All eyes on the winners at the West of England hound show

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Class 11 - best two couple bitches - Dulverton West Happy, Havoc, Saffron and Ariel
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Packs showing at the West of England hound show produced some quality hounds for the judges at Honiton on 4 August. With separate rings for the foxhounds, staghounds, beagles, harriers and minkhounds there was no shortage of classes to watch and the layout of the rings made it easy to navigate easily between them in order not to miss anything.

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — It’s easy to see why Chilmark and Clifton Foot Miner & Watchman claimed victory in the best couple of doghounds class in the beagle ring
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — It’s easy to see why Chilmark and Clifton Foot Miner & Watchman claimed victory in the best couple of doghounds class in the beagle ring

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Taunton Vale Harriers took the doghound championship with their unentered class winner Battle
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Taunton Vale Harriers took the doghound championship with their unentered class winner Battle

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — VWH Latimer and Folklore claimed the honours in the class for the best couple of unentered doghounds
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — VWH Latimer and Folklore claimed the honours in the class for the best couple of unentered doghounds

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — There was a large number of spectators around all of the rings throughout the judging and they were often several rows deep during the championships
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — There was a large number of spectators around all of the rings throughout the judging and they were often several rows deep during the championships

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Ross Barrier & Barman take the best couple of doghounds during the judging of the harrier classes
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Ross Barrier & Barman take the best couple of doghounds during the judging of the harrier classes

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Nikki Hancock — one of just a handful of female huntsmen in the country — is pictured here taking the honours with Four Burrow Husky 15 in the best local entered bitch class
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Nikki Hancock — one of just a handful of female huntsmen in the country — is pictured here taking the honours with Four Burrow Husky 15 in the best local entered bitch class

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Eton College Whatnot with Whitby and Willow land the spoils in the brood beagle bitch and progeny class
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Eton College Whatnot with Whitby and Willow land the spoils in the brood beagle bitch and progeny class

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire were one of three packs competing in the minkhound classes
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire were one of three packs competing in the minkhound classes

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — There were some popular victories for the Dulverton West who enjoyed success throughout the day, seen here winning the two couple of bitch hounds class with Happy, Havoc, Saffron and Ariel
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — There were some popular victories for the Dulverton West who enjoyed success throughout the day, seen here winning the two couple of bitch hounds class with Happy, Havoc, Saffron and Ariel

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Devon and Somerset Staghounds took the doghound championship with their entered class winner Lawyer 15
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — The Devon and Somerset Staghounds took the doghound championship with their entered class winner Lawyer 15

West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Thirteen packs of beagles were put in front of the judges, with both championships being awarded to the Derby, Notts and Staffs
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West of England Hound Show 2016 Honiton — Thirteen packs of beagles were put in front of the judges, with both championships being awarded to the Derby, Notts and Staffs

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Polly Portwin
Polly Portwin
Hunting editor

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.