Riders fear devastating path of HS2
After MPs last week approved funding to prepare the High Speed Two (HS2) rail project, the picture is becoming clearer of the destructive effect the new route will have on the equestrian community.
Numerous bridleways, 4 hunt countries and several high profile competition venues could be ripped apart by the proposed route.
For a full report on the damage HS2 would cause to the equestrian community don’t miss this week’s Horse & Hound — out today (7 November)
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Sophia Heath joined Horse & Hound in July 2013 having previously worked for the Daily Telegraph's Olympics website, CNN International and Omnisport. A Durham graduate with a Masters in journalism from City University, Sophia has evented, showjumped and hunted. Sophia left Horse & Hound in early 2015 to join an international boating website.