The last hurrah! Celebrating another successful hunting season in pictures

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A Brecon and Talybont hound gets blasted by the wind
(Image credit: www.sarahfarnsworth.co.uk)

From walls to ditches and banks to rivers, we take a look back at some of the different hunt countries covered during the H&H hunting correspondents' visits to different packs in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland during the 2015/16 season

George Brewer and Rachel Newenham make light of an East Essex drain
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

George Brewer and Rachel Newenham make light of an East Essex drain

A follower of the West Somerset Vale has to sit tight over a hunt rail
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A follower of the West Somerset Vale has to sit tight over a hunt rail

Suffolk Hunt joint-master Lady Henniker-Major chats to one of the meet hosts Roy Barker and supporter Dennis Dyball
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

Suffolk Hunt joint-master Lady Henniker-Major chats to one of the meet hosts Roy Barker and supporter Dennis Dyball

Amy Bennett’s horse enjoys a splash while crossing the river Arrow in the Radnor and West Hereford country
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Amy Bennett’s horse enjoys a splash while crossing the river Arrow in the Radnor and West Hereford country

Alex Bown tackles a decent hedge wth gusto during a day with the South Notts Hunt from their meet in Locko Park
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

Alex Bown tackles a decent hedge wth gusto during a day with the South Notts Hunt from their meet in Locko Park

Whipper-in Elliot Stokes stylishly jumps a Quorn hedge
(Image credit: Trevor Meeks)

Whipper-in Elliot Stokes stylishly jumps a Quorn hedge

Lauderdale master and hunstman Tim Coulson looks like he is jumping an invisible fence however if you look closely you can see there is a ditch
(Image credit: John Grossick Photography)

Lauderdale master and hunstman Tim Coulson looks like he is jumping an invisible fence however if you look closely you can see there is a ditch

James Rath pops over a bank in Ireland during a day with the Killinick Harriers
(Image credit: Tommy Sinnott)

James Rath pops over a bank in Ireland during a day with the Killinick Harriers

There is no fear of touching this Co Galway wall for point-to-point jockey William McMahon
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There is no fear of touching this Co Galway wall for point-to-point jockey William McMahon

Stuart Hammond flies through the air out with the East Cornwall
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Stuart Hammond flies through the air out with the East Cornwall

Jane Cook and Nick Roper-Caldbeck give a Dumfriesshire and Stewartry hound a helping hand in the swollen burn
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Jane Cook and Nick Roper-Caldbeck give a Dumfriesshire and Stewartry hound a helping hand in the swollen burn

Capt Ian Farquhar MFH out on foot following the Duke of Beaufort’s hounds where he has been a master since 1985
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Capt Ian Farquhar MFH out on foot following the Duke of Beaufort’s hounds where he has been a master since 1985

Morwenna Wannell stylishly negotiates a bank in the Cury country
(Image credit: © Hamish Mitchell 2016)

Morwenna Wannell stylishly negotiates a bank in the Cury country

Emily Letts, Annabel Wailes-Fairbairn and Harriet Duxbury enjoy a sociable moment with the College Valley and North Northumberland
(Image credit: John Grossick Photography)

Emily Letts, Annabel Wailes-Fairbairn and Harriet Duxbury enjoy a sociable moment with the College Valley and North Northumberland

It was the end of an era for the Chipstable Hunt as we visit on their last ever day, however the day was celebrated in great style
(Image credit: © Hamish Mitchell 2016)

It was the end of an era for the Chipstable Hunt as we visit on their last ever day, however the day was celebrated in great style

A Brecon and Talybont hound gets blasted by the wind
(Image credit: www.sarahfarnsworth.co.uk)

A Brecon and Talybont hound gets blasted by the wind

Dr Nigel Taylor getting a bit of help from David Guilding following an unscheduled dismount out with the Berkeley
(Image credit: © Hamish Mitchell 2016)

Dr Nigel Taylor getting a bit of help from David Guilding following an unscheduled dismount out with the Berkeley

Things don’t quite go to plan for the countrymen following the Albrighton and Woodland Hunt
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

Things don’t quite go to plan for the countrymen following the Albrighton and Woodland Hunt

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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.