8 ways to avoid looking flustered on your first day autumn hunting
Somehow, no matter how many months there are between the last day’s hunting in the spring to the start of autumn hunting, the new season still manages to quietly creep up and it never gets any easier...
View ArticleLet’s go hunting! You need one of these in your stable this season
With autumn hunting underway for a lot of packs throughout the country, take a look at this selection of hunters for sale that could be your perfect partner this season on the Horse & Hound website...
View ArticleA beginner’s guide to hunting: all your questions answered
Never been hunting, but would love to have a go this season? Daunted by the idea of going out for the first time? Follow our guide to get the most from your dayHow do I find out where to go? To find...
View ArticleWhy autumn hunting is awesome, plus 8 other useful things you need to know
It might be a month until the opening meet, but autumn hunting is well underway and hounds, hunt staff and followers all over the country are in the thick of one of the busiest times of the hunting...
View ArticleAlways wanted to try hunting? Have a go during newcomers’ week
Each year, the Countryside Alliance‘s hunting newcomers’ week provides the ideal opportunity for those new to the sport to have a go. Newcomers’ week runs from 21-28 October this year with hunts from...
View ArticleHunting to continue on National Trust land after members’ vote
A proposal to ban trail-hunting on National Trust land has been defeated. Members of the National Trust voted yesterday (Saturday, 21 October) at the organisation’s AGM in Swindon on the subject. The...
View ArticleSwapping hunting country for Aintree: Meet the RoR Racing to Hunting...
Five former racehorses will take to the hallowed turf at Aintree on Sunday (29 October), however, it won’t be a case of who can get their head in front this time — they will, instead, be showing off...
View Article9 ways to impress on the hunting field
If you're keen to show willing and impress on the hunting field, take a look at these useful tips from Tessa WaughThe Cottesmore Hunt meet at Marefield, Rutland, and hunting between Burrough on the...
View ArticleWhat’s in your hipflask out hunting? Try these if you dare…
Offering your hipflask around is the perfect ice-breaker on the hunting field. And who doesn’t get braver after a swig of booze on an empty stomach? But what’s the perfect hunting tipple? I have to...
View ArticleMad on hunting? Here’s where you need to live…
Our pick of equestrian properties for sale in enviable hunting country1. The Old Rectory, Gloucestershire Hunting country: Duke of Beaufort’s For you: a beautifully restored Cotswold rectory from...
View ArticleNo bridle? No problem! Forgetful hunt follower uses headcollar instead
Followers of the Bicester with Whaddon Chase were surprised when Ben Stockley arrived on the hunting field last Monday (23 October) with his horse wearing no bridle – just a headcollar. “He hunted for...
View ArticleHorse & Hound’s ultimate A-Z of hunting
To celebrate this week’s hunting special of Horse & Hound magazine (26 October 2017), take a look at our A-Z of hunting, from newcomers and Ireland to unseated riders and X-rays A — Autumn hunting...
View ArticleRacehorse turned hunting star wins £2,500 first prize
Winner of the ROR racing to hunting challenge final Melanie Duff and Brumous Pic Dan Abraham-focusonracing.com Aintree 29.10.17An “absolute saint” has taken the £2,500 top prize in the first Retraining...
View Article13 wow-factor autumn hunting pictures to inspire you
With opening meets taking place across the country, we take a look back at some memorable autumn hunting moments from 2017: think misty mornings, technicolour sunrises and stubble fields worthy of an...
View ArticleFour-star eventer Beanie Sturgis’ 11 top life-hacks for fellow equestrians
Beanie Sturgis during the Duke Of Beaufort Hunt's meet at Ivy Leaze House near Acton Turville in Gloucestershire, UK on 24 January 2015Gloucestershire-based eventer Beanie Sturgis, 43, knows a thing or...
View ArticleWhen equine royalty hits the hunting field: how many of these stars do you...
For these horses, as one door has closed, another has opened. We take a look at the equine stars that have made a second career for themselves on the hunting field…Lenamore The 2010 Burghley winner,...
View ArticleVeteran hunter to retire after 21 years following hounds
A family has paid tribute to their long-serving veteran hunter, who is set to retire at the end of this season after 21 unbroken years in the hunting field. Twenty-five-year-old Irish Draught Ross was...
View ArticleGet a glimpse of what to expect at the hair-raising Melton Hunt Club Ride
The 8 Outdoor Melton Hunt Club Ride, which takes place this Sunday (19 November), is an extraordinary test of horse and rider. It demands an extremely high level of fitness from both, as well as...
View ArticleWant to look as glamorous as Martha Sitwell on the hunting field? Of course...
When it comes to elegance and hunting there’s one real benchmark — Martha, Lady Sitwell. Which is why her new collection of British-made hunting clothes and accessories for Harry Hall has got us madly...
View ArticleHunting’s leading ladies win over the hedges
Lead riders during THE MELTON HUNT CLUB CROSS COUNTRY RIDE held at Abbey Farm near Oakham in the county of Rutland in the UK on the 10th November 2017The hunt race season kicked off on Sunday (19...
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