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Steven Ashworth: To happy hounds and good hunting *H&H VIP*
As May marks the start of the new hunting season, with it comes change. After hunting with the Holcombe Harriers for 18 years, and being employed as professional huntsman for the past 11, I decided the...
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Foxhound and cat are ‘friends reunited’
A foxhound and a cat have renewed the great friendship that started between them when the foxhound – Belvoir Polish 10 – was a puppy. Born at the Ledbury hunt kennels when Belvoir huntsman and H&H...
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Daniel Cherriman: Preparation is everything *H&H VIP*
The hurdles are up on the kennel lawn. To the educated eye, this can mean only one thing: the imminent approach of the puppy show. There are many aspects of preparing for the puppy show, including...
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‘This has no place in hunting’: two sentenced for animal cruelty *H&H VIP*
Two people formerly connected with the South Herefordshire Hunt have been found guilty of animal cruelty after a trial at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court. In May 2016 covert cameras, planted by...
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John Holliday: Princely puppy walkers *H&H VIP*
While naming puppies, I was searching through the pedigree books seeking inspiration. I came across a ledger of puppy walkers covering the period beginning around 1900 and I was soon distracted. The...
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Frank Houghton Brown: It’s time for change *H&H VIP*
Tim Easby and Lizzie Pinney, directors of the Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) and Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles (AMHB) respectively, are both leaving their positions at the...
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7 reasons to go to the Festival of Hunting
The Lycetts Festival of Hunting, held on the East of England Showground at Peterborough on Wednesday, 17 July, is the hunting world’s summer jamboree. Here’s why we wouldn’t miss it for the world.1. It...
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Matt Ramsden: Only one day — but what a day *H&H VIP*
The run-up to Peterborough for this, the 131st show, has been an interesting one. As in every year, more or less the same hounds exhibited at the Royal Foxhound Show have already been seen before. At...
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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...
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Andrew Sallis: Hunting is more popular than ever *H&H VIP*
The summer season marches on relentlessly towards the inevitable start of hunting. Masters and hunt staff yearn for the consistency of the hunting week as the torrent of puppy shows, hound shows,...
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Be opening meet ready with one of these great hunters...
The brand new hunting season is almost upon us, so get prepared and take a look at this selection of hunters for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week. 1. ‘A type very hard to find’ Height:...
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Former hunter becomes championship-winning TREC horse
A retired 20-year-old hunter has found a new lease of life competing at TREC — winning the British level 3 pairs championship in his debut year. Selle Francais gelding Pous had spent the past 10...
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Richard Gurney: What a legacy we have forged *H&H VIP*
It’s been a summer with so many highlights. I enjoyed judging the Grove and Rufford, Kimblewick and Puckeridge puppy shows, and it was a pleasure to judge the doghounds at Honiton with Andrew Osborne....
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Why 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...
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John Holliday: Social media — handle with care *H&H VIP*
To ’gram or not to ’gram, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the tweets and hashtags of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against the internet. And by opposing, end it....
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8 things to achieve out hunting this winter
Modern life is full of “inspirational” quotes about the importance of setting goals. Irritating, but probably effective in helping you achieve more. So, what about setting some “hunting goals” this...
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Charles Frampton: This is the hounds’ time *H&H subscribers*
The summer is now behind us, and with the crops harvested, hunting has started. By now everyone will have got going and will be enjoying the sound of hounds early in the morning. As a huntsman, this is...
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12 ways to make sure your day’s hunting goes as smoothly as possible
There are few better ways to spend a winter's day than on the hunting field. If you fancy having a go, here’s some simple guidelines to bear in mind so you can enjoy your day as much as possible ahead...
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9 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 Waugh You have far more of a chance of being helpful if you pay attention to what is going...
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A beginner’s guide to hunting: all your questions answered
Never been hunting, but would love to have a go? H&H explains how to get started and answers your questions during hunting’s Newcomers’ Week (19-26 October 2019)How do I find out where to go? To...
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