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Winter preparation paid dividends with confident step-ups, big scores and emerging talent delivered across the levels

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With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

Jake Saywell tops an A-list grand prix field and a striking appaloosa hits flying form with her new rider