Horse & Hound

Hunting field characters

OAKLEY, the whipper- in’s horse, is more like a hare than a horse. He has no topline to his flea-bitten grey neck at all – emphasised by his hogged mane – but a set of hindquarters of which Kim Kardashian would be proud. This is because he spends most of the day going from 0 to 60 as his eager young rider dashes from one place to another, trying to be in the right place at the right time and therefore avoid another explosion of fury from the huntsman.

Oakley, who would beat Usain

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound3 min read
Marseille Is Très Bon
AL SHIRA'AA HICKSTEAD DERBY MEETING National championships TWO years after she was badly injured in a fall, Laura Renwick is back and as good as ever. She came third and fourth in the six-year-old final, on NFS Top Gun and Top Star C respectively, an
Horse & Hound1 min read
“She Just Took Off”
ROYAL ASCOT winners don't come easy but the Aidan O'Brien-trained Frankel filly Bedtime Story (Ryan Moore) drew a scorching nine-and-a-half lengths clear of her rivals (pictured) to land Saturday's listed Chesham Stakes. She and her equally exciting
Horse & Hound1 min read
Funnell's Famous Five
Edited by Eleanor Jones Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ WILLIAM FUNNELL is now officially the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby GOAT (greatest of all time), having won a record-breaking fifth titl

Related Books & Audiobooks