This is the annual Melton Hunt Club Ride preview 2023. The Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023 is hosted by the Belvoir Hunt at Long Clawson. The course starts in a southerly direction, just West of Canal Lane. After a brief loop the course continues North towards Hose Thorns, where the course cross Canal Lane before […]
This year’s Cottesmore Scurry course makes the most of the famous Cottesmore Hunt Tuesday Country around the village of Braunston on the Rutland/Leicestershire border. The main race begins at 12 noon and covers approximately three miles. First past the post wins. The Foxhunter will start shortly afterwards and will cover approximately two and a half […]
A well-known Doctor who worked at equestrian events all over the country, from Championships to Pony Club events, once referred to Team Chasing as "a special kind of crazy". As a sport, it certainly attracts a unique crowd of adrenalin junkies, who travel far and wide every weekend, to get their fix. The Belvoir's annual […]
The Melton Hunt Club Ride is an unusual event. There is a prescribed starting gate and a matching set of flags at the finish. In between there are markers, some of which must be left to the left, some to the right. Besides these restrictions it is up to the riders to choose their route […]
For the first time in in recent years the Belvoir Hunt Ball was held in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, in February, having previously been held in mid-Summer, in a marquee at the kennels, on the Estate. The Grade 1 listed castle is the ancestral home to the Dukes of Rutland and sits in of 15,000 acres. […]
I was recently approached by Samantha Finnemore, a Rutland-based veterinary physiotherapist, looking to revamp her web site and add new content. She was keen to commission me to produce both video and still photography of her at work, with horses and dogs. Sammy was keen to use a realistic working environment for the shoot, and […]
