Rachel Proudley, young rider European SJ champion and Puissance specialist

On our 172nd episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, Horse & Hound’s showjumping editor Jennifer Donald chats to young British showjumping talent and current young rider European champion Rachel Proudley. They talk about how Rachel got started in the sport, the influence that working with HK Horses has had on her career, what it feels like riding down the big red wall and the pressure of riding for your country at championships. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Horse & Hound Podcast, which is sponsored by KBIS, top showing producer Jayne Ross talks about how she got the pony bug as a child, her route into making horses a career, getting the best out of the horses she produces, her eighth (!) supreme title at Horse of the Year Show, and what her plans are for next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this Horse & Hound Podcast advertisement feature with Zoetis, in which our podcast host Pippa Roome chats to equine vet Sam Cutts from Hook Norton Vets alongside horse trainers Matt Feerick and Hanna Walton from Confident & Connected, based in Oxfordshire. Equine herpes virus (EHV-4) is a major concern for yard owners and Matt and Hanna have first-hand experience of dealing with a case on their busy training yard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 170th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, which is sponsored this month by NAF, we caught up with 2025 European eventing champion Laura Collett to talk about her brilliant equine partner London 52’s career. While Dan, as he's known as home, now looks every inch the modern day championship event horse, their journey hasn't all been plain sailing, with plenty of highs and lows along the way, as Laura explains. If you'd like to listen back to our previous podcasts with Laura, they are episode 103 (published 20 May 2022) and episode 11 (published 14 August 2020). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 169th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, which is supported by NAF this month, we caught up with British dressage legend, Carl Hester, shortly after his return from the European Dressage Championships. Carl talks about the highs and lows for the British squad in France, plus what's next for him, including the young horses he's most excited about. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 168th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, we speak to Andrew Gould, who is representing Great Britain at the 2025 European Dressage Championships, which kick off in Crozet, France on 27 August. Andrew is making his senior championship debut at these championships and he speaks about his selection phone call, his aims for the week and his Europeans ride, Indigro. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 167th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, which is sponsored by D&H this month, we speak to the British team’s Showjumping Performance Manager, Di Lampard. She talks about Team GBR’s performances in Spain at the recent European Showjumping Championships, plus how the competition panned out and what’s next for British showjumping. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 166th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast we speak to working hunter specialist Katy Green, who won the workers championship at Royal Windsor in May, about nursing her winning ride back to health, what it takes to enjoy success in working hunter ranks, both in horse classes and with native ponies, and why her horses are so special to her. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our 165th episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, which is supported by The Insurance Emporium this month, we speak to top event rider Harry Meade, who is the man of the moment following his incredible cross-country performances at both Kentucky and Badminton this spring. He told us all about his impressive team of five-star horses and shared some of his secrets to being a speed king across country. We will then hear from Sally Wright, who will talk about her horses and experiences of making an insurance claim related to them. We hope you enjoy listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this Horse & Hound Podcast advertisement feature with Zoetis, in which our podcast host Pippa Roome chats to Scottish sports horse breeder Caroline Ironside of MFS Stud Farm and Dr Richard Newton, head of equine infectious disease surveillance at Cambridge Vet School about equine herpes virus.Equine herpes virus is a huge concerns for breeders as a single positive case on a stud can turn into an “abortion storm” in which multiple mares lose their foals, which is both financially damaging and emotionally traumatic for all involved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.