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Were you out with the Ledbury or Puckeridge? [PICTURES]


  • Were you out recently with either the Ledbury or Puckeridge when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the gallery below to see if you were spotted by our photographers.

    The Ledbury

    The Ledbury hedge country is notorious and the pack has a reputation of being one that goes and performs. The country lies in Hereford, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, covering 35 miles north to south and 16 miles east to west. It is adjoined by the North Herefordshire, North Ledbury, Croome and West Warwickshire, the Cotswold Vale Farmers and the Berkeley. Hounds have hunted the area around Ledbury on the Hereford for over 300 years.

    Pictures by Sarah Farnsworth

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Lala Phillips looks like she might have taken a tumble earlier in the day…

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    The field enjoys bright skies

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Going, going… Louise Daly takes a tumble

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Matthew Ainsworth and Lady Jayne Porchester pose for the camera

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Chris Martyn-Smith is on flying form

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Start them young: Lavinia Westlake with daughter Caroline and Sarah and Henry Bowness

    Ledbury Hunt 05 12 2014
    Caroline Twiston-Davies crosses the country in style

    The Puckeridge

    A ditch, arable and grass country, the hunt covers 19 miles north to south and 22 miles east to west in Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Dating back to 1725, the Puckeridge was once amalgamated with the Newmarket and Thurlow to form the Puckeridge and Thurlow, but the union was dissolved in 1992 and the Puckeridge reverted to its old boundaries.

    Pictures by Peter Nixon

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    The Puckeridge welcomes a good turnout of subscribers and visitors

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    Master and fieldmaster Tim Vestey

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    Miriam Weidman-Smith gets muddy

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    Huntsman and master Luke Neale

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    The smartly turned-out field

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    Jemima and Susannah Morris

    Puckeridge Hunt 06 12 2014
    Hena and Charlie Knott

    Don’t miss our full reports from both packs in the 8 January issue of Horse & Hound magazine

    To see the full range of pictures taken by our photographer, visit www.horseandhound.co.uk/galleries

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