The Horse & Hound Podcast 91: Showjumper Jay Halim | Rider strength training | News round-up

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Jay Halim and Aragon Z win the HOYS speed horse of the year
Jay Halim riding Aragon Z winners of Class 17, Speed Horse of the Year, during the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham in UK between 6 -10th October 2021
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In our 91st weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s Jennifer Donald talks to top international showjumper Jay Halim. He talks about the biggest wins of his career, burning issues in the horse world and how he got started in equestrianism. H&H’s Pippa Roome then catches up with the H&H news team to discuss stud books in a post-Brexit world and de-nerving in dressage horses. Finally, personal trainer Katie Bleekman shares her thoughts on the importance of strength training for riders. We hope you’ll enjoy listening.

Episode 91 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, our popular audio service available every Thursday morning for our H&H digital subscribers, is now live.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
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.