Horse & Hound

Once more unto the breach

IF you’re a hunting person, do you recognise the man in the pictures that illustrate this article? You might not; he’s not a celebrated former amateur huntsman, like the predecessors in his role.

But you should - and you should pay attention to what he says, because Olly Hughes is the managing director of the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA). Essentially, he runs hunting.

Olly came to the newly formed BHSA from polo. As deputy chief executive of the Hurlingham Polo Association and prior to that director of polo at the Beaufort Polo Club, he had a background in sport regulation,

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