The Horse Podcast

So, I wasn’t 100% sure to put this one up as a podcast or not because the quality isn’t great. It was done on Skype, which is not my favourite form of interviewing. I’d rather do it face to face, but it is Ingrid..one of the greatest equestrians ever!! I was in Sydney and Ingrid was loading horses and driving her truck in Germany, so in that sense, modern technology is awesome. And Ingrid is absol...

Judy Reynolds is a German based, Irish Olympic dressage rider. She’s really been a quiet achiever, creeping up the world rankings and winning top level shows. Success was put on hold a few years ago when her star gelding Vancouver K sustained an injury, but they’re back better than ever. At the Europeans last year, the pair scored personal bests and helped Ireland qualify the first dressage team e...

This podcast we have Danish dressage star Cathrine Dufour. I caught up with Cathrine at the Europeans in Rotterdam where she and her “pony” as she likes to call him, Cassidy won bronze in the Special with an amazing comeback from injury for the 16 year old gelding who has been Cathrine’s partner since Junior rider days and has partnered her through to Olympics and senior championships. The pair mo...

Horses have been part of Jessica’s life from the very beginning, riding in her first big championships, the Bundeschampionate at age 12. By 16 she rode in her first Europeans and has never looked back. Jessica’s won six gold at Junior and YR Europeans as well as been three times German Junior/YR Champion. As a senior, she’s been on the podium at the World Cup Finals, Aachen CHIO, the Europeans and...

I love talking to Laura Graves. She’s articulate and thoughtful which makes for super answers and a great conversation and we’re lucky to have another chat with her. Just to recap, Laura, burst onto the international dressage scene in 2014 at WEG in Normandy where she finished 5th in the Freestyle with her gelding Verdades. Two years later at the Rio Olympics they were part of the bronze medal win...

German dressage rider Helen Langenhanenberg is as delightful to talk to as she is to watch ride. After Grand Prix successes with Responsible, she took over the ride of Damon Hill from her then trainer Ingrid Klimke. The chestnut stallion and Helen went on to win team silver and finished fourth individually at the London Olympics in 2012, win the World Cup Final in 2013 and then individual silver a...

Michael Jung needs no introduction. The eventing superstar won individual and team gold at the London Olympics and individual gold and team silver at Rio on his super horse, Sam. He’s won at Kentucky, Badminton, Luhmühlen and Burghley and has been inducted into the Eventing Rider Association Hall of Fame. In this interview he talks about how he manages all his horses, why he does so much show jump...

Although starting in the world of eventing, Spencer turned to dressage in his 20s. He’s won 13 national titles and with is partner in the arena Super Nova, helped bring home team silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and team bronze at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in 2018. As a trainer and rider, Spencer comes up with the best exercises….and lots of them! In this interview he breaks down his p...

Today’s interview is with German eventing legend Bettina Hoy! Bettina has competed at three Olympics and four WEGS and is still very active as a 3 and 4 star rider today. In 2017 she became the national coach of the Dutch eventing team. Like myself, Bettina is passionate about rider fitness and it’s that subject we delve into in this interview; what sort of fitness is best and some different exerc...

Swedish rider Therese Nilshagen is one of those lovely riders who just makes dressage look easy. At the time of making this podcast, Therese is ranked 12th in the world and is one of the key riders on the Swedish team with the stallionIn Dante Weltino. She stands out with her soft, harmonious riding whether she’s riding Grand Prix or in the young horse classes at the Bundeschampionate where she wo...

I’m a big fan of Cathrine Dufour; she says it how she sees it, she’s down to earth and is really focused on her journey. Cathrine was on the Danish National Juniors team at the age of 11 and was going to give up riding at the end of Young Riders so she could go to Uni and party! But as we know, she kept going with the horses and is one of the top riders in the world today, representing her country...

In this episode I interview the very funny US dressage star Laura Graves. Laura burst onto the international dressage scene in 2014 at WEG in Normandy where she finished 5th in the Freestyle with her gelding Verdades,who's she's had since he was a baby. Two years later at the Rio Olympics they were part of the bronze medal winning US Team as well as just missing the podium to finish 4th individual...

