Tessa Waugh

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: Red tape and risk-free rallies *H&H Plus*

The one constant amid the chaos wreaked on the Pony Club summer programme is the hawk-eyed Pony Club mum, says Tessa Waugh, as she doffs her hat to the admirable district commissioner

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: What really floats my boat *H&H Plus*

Tessa Waugh’s renovation project is clouded by her reliving the tortured relationships of her youth, but a joyful hack erases the heartbreak of absent workmen

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: Green shoots of normality *H&H Plus*

While the world continues to change, Tessa Waugh cherishes the little treats nearby that feel secret and magical – though the prospect of a socially distanced puppy show loses some of its lustre

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: Pony prices make me goggle *H&H Plus*

Tessa Waugh baulks at the going rate for 14.2hhs just as her children seem so happy on the ponies they are rapidly growing out of – and an exciting trip to Middlesbrough provides inspiration

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: Piccadilly Circus on the farm *H&H Plus*

While channelling her inner Enid Blyton farmer’s wife persona, Tessa Waugh takes a break from fruit-cake baking to ride out her holidaying horse and discovers his old habits die hard

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: I’ve become a helicopter parent *H&H Plus*

Britain’s more traditional weather returns along with the first steps towards a new normality, but nothing can dampen Tessa Waugh’s spirits as she becomes rather too involved in her kids’ riding lessons

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: They breed them tough here *H&H Plus*

The horses from down south are shivering, but the lockdown veg patch is flourishing, says Tessa Waugh, pondering if she should have been more honest with a friend seeking their first hound puppy

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: prosecco for elevenses *H&H Plus*

6 ways to get the perfect portrait painted of your horse

Having your favourite steed immortalised in a painting is up there on most horse owners’ wish lists. We find out how to go about it — and the pitfalls to avoid

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: A hound called Boris? *H&H Plus*

Tessa Waugh muses over topical options for naming hound puppies during the pandemic, while the constant need to feed the brood sends her daydreaming about her granny’s scones and brandy snaps

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: A sense of optimism *H&H Plus*

The finger is pointed at Tessa Waugh’s horse, as all the others in the holidaying herd pick up mysterious little injuries – while renovating the kennel huntsman’s cottage gives succour in troubled times

‘You need a skin like a rhino’: H&H talks to Countess Goess-Saurau MFH *H&H Plus*

From peace rallies to being wedged in a tree, Countess Goess-Saurau has learnt that an MFH’s life is certainly varied, as she tells Tessa Waugh

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: ‘I was like a demented collie’ *H&H Plus*

Even home-schooling her six-year-old is a breeze compared to helping with the sheep, finds Tessa Waugh, after a chaotic morning inadvertently disconnecting lambs from their rightful mothers

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: A new etiquette *H&H Plus*

While the housebound schoolchildren develop new enthusiasm for their ponies, Tessa Waugh finds herself thrilled and chastened by her weekly escape to the supermarket

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary *H&H Plus*

The farming season is at full tilt with youngstock arriving, as Tessa Waugh enjoys a morning herding renegade calves and channelling her inner rejoneadora

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: The new normal *H&H Plus*

While her own restrictions pale in comparison to others’ hardships, Tessa Waugh rues the days she cut the postman’s banter short as she yearns for just 10 minutes of idle chatter

Goodnight — Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary *H&H Plus*

Life in one of Britain’s most sparsely populated counties is always an exercise in social isolation, but Tessa Waugh comes to terms with the ongoing effects of the global health crisis

All in a day’s work: The equestrian volunteer *H&H Plus*

Teaching and “giving back” to organisations like the Pony Club has been a way of life for point-to-point trainer Doreen Calder

Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: A roll-up on the go *H&H Plus*

Some people are just natural horsemen, says Tessa Waugh, as an old friend joins her for a day’s hunting and proves as (irritatingly) brilliant as ever – rocking an Edwardian nagsman look

Goodnight — Tessa Waugh's hunting diary: We must be mad *H&H Plus*

Best-laid plans are scuppered, but the hardy few who brave the sleet are rewarded with a great day – while Tessa Waugh’s mother provides the gold standard in plucky perseverance