𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗯
Opening meet - Ripplewood, Collington - 2/11/24
Towards the end of what must have been a frustrating day for hunt staff, with huntsman Will Hanson scattering hounds across a wide area of countryside, sabs found the hunt in a field behind Great Wacton Farm. Hanson headed off quickly taking the hounds, accompanied by joint master Tom Hadley who was whipping in for the day. Sabs set off after them, with one sab running on ahead, as they were heading back into an area where a fox had been seen earlier that day.
As can be seen in the video, the sab gets to a closed gate, (closed no doubt by Tom Hadley after Hanson and hounds). She goes through it, closes it again behind her and continues along the public footpath after huntsman, whipper in and hounds.
Moments later, the field led by joint master Rob Parsons, come through the gate, and as the sab turned to watch the riders pass, she realises Parsons is deliberately riding his horse at speed towards her. She steps back out of the way, saving herself from being trampled to the ground and seriously injured. Behind Parsons is another joint master Jon Rudge (also in red), the rider behind Rudge is clearly so shocked he calls out an apology to the sab.
Here is both handheld and bodycam footage from the incident showing exactly what happened.
The hunt also wrote up their version of events and posted on Facebook (see screenshot in comments) dropping Parsons in it by admitting two masters were present - Parsons can be identified by his voice as he shouts at the sab, and by his chestnut horse with distinctive white blaze which he always rides. Rudge always rides a dark brown horse. The hunt claim no one else was present - our footage shows otherwise.
Full and unedited footage from both cameras has been given to West Mercia Police.
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