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This week EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to Daniel Reed, from DAR Vet Physio to find out more about equine salt therapy. After investing in the medical-certified equine salt therapy system (New Market Salt Therapy System), Daniel explains how the system works, the benefits to the horse and what it can be used to treat. Although Daniel stresses this is not a replacement for veterinary advice and trea...

When Bex Hayward traipsed around every stand at Badminton Horse Trials trying to find a pair of competition boots she was left feeling incredibly down when not one pair of boots fitted her muscular calves. Her background in design led her to wonder if she could fill the gap in the market and she set about designing elegant, but flattering competition boots and The Wide Boot Company was born. With...

The podcast that might change your life… well maybe not your life, but it might help change your outlook. On this week's episode, Equiteam's Liz Daniels is a little bit overly excited to welcome best-selling author Dr Andy Cope to the show to chat about changing the narrative and instead of focusing on what is wrong with people, looking at what is right with people. From mood hoovers and the 2%ers...

This week Equiteam's Liz Daniels is joined by Anna Black, Manager at Lindores in Fife. In the last 10 years, Lindores has grown from a family farm with a small cross country course, to one of Central Scotland's premier equestrian training centres, boasting holiday houses, Scottish experiences, a link with Lindores distillery and some TV appearances! Anna shares her memories of the first phone call...

When Liz Somerville qualified for the  Voltaire Design Grassroots Championships in 2023 she was elated – but she had no idea how bumpy the road to get to Badminton would be. Just a few months later she found herself getting her first ever 20 penalties following a run out at Blair Horse Trials, followed by her first public elimination at British Showjumping. Liz's honest account of the highs, the l...

In 2021 the equestrian community was shocked at the tragic death of event rider Matthew Wright following his battle with poor mental health. EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to Riders Minds founder Victoria Wright on Mental Health Awareness Week, about piecing her world back together, the formation of mental health charity Riders Minds and how she still managed to drive Caunton Manor Stud forward desp...

Equiteam's Liz Daniels and Louise Gillings caught up with Equiteam Connected member Jen Craig to find out what sparked her fitness journey and how it has impacted her mindset. The trio discuss making sustainable lifestyle choices and why ice cream features every day in Jen's menu with no intention of giving up! As Louise is preparing for a half marathon, Jen shares how the Equiteam Fit to Ride vid...

In this episode, EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to Muireann O Toole Brennan Co Founder and Head of Media at Equitas about inspiring a generation. As Muireann sobbed her way to a riding lesson early on in life, scared to ride, little did she know that the sisters who owned the stables would change, shape and inspire her future both in and out of the saddle – her first experience of truly supportive w...

Following a recent social media post, EquiTeam's Liz Daniels is joined by equine and human physiotherapist Maeve Sheridan, creator of 'Activate your Seat' and EquiTeam member Carolyn Macdonald, previous podcast guest of 'how getting fit and losing four stone changed my life'.   After talking about the rider/horse weight ratio at an educational day Maeve was inspired to weigh herself in her riding...

At EquiTeam we love nothing more than chatting about confidence, and so this week's guest is the perfect fit as we welcome confidence coach and sports psychologist Daisy Smith to the Listen with EquiTeam podcast. After suffering a crisis of confidence Daisy was able to draw on her own personal and professional experiences to help others, which led to the formation of How Very Horsey. Daisy has a v...

Love hacking for hours or see it as a means to an end? In this revisited episode Liz is joined by Lou & Liz to discuss everything and anything hacking related.  The changes to the Highway Code feature, as well as how to incorporate schooling exercises into your hacking, the importance of hacking with purpose and how Hi-Viz, once seriously uncool is now a necessity. Listen for free across all podca...

This week we are celebrating our second birthday and to mark this exciting occasion we invited our members to a podcast party. From creating horse poo truffles, feeling safe to have tricky conversations, supporting first-time horse owners, and our most memorable moments, the love for the EquiTeam community is clear for everyone to hear. Of course the who would you have for dinner question appeared...

