30th March 2025
Message from Herefordshire Hunt Sabs
Senior Herefordshire and Clifton Hunt master, Rob Parsons, has admitted riding a horse at a sab at the hunt’s opening meet in November 2024. This wasn’t the first time Parsons has ridden his horse at a sab but this incident was captured on both handheld and body worn cameras, providing irrefutable evidence.
The offence was Section 4 Public Order, and having admitted the offence, a conditional caution was imposed. Parsons will attend a three hour victim awareness course at a cost of £60 paid by him.
Since the incident sabs have heard him joke to other hunt followers “I tries to be as violent as possible.” With this attitude, we are not convinced a three hour victim awareness course will deter him from future violence but for now justice has been served.
Sabs risk violence every time they stand up against illegal hunting. A strengthened Hunting Act that puts an end to hunting with dogs once and for all can’t come soon enough.