{"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"u28R38WdMo","rid":"R7EKS5F","offerId":"OF3HQTHR122A","offerTemplateId":"OTQ347EHGCHM"}}
Trending:

Farewell to… Grove joint-master Ralph Mitchell

Horse & Hound

    • Ralph Mitchell died suddenly on Tuesday, 20 November while hunting with the Grove and Rufford. He was 69.

    He joined the mastership of the Grove and Rufford for a third time this season and was master of the Barlow from 1991-94.

    Hunt chairman Bill Eastwood said: “Ralph threw everything into [being a master], opening up long forgotten country and conjuring magical days out of minimal raw material.”

    He leaves his partner, Sally, and his son from a previous marriage, John.

    This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (29 November 2012)

    Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout major shows like London International and more with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now

    You may like...