KIMBLEWICK
5 November
THE KIMBLEWICK
WITH a country that stretches an area the size of Cornwall, the Kimblewick is made up of five packs which have amalgamated over the years. The 45½ couple of hounds are mainly modern English, with Heythrop and VWH lines, augmented by a few old English brought from the Barlow by the huntsman this season. They're housed in the village that gives the hunt its name.
Masters: Chris Austin, Jane Vowles, Jackie Howard Jones, Gaby Bull, Philippa Sheppard and Frances Fowler
Huntsman: Aidan Beaney
Whipper-in: Edward Clews
Countryman: Jamie Hughes
Stud groom: Emily Garfield
Groom: Catrin Evans
Secretary: Laura Heard
Chairman: Bob Baskerville kimblewickhunt.co.uk
Kimblewick, Buckinghamshire
A SIGN of a good day as a hunting correspondent is never having time to take your notebook out. Such was a recent Saturday with the Kimblewick, when the six finalists of the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Racing to Hunting Challenge convened from all over the country to prove that a retired racehorse can be not an