‘i still have to pinch myself ’

In the latest of his series about great foxhunters he knew personally, Alastair Jackson tells us about Captain Brian Fanshawe, master and huntsman of several premier league packs, including the Galway Blazers and the Cottesmore

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

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

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

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

Mark Bycroft on why 20% of his work is about putting horses down and 80% is dealing with their owners’ grief