Were you out recently at the Pytchley’s “grey horses only day” or with the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the pictures below to see if you were spotted by our photographers.
Pytchley
With only those on grey horses able to ride at this special meet, 72 different shades of grey horses — which were either owned or borrowed especially for the occasion — attended this spectacle that raised money for the local air ambulance.
Photos by Peter Nixon
Rachel Telfer
Clare Bell
Casper Shand Kydd
Whipper-in James Finney
Lucy Holland, Peter Rymer and Tim Willes outside Fawsley Hall
Annabel Pinton
Amateur whipper-in Johnny Knowles, Lydia Cope, Pip Taylor, Grafton huntsman Mickey Wills and Andy Tutton
’72 shades of grey': there’s an impressive turnout for this special meet
Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase
The hunt was formed as an amalgamation of the Bicester & Warden Hill and the Whaddon Chase in 1986. Their country lies in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, with their kennels in Stratton Audley, near Bicester. Patrick Martin, who has hunted these hounds since 1992, retires at the end of the season so H&H correspondent Will Cursham spent the day of our visit “on the tail of Patrick Martin”.
Photos by Sarah Farnsworth
Eventer Izzy Taylor is mounted on a young horse for the day
Subscriber Henry Morgan
Successful local showjumper Lottie Tutt
Members of the field taking on a Doddershall Park hedge
Annabel Peebles with Susie Beecroft, one of the hunt secretaries
The Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase field
Huntsman Patrick Martin retires at the end of this season, having hunted these hounds since 1992
Don’t miss our full reports from both packs in the 22 January issue of Horse & Hound magazine
To see the full range of pictures taken by our photographer, visit www.horseandhound.co.uk/galleries