13 owners and not one came forward
One arrived with a microchip logging 13 registered owners. Billy contacted every single one. Not one was interested.
Theresa
Theresa is the producer and founder of Curious Equestrian.
Episodes
Free lessons, funded by followers: is this what saves British riding schools?
What Chloe has built is not a charity. It is a third economic model. The content funds the sessions; the sessions generate more content; the community grows and the riding school fills with paying clients who found her through the algorithm.
Episodes
The supplier was almost embarrassed to charge what he had to
The hay in your horse's net tonight may have crossed three borders. Someone lost sleep making sure it got here.
The wrong question we ask about horse-human partnership
Communication in this tradition is less about training methods that produce compliance and more about building the kind of trust and mutual understanding where the horse can actually choose to participate.
horse health
What your horse's "ticklishness" is actually telling you
The conversation covers horse massage as a practical tool for owners, not just professionals. Three checks you can do every week (grooming reactions, carrot stretches in both directions, a tight circle on both reins) that build up a picture of what's normal, so you notice when something changes.
after hours
She's Helped Horses in 26 Countries With Tape
The Woman Rewriting Equine Rehabilitation 30 Years, 26 Countries, & Rolls of Tape.
horse behaviour
Wild horse behaviour: what 20 years of research reveals about domestic horses.
When Bonny Mealand first started working with wild horses, everything she thought she knew fell apart. Anna Louise asked how that felt. Bonny paused. "It was devastating, actually." She'd grown up like most of us, believing horses existed for our purposes. To ride, to compete, to
Episodes
Swapping hay? Horse nutritionist explains why it takes 7-10 days
But Claire’s advice was practical. She calls it the "Overlap Strategy." It means keeping just three or four bales of the old batch back, specifically to mix in when the new load arrives. It is a tiny logistical change that protects the gastric health we spend a fortune trying to fix.
the-evidence
The native ponies we are losing
The rare breed ponies Britain is losing — and what disappears with them
Episodes
Give Them Choice. Why Track Systems Work.
I've always known track systems were about movement and forage and hoof health. I hadn't properly understood they were about giving horses back their choices.
Episodes
Paramedic Advice for Horse Riders
This week’s episode is perhaps one of the most important safety conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast. Anna Louise is joined by Mike Elkins from the South Central Ambulance Service to discuss the reality of horse riding accidents and, crucially, how to prepare for them. Mike is
horse welfare
Horse euthanasia, grief, and the guilt nobody warns you about
This covers the practical and emotional realities of horse loss, including euthanasia. Challenging content, but essential preparation.