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

Two views of the same country

A well-educated hunter is a delight to ride – but it’s not something that happens by magic, explains Andrew Sallis

Her lifelong passion for dogs and horses has shaped her career and lifestyle – and now it has led to her first grown-up novel. So what else lies ahead for the unstoppable Clare Balding?

● In the arena of storytelling, there’s power ...

The Boekelo designer Adrian Ditcham on watching horses jump, paint pantones and dreaming up a Burghley track