A swap from four legs to four wheels doesn’t go well for Tessa Waugh , after a rookie error leaves her quad bike stuck in a verge, much to the amusement and disparagement of onlookers

With autumn hunting nearly over, Tessa Waugh is sad to see it go, but a house full of beagling teenagers needing constant food provides a welcome, if demanding, diversion

Attendance may be waning at race meetings, but the latest Cheltenham Racecourse CEO has solutions. Guy Lavender discusses Festival tweaks and the magic of horses with Kate Johnson

SARAH DITUM

I WAS lonely. Papa was a preacher and we lived and travelled in a painted wooden wagon, pulled by Jessie, a large and docile shire horse. We had few possessions; there was no room for what Papa called

From Friesians to former racehorses, natives to draughts, partnerships of every type showed what dedication and good training can achieve