Cheshire hunt set to try for third day after Boxing Day hunt hit by big freeze
CHESHIRE hunt fans were set to try for a third day today to have their traditional Boxing Day event.
Saturday’s scheduled hunt was cancelled late on on Christmas Day because the frozen ground would have put the riders, horses and hounds in danger.
But more than 1,000 hunt supporters still descended on Tarporley village to parade.
Simon Ashworth, Cheshire Hunt secretary, said: “The ground had been frozen for days and we couldn’t do anything.
“We could tell by the forecast it wouldn’t go ahead so called it off the day before.
“You couldn’t get a vehicle down the side roads, never mind a horse.
“Even on Sunday the ground was not safe so we will try again today.”
