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It's Christmas…! This week Liz, Lou & Liz get together to chat all things Christmas. From different family Christmas traditions, parents who got steaming drunk by 10.30am on Christmas morning or whether we should be buying our pets presents, nothing is off limits! The real verses fake tree debate comes up as does the story of someone lovingly feeding their Christmas cake for several months with wh...

As the 2022 Equiteam Confidence Camps have come to a close, camp organisers Liz Daniels and Lou Gillings reflect on the highs, the lows, the memorable parts and share when the 2023 camp dates will be released. Although not directly connected to the EquiTeam membership, Liz and Lou offer an insight as to the inspiration which came from their residential camps, which ultimately led to the formation...

There is no denying that this time of year for horse owners comes as a challenge. With the constant battle of rain, mud and dark nights the EquiTeam trio discuss how they stay motivated in winter, and share a few tips along the way. With a mutual love for the sunshine Liz, Lou and Liz can totally relate to the struggles of horse-owning in winter, but balance that up with a welcome reminder that th...

On this week's episode, Equiteam's Liz Daniels chats to Soft Tissue Therapist, Hazel Mycock about dealing with and preventing injuries, getting older, and finding the motivation to maintain your well-being. Hazel delves into her own experiences both professionally and personally, and shares why she believes mindset is the biggest challenge of all. Not one to preach without cause, Hazel opens up ab...

After our EquiTeam blog 'It's OK to ask for help' became our most popular blog since we launched in March this year, we knew we needed to continue the conversation. But although the blog was read by more people than ever, hardly anyone liked, commented, or shared the blog. Which got us thinking about why… In this episode Liz Daniels and Liz Somerville share their own experiences of mental health,...

Based over on the west coast of Scotland, several hours away from the nearest competition centre and an hour's drive from the nearest arena, Caeleigh Kean chats to Liz Daniels about how she stays motivated to ride and achieve her goals with her lovely young horse Hadley. Juggling a young family, a busy job and a collection of animals, Caeleigh is the perfect example of what hard work, determinatio...

This week Liz, Lou and Liz S are back together for a special EquiTeam catch up. As well as all of the educational and fun content we have enjoyed producing for our EquiTeam members, our Facebook group EquiTeam Connected has been busier than ever with posts and questions about Atypical Myopathy, how to get started with British Dressage, confidence blips, HRT, and loads of encouragement and support...

5 years ago Shannon Lorimer had an accident whilst showjumping in Portugal. A broken back and neck and a failed surgery and morphine overdose left her not knowing if she would walk again, let alone ever get back on a horse. In this episode Shannon shares what it has been like to get back to the sport and horses she loves, how hard it has been to always stay positive and how thankfully more profess...

This week Liz is chatting to one of our EquiTeam members Jen Craig about her rather special and very hot Ginger Ninja, Troy. Troy came into Jen's life at just a week old and despite his hot and slightly unpredictable nature, Jen had high hopes for her special boy. After a make or break trip to EquiTeam's Confidence Camp in 2017 helped Jen re-define who was in charge in their relationship, she set...

This week's episode is a good one! After reading about David's story on Team Oakden's Facebook page we knew we had to interview him. After a break from riding and not intending to start again, a chance encounter whilst at the dentist, led to David and his wife Krishna finding themselves at Dunbog Farm with two new horses. David chats to EquiTeam's Liz Daniels about the ups and downs of his inspiri...

This week's guest is Melody Hames, the lady behind The Horse Barber brand, creative clipper, and the UK's first horse clipping educator. In this episode EquiTeam's Liz Daniels finds out more about how Melody got started in the clipping business and how she has managed to combine her creative flair and passion for art with clipping horses, a business that has taken her over to America to show case...

This week Lou is in the hosting seat to chat to the third member of our EquiTeam trio, Liz Somerville. Although Liz started riding at a very young age she had to wait till she was 33 years old to finally be able to buy her own horse. In this episode she shares how she worked for her rides by mucking out in army stables, and how she got given plenty of horses over the years, including one as a wedd...

This week's guest is one brave lady! Not only has she ridden round an advanced eventing track, she has also made an incredible comeback after a horrific car accident. Told by her doctor she wouldn't ride again Caroline Mosely from Orange Fox Eventing was determined to prove her doctor wrong, which we delighted to say she did! Caroline shares how she was persuaded to come over from the dark side (S...

