In the latest of his occasional series on greatest huntsmen he knew personally, Alastair Jackson recounts the life of the popular Sidney Bailey, who hunted the VWH for four decades

No horse to look after, a multi-generational community, great exercise and it costs peanuts. Tessa Waugh extols the joy of hunting with the “jelly dogs”

HIGHLIGHTS 15–19 October

Samantha’s amazing guide dog Bailey led her to love…

It’s time for new beginnings in Tessa Waugh’s circle, as a friend finds a new steed with witchy approval and son Alec casts off his L-plates, sparking memories of her rockstar driving instructor

Clare King achieves a lifetime ambition by winning the most famous of all hunt races