Founded by the Dartmoor hunting community in 1929 to reciprocate Edward, Prince of Wales’s hospitality at nearby Prince Hall, the Two Bridges Hunt Club has grown into something of an institution for those who ride to hounds on Dartmoor. The club takes its name from a moorland outpost that stands beside the old turnpike road across Dartmoor downstream of the West Dart’s confluence with the River Cowsic. Membership is limited to a hundred individuals, drawn from subscribers to the four moorland packs that hunt the 450 square miles of high, wild country between Okehampton in the north and Ivybridge in the south, together with members of the Royal Navy Saddle Club, but all must be (or perhaps must have been) capable of ‘riding the high moor’. This qualification may sound innocuous but it takes a special skill to keep in touch with hounds when they race across terrain strewn with lumps of broken granite and quaking peat bogs.
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Going over old ground
Forget modern tractors and minimum tillage - there is something glorious about the sight of farmer, horse and vintage plough in perfect harmony
Return of the natives
There is nothing as satisfying as creating a magical miniature woodland or conservation hedgerow using our native trees - and now is the best time to start.
Tagging the Cornish tunny
Enormous Atlantic bluefin tuna are once again making waves in UK waters almost a century after their showstopping appearance in the North Sea
In it for the long haul
It may have fallen out of favour at the elite level but long-format three-day eventing is still proving popular with grassroots riders
Unpicking the story of hunt buttons
These treasured tokens are bestowed only upon those who go above and beyond in service of their hunt but the rules around them can be complex
A place of tradition in the heart of town
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Don't play it by ear
Hearing loss can have a devastating impact on day-to-day life, making ear protection a non-negotiable piece of field kit
Back to base-ics
Britain's famously unpredictable climate can make staying comfortable in the field a challenge but the right under layers can be a game changer
Stand and deliver
A good stance provides the platform for shotgun marksmanship and is fundamental to consistent success in the field or breaking clays
Heaven is a High Four
A team of guns enjoy a day of the finest sport Devon has to offer, courtesy of the GWCT and a quartet of generous shoot owners