How to yard

With so much to see and do, here’s our guide to highlights at this year’s 166th show, when it returns to Harrogate at the Great Yorkshire Showground on July 8-11

Winning makes, bakes and buys inspired by summer sorties to country shows and village fêtes

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It’s not all doom and gloom, says James Walshe

One of the week’s big winners reaps an extra-special reward, another’s faith in their mount pays dividends, and a family’s breeding programme comes to the fore

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh