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Were you out with the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale or West Norfolk? [PICTURES]
anthony mayoNow that the hunting season is in full swing, Horse & Hound’s hunting correspondents and photographers are out in force visiting packs around the country. Were you out with either the...
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Andrew Sallis: The logistical challenges of the meet card [H&H VIP]
The mythical vagaries of arranging the meet card are understandably lost on most hunt supporters, and indeed farmers. Organising a meet card in a heavily shot country rivals the logistics of an...
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Hunt on for repeal
As the 10th anniversary of the passing of the Hunting Act approaches — on 18 November — Vote-OK is warning hunting people not to be complacent about the current survival of virtually all hunts in...
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Try hunting side saddle: all you need to know [H&H VIP]
Helen Conners, Phillipa Holland, side saddle, Quorn Hunt 22.10.10To get the best out of hunting side saddle, prior lessons are a must. The number you need will depend on rider fitness and natural...
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Hunt Club Ride specialist claims fourth title
Winner Zoe Gibson with JaffaZoe Gibson claimed her fourth Melton Hunt Club Ride on Sunday (16 November) — finishing a field ahead of the rest of the 24 finishers on her 2012 winner Jaffa. The ride,...
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The road to the ban — 10 years on
Ten years ago today (18 November) the Hunting Act 2004 was forced through Parliament and three months later, on 18 February 2005 it became law. H&H reminds you of the important dates along the road...
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The Hunting Act: 10 years on
Ten years ago today (18 November 2004), the hunting world was facing a very different future for their sport following the forcing of the Hunting Act 2004 through Parliament. After many years of debate...
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Charges against Devon and Somerset Staghounds dropped
Charges against a West Country hunt have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The charges related to alleged incidents of hunting with dogs against the huntsman and two joint-masters...
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John Holliday: My favourite time of the year [H&H VIP]
The park at Belvoir is swathed in the russet and golden raiment of autumn. Despite the first frost of the year, the trees still stubbornly cling to their foliage. Walking out hounds is a pleasure at...
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Were you out with the West Percy or Tiverton Staghounds? [PICTURES]
Tiverton Staghounds huntsman Andrew Herniman with hounds at the meetWere you out with either the West Percy Hunt for their opening meet on Saturday 1 November, or the Tiverton Staghounds on Saturday 25...
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Hounds killed in collision with train
A group of hounds have been killed after running onto a railway line in Devon on Saturday (22 November). Thirty hounds from the Dartmoor hunt found their way onto the tracks between Langham Levels and...
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Were you out with the Dart Vale & South Pool Harriers or Stevenstone Hunt?...
gvDo you know the difference between a foxhound and a harrier? If not, take a look at the reports from two of H&H’s hunting correspondents who have been out and about in Devon recently. Why not...
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Were you out with the Cottesmore or the Towy & Cothi? [PICTURES]
Margo Benoit (Daughter of vet from Newmarket) at the Cottesmore Hunt meet at Owston, near Oakham in Rutland, UK on 18 November 2014From one of hunting’s most popular hunt countries in Leicestershire to...
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Were you out with the Kimblewick Hunt? [PICTURES]
The Kimblewick Hunt meet at Standalls Farm, Bishopstone, on Saturday 22nd November 2014.Were you out recently with the Kimblewick Hunt when they met in Bishopstone on the day the Horse & Hound...
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Watch the 2014 Royal Wessex Yeomanry Ride [VIDEO]
Aurora Eastwood reports on this year's Royal Wessex Yeomanry Ride, held at Worcester Lodge, Badminton by kind permission of the Duke of Beaufort The dare devil riders who sign-up for the Royal Wessex...
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Andrew Sallis: Puppies and planning [H&H VIP]
Hound puppies have buckets full of mischief and rarely a grain of malice, but I have never considered their telepathic talents until recently. Save for the odd weekend break (probably to regain some...
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Hunting to remain key topic in Europe
The hunting community has welcomed the news that the sport will continue to be an important topic in Europe with the re-establishment of the ‘Hunting Intergroup’ in the European Parliament. The...
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Were you out with the Vine and Craven or Duhallow? [PICTURES]
Were you out recently with either the Vine and Craven in Hampshire or the Duhallow Hunt in Co Cork, Ireland, when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the...
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250,000 expected to support Boxing Day meets
A quarter of a million people are expected to turn out this time next week (26 December) to support hunts on their biggest day of the calendar — the Boxing Day meet. More than 300 meets will take place...
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12 ways hunting in Ireland differs from the UK
Nearly everyone that has looked through the adverts in the pages of H&H will have seen the words “Irish hunter” or “hunted in Ireland” — and may have had the opportunity of going across the Irish...
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