THE traditional Boxing Day hunt meetings took place on Saturday despite the heavy rain.

Dozens of horses and riders turned out with the Middleton Hunt, who met at 11am to parade their hounds in both Malton and Driffield.

Tom Holt, joint master of the Middleton Hunt, said the annual tradition had gone well.

He said: “We had a pretty good turn-out despite the miserable conditions.

"Everyone put on a brave face as it was a really awful day with heavy rain, but considering the conditions it went very well indeed."

Following the parade of the hounds in Malton, the hunt then moved on to follow trails that they had laid.