Festive cheer

Two views of the same country

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

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 home-bred claims a coveted first HOYS ticket, a seven-time Olympian sorts through contenders and siblings prove that they’re on form

Family ties – human and equine – are being put to the test as relations go head-to-head for glory at HOYS. Bethan Simons finds out more

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