‘head and shoulders above anyone else’

In the latest of his series about great foxhunters he knew personally, Alastair Jackson tells us about Captain Brian Fanshawe, master and huntsman of several premier league packs, including the Galway Blazers and the Cottesmore

Despite shying at “anything and everything”, this field master’s horse is “proper hunter” and a brilliant jumper

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

The HH wins the doghound championship for the first time, while the Beaufort claim a 60th title

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre