Dramatic moment up to 20 hounds chased by masked hunt saboteurs race into pensioner's garden after heated clash with huntsmen in rural village Shocking video shows the moment the out of control pack race into a garden The 20 hounds barge through a hedge and are followed by hunt saboteurs One huntsman who was following them dismounts and tries to usher them out WARNING: Video of the incident contains offensive languageBy Ed Riley For Mailonline Published: 13:01 GMT, 2 January 2019 | Updated: 14:36 GMT, 2 January 2019 137 Viewcomments A pack of out of control dogs raced into an elderly woman's garden during a stand off between hunters and masked hunt saboteurs. Shocking video captured the moment up to 20 hounds tore across a road in the village Billingborough, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire during the Belvoir Hunt. The clip shows them being followed by riders wearing traditional red hunting jackets as they make their way through a hedge onto a resident's front lawn. Saboteurs are then filmed running into the garden to try and force the dogs out, as a huntsman dismounts and attempts to get control of the pack. Saboteurs are then filmed running into the garden to try and force the dogs out, as a huntsman dismounts and attempts to get control of the pack (pictured) He later goes to speak to the homeowner to apologise after she comes outside to see what was happening. Nottingham Hunt Saboteurs, who were protesting the meet on December 4 and filmed the encounter in a video they put on its Facebook page, then warn residents in the road to get their pets inside. Motorist Sarah Stock, who witnessed the incident, said: 'It was in a lady's garden in my village. 'She was terrified for her cat, 20 hounds in her garden and one huntsmen unable to call them off and hunt saboteurs shouting their heads off. The clip shows them being followed by riders wearing traditional red hunting jackets as they make their way through a hedge onto a resident's front lawn 'I would have been furious if they had been in my garden.' She said they were in 'full chase' and ran straight across the road with only one mounted huntsmen tearing after them. She added: 'There was just lots of shouting from both sides. 'It was just an example of the hunt in villages, with dogs running amok. 'I am all for 'tradition' and if they were simply parading in their regalia and tooting their hooters for show, then all well and good.' A spokesman for Nottingham Hunt Saboteurs said: 'Panicked Hunt staff trespassed in gardens to recover their scattered pack and we also entered gardens to stop the hounds. A huntsman He later goes to speak to the homeowner to apologise after she comes outside to see what was happening. 'Villagers were heard to express worry about their cats.' A spokesman for Lincoln Hunt Saboteurs, whose members were also in Billingborough on the day, told Lincolnshire Live: 'We are purely a reaction to mindless cruelty. 'The pro-hunt fraternity needs to accept that 84 per cent of the public are opposed to hunting, can see through the trail hunt lies and it needs residing to the history books.' In 2004, it was made a criminal offence in England and Wales to hunt and kill wild animals with dogs. Huntsmen take part in the Belvoir Hunt in December 2004 in Grantham, England (file pic) The pursuit of live animals was replaced by trail hunting where hounds follow a pre-laid scent trail along an agreed route. The Belvoir Hunt have been approached for a comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility