As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

It’s not easy bringing a string of horses in from the field solo at the best of times – let alone when frost lies thick and the yard resembles an ice rink. Tessa Waugh gets her lead ropes in a twist

Tessa Waugh tries to distance herself from a fledgling romantic relationship, and while her needy steed doesn’t quite play ball and threatens to disrupt the proceedings, the lovebirds couldn’t care less

My hog haven is my latest prickly passion

As winter trudges on, Tessa Waugh taps into self-improvement, and finds that trail-hunting ticks all the boxes for fitness, youthful beauty and mental health without stepping anywhere near a salon

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!