 As a social ritual, participants in a fox hunt fill specific roles, the most prominent of which is the master, who often number more than one and then are called masters or joint masters.These individuals typically take much of the financial responsibility for the overall management of the sporting activities of the hunt, and the care and breeding of the hunt's fox hounds, as well as control and direction of its paid staff.In addition to members of the hunt staff, a committee may run the "Hunt Supporters Club" to organise fundraising and social events and in the United States many hunts are incorporated and have parallel lines of leadership.