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10 hip flasks to give you nerves of steel
If you’re new to hunting or buying for someone but don’t hunt yourself, you might be surprised to learn there are a number of features that promote what you might think is an average hip flask to one...
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The Horse & Hound Podcast 113: Lottie Fry | Herning World Championships...
In our 113th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, supported by ClipMyHorse.TV, H&H’s Polly Bryan catches up with British team rider Lottie Fry as H&H’s in-house experts look 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 tips1. You have far more of a chance of being helpful if you pay attention to what is going on around you....
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Appeal against ‘staggering’ police notice issued to hunt
huntsman will goffe and houndsTHE issuing of a community protection notice to the Warwickshire Hunt, breaching which would be a criminal offence, has been described as “hasty, extreme and staggering”....
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Michael Clayton – Horse & Hound Editor and BBC war correspondent (1934–2022)
A war correspondent who was lured away from the BBC to Horse & Hound with the bait of a “company horse” and free hunting, Michael Clayton was both a pioneer and an able horseman, and a leader...
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‘A gentleman on and off the field’: farewell to much-loved former master
ObituaryJoe Scott Plummer, the former master of the Duke of Buccleuch, died peacefully on 6 December following a short illness, aged 79. Mr Scott Plummer was always at the forefront of Scottish hunting...
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‘Can I go again?’ Tiny showing champions take to the trail-hunting field
The only thing three-year-old Queenie Follows said after her first experience trail-hunting was “Can I do it again?” The tiny rider and her trusty Shetland Coppice Magnum joined the Albrighton hunt...
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‘Brave, competitive and always well mounted’: farewell to hunt chairman and...
Alan Jackson obitThis leading restaurateur and former chairman of the Kimblewick Hunt died on Boxing Day, aged 79. Alan Marchant Jackson, born in Chesham, Bucks, became a huge supporter of the former...
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Ban on trail-hunting and a new licensing scheme: new Scottish hunting bill...
Library imageScottish Parliament has passed legislation imposing new restrictions on hunting, in a move branded “unjustified and unnecessary” by the Scottish Countryside Alliance. Hunting in Scotland...
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Robert Walker: ‘Hunting helps horses’ mindset and extends their careers’
Top show horse producer Robert Walker on surviving winter and looking ahead to his next set of rising equine show starsRobert Walker, pictured hunting with the Cheshire, says hunting offers education –...
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‘Worth his weight in gold’: supercob hunts, team-chases and excels at PSG...
The owner of a cob who was found “tied to a stake” as a youngster and is now excelling at prix st georges (PSG) dressage, on the hunting field and team-chasing has paid tribute to his ultimate...
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In full flight: tiny pony and rider take mighty mountain leap
This tiny pony and rider showed their great partnership as they took flight on top of a mountain while following bloodhounds. Nine-year-old Sienna Curphey and 12hh Conrhenny Alice Springz flew the bank...
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Mud, glorious mud? How to clean your hunting coat
Hosing, dunking, brushing when wet, letting it dry, hovering or dry-cleaning? Horse & Hound’s hunting editor investigates the most effective ways of cleaning your hunting coatThe hunting season is...
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‘He’s a star and I wish they all moved like him’: former top racehorse...
Blaklion, the popular Grade One-winning National Hunt racehorse, was retired from his very successful career on the track in March 2023 at the age of 14. His illustrious career over fences included...
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Autumn trail hunting: 10 top tips for first-timers
What do you need to know? H&H helps you out with some essential autumn hunting advice… 1. Autumn trail-hunting and hound exercise takes place at a slower, steadier pace than “normal” hunting — its...
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A beginner’s guide to trail hunting: all your key questions answered
Never been trail hunting, but would love to have a go? H&H explains how to get started with our beginner’s guide to trail hunting, which answers the most common questions from first-timers. How do...
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Farewell to hunt master and D Day veteran who walked 230 miles aged 97
Former master of the Wilton and D-Day veteran Paul Butler has died at the age of 97. Paul, who was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, later moved with his wife Christine to the New Forest and first started...
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12 things you absolutely must know before heading to a hunt ball
Opening meets are upon us – and that means we are heading into hunt ball season as well. Here are our hunting editor’s dos and don’ts to help you get through your hunt’s biggest annual party without...
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‘His inner showman came out’: reigning HOYS heavy horse champion spotted...
The reigning Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) ridden heavy horse of the year Cotebrook Sgurr Alasdair has proved he’s no one trick pony after he was spotted out on the hunting field just a few weeks after...
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12 tell-tale signs of scarlet fever on the trail hunting field
How many people do you know who have taken a sudden interest in all things trail hunting because they’ve fallen for a member of hunt staff, a master or someone else on the hunting field? Maybe they...
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