‘hunting gives me a great thrill’

The HH wins the doghound championship for the first time, while the Beaufort claim a 60th title

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

A rider returns triumphant after 11 years away, two champions reclaim their titles and a Highland pony father and son go head-to-head in the ring

Robert Blane on the value of the B test, a late foray into point-to-pointing and how endurance teaches key life skills

A newer face mixes it with team riders at Aston-le-Walls’ bumper advanced fixture and a home-bred part-New Forest wins at Portman

Despite shying at “anything and everything”, this field master’s horse is “proper hunter” and a brilliant jumper