Highworth 6th Dec 2006

A small, select field met for the mid-week meet at Common Farm. Essentially the same lines were used as on the earlier Sunday meet (19th Nov), omitting the line over the even higher river - a lake had formed in the area we had used to hold hounds at the end of the second line. Ian Balding took up the mantle of fieldmaster and, despite his usual exhortation to the field to be sure to gallop on at the hedges, fell foul of the ditch on landing at the first hedge to be tackled! His main embarrassment was the requirement of a leg up which, with Ian's luck, was provided by the most attractive lady in the field (she was riding a small polo pony)! Despite the wetness ground, all the lines rode well and these lovely hedges provided their usual thrill.