EquiRatings Eventing Podcast

What do you feed when hay and haylage are suddenly hard to find? 🎙️ With forage in short supply in some areas and prices likely to rise, Spike is back in the Feed Room with RED MILLS nutritionist Louise Jones to talk through what horse owners can actually do when their usual forage isn't available. From using straw and blended chaffs to grass nuts, sugar beet and commercial haylage, Louise explain...

The final five-star of 2026 certainly gave us plenty to talk about, and what a way for Tim Price to finish the season. Nicole is joined by newly crowned Eventing Manager champion Sharon Ridgway to look back at Les 5 Étoiles de Pau, where Tim Price and Jarillo made history with back-to-back victories. And it wasn't just Tim having a good weekend, with Jonelle putting three horses in the top nine. T...

The final five-star of 2026 is here, and the whole team is back together for one last big preview of the season. Nicole is joined by Diarm, Sam and Spike to look ahead to Les 5 Étoiles de Pau, where defending champion Tim Price returns with Jarillo, Bubby Upton heads the EquiRatings Prediction Centre with Cola, and a strong field of established stars and exciting newcomers prepares for the final f...

What's life like behind the scenes at one of eventing's busiest yards? Travelling Head Girl for Tom Jackson, Chloe Whitelam, joins us in the Strawmax Stable to talk about life on the road, the horses behind a brilliant season and her journey from a non-horsey childhood to working at the top of the sport. With Pau just around the corner, Chloe shares her hopes for Plot Twist B, reflects on some sta...

Want your horse looking its best at your next event? We've got you covered! Cameron Beer is joined by experienced five-star freelance groom Kirsten Poulsom for a grooming and turnout masterclass packed with practical tips to help you prepare for competition, whether you're heading to your first event or a major championship. From getting those perfect plaits and quarter marks to managing studs, pa...

A record-breaking British win at Boekelo, young horses making their mark at Cornbury and a look at what's next for British Eventing. Nicole is joined by British Eventing CEO Rosie Williams to reflect on another Nations Cup success and look ahead to the 2027 fixtures calendar. Mollie Summerland and Lizzie Baugh also join the show to talk young horse championships, the pathways helping develop the n...

The grass has gone brown, but has the vitamin E gone with it?  Spike is back with Louise Jones for a bite-sized Feed Room, answering a great listener question prompted by the hot weather: when fresh green pasture turns dry and scorched, do we need to start supplementing vitamin E? Louise explains what happens to vitamin E as grass dries out, whether a normal balanced diet is enough to cover the di...

Will Coleman Has Unfinished Business The US Equestrian Open Final is here, and we've got a special bonus from the US Equestrian Open Podcast to get you ready for Morven Park. Annie Bishop, Diarmuid Byrne and Ali Barrett look at the storylines heading into the Final, with Will Coleman and Off The Record returning after coming agonisingly close 12 months ago. Can they go one better this time? This i...

Boekelo delivered. Nicole and Catherine debrief a brilliant Nations Cup final, where Great Britain and Germany went head-to-head right to the final phase, while Ireland and the USA battled for the podium. They celebrate Julia Krajewski and Ero de Cantraie's wire-to-wire win, another huge result for Katie Magee and the young horses that made a serious impression with 2027 and LA on the horizon. Hig...

Over 100 horses, the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Final and one of the most competitive four-star longs of the year. It's Boekelo time. Nicole is joined by Catherine Austen and Ali Barrett to look through a huge field, pick out the combinations that could make their mark and, of course, build their Eventing Manager teams. Gemma Stevens and Cooley Park Muze head up the conversation after a brilliant se...

Jess Rimmer didn't always want to be an event rider. In fact, as a child, she'd have chosen her Barbie Dream House over a muddy yard any day. Fast forward to Blenheim, and Jess has just jumped double clear with The Spice Merchant as part of the Rising Lions. Nicole catches up with her while the smile is still firmly on her face to talk about the journey from reluctant pony rider to one of Britain'...

Two four-star titles, one rider and a pair of horses with exciting futures ahead. Blenheim belonged to Tom McEwen. Nicole Brown and Catherine Austen are back to review the action from Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, where Tom McEwen completed a remarkable double with The Fieldmaster in the CCI4*-L and Brookfield Danny De Muze in the CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds. From The...

Fresh from a CCI4*-L win at Scone Palace, Piggy March joins Nicole Brown to reflect on a season of ups and downs, a special victory with Truly Anything, and a big new chapter on the horizon for Team March. Piggy shares the story of bringing Truly Anything back into her string after his time with Harry Meade, the emotions behind their Scone win, and why sometimes getting the job done means adapting...

