Hunting people with grey horses — and those who may help them — regularly sacrifice hours of their lives before a meet using various methods and/or products to try to prevent stable stains or marks from ruining their otherwise immaculate turnout. And these pictures prove it’s worth the effort…
Here are some spectacular greys — of varying shades — seen out on the hunting field
Dunston Harriers Hunt
Exchanging wisdom: two immaculate greys ridden by Albi Mann and Dunston Harriers chairman Brian King
(Image credit: Trevor Meeks)
Exchanging wisdom: two immaculate greys ridden by Albi Mann and Dunston Harriers chairman Brian King.
Taunton Vale Harriers
H&H hunting correspondent Rebecca Jordan (left) alongside Nick Cooper, Ian Pinkum, Richard Gibbs, Caz Morrison and Paul Redwood during a visit to the Taunton Vale Harriers last season
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H&H hunting correspondent Rebecca Jordan (left) alongside Nick Cooper, Ian Pinkum, Richard Gibbs, Caz Morrison and Paul Redwood during a visit to the Taunton Vale Harriers last season.
Crossing Dartmoor — where a brook can come in handy for washing the worst of the mud off a grey (or a horse of any colour for that matter).
Fitzwilliam Hunt
Josh Worthington-Hayes takes on a hunt rail during a meet of the Fitzwilliam last season
(Image credit: Trevor Meeks)
Josh Worthington-Hayes takes on a hunt rail during a meet of the Fitzwilliam last season.
Crawley & Horsham
Family affair: Charlotte Bradley and her father Parke Bradley take on a fair hedge at the opening meet of the Crawley and Horsham
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Family affair: Charlotte Bradley and her father Parke Bradley take on a fair hedge at the opening meet of the Crawley and Horsham.
Crawley & Horsham
Horse & Hound: Lee Rodway's smart grey hunter keeps an eye on a Crawley and Horsham hound within the stunning grounds of Knepp Castle
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Horse & Hound: Lee Rodway’s smart grey hunter keeps an eye on a Crawley and Horsham hound within the stunning grounds of Knepp Castle.
Don’t miss all the hunting action in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine (19 November 2015), where we visit the Crawley & Horsham and the Dunston Harriers
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Polly joined the Horse & Hound team in summer 2013. A former senior master of the Bicester with Whaddon Chase, her hunting knowledge and contacts are second to none. She left Horse & Hound at the end of 2016 to join The Hunting Office.