This week we are chatting to Jodie Neill aka The Eventing Dentist . Jodie is an amateur eventer, a full-time cosmetic dentist and Mum to a one year old little boy, Ollie. Jodie's own journey into horse ownership started when she went looking for a dark bay school master called Mr Darcy to go eventing, and ended up with a 4 year old chestnut mare called Clover or Pops as she is affectionately known...

This week Liz and Lou discuss EquiTeam's recent blog ' Are you letting yourself down? ' which it would be fair to say caused quite a reaction from some of our readers. Whilst we can recognise that a better title may have been something like "Are you getting the most from your lessons?' the fact remains that if we are tired, this impacts our riding and therefore what we get out of our lessons. If y...

Today's episode sees Lou Gillings getting her own back and putting Liz Daniels firmly in the hot seat. If you have listened to our recent 'Coaching Uncovered' series you will already know a bit about 'Liz the Coach', but in this podcast Lou gets to ask more about what makes Liz tick, who inspires her and who she would most like to have dinner with. Lou also finds out that after enjoying her time g...

In this episode we meet Lou Gillings, also known as Loubird and one third of the Equiteam partnership. Liz and Lou talk all things Equiteam and share more about how their confidence camps started and the ethos behind their success. Liz also puts Lou on the spot with some quick fire questions around who inspires her the most and who she would like to have dinner with! Richard Branson, Sir David Att...

We all know that horse rider is a high risk sport or hobbie but do we all know what to do if we or one of our friends has an accident? Would you remove their hat? In this episode Liz Daniels chats to Nisha from Medi-K First Aid Training Cooperative to find out what we can all do to make sure we know how to deal with a medical emergency. Whilst many riders may worry about spinal injuries Liz and Ni...

Want to give yourself the best chance of jumping a successful course of show jumps? Walking the course properly is a good place to start and in this episode the team from EquiTeam share their top tips on exactly what you need to be doing How many of us run round the course usually because we are short of time or worse still spend most of the course walk chatting to friends as we go! It's so import...

In this episode we meet Natasha Swales who shares her incredible story of a £1 horse called Mary Known for liking quirky mares Tash purchased Mary, a grey mare with a history of rearing for just £1 four years ago and has been documenting their journey on social media ever since. Tash tried absolutely everything to break the cycle of Mary's rearing and it was only months later when she asked Jay Jo...

Want to nail your dressage test but unsure how to warm up properly? Liz Daniels and Liz Somerville share some of their top tips to help you warm up and go into your test feeling prepared and ready to go. It's too easy to feel intimidated by a busy warm up or to go in without a plan so in this episode we chat through timings, how to make sure your horse is warmed up properly, relaxed and in front o...

We have another brand new show for you! In the Vet's Corner this week EquiTeam chat to Hugh Somerville MRCVS from Loch Leven Equine Practice about horse insurance. Should you insure your horse in the first place, what type of policy and cover should you choose, what's covered and what's not and why checking the small print is so important. Whether you choose to insure your horse or not will depend...

In this second episode from EquiTeam's 'Coaching Uncovered' series Liz Daniels chats to Liz Somerville about how to go about finding the right coach for you and your horse, when it is ok to cheat on your regular coach and how many is too many coaches! Finding the right coach can take time and effort. This week Liz D explains about the different types of qualifications, and the importance of insura...

In the first of our 'In the Saddle With' series, EquiTeam's Liz Daniels chats to aspiring BE eventer Sara Bryans about returning to riding after a break, managing her anxiety and her journey to her first BE80. Sara shares the ups and downs of her journey in an honest and relatable account that will resonate with many equestrian listeners. Find out how Sara juggles work, life, family, competing and...

In this episode we kick off our new 'Coaching Uncovered' series with an interview with EquiTeam's resident coach Liz Daniels. Usually in the interviewer's chair this week roles are reversed as Liz Somerville finds out more about Liz Daniels 'the Coach' and hears about her passion for helping people and their horses through her own and Lou Gilling's EquiTeam Confidence Camps, and now through  our o...