A rare breed

The Ibizan Hound is a slim and agile sighthound with a fascinating story containing both Egyptian royalties and the Balearic Islands. The narrow and sleek outline of the Ibizan Hound can be seen depic

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh

In our ongoing series for dog-lovers, we celebrate another of Britain’s best-loved breeds

It’s 9pm in late april in an area of the Isle of Man known as the Ballaugh Curragh, and a most unusual nocturnal migration is taking place. As darkness descends on a 2km² area of wet woodland, an esti

D o you remember cecil the lion, the bold, wild and archetypally handsome big cat at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park? With a glorious flowing mane and a royal swagger, Cecil was the star attraction at

“No gate is too big” for this veteran hunt horse, who is king of the yard and “does what he wants to” – as long as it doesn’t involve pigs