Checklist for collecting evidence at a Boxing Day or New Year's Day Meet

Collecting evidence at this year’s Boxing Day or New Year’s Day event is CRUCIAL. If you want to have any chance of kicking them out of town next year, you need to show up with a camera and start filming. This is what to look for. You can download the list, or have a look at it here. After the event, let us know what you saw – upload your evidence on the form below.

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Not all of this is likely to apply to any one Boxing Day or New Year’s Dy event, and no-one will get everything!

As much as you can: it will all count!

Roads (relating to: horses, riders, dogs, quad bikes, hunt vehicles, supporters)

Obstructing free flow of traffic

Using one way roads against designated direction

Horses on pedestrian zones

Horses on pavement

Blocking parking bays

Especially blocking disabled parking bays

Anyone hunt-related stopping or guiding traffic – even if in hi-vis

Parking in bus stop areas (if buses run on the day)

Look for members of the public wandering into roads on the supposition that the road has been

closed

Quad bikes

No number plates

Obscured number plates

Dirty wheels

Multiple people on one quad

Using mobile phone on quad

Alcohol

Drinking on horseback

Drinking on quad bikes

Drinking outside of licensed premises

Drinking in alcohol free areas

Horses

Any flighty horses

Any horses with red ribbon in their tails (red ribbons signify ‘kickers’)

Children standing behind horses

Defaecation

Using mobile phone while riding

Young riders (children) – especially if no-one is leading them

Dogs

Poorly controlled – they will be loose – dogs: how free running

Dogs running on the opposite side of the carriageway, against direction of traffic

Dogs amongst traffic

General condition

Any patting – especially children

Licking – especially children

Defaecation

Anti-social behaviour

Any threatening or abusive language

Any threatening or abusive body language

Any intimidating behaviour

Collection of money – including are buckets marked/ are buckets open

What happened at your Boxing Day '25/New Year's Day Meet '26?
We want to collect information about Boxing Day and New Year's Day meets so that we can challenge them next year. You have an opportunity to upload evidence at the end of the form.
Name
Please tell us the town and the county, and give a precise location.
Is this a Boxing Day or New Year's Day Meet?
How did the hunt arrive at the meet?
Where did the hunt stop and gather?
Did you see examples of danger to the public?
Was the road officially closed?
Were there barriers preventing traffic, provided by the council?
Did you see any examples of law-breaking?
Were protesters present?
Have you officially objected to this meet before?
If you plan to object next year, we can help with resources and support. Please make sure you stay in touch.
If you do, we'll email you about how to get involved.
If you do, we'll email you about how to get involved.
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Road blocking, violence, loose hounds, skittish horses etc.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Road blocking, violence, loose hounds, skittish horses etc.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Road blocking, violence, loose hounds, skittish horses etc.