Michael Clayton, hunting enthusiast who went from war correspondent and Today presenter to be the editor of Horse & Hound

Michael Clayton died aged 88. He was a BBC war correspondent and presenter of the Today programme on Radio 4. In 1973 he took on the editorship of Horse & Hound. For 21 years it was the only place to buy a horse or read comprehensive results. Clayton was proud of H&H's links with the Royal family. He helped to arrange the first British tour in 1989 by the controversial horse whisperer Monty Roberts. His colleagues became accustomed to him dictating on Mondays from the casualty ward. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the offices in the 1970s and 1986.

Michael Clayton was the editor of Horse & Hound. He was a hunting enthusiast.