In our 102nd weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Jennifer Donald talks to showjumping Olympic gold medallist Scott Brash. He talks about why he believes one of his rides, Hello Jefferson, is one of the best horses in the world. H&H’s Pippa Roome then reviews Badminton with H&H’s Catherine Austen and she also catches up with the H&H news team to discuss riders teaching others without the appropriate licence, the build up to the World Championships and also the shortage of vets in Britain. Finally, we’ll be hearing from bits and bitting expert Tricia Nassau-Williams, shares some final thoughts as she rounds off her mini series on The Horse & Hound Podcast. We hope you’ll enjoy listening.
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In our 102nd weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Jennifer Donald talks to showjumping Olympic gold medallist Scott Brash. He talks about why he believes one of his rides, Hello Jefferson, is one of the best horses in the world.
“I think there’s not many horse with the great attributes he has – I really do believe that there’s no fgand prix that he’s not capable of winning” – Scott Brash on Hello Jefferson
H&H’s Pippa Roome and Catherine Austen catch up about the action from last week’s Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian.
“I don’t think we realised how much we’d missed Badminton until we were actually back there, and what a competition it was” – H&H’s Catherine Austen on Badminton 2022
Pippa also talks to the H&H news team to discuss riders teaching others without the appropriate licence, the build up to the World Championships and also the shortage of vets in Britain
“It’s a situation that is getting worse and there needs to be more awareness about what is going on” – H&H’s senior news writer Becky Murray on riders teaching others when they aren’t covered to do so.
Finally, we’ll be hearing from bits and bitting expert Tricia Nassau-Williams, shares some final thoughts as she rounds off her mini series on The Horse & Hound Podcast.
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
