Belle Meade Hunt Week attracted a happy throng of visitors. / Bella Vita Fotografie photo

Masters and members of the Belle Meade Hunt in Thomson, Georgia celebrated their Hunt Week with an event-packed schedule for friends and guests from Monday, January 14 through Saturday, January 20, 2013. The week featured three days with the Belle Meade hounds and a day each with the Aiken Hounds and the Why Worry Hounds. Stirrup cups, hunt breakfasts, and optional trail rides were featured, and the week finished up in style with the annual Hunt Ball.

Here’s Robbie Gilmore’s report on the sport shown by the Belle Meade hounds during their first two days in the field: