I WAS very disappointed with your coverage of the New Year's Day Hunt in Carmarthen this year. The article was mainly about the 'antis' view of things as was the only picture, despite the headline that 1500 people attended to view/support the hunt there was not one picture of either the hunt nor mounted supporters.

It is very clear where your sympathies lie and for a newspaper that pretends to support the rural community this was frankly not on.

Perhaps you do not realise the sacrifice and commitment shown by the men, women and children that, following the New Year's Eve festivities get up at the crack of dawn, if they have slept at all, and get their horses, fed, groomed and plaited, themselves dressed, their horses loaded and driven to the meet, this is not an easy task.

I don't object to the picture of the 'antis' (though I am not sure what they are protesting about now that hunting as it was is banned) but a picture of the horses and riders too to balance it out would have been fairer.

Also may I say that I (and many with me) were appalled at the bad manners shown by the protesters in drowning out the Master's speech to the crowd, which was only to wish everyone a happy new year and to thank the crowd for their support.

This to me was the height of ignorance, especially as the protestors were all plenty old enough to know better.

C Richardson

Pinged, Burry Port