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Councillors in Cornwall have acted decisively to express their support for the continuation of a lawful activity taking place on council-owned land. During a meeting of the council, a petition which proposed to ban trail hunting on council-owned land was discussed. The debate was triggered after an online petition was submitted to the council calling for...

Mary Crane, representing the Norfolk Hunt and her ex-chaser Forever Bernardini were the winners at the 2021 North American Field Hunter Championships where this pair won both the Dr. Mathew MacKay-Smith Trophy for the highest placing Thoroughbred as well as the Reserve Championship of the 2021 Theodora A. Randolph Field Hunter Championship Finals held recently...

The announcement from the MFHA which recognised the need for change in the governance of hunting is very welcome. With hunting, as ever, under considerable scrutiny, this news has also been well received by the wider hunting community. MFHA Chairman Andrew Osborne, who took on the role in May this year, is a former master...

The Private Members Anti Hunting Bill was debated in Stormont on Monday 6th December The Bill was defeated as 45 of the votes, out of 83, were opposed to the bill, which was brought before the assembly by Alliance MLA, John Blair. The Bill was roundly criticised during its second reading with Department of Agriculture,...

In 2018  The Right Honourable Lord Bonomy was asked to undertake a review to ascertain whether the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 is providing a sufficient level of protection for wild mammals, while at the same time allowing effective and humane control of mammals. However the report did not give the answers the...

Exactly when the Belvoir Hounds were first established is not known. It is, however, probable that the occupants for the time being of the famous castle included a pack of hounds among their possessions almost from time immemorial. At any rate, we know that there were hounds at Belvoir in the reign of James 1st,...

If you are a member of the National Trust, please vote AGAINST the Member’s Resolution to ban trail hunting on Nation Trust Land at this year’s AGM. Unless you are attending the AGM in person, you MUST VOTE ONLINE BY FRIDAY 22nd OCTOBER. – Please read on to learn how to vote. Details of the resolution…

Horse in Art exhibition 2021 Opens 4th – 11th September Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm, Saturday 9.30am – 2pm (closed Sunday) At Sally Mitchell’s Fine Art Gallery, Newcastle Arms,1 Market Place, Tuxford. Neward Nottinghamshire NG220 0RN The Society is pleased to announce the opening of the  Horse in Art Exhibition 2021. Sadly the Society...

The process behind creating a unique hand-made garment can be something of a mystery. This article looks at craftsmen and women who create another essential part of our hunting life: the clothing we wear.

The latest edition of Equine Science News reveals the results of Scottish research into the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on horses, owners and people working with them. The work was conducted at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in collaboration with the Waltham Petcare Science Institute, during the lockdown restrictions imposed by the pandemic. It showed...