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'Stunning debut' for Robinson

An amateur jockey having her first hunt race ride takes the Melton Hunt Club Ride in great style

Up and running

H&H's hunting editor Catherine Austen's fraying nerves - and temper - are remedied by finally getting the season proper underway

A vet's view

Grass sickness is harrowing for both horse and owner, including for vets. Liz Richardson MRCVS details her experience when her own horse was afflicted

Diego V

Lewis Carrier's first horse has taken him from young riders up to grand prix. Oscar Williams meets him

Grooms' liaison

Jenny Ellis on giving the London International grooms a good party to thank them for their work, travelling the world with It's Otto and pot-hunting on a puissance star

Vaughan breaks his duck with a treble

A young jockey gets his career off to a strong start, and a change of lifestyle gives one runner a new zest for racing

'The pressure was immense'

The 2023 LGCT season draws to a glittering conclusion where the stakes soar sky high and a flying Frenchman is crowned

'That showed true courage'

Stage Star battles back from a juddering error at the last to win the Paddy Power Gold Cup, while Jonbon makes a spring-heeled return

Sefton

The Household Cavalry horse that survived the IRA bombing in Hyde Park became a symbol of defiance, whose extraordinary character was hewn in his early years. Bernard Bale charts his story

Access all areas Danielle Heath

The showing producer is still floating on air after lifting her first HOYS supreme title in October. Alex Robinson meets Danielle and her team of stars

Terra incognita

Two Irish packs have amalgamated - and a visit for the Muskerry into the United country ends with a good hunt

Jimmy

Bo Wilson's unstoppable grey \"got her the gig\" as a joint-master at the Pytchley and loves to lead huge fields

Fuel for the field

Whether for Dutch courage or a warming glug on a winter's day, the secret ingredients poured into certain hip flasks are coveted across the country. Netia Walker discovers some of the best cocktails

BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS

A closer look at the smallbut-mighty animals that must travel vast distances to survive

CRUISE CONTROL

As more people are drawn to experience the frozen frontiers, can tourism to the seventh continent be a good thing for nature?

Ancient woodland still at risk from HS2

Scrapping the northern phase has spared some sites, but woodlands and reserves remain under threat

Britain's wildlife crisis

Recent State of Nature report warns that one in six species in the UK are at risk of extinction

Suprisingly smart jellies

Caribbean box jellyfish reveal advanced learning despite having no brain

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES - REINDEER

Lucy Cooke explains why the females of this Christmas icon have antlers too

MEET THE VOLUNTEER - Keith Dobell

The retiree cares for a park, an old railway track and a wood in his home county of Northamptonshire

Restoring the Galápagos

Twelve locally extinct species are set to be reintroduced to Floreana Island, following the removal of invasive mammals

Put on your winter coat

As the days become shorter, mountain hares cloak themselves in a ghostly white camouflage

GILLIAN BURKE

\"Is the Paris Agreement honeymoon well and truly over?\"

LET'S GET TOGETHER - ROOSTING PIED WAGTAILS

Remember to look up this Christmas to enjoy gangs of pied wags' gathered in the trees

Ocean superheroes

Release of 10.000 oysters in North East England promises to improve water quality and marine life

MOUNTAIN MISSION

Canada lynx and wolverines are secretive creatures, but dedicated scientists in Montana are tracking them to inform conservation

COWS COME HOME

Tauros are the closest thing to the extinct aurochs. And they are coming to the UK.

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Giant panda

Cuddly-looking with highly distinctive black-and-white fur and dark ‘spectacles’, the giant panda – often referred to simply as the panda – is an undeniably popular and much-loved bear, both the national animal of China and, of course, the iconic logo of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Old-age benefits

If you can't or won't sell a treasured older horse, but are happy to be transparent, lay ground rules and communicate often, loaning can be a dream solution for those in want of a horse, finds Lucy Higginson

Farmers urged to beware, take action and be vigilant for new strain of Bluetongue virus

Following reports of a new strain of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) emerging and spreading rapidly in the Netherlands, there is increasing concern about the situation and its proximity to the UK.