The Equitas Podcast

Fun catching up on our busy schedules... Rachael Blackmore was topic 1 on the agenda today and just acknowledging all she has done for racing and equestrian in general, taking out gender and recentering the focus to pure talent and of course, all being done with such grace and dignity - we can't wait to see what the future holds for this absolute legend! Next up was some chat on AI: Why is Equitas...

This week we chat about Muir recent article, a different angle, lazy storytelling and how we can be guilty of the same!🙋🏻‍♀ We also discussed the "Myth of Having / Doing it all" and look at what we outsource and how we protect and prioritise our time 🫠 Our catch up, rides and wrongs of the week included AI, Rugby, Easter and Bip 🐑🤣 Join us next week and if you have a topic you want highlighte...

After an impromptu break Sarah & Muir were back live tonight with DD's! A mega catch-up, included talk of grief, rugby and caravanning and we highlight that April is stress awareness month and how this needs to be made a priority, especially as women in the equine industry 🙌🏻 Our quickfire questions were not so quick and ranged from bra fittings to criminal confidants and our Rides &...

Catch up on Sarah and Muireann's chat here. Following her feature on IWD 2025, we wanted to catch up and delve deeper into the world of ParaDressage.

Tonight’s Live: A Conversation That Needed to Happen "This morning I wrote something I felt needed to be written. It touched a nerve—about toxic masculinity, misogyny, and the kind of culture too many of us are still breathing in. Then I rang  @aneverendingimprovement  - my sister Michelle. She’s a guide to me in an awful lot of what I do. She’s a psychotherapist, a counsellor, and the sharpe...

hhhhh we're back! Absolutely loved this episode of the DOUBLE D'S Live Podcast 🎙♥We catch up and explain ourselves for the unplanned hiatus which include SSC, a broken foot and chicken pox 🐔😅 The topics for tonight were around social media and how we too, are guilty of not wanting to show certain things for the fear of judgement and we can't say we'll be perfect going forward, but we'll try! Oth...

***NEW INSTAGRAM LIVE SHOW*** Breaking away from the normal Equitas Podcast to highlight and highly anticipate new livestream show from Equitas CEO Shane McCarthy. You can find this every Wednesday on our Instagram page "Ep 1 of our new weekly Mindset Show - Mind Over Matter with your host  @shanemcsocial  and our wonderful guest for our inaugural episode the one and only  @innerbalance_sonya...

Sarah got to catch up with one half of the team behind the Equestrian Mums Club - Katie Allen Clarke! We chat a little about the women behind it all, early horsey life, present challenges, the beginning of the Equestrian Mums Club, how it's going and of course, the plans for the future! The Equestrian Mum's Club is doing incredible work in being a platform for fellow Equestrian Mums or mum...

🎙An action packed episode this week for the Double D's Live Podcast!🎙 We got caught up on our weeks: Muir's weekend away and Sarah's re-organising of her pantry 😂 The Hot Topics brought us onto Sarah's findings on the FEI website and how small steps towards more visibility for women in the sport could have a big impact. (There's an article dropping tomorrow morning at 7am, whi...

This week we have fun catching up post storm, and Muireann decided to delve deeper into the life of entrepreneurship by quizzing Sarah on her other business @enviousstyling , a topic that Sarah could speak about for hours so you have been warned 👀😂 We also chatted about Horses and Road Safety and there will be more on this on the website over the coming days and you can keep up to date on this v...

This episode was definitely a bitter sweet one as we paid tribute to the legend that was Polidam and all the goodness he brought to Muireann. We learned about his racing career, his time in the show ring and his early but wonderful retirement - he will be missed 🐎😇 We did also chat about British Showjumping updating their rules to allow dark breeches in competition, forming plans with Equitas an...

With a lovely re-entry back into the interview style podcasts, I was joined by Crysta Brown - Californian AQHA & APHA Trainer. Crysta is based in Northern Ireland and is passionate about sharing her love of Paint & Quarter horses. She is also a regular writer for Equitas so you can find several of her articles (both full of education & insights) on our website. In this chat we learn ab...

This week it was back to our typical format with our weekly round ups, including dinners, sickness and riding! We also asked ourselves the question of if we had the opportunity to retrain into another career, what would it be? And there were definite parallels to be drawn in our answers 😅 Muir also chatted about turn 40 this year, how she feels about it, how others seem to feel about it and how s...

