about the ban: "The nobles were very angry, but they couldn't do anything about it because of the totalitarian regime."

Second World War and the post-war period in Germany and Austria

French pack: Français Tricolores

During the Second World War , hunting was ended again. Few pack dogs survived the war and were taken over by the British and French occupation forces after the war. During the occupation , the British rode par force hunts in the Lüneburg Heath, in the area of ​​Osnabrück and ran a pack of Bloodhounds in the Senne. The French hunted in Württemberg from 1949 to 1952 (Rallye Wurtemberg with 25 paddocks Angelo-Poitevins for deer, kennels near Tübingen). The Federal Hunting Act, which came into force in 1953, ended the occupiers' parforce hunts.

The British and French were hardly interested in drag hunts, and quite a few former occupation dogs were part of the German packs, which were slowly re-establishing themselves: 1948 Hamburger Schleppjagdverein (Foxhounds), 1951 Lower Saxony Pack (Foxhounds), 1952 Rheinisch-Westfälischer Schleppjagdverein (Foxhounds) , 1957 Beagle pack Lübeck, 1960 Cappenberger pack (Foxhounds). The Bloodhound pack in the Senne went into private German ownership. After the war, the simple foxtail hunts began without a pack. In 1979 there were again 14 packs and around 60,000 participants in fox and drag hunts in West Germany .

Reunification of Germany

Konradin von Hohenstaufen in the hunt (miniature in Codex Manesse , around 1305-1340)

No packs were formed in the GDR until reunification , as the rulers there prevented this with orders and legal regulations. From 1990 the Black Forest Beagles hunted as "Brandenburger Pack" in Brandenburg. They were created by the division of the Odenwald Beagle pack. In 1999 the Geiseltal Beagle pack was founded with the dogs of the Odenwald Beagle pack and in 2003 the Mecklenburg pack (Foxhounds) was founded. Since 2006 the celebrity hunt "Rügen Cross Country" has been taking place behind the Mecklenburg pack every year. The hunting owner is the actor Till Demtrøder . To commemorate the fall of the Wall 25 years ago, a cross-border drag hunt with the Lower Saxony pack took place for the first time at Tegel Castle on September 30, 2015 , during which several kilometers of the former death strip between the Tegeler Forest on the Berlin side and the Stolper Heide on the Brandenburg side were overcome.

Since 2000 the hunting riding badge level I and level II can be acquired. Level I is the basic level. Level II enables use as a picor in the jumping field.

In 2020 there were 21 packs in Germany who joined together in the German Drag Hunting Association and who maintain the tradition of drag hunting.

Falconry on horseback

The falconry on horseback has a long tradition, it was carried from the Middle Ages and into modern times. The falcon is usually carried on the left hand, so it must be ridden with one hand, which requires a good training of rider and horse .

Bow riding

Another type of hunting is riding the bow riding , or the horseback archery . It is shot with a bow and arrow from the horse, also from a gallop. In the past, horse races with composite bows , such as the Scythians , Huns , Gök Turks and Mongols, were successful against armored European knights . Hunting was also practiced on horseback with bows. Apart from the Japanese yabusame , mounted archery was forgotten at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 1980s, mounted archery was rediscovered in Europe as a sporting competition.

Scavenger hunts

There are also horse scavenger hunts, which are similar to Swiss patrol rides. Scavenger hunts are usually not part of the hunting tradition and are part of the equestrian games .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rules of conduct for riding off-road, Section 5 “Damage to the ground must be avoided by following the paths” ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.reit-sport.at
  2. Association ethics of the Bohemian Harrier Meute ( memento of the original from April 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / harrier24.com
  3. a b Wolfgang Hölzel: Hunting Riding. 1980, p. 91 ff. (Hunting route), p. 26 (tow hunt before World War I).
  4. Recommendations for organizers of riding hunts
  5. If the fox smells of aniseed ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 533 kB) Report on a drag hunt in the Märkische Allgemeine, October 22, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.titanenderrennbahn.de
  6. ^ A b Drag Hunts in Austria
  7. a b Report on a hunt with horrido and foxtail search on foot: www.eschweiler-kirche.de/admin/files/pdf/1285266322.pdf
  8. Hunting rules
  9. Description of a hunting horn group
  10. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
  11. ^ Report on a fox hunt with a ball
  12. a b Wolfgang Hölzel: Hunting Riding. 1980, p. 70.
  13. Video from a Hubertus hunt in Poland , 2010, 1:53 min, with route map and foxtail gripping
  14. ^ Website of a Hubertus hunting club in Denmark
  15. ^ Hubertus hunt in Sweden
  16. German Drag Hunting Association (further information about dogs, hunting rules, music)
  17. Hardtmeute's hunting report, please look for “Trittsiegel”
  18. Hubert Stegmann, Günther Dörken: “Hunting Riding” manual. 1999, p. 116.
  19. ^ Club pack
  20. private pack
  21. Video operational safety check of a pack with foreign dog safety and enticements
  22. ^ Pack in Italy ( Memento from March 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  23. jachtvereniging soestdijk Dutch Kerry Beagle pack
  24. Snow fox hunt in St. Moritz
  25. a b History of the Cambridge Drug Pack . Archived from the original on March 5, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 14, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.srcf.ucam.org 
  26. Train for bloodhounds . Retrieved May 3, 2013. 
  27. ^ Website of the Southern Shires Bloodhounds . Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2010. 
  28. ^ Website of the Staff College and RMA SC & RMAS Drag Hunt . Retrieved January 14, 2010. 
  29. a b c Wilhelm König: The drag hunt. 1999, pp. 1, 12f.
  30. ^ All about drag hunting , Horse & Hound . January 7, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2010. 
  31. ^ Website of the English The Masters of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association . Retrieved January 14, 2010. 
  32. History of the hunting riding association Isernhagen
  33. ^ History of the Hamburger Schleppjagdverein
  34. Wilhelm König: The drag hunt. 1999, p. 14.
  35. Thanks to Hitler, hunting with hounds is quietly forbidden , The Telegraph. September 22, 2002. Retrieved May 19, 2010. 
  36. Wilhelm König: The drag hunt. 1999, p. 16 f. and p. 91.
  37. Federal Hunting Act .
  38. ^ History of the Geiseltal Beagle Pack
  39. ^ History of the Mecklenburg pack
  40. ^ Rügen Cross Country
  41. Memorial hunt for the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago with the Lower Saxony pack ( memento of the original from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schlossreitstall.com
  42. Invitation to the memorial hunt ( memento of the original dated September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sport-im-bundestag.de
  43. drag hunting
  44. ^ Members of the German Drag Hunting Association
  45. Ladies hunt Donaueschingen Black Forest Bote, October 11, 2010

literature

  • Wolfgang Hölzel: Hunting Riding. History, preparation, practice. 2nd Edition. Franckh, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-440-04861-6 (used as source).
  • Wilhelm König: The drag hunt. From the feudal parforce hunt of the French to the sporty hunt of the Germans. Olms-Presse, Hildesheim et al. 1999, ISBN 3-487-08407-4 .
  • Hubert Stegmann, Günther Dörken: “Hunting Riding” manual. A guide to “dragging” and “riding without dogs”. Pack catalog, hunting regulations, organization, customs. FN-Verlag der Deutschen Reiterlichen Vereinigung, Warendorf 1999, ISBN 3-88542-347-2 .

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