Honest, passionate and generous. These are words that apply to both Vanessa Way and her trainer, friend and mentor Carl Hester. Vanessa’s enthusiasm is infectious. She’s driven and focused…and was kind enough to give me an interview a few months ago at the Sydney CDI. Vanessa is a star of the NZ dressage world having come back from a very nasty rotational fall back in her eventing days. Since then...

Julia Krajewski has been quietly creeping up the German eventing ranks. The 29-year-old has successfully competed right through the levels from Pony competitions, and in more recent years has represented Germany at Nations Cups. It was in 2016 at the Rio Olympics that she was thrust centre stage, being asked at the last minute to go from reserve position to take up a team spot, replacing Andreas O...

Allison was part of the bronze medal winning US Olympic dressage team at Rio in 2016. Her story is amazing. She’s a “normal” person doing extraordinary things so she’s a good one to pay attention to. Having grown up in Hawaii, she left home as a teenager to pursue her riding dreams and through sheer hard work, she reached the top of her sport. In this interview Allison talks about how being highly...

Today’s interview is with the lovely Beatrice Buchwald who I spoke to at last year’s Bundeschampionate. You’ve probably heard of the German dressage rider as not only is she incredibly talented, but she’s been associated with some really super horses. The stallions Belantis and Lordy Carnaby, Victoria’s Secret, Daily Pleasure and also Isabell Werth’s current Olympic mount and European Champion, We...

Chris Hector and and Roz Neve chat to their friend and master German horsewoman Susanne Miesner. Susanne has been successfully training horses for over 30 years and was awarded with the “Stensbeck plaque”. Her trainers have been Herbert Rehbein, Fritz Tempelmann and Johann Hinnemann. She’s won numerous championships and Bundeschampionat titles, successfully training horses from young horse classes...

Robert Dover has been at the forefront of American dressage for over 30 years. He competed at every Olympics from 1984-2004 winning four team bronze and a WEG bronze in 1984. He has been the technical advisor to the American team since 2013. Robert’s list of trainers is just extraordinary and that’s played an enormous part of America’s success and depth of good talent in America has today. Robert...

Isabell is simply the queen of dressage. She’s been to the Olympics five times and has won 10 medals in the process as well as six world championship titles. Her success began early, back in the 80s on the big chestnut Gigolo owned by Dr Uwe Shulten-Baumer whom she trained with for 16 years before going it alone. Unfortunately I didn’t conduct this interview! Journalist extraordinaire and The Hors...

Portugal’s show jumping queen Luciana Diniz is a three time Olympian who was born into a horsey family in Brazil and is now based in Germany. We talk about dealing with stress, getting over injury and her wonder horse Fit For Fun. And what advice did she get from her idol Roger Federer? The transcribed interview can be found at: www.horsemagazine.com Luciana's website is: www.luciana-diniz.com

Albert Voorn…one of the Netherlands most successful…and most controversial show jumpers and coaches. He won the individual silver at the Sydney Olympics and has competed in many Nations Cups. He continues to pass on his knowledge and is quick to speak his mind but in doing so, gives very thoughtful answers. He’s a gentleman and is quick to stand up for what he believes and is always on the side of...

Johnny needs little introduction to the dressage world. He’s been the trainer of the German A, B and Future Squads and has himself competed in all three disciplines of Dressage, Jumping, and Eventing. He completed his bereitership with Rosemarie Springer and later trained with Herbert Rehbein and Detlef Saul. He’s had numerous Grand Prix victories including the German Professional’s Championships...

Carl Hester, who is arguably one of our great modern dressage masters. We look at modern dressage, what’s good, what’s not and why, learning from others and that often contraversal topic of expression in the dressage horse. Carl talks about working with “average horses’….his words…and they’re in air quotes….and the importance of belief in your horse. The transcribed interview can be found here: ht...