Personally I don't think the publics perception of hunting with hounds has improved.....support for hunts is up,but I think many of these are people who were fence sitters before and now realise their support is essential,as for the snobs on horses brigade,i spent years trying to educate/argue about thisthen lo and behold I was sat watching TV one night with my teenage daughters "Ladette to Lady" was on ,the premise of the show being teaching "rough"young women into ladies.The one episode I had the misfortune to sit through showed a visit from the MFH of whichever pack.......Ive never been a