Shepherd’s warning

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

Middle age throws up some surprising laughs for Tessa Waugh and friends hacking home from a meet, as they grapple with “phone-based practices” usually employed by younger generations

While the countdown to autumn trail-hunting is on for Tessa Waugh , she enjoys a day in excellent company at the local agricultural show, where her sheep wow the judges

Tessa Waugh wonders whether lingering in Downton Abbey waking dreams might be more enticing than rousing two teens for autumn hunting, but finds herself pleasantly surprised

IT HAS BEEN a funny old month. Towering triumphs and crashing disasters. I am trying, like the poet says, to face them both the same, as both are temporary and both will pass. Let’s start with the goo