Like gamblers, we keep turning up'

FOMO fear of missing out has a lot to answer for sometimes. Tessa Waugh observes that an optimistic let’s see what they do” is on occasion best ignored in favour of cutting your losses

PEOPLE say that there is no such thing as a bad day’s hunting, but I’m afraid I’m not so sure. Sometimes a less-than-exciting day can be enhanced by the people you are with, access to wonderful country on a great horse and the relaxation that comes with not being able to do or think about anything else. These things, in our increasingly manic lives, are like gold dust.

But sometimes there are days – and they don’t happen very often – when you are just not feeling it. And when the day doesn’t deliver, the sensible person cuts their losses and heads for home.