The happiest of days

With hunting under attack in the UK, how is the sport faring in Ireland? Octavia Pollock talks to the new chairman of the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association, Pat Hayes, to find out

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

Has Britain’s summer showjumping circuit lost its way? Becky Murray investigates what its loss from local shows would mean for the sport

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

Danny and James head South West on a marvellous museum safari