This Equestrian Life

The season finale of season SIX! Who can believe it? 61 episodes of This Equestrian Life. WOW. We're having an absolute blast, and we really hope you are too. In this episode, we answer your questions, and there's no holding back. Miri tells us all about her new track system, Rhi rounds up Harleys progress and what she's noticing, they both share how much they paid for their horses and they each g...

This week, Miri and Rhi are joined by Claire Williams of BETA. They discuss everything from the true safety of 'safety stirrups' to the difference between back and body protectors.    Season 6 of This Equestrian Life is brought to you by, Harry Hall One Club. Get 10% off your Harry Hall favourites, when you spend £20 or more, with the code SADDLEUP10 at harryhall.com - in addition, if you sign up...

This week, Miri and Rhi are joined by 18-year-old international dressage rider Ruby Hughes. Having already represented Great Britain at five European Championships, Ruby shares what it’s been like growing up surrounded by elite dressage and why she’s now choosing to throw herself into a career with horses over a more traditional route of university. We really hope you enjoy this conversation as mu...

This week, Miri and Rhi are joined by Jack LaTorre of Equibody Fitness. Jack is based in Wellington, Florida and coaches equestrians on bettering their health and fitness. They discuss common problems riders face, that can be fixed with exercises away from the saddle, why more riding isn't always the answer and how strength and mobility can affect not only your riding, but your horse too. We reall...

If you're curious about equine nutrition, or you'd like to know if you're feeding your horse what they actually need, this episode is for you! Welcome if you're new here. In this weeks Episode, Miri and Rhi are joined by Ellen Lincoln from Simple Systems Horse Feeds to explore everything feed and forage. They discuss what a species-appropriate diet actually looks like, the importance of forage and...

This week, Miri and Rhi sit down for a catch-up on the latest updates with their horses and reflect on the lessons they've learned along the way. Miri's first fall, Rhi and Harley's competition experience and the all-important topic of saddle fit. We really hope you enjoy the episode. We're half way through Season 6, who can believe it! See you again next week. Miri and Rhi Please sign the Keep Ho...

Parasites are something every horse owner has to think about, but are we paying enough attention to the growing issue of resistance? In this episode of This Equestrian Life, Miri and Rhi sit down with Claire Shand, Director of Marketing & Communications at Westgate Labs, to explore the challenges facing modern parasite control, what wormer resistance really means, and why the decisions we make...

This week, positive reinforcement specialist trainer, Connie Colfox joins Miri and Rhi to explore a different way of thinking about confidence, bravery and horse training. We really hope you enjoy this conversation. See you next week!   Season 6 of This Equestrian Life is brought to you by, Harry Hall One Club. Get 10% off your Harry Hall favourites, when you spend £20 or more, with the code SADDL...

Welcome back! Season 6, Episode 2. This week, we're joined by the wonderful Zoe Kiff, founder of Honest Riders. Zoe discusses her career, moving, life-lessons and making changes... everything that lead her to starting Honest Riders. There's a wonderful story behind it all, so we hope you enjoy the listen.   Season 6 of This Equestrian Life is brought to you by, Harry Hall One Club. Get 10% off you...

Season 6... can you believe it! We're so excited to be back with a series booked up with incredible guests. Today, we kick start with winning FEI Grand Prix Trainer and rider, Rochelle King-Andrews who joins us all the way from Australia. We hope you love this conversation as much as we do.   Season 6 of This Equestrian Life is brought to you by, Harry Hall One Club. Get 10% off your Harry Hall fa...

Welcome to the season finale! Five whole seasons... can you believe it. In this episode we welcome the horseback adventurer, speaker, facilitator and guide, Clare Dyson who tells us all about her incredible story. We really hope you enjoy.   We are delighted to announce that we have an exciting Season 6 in the making. Stay tuned. We'll be back on Wednesday 8th July to kick start another season of...

This episode is sponsored by: The Hoof School (use code TEL10 for a discount) Westgate Labs (use code EQLIFE10 for a discount)   Follow the Pod on instagram here Follow Miri on Instagram , TikTok and train with Hackett Equine   Follow Rhi on Instagram , TikTok and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary     If you would like to get involved in sponsoring the podcast in season 5 and beyond please drop...

Welcome back to This Equestrian Life. This week Miri and I catch up just the two of us... a Badminton break-down, life updates, our thoughts around the top of the sport and we even answer your questions. Let us know if you'd like us to open the space up to more questions in future. We really enjoyed it. Enjoy the episode and as always, thank you for being here.   This episode is sponsored by: The...

