Hunts take stock after general election result
Hunting supporters are disappointed but not demoralised by the lack of a clear majority for the Conservative Party.
Hunts are taking stock of their situation, encouraged that many of their adversaries have been ousted, and making plans for a future that holds no immediate prospect of repeal.
Read reaction from Grafton huntsman Mick Wills, former Worcester master John Griffiths, Duke of Beaufort’s joint master Capt Ian Farquhar, Quorn joint master Tim Hercock and Heythrop huntsman Julian Barnfield, plus a pick of the election results, in Horse & Hound (13 May, 2010)
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.