Colorful livery was provided for the official and prominent members of the hunt. The sounds of the horn and the hounds, the spectacle itself, and the dangers and excitement of the chase captured the public's imagination with the help of equestrian artists and popular songs of the time. The traditions of the hunt came to North America with the early colonists. George Washington enjoyed foxhunting on a regular basis, according to his diary. The hunting season lasts from October or November until the end of March.
Late spring is usually a rest time for the hunt horses and a time for breeding hounds.
Summer is a time for getting horses and hounds fit, and doing work in the countryside like making or rebuilding jumps. No hunt ever releases a caged animal for the purpose of hunting it. Foxhounds hunt by scent, not sight, and many MFH's are happy to simply see their hounds following the trail of the fox well. Land is essential to foxhunting. Large tracts of open land are needed to properly foxhunt, as fox, like other wildlife, require habitat in order to live.