True to the Line

A Hunting Life

Adrian Dangar

£20.00

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ISBN: 9781846892448

PUBLICATION DATE: June 15, 2017

CATEGORY: Biographies, Equestrian Biographies, Hunting, Polo and Driving

BINDING: Hardback

EXTENT: 192 pages

Also available as: Ebook

True to the Line is Adrian Dangar's recollections of his life at the sharp end of hunting, during which he was a Master and huntsman of three very different hunts in three unique regions of England - Dartmoor, North Yorkshire and Leicestershire. During this time, the author came into close contact with many fascinating characters that live and work in these beautiful landscapes.

True to the Line portrays these rural lives alongside hunting, hounds and foxes, together with the challenges, frustrations and rewards of organising modern hunting in an illuminating and anecdotal style. This book not only covers his account as the first amateur huntsman of the Quorn in 80 years, but also his time as hunting correspondent, hound judge, conservationist and all round countryman.

Meet the author Adrian Dangar

Adrian Dangar has travelled extensively throughout Africa, South America and Asia on numerous writing and travel assignments, and is a regular contributor to Country Life, The Field Magazine and Horse & Hound. His first book, True to the Line (9781846892448), was published by Quiller in 2017. Adrian lives in rural North Yorkshire with his wife and family and enjoys fieldsports, travelling and the countryside.

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Reviews for True to the Line

This title is written in an illuminative and engaging style, reflecting on the author’s life-long hunting experiences and the unique characters he has met along the way, whilst openly offering his opinions on contentious and controversial topics.

Fieldsports

I found this autobiography of a Master of Foxhounds fascinating stuff. As a hunting correspondent and only the second amateur huntsman to become MFH to the Quorn, Adrian has led a life packed with incident and has ridden to hounds not only in the UK but all over the world. Of course the hunting ban is mentioned and discussed, as something that had a huge potential impact on a lifestyle, but the overall feeling I got is that of a countryman in tune with hounds, horse… and wildlife. There’s no false sentimentality here, and very little politics, and I found it a thought-provoking read.

Harriet Phillips , Horse and Countryside

This carefree account of a life with the Spooners and West Dartmoor, the Sinnington in North Yorkshire (a stint with the Quorn ended bitterly) and the travels of a hunting correspondent should delight field sportsmen who will enjoy all the name checks of well-known figures, as well as recognising the highs, lows, humour, politics and humiliations that come with being an MFH.

Country Life

This eagerly anticipated memoir is based on the author’s four separate Masterships… written in an engaging and illuminating style, the author writes beautifully whilst not shying away from contentious issues and controversial characters.

Michael Sagar , Hounds Magazine