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Election 2015: future leader ‘implored’ to tackle equestrian issues
On Thursday (7 May) the country goes to the polls, and equestrian organisations are “imploring” whoever will be the new leader to tackle issues within the industry. This February saw the 10-year...
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John Holliday: finishing the season on a high [H&H VIP]
The hunt horses are all out and away to enjoy their summer holidays and, after a couple of false starts, spring is finally here. It has been another long season with scarcely a break. A few untimely...
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Richard Gurney: ‘the most important general election of my lifetime’
Like the proverbial rat escaping from the sinking ship, I found myself 36,000 feet up in the air on a United Airlines flight to New York one day before the most important general election of my...
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The hunting community welcomes the Conservative government
The result of the general election has been welcomed by the rural community, and in particular the hunting fraternity. Like a large number of the population, many sat up through the night, intrigued at...
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Andrew Sallis: handle hounds with care [H&H VIP]
Our countryside is brimming with life. Grass is starting to grow and lambs are everywhere. St Swithin has been kind to the shepherd thus far, although our point-to-point course could do with a...
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Will You Walk a Puppy? by Will H Ogilvie
In this week’s Horse & Hound magazine (p98, 14 May, 2015) former master and huntsman Mark Hankinson explains why while electing to walk hound puppies may not be as easy as it initially sounds, it...
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Country sports trade union to be dissolved
The Union of Country Sports Workers is to be dissolved, following a decision taken at the organisation’s AGM on 10 May at Thorpe Mandeville, Northants. The UCSW was established in 1997 as an...
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The Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase victorious in Windsor inter-hunt relay
The Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase (BHWC) team convincingly won the inter-hunt relay on a rain-soaked day at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Thursday 14 May. The team consisting of Ella Baskerville,...
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Richard Gurney: ‘We may have won, but we still need to sink the putt’ [H&H VIP]
Some of you may have read my online column written on the Wednesday before the general election. If you did, you’ll know I predicted a Conservative win but with a small majority. Not bad for a Master...
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Search goes on for missing 28-year-old horse
A mass-organised local search took place on Saturday 23 May to look for a former hunter that has been missing in unexplained circumstances since Wednesday 20 May. Twenty-eight-year-old Josh went...
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Would you wed your horse? This man did just that [VIDEO]
Have you ever decided that you love your horse so much that you want to marry them? Well, you are not alone, because a wedding took place on Friday 22 May between a hunting man and his faithful horse....
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All you’ve ever wanted to know about puppy shows, but were too afraid to ask
Now is the season for packs of hounds to hold their annual puppy show. For those who haven’t been to one before, the name perhaps conjures up an image of cute, fluffy hound puppies being lead around a...
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Missing horse found safe and well
A 28-year-old horse that has been missing for over 10 days has been found safe and well. Josh, a 17.2hh gelding went missing from his field in Sherston, near Malmesbury, Wilts on Wednesday 20 May and...
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Do you want some of the world’s best hunting on your doorstep? You need to...
While there is plenty of good hunting to be had all over the UK, property expert Carla Passino says that Leicestershire really is the crème de la crème when it comes to prime hunting country. Here, she...
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Mixed reaction after Hunting Act not mentioned in The Queen’s Speech
There was a mixed reaction to the fact there was no reference to the Hunting Act in The Queen’s Speech delivered at the State Opening of Parliament on 27 May from those on both sides of the hunting...
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Tim Bonner: It’s time to stand up and be counted [H&H VIP]
The arguments against the Hunting Act 2004 are straightforward. There was never any justification for the ban in the first place and it was no more than a misplaced attack on the rural community by...
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Lost foxhound found safe and well after 10 days on the run
A foxhound from the Suffolk Hunt has been found safe and well after 10 days of being on the run. Foreman had escaped from the Suffolk Show showground after being startled while waiting to parade on...
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AP McCoy and Andrew Nicholson take on hunts in Barbury challenge
Riders from hunts across the country could have the chance to go up against their heroes of the racing and eventing worlds in a challenge at Barbury Horse Trials next month (11 July). Twenty-time...
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Countryside Alliance ‘confident’ no connection between hunt and fox cubs
The Countryside Alliance (CA) has told H&H it is “confident” that there is no connection between the Middleton Hunt and video footage of fox cubs being found in a barn in North Yorkshire. A man was...
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16 riders reach the point of no return [PICS]
Mid Herts Show 28.07.13 After being asked to leave the ring a competitor parts company with his mount FALL FALLING REAR REARING THRILLS AND SPILLSWe’ve all been there — one minute you’re enjoying the...
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