Having been on every diet plan out there, Carolyn Macdonald shares how a change in mindset kickstarted her weight loss and fitness journey. After 40 years of being unhappy with her weight and suffering from a huge loss in confidence both on her horse Bobby and in her personal life Carolyn realised she had to make a change. Fast forward and she has lost an incredible 4.5 stone. In this episode she...

This week Liz Daniels has her Confidence Coach's hat on to answer some of your confidence related questions. From competition nerves to learning to ride a new horse, knowing when to move up and when to consolidate or how to get back on after a nasty fall, Liz chats through the different ways you can build your confidence, recover from set backs and most of all enjoy spending time with your horse. ...

After a recent post in the EquiTeam Connected member's group, Liz and Lou chat about the word 'should' and when it can be damaging.  'Should' can be a really pressure-fuelled word as the duo chat about self-pressure, external pressure, and why the most important part of training is positive repetition. Remember that your journey is your own and should be taken at your own pace. Maybe the only thin...

It's Female Health February so what better reason to revisit one of our most popular episodes from 2022. Can we be the last generation of women to suffer in silence when it comes to the peri-menopause and menopause? This was a question put to us by the wonderful Caroline Wilson as she shared her experience of peri-menopause with Liz Daniels and Liz Somerville from EquiTeam. For Caroline it all sta...

EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to Sarah Giddings about how her ingrained passion for horses inspired her to found The Stables Retail Consultancy in a bid to help other equestrian businesses. Juggling horses alongside school, college and a degree in Fashion Marketing, Sarah went on to work for some major high-street brands including Next, before following her heart to the equestrian industry. Now Sar...

Join EquiTeam as we celebrate 100 podcast episodes. Liz, Lou & Liz discuss the top three most downloaded episodes as well as share their own personal favourites. We aren't stopping here though, the team have lots of exciting plans for the show and would really appreciate your feedback on how we can make Listen with EquiTeam even bigger and better. We have put together a short survey and everyone t...

Scottish Amateur Eventer, Jo Heaton, chats to EquiTeam's Liz Daniels about Badminton 2023, and qualifying for 2024. Although Jo fully admits to feeling like she is winging it, she is certainly doing a very good job, juggling a busy home life, a business move and full time job around her competing. After watching Badminton on TV for many years and dreaming about riding there one day, Jo shares what...

In this week's episode Liz Daniels chats to Jade Leahy, Author of award winning inclusive equestrian children's books about the inspiration behind the books and special horses who stole her heart. As someone who has navigated additional challenges, Jade wanted to use the books, 'Horses can roll but they can't rollerskate' and 'Horses can do ballet' to help others realise that they are not alone an...

As Horse Riding with Confidence Scotland approaches its 20 th Birthday, EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to confidence coach Jane Brindley about the changing landscape of mindset in horse riders and coaches. The pair take a little trip down memory lane to chat about how confidence is viewed and how mindset techniques have evolved. You can contact Jane at https://horseridingwithconfidencescotland.co.uk...

On this week's podcast we meet Huggy the Shetland Pony, and owner Caeleigh, who are taking the work of therapy horses by storm, one hug at a time. As a horse owner and rider herself, Caeleigh had previously tried to keep the horses separate from her young son, Johnathan who has Cerebral Palsy, but after a physio encouraged her to allow Johnathan to be around the horses she couldn't believe the dif...

Or is it just a good opportunity to set yourself some goals?   Christmas has been and gone, the bells have rung in 2024 and the EquiTeam trio are back to chat about goal setting. Whether you look at New Year as an opportunity to start over or just another day, it is the one time of year when lots of us think about setting ourselves some new goals. In this episode we discuss how to get started with...

This week Liz, Lou & Liz are back with a fun filled, relaxed Christmas episode. Sprouts… yes or no? Christmas traditions, real or fake trees plus the best bits of confidence advice we have heard this year.   Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and we'll see you on the other side!

Today's podcast with Kate Osmaston blew our brains (no pun intended), as we discover more about Brainworking Recursive Therapy. Kate became a Brain Working Recursive Therapy Advanced Practitioner after discovering the permanent life-changing benefits of it for herself. In line with current ground-breaking thinking about neuroscience, Kate brilliantly explains how BWRT works at a subconscious level...