Seavington

CONCERNS over the safety of a road near Ilminster were raised by Seavington Parish Council for more than a year before a man was killed there last week. The parish council has lobbied Somerset County Council via email and letters since February 2015 ...

Culverwell would have been second but for his rider unseating at the last at the Seavington meeting and both Flow With Eve, fourth at the previous meeting and Murifield, second at the Cotley meeting, all come into consideration. Of the others, Petite ...

TWO riders in particular had a day to remember at the Seavington point-to-point as Ben Godfrey and Mick Boyce rode their first ever winners. Sandwiched in between their victories was a first five-timer for Dorset trainer Jack Barber and a four-timer ...

PONY racing and point-to-pointing are all in a day's work for teenage jockey Ben Godfrey. The 16-year-old made history by riding in a pony race before switching colours and winning his debut ride in the Hunt Members' race at Seavington Hunt point-to-point.

THE first of two meetings to be held at Littlewindsor, on the Somerset/Dorset border takes place tomorrow when the Seavington is scheduled. An excellent entry of 115 horses has been received for the seven races. Proceedings start with the Hunt Members' ...

Charlotte Jackson, joint master of the Seavington Hunt, said: "It went very well. We had a wonderful turnout of crowd and horses and everybody had a great time. "We had about 60 horses, and we were out for about three or four hours, almost but not ...