Casper Shand Kydd, Peter Bain, Holly Wilson, Richard Spencer, Henrietta McCall (Master, Field Master), Serena McCall (Sec), Steve (Groom),Daniel Cherriman (Huntsman), Ashley King, Susan King and Abby Shand outside Fawsley Hall, during the Pytchley Hunt only grey ("72 shades of grey") meet at Fawsley Hall, near Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK on 11 December 2014
Were you out recently at the Pytchley’s “grey horses only day” or with the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase when the H&H hunting correspondents paid a visit? If so, why not take a look at the pictures below to see if you were spotted by our photographers.
Pytchley
With only those on grey horses able to ride at this special meet, 72 different shades of grey horses — which were either owned or borrowed especially for the occasion — attended this spectacle that raised money for the local air ambulance.
Photos by Peter Nixon
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Rachel Telfer
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Clare Bell
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Casper Shand Kydd
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Whipper-in James Finney
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Lucy Holland, Peter Rymer and Tim Willes outside Fawsley Hall
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Annabel Pinton
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Amateur whipper-in Johnny Knowles, Lydia Cope, Pip Taylor, Grafton huntsman Mickey Wills and Andy Tutton
Casper Shand Kydd, Peter Bain, Holly Wilson, Richard Spencer, Henrietta McCall (Master, Field Master), Serena McCall (Sec), Steve (Groom),Daniel Cherriman (Huntsman), Ashley King, Susan King and Abby Shand outside Fawsley Hall, during the Pytchley Hunt only grey ("72 shades of grey") meet at Fawsley Hall, near Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK on 11 December 2014
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’72 shades of grey’: there’s an impressive turnout for this special meet
Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase
The hunt was formed as an amalgamation of the Bicester & Warden Hill and the Whaddon Chase in 1986. Their country lies in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, with their kennels in Stratton Audley, near Bicester. Patrick Martin, who has hunted these hounds since 1992, retires at the end of the season so H&H correspondent Will Cursham spent the day of our visit “on the tail of Patrick Martin”.
Photos by Sarah Farnsworth
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Eventer Izzy Taylor is mounted on a young horse for the day
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Subscriber Henry Morgan
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Successful local showjumper Lottie Tutt
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Members of the field taking on a Doddershall Park hedge
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Annabel Peebles with Susie Beecroft, one of the hunt secretaries
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The Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase field
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Huntsman Patrick Martin retires at the end of this season, having hunted these hounds since 1992
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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.
