[pendy]

I don't think any member of the Countryside Alliance has ever thrown bent nails under a horse's hooves, or strung chicken wire between two trees at a rider's neck height, both of which I know have happened. A lot of jobs are involved in hunting, more than most people realise. You can't go ratting with a terrier anymore, either - so it's not just some elite who suffer. The idea that hunting is a "posh" sport is one which a visit to any hunt would dispel. Any takers?