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What’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...
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‘As well known for his sanity as for his tongue!’ Winning chaser takes racing...
Kikos and Amy Morgan.Multi-talented retired racehorse and Heythrop regular Kikos has topped the 2019 Ri-Dry Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) racing to hunting challenge. The 17-year-old gelding’s career...
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Hedge hopping: 9 ways to get to the other side in one piece
‘There is only one way to jump a hedge and that is cleanly’, says Mike Felton, joint-master of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale. He tells Tessa Waugh how to make that happenAlex Bown tackles a decent...
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12 things you absolutely must know before heading to a hunt ball
Opening meets are upon us – and that means it is now hunt ball season as well. Here are some “dos” and “don’ts” to help you get through your hunt’s biggest annual party without disgracing yourself… Do:...
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Robert McCarthy: Ready to go for the season *H&H subscribers*
Now autumn trail-hunting is nearly over, most packs will be preparing for one of the biggest days in the hunting calendar: the opening meet. In order to get to this point in each season, opening up...
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‘A proper test of horsemanship’: £4,200 on offer to winners of two hunt races
Captain Sandy Maxwell-Hyslop being led over a drop fence by Mr D BartramTwo races over natural hedges, each offering more than £4,000 to the winner, will take place near Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos, in...
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7 problems we all encounter out hunting at some point...
Hunting is the most democratic of pastimes. It makes fools of all of us, and is the greatest leveller imaginable. But don’t worry, we are all in the same boat… Here are seven things that will...
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Andrew Sallis: We carry on the fight *H&H subscribers*
The late Simon Clarke, old Etonian, Blues officer and master of foxhounds for more than 30 years, was an unlikely radical. He could have made a success of any career, but chose to dedicate his...
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Former five-star eventer delights his fans out hunting
Louise Harwood riding Mr Potts at Burghley Horse Trials. Followers of the Ludlow spotted a familiar face as four-star (now five-star) eventer Mr Potts took on the role of fieldmaster’s horse. Louise...
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8 ways to help ensure your child has a fun-filled day’s hunting
It will soon be the Christmas holidays, so here are eight ways to help ensure your children enjoy going hunting as much as you do… 1. Make sure they are WARM. Thick tweed shooting coats are often...
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John Holliday: Dancing in the rain *H&H Plus*
The rain for which we yearned last season has come to our corner of England and we are enjoying two years’ worth in a few short weeks. Vast areas of Lincolnshire are submerged and Leicestershire is...
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Charles Frampton: Politics, weather and health *H&H Plus*
There are three subjects that we may try to avoid but always seem to make it into everyday conversation — politics (national or hunt), the weather and health. Politics is clearly a hot topic; with a...
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12 ways hunting can help your horse
Simon Lawrance, MFH, five-star event rider and UKCC Level 3 coach shares his thoughts on how hunting can help your horse’s training. 1. Hunting is excellent for horses that have got sour in competition...
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‘When hounds go, he goes’: 83-year-old rider takes on 73rd hunt season on...
A rider who has trained point-to-pointers, owned eventers and ridden since the age of three is in her 73rd season of hunting – on a horse with whom she has a combined age of 103. Shirley Reed and...
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Daniel Cherriman: Super-sub for a day *H&H Plus*
“How are you fixed on Tuesday?” asked the broad Irish voice at the other end of the phone. Anticipating what was to follow, I said: “I can make myself available!” It was the right answer. The voice...
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7 reasons to go hunting this Christmas
There’s something really special about hunting over the Christmas period, says H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen. Here’s why you should go… 1. It’s the best form of family entertainment. Get...
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Robert McCarthy: Time off? What’s that? *H&H Plus*
With Christmas just around the corner, all hunt kennels and stables will be getting ready for two of the biggest and busiest weeks of the season. I always smile to myself when people ask how much time...
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On the lookout for a great hunter? Check out this smart selection...
If you’re in search of a horse to cross the country with in style, take a look at this selection of hunters for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week. 1. ‘Exceptional’ Height: 16.1hh...
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9 nuggets of advice if you’re going hunting on Boxing Day for the first time
If I’m honest, Boxing Day isn’t the best day to go hunting for the first time if your horse isn’t an experienced hunter. It’s usually the opposite of a relaxed, quiet day — H&H’s advice would be to...
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35 Boxing Day meets you really won’t want to miss this year
After you’ve stuffed yourself to excess on Christmas Day, what better reason is there to get out of the house and support one of Britain’s oldest and best traditions than to attend your local Boxing...
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