The Horse & Hound Podcast 77: Showing’s Danielle Heath | Point-to-Point season underway | Bitting young horses | News round-up
In our 77th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Alex Robinson talks to top showing rider Danielle Heath about how she got into producing horses for the show ring. H&H editor Pippa Roome then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss why opinion matters, fireworks and climate change, as well as previewing the point-to-point season with H&H’s Gemma Redrup. Finally, trainer Jason Webb continues his new series about starting young horses, and this week he discusses bitting. Let us know what you think.
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In our 77th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Alex Robinson talks to top showing rider Danielle Heath about how she got into producing horses for the show ring.
“Production was never something I was going to get into – I always thought I would just do my own horses – but I enjoyed it and it turned out I was quite good at it” – Danielle Heath on taking up show production
H&H editor Pippa Roome then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss why opinion matters, fireworks and climate change.
“MPs have debated a petition in parliament, which was calling for the sale and use of fireworks to be limited to organisers of licensed displays” – H&H’s news writer Becky Murray on fireworks
Pippa also talks to H&H’s point-to-point editor, Gemma Redrup, about the start of the new pointing season.
“It’s good to get the new point-to-point season underway again” – Gemma Redrup on the new point-to-point season
Finally, trainer Jason Webb continues his new series about starting young horses, and this week he discusses bitting.
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“When I start a process with a young horse, I like to establish a connection with them” – Jason Webb
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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.