Forty-four years ago three young boys were walking home across some local farm land on a spring afternoon. They’d been in the wood looking for birds nests but were now heading across the front field, towards where a bridge crossed the brook so they could get on the lane that led to the village. One…
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Gone Away
With the season ended and the shows just beginning I took a short trip to one of our local hunt countries, the Sennybridge, always one of the first, and best, of the season. It was a beautiful day and a real pleasure just to be driving there through outstanding countryside. Though it was a Bank…
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Both sides of the hedge
In reply to Barbara Ashton and concerning my previous article, first of all could I say that if everyone who had ever ventured onto land with dogs where they did not have permission were to stop writing in to this magazine, it would most likely fold due to lack of input! Secondly, I, like some…
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Speed
The muscles in the dog’s back rippled as it banged his front feet into the turf. It then thrust off with its powerful back legs. These legs were precision pistons and within two seconds this beautifully muscled, jet black dog was at full speed. And what a speed. Its legs were a blur and each…
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November / December 2018 Articles
This month’s issue feature two articles Concern for the Hare written by Mark Brennan I have been hearing from a lot of lads that the rabbit numbers are down, especially in the English countryside, but not so up north where I believe numbers are doing well. The Hare also seems to be low where once…
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