The first-ever Blenheim Challenge is in the books, and the Stars & Stripes have plenty to celebrate! Nicole, Diarmuid and Annie are back to unpack a weekend that saw the Stars & Stripes defeat the Rising Lions 12.5–4, with head-to-head battles, Joker tactics and £50,000 in prize money bringing a whole new dimension to Blenheim. From Oliver Barrett's brilliant week with Sandhills Briar to the press...

The Blenheim Challenge is well and truly underway, and after dressage, the Stars & Stripes have the early advantage. Nicole and Annie break down a brilliant first phase, with 21-year-old Oliver Barrett producing a career-best test to lead both the Stars & Stripes and the entire CCI4*-L aboard Sandhills Briar. With £50,000 on the line, attention now turns to cross country and four head-to-head matc...

Two four-star classes, some serious names and plenty of decisions to make as we head to Blenheim. Nicole, Diarm and Sam preview both the CCI4*-L and the eight and nine-year-old CCI4*-S, digging into the favourites, the form and the combinations they think could make their mark this week. Brookfield Quality heads the Prediction Centre in the four-star long, but with Jesse Campbell, Oliver Barrett,...

Rising Lions vs Stars and Stripes. The first ever Blenheim Challenge is here, and things are already getting competitive. Nicole is firmly flying the flag for Britain, while Diarm and Annie are backing the US team, with a very handy Australian thrown into the mix. With head-to-head matchups in every phase, joker cards to play and £50,000 in prize money on the line, there is plenty to get stuck int...

Nicole is joined by Catherine Austen from Cornbury House International for a look at a week that feels like an important one for the event's future. The brand-new Advanced Under 25 class brings together an international field as Cornbury starts learning, testing and preparing ahead of hosting the FEI Eventing World Championships for Under 25s in 2027. And they'll face a new challenge, with the cou...

Gemma Stevens and Chilli Knight are your 2026 Defender Burghley champions, and they did it in some style. Nicole, Diarm and Ali are back to debrief a brilliant weekend of sport, from Gemma's record-breaking performance and Katie Magee's superb second place to the stories, surprises and standout performances across the leaderboard. Plus, the HPRs land mid-recording, giving us the first chance to pu...

Saturday at Burghley was everything we thought it might be, and then some. 🎙️ Nicole, D and Ali settle in with a Pimms and an incredible Burghley sunset to unpack a rollercoaster of a cross-country day. Gemma Stevens and Chilli Knight are out in front with a rail in hand, Tim Price and Global Quest deliver a hugely emotional round, and Holly Richardson rockets from 28th to third after one of the p...

We're live from the Media Centre at Defender Burghley! Diarmuid Byrne is joined by Catherine Austen and Ali Barrett to preview the wide open field. From Holly Richardson's speed, to crushes on Will Coleman, and naming Lucy Latta the Pirate Queen, this episode has it all. 🎥 Watch every moment on  Burghley TV : exclusive live coverage, replays, and behind-the-scenes access all week. EquiRatings Eve...

Friday at Burghley and the dressage is done. Nicole is live from the Insights Stage with Sam Watson, Diarm Byrne and EquiRatings analyst Ali Barrett to unpack two days of dressage that didn't quite play out as anyone expected. Nadja Minder and 19-year-old Toblerone are still out in front, the judging has everyone talking and there is everything still to play for. Then the leaders join us. Nadja Mi...

Thursday at Burghley and the competition is officially underway. 🎙️ The first day of dressage has given us plenty to talk about. The judging is tough, the good scores are being seriously earned and Nadja Minder has thrown down the early marker with her five-star PB. But at Burghley, we all know Thursday is only the beginning of the story. Sam Watson joins us to talk Saturday, why this year's track...

The Burghley Diaries are officially OPEN. 🎙️ It's Wednesday, it's absolutely chucking it down and Nicole is in the middle of it all as Burghley week gets underway. Tilly Berendt joins us fresh from a very soggy course walk to talk through a brilliantly wide-open field, why she's firmly Team Sarah Bullimore and Corimiro, and whether this could be the year the usual Burghley trends get ripped up. Th...

Burghley week is here, and this one feels genuinely wide open. Sarah Bullimore and Corimiro head to Stamford as the Prediction Centre favourites, but there are questions to answer and a long list of combinations ready to challenge them. Harry Meade and Cavalier Crystal know exactly how to deliver at Burghley, David Doel and Galileo Nieuwmoed bring one of the strongest cross-country records in the...