Middleton Place Hounds

Charleston, South Carolina

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Guidelines & Etiquette

Formal Attire

  • Helmet - hunt style helmet with black velvet coloring
  • Neckwear - white or cream stock tie secured with plain gold horizontal pin
  • Gloves - tan, buff, brown-string gloves when wet
  • Vest - canary or tattersall, canary being more formal
  • Coat - plain black, oxford or navy hunting jacket with a single vent, plain black buttons
  • Breeches - beige or buff with black jacket or white with frock coat for males
  • Boots - black dress boots with or without tops, patent for ladies


Informal (Ratcatcher)

  • Boots - brown or black, field boots or dress boots
  • Breeches - earth tones (e.g., such as rust, canary, buff, beige, grey, khaki). No blue, navy, green, black or white.
  • Riding Shirts - neutral colors with matching choker or shirt and tie.  You will see brightly colored shirts out there these days , but the neutral ones are considered more traditional.  If you choose to wear a stock, no white ones.
  • Helmet- black or brown safety helmet
  • Hacking Jacket - shades of brown, green, grey in subtle plaids, checks, herringbone and hounds tooth - tailored specifically for riding with a back vent and three buttons, all of which should be fastened while riding.  A conventional sport coat is not a substitute.
  • Gloves - light or dark brown leather, leather crochet backed black gloves are allowed but not considered traditional.

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