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THIS weekend brings the curtain down on a short but sweet season on the Yorkshire circuit as this year due to Covid the Zetland and Cleveland Hunts will hold a joint meeting at Witton Castle. Meetings will continue up and down the country until early June, including a meeting at Hexham two weeks this weekend. A healthy number of entries have been received with the first race starting at 2pm and watering will commence on Thursday where necessary. The meeting will be held behind closed doors, therefore no public will be permitted to attend. The first race is a Conditions race for horses that have not won under rules or in open company for the last two seasons. Argot is a former course winner and was an easy winner last time at Shelfield Park, but is best suited to easy trips. Caviar d Allen was third in a very hot race at Garthorpe recently and still looks on the upgrade, Dressedforsuccess was a restricted winner last time but this would take a career best, whils ....
Horse & Hound Trending: In this week’s Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday, 22 April, we bring you our vet special, which includes a guide to box rest, keeping a veteran active for longer and more. We also bring you an interview with German Tokyo hopeful Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and more. You can also read veterinary advice on why even forage and grass can contribute to an excess of sugar in horses’ diets and what to do if a hunting accident happens. We also have reports from eventing, showing, dressage, point-to-pointing, racing and showjumping. News Obituaries for John Parker and Rebecca Bastiman ....