Were you out with the Avon Vale? [PICTURES]
Were you out recently with either the Avon Vale, United or the Scarteen packs, when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if you were...
View ArticleCelebrating 2014 Boxing Day meets around the UK… and beyond [PICTURES]
More than a quarter of a million people showed their support for hunting at Boxing Day meets around the country, 10 years after the Hunting Act 2004 was passed. On one of the biggest days of the year...
View ArticleWere you out with the North Ledbury or Surrey Union? [PICTURES]
Were you out recently with either the North Ledbury or Surrey Union when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if you were spotted by...
View ArticleCalling all adrenaline junkies — are you up to the challenge?
Equestrian adrenaline seekers are in luck — the Gold Button Challenge makes a popular return to the calendar next month (Saturday 14 February). The cross-country ride, styled on an original...
View ArticleWere you out with the Ledbury or Puckeridge? [PICTURES]
Matthew Ainsworth and Lady Jayne PorchesterWere you out recently with either the Ledbury or Puckeridge when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery...
View ArticleJohn Holliday: Fun, feasts and frivolity [H&H VIP]
For many people, Christmas occasions a well-earned holiday. Those who don’t visit the local football derby may well choose to attend that other great British tradition, the Boxing Day meet. The Feast...
View ArticleMeet this week’s Horse & Hound cover stars
Not every horse and rider that makes it onto the front cover of Horse & Hound has won Badminton or become world champion in their equestrian discipline. Katie Croft and her four-year-old son Keiron...
View ArticleWere you out with the Isle of Wight or Cheshire packs? [PICTURES]
ANGIE LEVINSONWere you out recently with either the Isle of Wight or Cheshire packs when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if you...
View ArticleWere you out with the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase or at the Pytchley’s...
Casper Shand Kydd, Peter Bain, Holly Wilson, Richard Spencer, Henrietta McCall (Master, Field Master), Serena McCall (Sec), Steve (Groom),Daniel Cherriman (Huntsman), Ashley King, Susan King and Abby...
View ArticleHow daring are you? Six equestrian events for the ultimate adrenaline junkie...
An industrial-sized hip flask can be the only explanation for the riders who sign up to an array of equestrian activities that ‘verging on bonkers’ would aptly describe. Watching from the sidelines may...
View ArticleHunting case collapses on first day of trial
A court case against two members of the Lunesdale hunt collapsed yesterday (Wednesday 21 January) — just one day into a scheduled two-day trial. Terrence “Ted” Potter, 63, of Orton, Penrith and Paul...
View ArticleHow to manage blackthorn injuries [H&H VIP]
Catherine Austen’s hunter is hurried to surgery for a joint flush after a blackthorn injury, and makes a speedy recoveryTuesday, 18 November After a great day’s hunting with the Cottesmore, my horse,...
View ArticlePolice investigate clash between hunt and saboteurs that left huntsman...
A huntsman has been left with two fractured teeth and concussion following a clash between hunt saboteurs and members of the Tedworth Hunt on Saturday (24 January). Joint-master and huntsman Mike Lane...
View ArticleSpectacular hunting photo goes viral, but is it real?
This photograph of Ben Hitchcott departing in spectacular style from his ride while out with the Mid-Surrey Farmers’ Draghounds went viral when it was put online on Sunday (25 January). But is it real...
View ArticleWere you out with the Hursley Hambledon or Carmarthenshire? [PICS]
Were you out recently with either the Hursley Hambledon or Carmarthenshire packs when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the galleries below to see if you...
View ArticleAndrew Sallis: A clinical obsession with the weather [H&H VIP]
Norman Bryant and Andrew Sallis MFHThe kitchen windows are all steamed up and the relentless rainismaking adreadfuldin. I can’t be certain, but I’m sure Noah just blew ‘Gone away’ as he floated down...
View ArticleWere you out with the Blankney or North Norfolk Harriers? [PICTURES]
The Field moving off towards the North Norfolk coast during the North Norfolk Harriers meet at Holkham Hall near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK on 31 December 2014Were you out recently with either the...
View Article12 tell-tale signs of scarlet fever on the hunting field
How many people do you know who have taken a sudden interest in all things hunting because they’ve fallen for a member of hunt staff, a master or someone else on the hunting field? Maybe they want to...
View ArticleJohn Holliday: Can two sports co-exist? [H&H VIP]
The New Year has brought with it a change in the weather. Some days have already been lost and heavy snow is forecast. It brings to mind former Belvoir huntsman Frank Gillard’s reply when asked what...
View ArticleWere you out recently with the North Cotswold or South Durham? [PICTURES]
Were you out recently with either the North Cotswold or the South Durham when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the galleries below to see if you were...
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