Newcomers to hunting will find many of their questions answered in a new free leaflet from the Countryside Alliance.
The pocket-sized document addresses typical issues for first-timers, such as etiquette and turn-out, and gives top tips to help people enjoy their first experience in the hunting field. It is suitable for adults and children.
CA spokesperson Henrietta Rutgers said: “Attending a meet for the first time can be a daunting experience, but need not be with a bit of prior information.
“Our new document aims to encourage people to try hunting as well as giving them peace of mind by answering some essential questions such as, ‘Will hunting suit me as I don’t like leaving the ground?’ and ‘Can I still go hunting if I don’t have a horse?’”
The leaflet will be launched at the CA stand at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (7-11 May), or as a PDF at www.countryside-alliance.org, alongside the previously published booklet aimed specifically for children, An Introduction to Foxhunting.
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Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.
