Sameh El Dahan GBR during the International Horse Riding Longines FEI Jumping World Cup 2021 on November 05, 2021 at the Fiera Cavalli in Verona, Italy (Photo by Giancarlo Dalla Riva/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
In our 80th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Jennifer Donald talks to Sameh El Dahan, a top showjumper who has recently switched nationalities and now rides for Britain instead of Egypt. H&H’s Pippa Roome then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss changes to the Highway Code, research into rehabilitation after sacroiliac pain and kickback from the decision to remove riding from the modern pentathlon. Finally, trainer Jason Webb continues his series about starting young horses, with a focus on longlining as part of a horse’s education this week. We hope you’ll enjoy listening.
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In our 80th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Jennifer Donald talks to Sameh El Dahan, a top showjumper who has recently switched nationalities and now rides for Britain instead of Egypt.
“It’s a new adventure for me and I’m very excited to compete for Great Britain – I’ve had some very good results under the flag recently, so I hope the future is bright for me” – Lara Butler on her thoughts ahead of The London International Horse Show.
H&H’s Pippa Roome then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss changes to the Highway Code, research into rehabilitation after sacroiliac pain and kickback from the decision to remove riding from the modern pentathlon.
“The guidance for drivers is that they should pass horses and horse drawn vehicles at speeds under 10mph and allow for at least 2m space” – H&H’s news editor Eleanor Jones on changes to the Highway Code.
Finally, trainer Jason Webb continues his series about starting young horses, with a focus on longlining as part of a horse’s education this week.
“This is done with a little bit of patience – I don’t want to get into a tug of war with my horse’s mouth” – Jason Webb
We would love to hear your feedback on all our podcasts, so please do send your thoughts to pippa.roome@futurenet.com
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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.