With the typical format due back next week, episode 13 of the Double D's Live Podcast was pure catch-up! From new eras and Christmas traditions (or lack of), to 2025 goals and big news, it was a jam packed chat! 🥳 We are delighted to be back recording and looking forward to next week already! M&S xx #doubledslivepodcast#equestrianwomen #equestrianpodcast

Join host Sarah Elebert as she chats to Amanda Marshall from 3 Donkeys Clothing. They chat about "the why" behind the unique "Clothing for Working Women" Brand, imposter syndrome, and how the pursuit of Equity for women in the equine industry should still be at the forefront of our minds. Amanda also shares an exclusive at the end about what is next for 3 Donkeys so stay tuned for that! You can fi...

In this week's episode, Tracy Ormrod from Dressage Test Pro, tells Muireann all about how the app came about, all its unique features, and how it is constantly improving and developing. And....keep listening to hear the strangest place she has ever ridden a horse!! You can find out more about Dressage Test Pro at DressageTestPro.com and on social @dressagetestpro And as always, we would love for y...

Join host Sarah Elebert as she chats with professional Irish Event Rider Casey Webb. Casey gives us an insight into life as a rider for the Smyth Brothers and how such a strong partnership came about. She also provides some excellent training advice and speaks in depth about how mindset can make or break a rider "Your mindset is the only thing you bring with you from one horse to the next"! To lea...

Loved this chat, a mixture of serious, important topics with some not so serious ones thrown in... We are in the middle of 16 days of Activism #NOEXCUSE so this was a strong talking point this evening, it's tough on all sides but the most important thing is that the conversation are had and education is instilled 💪🏻  Another important topic was when Muir had a recent wobble and she speaks about...

My word we missed this!  We caught up on what's been happening over the last few weeks, chatting about... ✓ Meltdowns ✓ Marts ✓ Our Social Battery ✓ Winter Setups ✓ The Equestrian Motherload ✓ And whether or not we would survive the Antler Challenge 😱  We also played a game of going through the last 5 photos in our camera roll - no cheats! And declared our Rides & Wrongs of the week 🫣  It's...

Double D's Live Podcast Episode TEN!  This week, Muir has exciting NEWS, Sarah preps for winter and we play a dangerous WhatsApp game that could go so many different ways!  We also chat about... 👉🏻 The division of household chores  👉🏻 Fostering dogs  And  👉🏻 An interesting article on Equitas.ie talking about the effects of quality Vs quantity when it comes to horses! Of course both Fionn (an...

🎙Have a bit of fun with Sarah & Muireann for their weekly catch-up, topical conversation and Rides & Wrongs of the week!  Included in the topics were: Do you still feel like an equestrian if you don't ride?,  The life lessons passed down from our parents, Mum guilt going off to the horses, camembert cheese and drowning in clothes!  This week's episode was kindly sponsored by Beesley &...

🎙️Episode 8 of DD's Live Podcast covered a whole host of topics... Sarah celebrated her birthday while Muireann celebrated a fixed toe! 😅 There were 2am parties, horses sales, singing and of course our rides and wrongs of the week! Our audience questions of "what does your perfect day look like?" Was answered which means there's an Equitas goodie being posted to the listener tomorrow. Upon wrappi...

Episode 7 of Double D's Live Podcast was husband heavy 🤣 As requested we chatted about how we met and even went into how we ended up walking down the aisle... Lots of surprises thrown in so have a listen! We also chatted about being young and cool (not!) and gave an exclusive behind the scenes glimpse of what had Muir in Goffs today! Thank you as always for the craic and interaction, see you next...

This week we caught up with Muireann after the ploughing, discussed horse shopping, had fun doing a personality test based on the days of the week and of course shared our "Rides & Wrongs" Sarah also cried laughing and Muir got the ick 😜  We are having an absolute blast recording these and having a little tipple of a Tuesday so please feel free to join us next week at 8pm and let us...

Episode 5 of Double D's Live Podcast is available to listen / watch back 🎤 Tonight's episode talks about the who, what, where and why of our podcast / audiobook listenings with Muir making an excellent recommendation for @borrowbox 👏🏻 We also chatted about the sizing of clothes, the inconsistencies, lack of industry standards and how a number can evidently affect our confidence as women...