There's actually a lot to like about winter — hunting, racing, warm baths after a freezing hack... But unless you're verging on mad, mud is not one of them. Whether you are the owner of a grey, take a tumble out hunting or have a You've Been Framed! moment getting stuck trying to catch your horse, it will have haunted you one way or another this winter. And all you can do is Keep Calm And...
Grey horse problems
Ah yes, now you remember why you dithered over buying a grey
A bit of mud isn’t going to dampen a Grand National victory
Rule The World and David Mullins clinch the 2016 Grand National title at Aintree
Muddy McCoy
AP McCoy certainly experienced his fair share of mud during his race-riding career, pictured here at Chepstow
The dreaded gatewaysStandby for some comedy falls as you chase your horse around the field
Standby for some comedy falls as you chase your horse around the field this winter
I’ve got this… Percy Hunt 09.02.13 TOM FAIRFAX FALLS IN MUD Percy follower Tom Fairfax scrambles back to his feet TREV’S 66TH BIRTHDAY!!!
Mud? What mud?
This Beaufort hound can't see what all the fuss is about
Evan Jobling Purser afetr fall mud muddy Time to get busy with a stiff brush
Grey or bay?
Grafite and Charlie Poste after a muddy afternoon at Haydock
In disguise
You'd be for given for thinking these York & Ainsty South hounds were black Labs...
Not quite show ring ready…
Things get a little muddy at the Royal Welsh Show in 2009
All in the name of a good day out
A Quorn follower kicks on after a muddy fall
Happy grooming
Lukasz Kazmierczak's ride Ostler gets a good coating at Burnham Market in 2011
