‘real old irish hunting’

David Barker’s skills as a horseman were equalled by his proficiency when carrying the horn, Alastair Jackson explains in the latest of his series about great huntsmen he knew personally

Can you hunt hounds and race-ride? How compatible are the two sports – and can you fit both in? Tessa Waugh finds out

Two views of the same country

D aylight, soft and grey, spreads into the ...

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

A well-educated hunter is a delight to ride – but it’s not something that happens by magic, explains Andrew Sallis