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The Horse & Hound Podcast 39: Liz Halliday-Sharp | Competing young or hot horses | News round-up

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In our 39th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, US event rider Liz Halliday-Sharp talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome, where she shares her first experiences of starting out in eventing while she was working for William Fox-Pitt, among other topics. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones, senior news writer Lucy Elder and news writer Becky Murray join Pippa to discuss welfare concerns while transporting horses post-Brexit, the licensing of horse sanctuaries and regulation of equine dental technicians and muscoskeletal therapists. We also welcome back supergroom to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, Alan Davies, who offers advice on how to introduce young or hot horses to competing. We hope you will find it useful.

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Quicksilver at Barbury 2018.
Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Quicksilver at Barbury 2018.

Episode 39 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, our popular audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus subscribers, is now live. Each episode is available for all H&H fans to listen to 24hrs after its early release to our H&H Plus members. Search for “The Horse & […]

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The Horse & Hound Podcast 38: Tullis Matson — Stallion AI Services | Horses returning to work | News round-up *H&H Plus*

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In our 38th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, Tullis Matson of Stallion AI Services talks to H&H editor Polly Bryan, where he discusses innovative technology in breeding and some of the centre’s famous residents, among other topics. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones and senior news writer Lucy Elder join Pippa to discuss the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. We also welcome back supergroom to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, Alan Davies, who offers advice on how to bring horses back after a break. We hope you will find it useful.

Tullis Matson with stallion Big Star
Tullis Matson with Big Star at Stallion AI Services in Shropshire

Episode 38 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, our popular audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus subscribers, is now live. Each episode is available for all H&H fans to listen to 24hrs after its early release to our H&H Plus members. Search for “The Horse & […]

Eventing, Horse & Hound

The Horse & Hound Podcast 37: Pippa Funnell | Dealing with nappy horses | News round-up *H&H Plus*

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In our 37th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, Olympic eventer and multiple five-star winner Pippa Funnell talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome, where she talks about how her and her husband William build up relationships with young horses, among other topics. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones and senior news writer Lucy Elder join Pippa to discuss the plight of riding schools and the role of officials in eventing safety. We also welcome back equine trainer Jason Webb, who offers advice on how to best deal with horses that nap. We hope you will find it useful.

Supreme Rock and Pippa Funnell after winning Badminton Horse Trials 2002

Episode 37 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, our popular audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus subscribers, is now live. Each episode is available for all H&H fans to listen to 24hrs after its early release to our H&H Plus members. Search for “The Horse & Hound Podcast” in your […]

Eventing, Horse & Hound

Simulated cross-country gridwork: how to teach your horse to be as straight as a die

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Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, explains how you can use this gridwork exercise to encourage your horse to become more straight and quick on his feet

Caroline Moore, former five-star eventer and British Eventing national under-18 coach and junior team coach, explains how you can use this gridwork exercise to encourage your horse to become more straight and quick on his feet

Dressage, Horse & Hound

Diane Thurman-Baker: the classical dressage trainer who values in-hand work *H&H Plus*

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Classical dressage trainer Diane Thurman-Baker on the power of working in-hand and taking a bit-part in a popular TV series

I grew up in Turville, famous for being the location of The Vicar of Dibley. In fact, I appear in some episodes riding one of the Lusitanos we had at the time. My parents started a riding school when I was about ve so I was always around horses. My sister and I both live […]