Catherine Austen
Hunting editor
A St Andrews’ graduate, Catherine joined Horse & Hound in 2002 and stayed for 11 years in a variety of roles until she went freelance in June 2013. She rejoined the team part-time in November 2016 as hunting editor. She pretty much lives on the hunting field or at the racecourse, but also loves eventing, as a journalist, press officer and competitor. She was H&H’s sole accredited journalist at the London Olympic Games and has reported from major race meetings and eventing, showjumping and dressage championships and shows round the world, and has hunted all over Britain and Ireland.
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Long-serving hunt staff step down from their roles, while others are on the move *H&H Plus*
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No horses, just wonderful hounds: why everyone should experience Fell hunting *H&H Plus*
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Charge over leaked webinars ‘will fail’, hunting bosses believe *H&H Plus*
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‘We want our horses to be the nicest at an event’: how business is booming for these young horse producers *H&H Plus*
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Meet adventure race organiser Tom Morgan: ‘I swore I would never have a proper job’ *H&H Plus*
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‘We had one of those magic days’: meet Ireland’s hunting linchpin *H&H Plus*
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‘Mourn, but no tears’: the final resting places of hunting heroes *H&H Plus*
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David Bass: the vegan National Hunt jockey with strong political views who is bang in form *H&H Plus*
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A proper cracker: a pre-lockdown day out with the North Cotswold *H&H Plus*
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Your hunter is fit and raring to go, but what to do now we’re in lockdown? H&H investigates... *H&H Plus*
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#Throwback: when Carl Hester took Liverpool dressage crown on Nip Tuck
In the week that is historically the week of the Liverpool International Horse Show, we take a trip down memory lane to last year’s action, when the master of British dressage posted another impressive win on his Olympic partner Nip Tuck
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6 wonderful hunting tales of Christmas past...
We asked our H&H hunting writers and columnists for their best memories of hunting over Christmas. Here are our favourites...
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Pytchley huntsman to move packs after 10 years: ‘I am looking for a new challenge’ *H&H Plus*
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Leaked webinars were promoting legal trail-hunting
The webinars “clearly dealt with the operation and promotion of legal trail-hunting and managing animal rights activism”
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Legends of the sport: Mark Todd’s diminutive star, Charisma *H&H Plus*
This “feisty, fiery” yet diminutive horse won consecutive Olympic golds under New Zealand’s Mark Todd. Catherine Austen finds out more about the headstrong eventer with “limitless stamina”
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Hunting field characters: The types of horses you’ll meet out hunting *H&H Plus*
From the statuesque secretary’s mount to the infallible hireling, there are some horses you meet no matter which pack you’re out with, says Catherine Austen
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Public Boxing Day meets cancelled, but Covid-secure trail-hunting continues
“Hunts are taking the responsible step of moving their Boxing Day hunting activities away from public spaces this year”
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Hunter of a lifetime: ‘Gentle giant’ Talbot *H&H Plus*
Diana Ralph MFH’s showjumping-bred “gentle giant” has endless scope and is happiest leading the field
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Hunter of a lifetime: ‘Rodeoing nutter’ Kitkat *H&H Plus*
Joint-secretary of the Crawley and Horsham Jammy Taylor sings the praises of her “rodeoing nutter”