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The Horse & Hound Podcast 55: William Funnell | Riding your horse in company | Bicton review plus news round-up


  • In our 55th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, top British showjumper talks to H&H showjumping editor Jennifer Donald about about the great horses he’s ridden, how the British national circuit could be rejuvenated and what selection for the Tokyo Olympics would mean for him. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, H&H editor Pippa Roome is joined by Horse & Hound’s Gemma Redrup, news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray to take a look back at the action from Bicton Horse Trials, plus we discuss nutrition for riders and farrier safety. We also welcome back Jason Webb, who specialises in starting young horses and retraining those with problems, who will be giving advice on how to train horses to ride out with others. We hope you will find it useful.

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    In episode 55, top British showjumper talks to H&H showjumping editor Jennifer Donald about about the great horses he’s ridden, how the British national circuit could be rejuvenated and what selection for the Tokyo Olympics would mean for him.

    “To get to the Olympics on a home-bred and to compete at the level I do on home-produced horses means a lot and it would be lovely to go there” – William Funnell on why he would love to make it to the Tokyo Olympics

    Moving on to the week’s top news stories, H&H editor Pippa Roome is joined by Horse & Hound’s Gemma Redrup, news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray to take a look back at the action from Bicton Horse Trials, plus we discuss nutrition for riders and farrier safety.

    “We are spoilt in the British camp at the moment and I’m really looking forward to seeing what the selectors come up with” – Pippa Roome reflecting on what the Bicton result could mean for the British Olympic eventing squad

    In this week’s advice section, we welcome back Jason Webb, who specialises in starting young horses and retraining those with problems, who will be giving advice on how to train horses to ride out with others

    “I will give you some tools to help you manage certain situations when you’re trying to get your horse used to more company in strange environments” – Jason Webb

    We hope you will enjoy our latest episode and would love to hear your feedback, so please do send your thoughts to pippa.roome@futurenet.com

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