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Hunts urged to report masked saboteurs
Hunts are being urged to remain calm but vigilant after several incidents — including one violent — with anti-hunting campaigners. Last month (24 January) joint-master and huntsman Mike Lane was left...
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Huntsman cleared of illegal hunting allegations
Another Hunting Act case, brought to court because of evidence supplied by the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS), failed in court today (Thursday 12 February). Middleton hunt master and huntsman Tom...
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Have you been named and shamed in your hunt’s tumblers’ club? [PICTURES]
As if taking a fall out hunting wasn’t shaming enough — there’s the prospect of having your misfortune enshrined in your hunt’s tumblers’ club. Cue the embarrassed emoticon. Across the country armies...
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Still here, still hunting: 10 years after the ban [H&H VIP]
Ten years ago, the hunting world stood united as the ban was pushed through parliament and a decade later they are “still here and still hunting”. In 2004, the Labour government used the Parliament Act...
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Were you out recently with the Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt? [PICTURES]
ANDREW WEST JOINT MASTERWere you out recently with either the Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt when the H&H hunting correspondent paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if...
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H&H’s hunting editor Polly Portwin: there is a future to look forward to
Ten years ago, those charged with the everyday organisation of hunting were facing the unknown. What had been a legal activity one day became illegal overnight, but those at the forefront had to keep...
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Simon Hart MP: ‘The Hunting Act is dead’ [H&H VIP]
There is a pub in Kennington called the Prince of Wales, tucked away in a nice little Georgian square. It’s where for years the Countryside Alliance team would retreat to celebrate and commiserate —...
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Golden Button rider triumphant on first attempt [VIDEO]
Dominic Gwyn-Jones emerged victorious from the Golden Button Challenge, which took place last weekend (14 February) for the first time since 2011. Sixty-two horses and riders took on the hunt ride’s...
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6 hunt rides to get your adrenaline pumping
With the return of the Golden Button Challenge last Saturday (14 February 2015), whetting the appetites, there are plenty more opportunities for like-minded individuals to take part in hunt rides...
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Horse deaths at Golden Button Challenge prompt review
Despite 39 combinations finishing the cross-country challenge, including winner Dominic Gwyn-Jones (pictured), three horses died A review into the Golden Button Challenge has been undertaken after...
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Were you out with the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt or the Essex and Suffolk Hunt?...
Were you out with the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt or the Essex and Suffolk Hunt when the H&H hunting correspondent paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if you were...
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Campaign against ‘intimidating’ masked animal rights activists builds momentum
An e-campaign by the Countryside Alliance (CA) to highlight the issue of masked animal rights activists has resulted in more than 8,000 people writing to their local police crime commissioners (PCC)....
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Were you out with the Old Berks Hunt or the Taunton Vale Harriers? [PICTURES]
Were you out with the Old Berks Hunt or the Taunton Vale Harriers when the H&H hunting correspondent visited? If so, why not take a look to see if you were spotted by our photographers. Old Berks...
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Richard Gurney: ‘I was public enemy number one!’ [H&H VIP]
I recently read with interest an article in Racing Post by top National Hunt jockey Sam Twiston-Davies. In it he explains the rough and smooth of social media through his sport. On the plus side he...
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Were you out with the Curre and Llangibby or the Llangeinor Pentyrch Hunts?...
Have you been hunting in Wales with either the Curre and Llangibby or the Llangeinor Pentyrch Hunts when the H&H hunting correspondent paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below...
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11 very good (horsey) reasons to celebrate St Patrick’s Day
Ireland didn’t garner the title “Land of the horse” for nothing. Whether it’s this year’s Cheltenham maestro Willie Mullins, the versatile Connemara ponies or the action of the Dublin Horse Show,...
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Were you out with the Barlow Hunt or the Meynell and South Staffordshire...
Were you out with the Barlow Hunt or the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt 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...
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Latest RSPCA prosecution against hunts has been dropped
The RSPCA’s only pending prosecution of a hunt was dropped yesterday (Wednesday 18 March) due to lack of evidence. Will Bryer, master and huntsman of the Cattistock Hunt in Dorset, had been charged...
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Andrew Sallis: the modern hound and surpassing evolution [H&H VIP]
Norman Bryant and Andrew Sallis MFHComparing bygone heroes with contemporary stars is futile, but it can be fun and makes us think about the qualities required for success. Would Geoff Hurst have saved...
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Were you out with the Fernie or the Hurworth Hunts? [PICTURES]
Were you hunting with either the Fernie or the Hurworth Hunts 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 our...
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