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As we enter the final week of the government’s trail hunting consultation process, the Point-to-Point Authority (PPA) would like to urge as many people as possible to take part.
Paul Miller, Chief Executive of the PPA said “At a recent roundtable with DEFRA, Baroness Hayman, who is tasked with taking any legislation through Parliament, urged all organisations present to encourage as many people as possible to participate in the process. She reiterated that it is the government’s intention to introduce a ban on trail hunting, that the consultation process is not a “for-or-against poll” but instead to identify common themes from all sides in order to close any loop-holes and avoid unintended consequences”.
The link to participate in the consultation can be found below and is open until Thursday 18th June Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales – Page 1 of 10 – Defra – Citizen Space
Miller continued “As we well know anything can happen in politics, but Baroness Hayman left everyone in little doubt that the government intends to introduce legislation to make trail hunting illegal”
The majority of point-to-points are organised by hunt supporters and the banning of trail hunting, and the reduction in hunt numbers which would naturally follow, would lead to a significant reduction in point-to-point fixtures. The PPA will endeavor to ensure point-to-pointing will survive in the event of a ban, but the sport would be very different to today’s environment with significantly less meetings and fewer racecourses available to run those meetings.
Passions are running high, and rightly so, as many people feel this is yet another attack on the countryside and its way of life. Is it a precursor to further unnecessary changes being implemented without enough thought being given to the people whose lives and livelihoods they affect?
All equestrian sports are under pressure and any changes that could potentially reduce the number of horses cannot be good for standards of horsemanship across the country, in turn impacting our ability to produce world class equestrian athletes.
Whilst it is difficult to fully assess the knock on effect to the wider racing industry, as “the Grass Roots of British jump racing”, any reduction in point-to-point fixtures and participant numbers would certainly impact our ability to develop both equine and human talent to graduate to professional racing.
So please take the time to fill in the consultation before it closes next Thursday 18th June.
