Heythrop’s former huntsman retires
Heythrop kennel-huntsman Julian Barnfield is retiring from hunt service.
In a statement, the hunt said that after 21 seasons as a professional huntsman, Mr Barnfield had not enjoyed his new position as kennel-huntsman and was leaving immediately, by mutual agreement.
It continued: “Julian and the Heythrop will continue vigorously to combat the charges that have been laid against him and others by the RSPCA.”
This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (1 November 2012)
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Flora Watkins spent several years working for BBC News before moving into print, first as a staffer at Horse & Hound, before going freelance.