Kempton Estate SHROPSHIRE
“The shoot comprises 1,500 acres that are home to a number of wooded valleys and rolling fields.”
How often have you awoken on the morning of a shoot day to find the unpleasant weather from the previous night hasn’t quite subsided? On the television, forecasters are resigned, warning you that even though things aren’t going to get any worse, for an added sharp knee to the thigh, your destination is in the middle of an endless shot pattern of intermittent rain and wind that is only due to clear the area around the same time the horn on the last drive will sound. Is your first thought to try and catch your sinking heart as the prospect of standing in the blustery drizzle plays out in your mind, or do think beyond your muzzle and wonder how your host and his or her team are going to handle the day? How good is their contingency planning and are they
