In our 85th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Pippa Roome talks to the event rider, Lauren Innes, Pikeur Amateur Rider of the Year at the 2021 Horse & Hound Awards. Lauren shares her insight on juggling a demanding job with riding at the top level. H&H’s Polly Bryan then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss the latest news in the equestrian world. Finally, we’re kicking off a new advice series with personal trainer Katie Bleekman, who will talk about getting your exercise programme back on track after the festive break. We hope you’ll enjoy listening.
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In our 85th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Pippa Roome talks to the event rider, Lauren Innes (pictured), Pikeur Amateur Rider of the Year at the 2021 Horse & Hound Awards. Lauren shares her insight on juggling a demanding job with riding at the top level.
“I get the number of runs in a year that some of the professionals get in a weekend, so having a great support team around you to make every run count as much as it can, I think is really important” – Lauren Innes on the challenges she faces as an amateur rider competing at top level.
H&H’s Polly Bryan then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss the latest news in the equestrian world.
“It is good news as it’s a major push for increased research, treatment and prevention of sporting concussions” – H&H’s senior news writer Lucy Elder on a government action plan aiming to improve the prevention and treatment of concussion in sport
Finally, we’re kicking off a new advice series with personal trainer Katie Bleekman, who will talk about getting your exercise programme back on track after the festive break.
“The best way to think about getting back into your training or exercise routine is to think about the approach you take with your horse after he has had a break or a holiday and apply it to yourself” – Katie Bleekman
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.
