As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 1950s RACING PIONEER

Independent nutritionist Clare MacLeod on transforming laminitics’ lives, helping old horses feel good and not feeding sausage rolls

Winter mud is something all British horse owners must endure. Thankfully there are plenty of practical ways to keep our paddocks from becoming a mud bath, discovers Catherine Waterfall

It’s not easy bringing a string of horses in from the field solo at the best of times – let alone when frost lies thick and the yard resembles an ice rink. Tessa Waugh gets her lead ropes in a twist

Vets, doctors and volunteers all play a part in helping point-to-points run safely. Euan Laidlaw MRCVS outlines how they do so