With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

The King and Queen have been enjoying some holiday time in Scotland, but all the Palace talk is of a spring tour to the USA. After the welcome announcement late last year that His Majesty could scale

Emily Routledge and Cindy Llewellyn have paid tribute to the small horse with a big heart, who has died, aged 29

Although I realise that it is a favourite pastime among historians, particularly the British, to demonstrate that our idols have feet of clay, I must protest at the inclusion of Winston Churchill in t

Exceptionally athletic and a supreme trier, this sensitive character met his ideal match in Oliver Townend. Catherine Austen charts the career of one of the greatest partnerships in eventing history

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