Welcome back to This Equestrian Life. This week we're joined by Lucy Robinson, who you may know online as Foot Luce Eventing. Lucy dives in to the aspects of life as an influencer, working in marketing for an equestrian brand and eventing her ex racehorse all whilst transitioning to motherhood. We really hope you enjoy it.   This episode is sponsored by: The Hoof School (use code TEL10 for a disco...

A chatty catch up this week, we discussed horse news, Miri and Rhi discuss hacking confidence and why getting of is absolutely ok in their book if it goes a bit south.  Here is the link for the equine flu info Body protector article here  This episode was sponsored by  The Hoof School  use code TEL10 for a discount and  Jelka Ltd   They have been supporting Miri with her farm project and this week...

Fascinating to hear all about Rockley farm and what Nic so expertly does there with her rehab liveries. You can find the link here to her website.   huge thanks to https://www.hoofschool.com for sponsoring this episode use code TEL10 for a discount on one of their amazing courses    Thanks to on going supporter and sponsor of the podcast https://www.westgatelabs.co.uk use code TEL10 for a discount...

  This week, Hartpury University lecturer and vet physio of 20 years, Gillian Tabor , joins us on the podcast to discuss her work and modern approaches to rehab. Learn more about Gillian here: http://www.gilliantabor.co.uk/   Follow the Pod on instagram here Follow Miri and Rhi:  Follow Miri on Instagram , TikTok and train with Hackett Equine   Follow Rhi on Instagram , TikTok and fill out your Eq...

In Episode 44 Miri and Rhi brought some topics to the table. We got into a barefoot study , will Miri compete again? Rhi got a new saddle and are we disconnected from our horses? Follow the Pod on instagram here Follow Miri and Rhi:  Follow Miri on Instagram , TikTok and train with Hackett Equine   Follow Rhi on Instagram , TikTok and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary   If you would like to get...

Woweee, a very important conversation was had. So grateful to Mia for taking the time to tell us her story. Inspiring indeed.  You can find Mia here  and all the details that we discussed about the bridle less show are here also  British Bridle less competition     Follow the Pod on instagram here Follow Miri and Rhi:  Follow Miri on Instagram , TikTok and train with Hackett Equine   Follow Rhi on...

We are officially back!! So good to be back in your ears every Wednesday at 6am. We have a very exciting season ahead and we cant wait to take you all along.   Follow the Pod on instagram here Follow Miri and Rhi:  Follow Miri on Instagram , TikTok and train with Hackett Equine   Follow Rhi on Instagram , TikTok and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary   If you would like to get involved in sponso...

In this episode, we had a proper catch up, we shared our biggest wins of 2025 and some things we are leaving behind. We shared a special gift guide too. It was great to have a reflection of the last year. We hope you enjoy it.  Miri's gift list  - Hand made rope halters - Biodegradable plant based sponges  - Give the gift of learning with Miri's patreon - A lovely reusable water bottle from Yeti -...

Closing out season 4 with a wonderful conversation with Christine Bjerkan from Equerry co , we covered the bases from horse welfare to the perception of 5* sport. It was passionate and full of interesting thought provoking moments.  Thank you to our sponsors of season 4 The Horse Trust  Head to their website to find out more about how you can support the amazing work they do. Follow Miri and Rhi: ...

Join us this week as we interview Russ from The Horse Trust, our season sponsor. We hear all about Russ's time in the Met Police and his work with some very special police horses, as well as The Horse Trust who he now works for and the work that they do for these incredible animals. Thank you to our sponsors of season 4 The Horse Trust  Head to their website to find out more about how you can supp...

In this episode, we are joined by Holly Lenahan, equine vet, showjumper and much loved equestrian content creator. Holly takes us through her journey to becoming an equine vet, her specialism in equine breeding and why she's ultimately decided to step back from her veterinary role.  Thank you to our season sponsor, The Horse Trust . The Horse Trust’s is the oldest Horse Charity in the UK providing...

This week we where joined by Steffi Spielhaupter and we discussed a very wide range of topics, from the ethics and the top of the sport to how we can all learn how to read our horses in a more horse first holistic way. it was an insightful listen we hope you enjoy.   Thank you to our season sponsor, The Horse Trust . The Horse Trust’s is the oldest Horse Charity in the UK providing retirement and...