Whistle while you work

Tubby little bundles of joy, guide-dog puppies may be irresistibly sweet, but they’ve been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties, discovers Katy Birchall

Sharon Thomas on the appeal of local shows, an ill-timed back flip, the joyful chaos of entertaining children – and smuggled dogs

While performance on the hunting field is everything, the summer prizes on the flags are also hotly contested. Andrew Sallis gets some expert insight

I’VE long been fascinated by Shetland and its rich nature, culture and diminutive breeds of native farm livestock. As travel becomes more difficult and an urgent need to minimise taking to the air, we

One paragraph in Nicola Chester’s article in your May issue struck a chord with me: “a dog in our charge shouldn’t approach, jump up or chase anybody or anything”. Having been knocked down by a lively

Tessa Waugh introduces her hunting husband to the “foreign” experience of an international horse trials, where a glamorous lunch party warms his initial froideur