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

H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen ponders the lasting impressions that influential hunting people can make on us

Tessa Waugh tries to distance herself from a fledgling romantic relationship, and while her needy steed doesn’t quite play ball and threatens to disrupt the proceedings, the lovebirds couldn’t care less

When the weather is so uninspiring, participating in a sport that gets us away from our desks and doing exercise is a blessing, says H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen

Rachel Ward, with actor husband Bryan Brown, in 1983 (below) and on her cattle farm recently (inset) Why do we think it’s acceptable to comment on someone’s looks? Seriously, if I had a quid for every

Although she might not look completely conventional, Spotty is practically perfect in every way and “knows her job”. In fact, she’s so versatile anyone can ride her