Lots of dogs, riders and amazons in full uniform on imposing horses and hunting horns. The grounds of the Mensinge estate were the setting for a slip hunt on Saturday.
The members of the hunting association Soestdijk rode a course in the vicinity of Roden. During the slip hunt, the slip tractor runs ahead of the crowd with a rag soaked in fox urine. The trained and disciplined hunting dogs, black and tan Kerry Beagles, follow that trail – chased by the horsemen.
In the past, foxes and other game were hunted, nowadays the reward for the riders is a drink. The dogs received a reward in the form of cow tripe back at the estate.