12 ways trail hunting can help your horse

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West Percy huntsman George Trotter blows for hounds WEST PERCY Hunt at Glanton 1/11/14 Photograph by John Grossick 0771 046 1723
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Simon Lawrance, MFH, five-star event rider and UKCC Level 3 coach shares his thoughts on how trail hunting can help your horse’s training.

1. Trail hunting is excellent for horses that have got sour in competition or training and need sweetening up.

Catherine Austen
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.