The happiest of days

H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen has fun at two major hound shows, and has one eye on the approaching season

WEST OF ENGLAND 7 August

One rider’s Pony Club career finishes on a high, as annual championships focus on fun and friendship

A Blencathra bitch is champion for the third year running, and there’s emotion round the ring when a Cumbria beagle takes the supreme

While the countdown to autumn trail-hunting is on for Tessa Waugh , she enjoys a day in excellent company at the local agricultural show, where her sheep wow the judges

Clive Banwell on starting afresh at 65, preparing winners from the field and overcoming adversity