Why don’t all farmers love Clarkson’s Farm?
Clarkson’s Farm is back – with the finale of season four out on Prime Video today – but not everyone…
The Charlotte Dujardin whipping video is a disaster for equestrian sports
With just three days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the equestrian world…
Was the London horse rampage avoidable?
The sight of runaway military horses – one covered in blood – wasn’t what any Londoner expected to encounter on…
Conflict in the Highlands
On the face of it, a book about a woman stalking one red deer might not sound that exciting. Just…
Women on the warpath
One thing that Covid lockdown made us appreciate was the importance of being outdoors. When we were finally allowed into…
In defence of the grouse shooting exemption
At the tail end of last week, news emerged that no groups of more than six people were to be allowed…
Hare coursing gangs are terrorising the countryside
If you’re driving at dawn or at dusk in the countryside at this time of year, you might well see…
An exhibition about dogs, chosen by dogs: Dog Show reviewed
Stepping into any art gallery, the last thing you expect to be greeted by is a cacophony of barking and…
Hang on to your hat – they’re making a comeback
‘Thank goodness for racing,’ says Rachel Trevor-Morgan. She is a milliner — a hat maker — so it’s no surprise…
If you’re planning to become a racehorse trainer, here’s how to do it
With the Cheltenham Festival been and gone, all eyes are on Aintree and the Grand National. These courses feature in…
Why is the National Trust hounding hunters?
For the sound of his horn brought me from my bed/ And the cry of his hounds which he oft…
If only they could vote…
Britain’s animals would be solidly for Leave. Here’s why
New Zealand
On my first night in Christchurch, I woke at 3.32 a.m. to what felt like an explosion. My bed was…
Faroe Islands: A whale of a time
The Faroes are a wonderful place to visit, discovers Camilla Swift
Dartmoor
I’ll willingly admit that the moors of south-west England are not my natural territory. Mention the word ‘Dartmoor’ and my…
Send in the clones
The super-rich are already bringing beloved dogs and horses back to life. Soon the rest of us will be able to do it too
The lessons of exam results season
Every year without fail, as the trees start thinking about losing their leaves, the papers are full of the same…
Picnics
Strange, isn’t it, that despite having such famously terrible weather, we Brits are so fond of a picnic. It’s something…
It’s not about the fox
Ten years after the ban, why are there still hunt saboteurs?
Hunting
This time three years ago, I hadn’t jumped a single thing for almost ten years. This season, I am happily…
Horses in London
The days when horses and humans lived cheek by jowl in the capital are unarguably over. Brewers’ drays have disappeared,…
Squaring up
In Knightsbridge and Chelsea, tension simmers between Sloanes and super-rich Arabs
Points of view
Bridges aren’t necessarily something you think of as being beautiful, particularly if you consider them primarily as the means to…
Pony tales
‘The natural aids to horsemanship are the hands, the legs, the body and the voice.’ But a Thelwell pony sometimes…
Vive la différence!
‘London,’ says Jean Paul Gaultier, ‘was my vitamin. I love the freedom of London…The energy, the character, all the people…
