A work vehicle comprising: - a hitch assembly coupled to the rear of the vehicle and configured to carry a load in overhanging relationship relative to the vehicle wheel base; - a hydraulic hitch actuator to raise and lower the load on the hitch assembly relative to the vehicle chassis; - at least one electrically actuated hydraulic hitch control system comprising at least one hitch control valve (106, 110) coupled to and between a hydraulic pump and the hydraulic hitch actuator to regulate the flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic hitch actuator; - a front suspension coupled to the vehicle chassis by at least one front suspension hydraulic actuator configured to raise and lower the front suspension with respect to the vehicle chassis; - a front suspension sensor operable to generate a signal indicative of the position of the front suspension relative to the chassis; and - a ride control system comprising a hitch position sensor to provide a signal indicative of an elevation of the hitch assembly relative to the chassis, a load sensor to provide a signal indicative of the force exerted by the load on the hitch assembly and an electronic control circuit coupled and responsive to the load sensor and the hitch position sensor and coupled to the hydraulic hitch control system to control said flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic hitch actuator in real time to alleviate vehicle pitching; said electronic control circuit comprising at least one feedback control circuit configured to automatically, periodically and repeatedly receive the signals of the load sensor and the hitch position sensor and to combine these signals for generating a control signal therefrom which is applied to said at least one hitch control valve (106, 110) to vary the opening thereof to a calculated degree; and characterized in that the electronic control circuit is additionally coupled and responsive to the front suspension sensor to combine said front suspension position signal with the hitch position signal and the load signal for generating a further control signal therefrom which is applied to said at least one hitch control valve (106, 110) to vary the opening thereof to a re-calculated degree for improved alleviation of said vehicle pitching. - a hitch assembly coupled to the rear of the vehicle and configured to carry a load in overhanging relationship relative to the vehicle wheel base; - a hydraulic hitch actuator to raise and lower the load on the hitch assembly relative to the vehicle chassis; - at least one electrically actuated hydraulic hitch control system comprising at least one hitch control valve (106, 110) coupled to and between a hydraulic pump and the hydraulic hitch actuator to regulate the flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic hitch actuator; - a front suspension coupled to the vehicle chassis by at least one front suspension hydraulic actuator configured to raise and lower the front suspension with respect to the vehicle chassis; - a front suspension sensor operable to generate a signal indicative of the position of the front suspension relative to the chassis; and - a ride control system comprising a hitch position sensor to provide a signal indicative of an elevation of the hitch assembly relative to the chassis, a load sensor to provide a signal indicative of the force exerted by the load on the hitch assembly and an electronic control circuit coupled and responsive to the load sensor and the hitch position sensor and coupled to the hydraulic hitch control system to control said flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic hitch actuator in real time to alleviate vehicle pitching; said electronic control circuit comprising at least one feedback control circuit configured to automatically, periodically and repeatedly receive the signals of the load sensor and the hitch position sensor and to combine these signals for generating a control signal therefrom which is applied to said at least one hitch control valve (106, 110) to vary the opening thereof to a calculated degree; and