The Horse & Hound Podcast: episode 22 – Lauren Nicholson (née Kieffer) | Winter healthchecks for veterans | News round-up

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US event rider Lauren Nicholson (née Kieffer) at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Lauren Nicholson (née Kieffer) riding Veronica at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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In our 22nd weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s podcast host Pippa Roome chats to US event rider Lauren Nicholson (née Kieffer) about her transition from ‘barn rat’ to Olympic rider. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, Catherine Austen joins Pippa to review the action from Pau five-star, while our news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray discuss feed contamination and elite horse sales in times of Covid. We also catch up with vet Ricky Farr, who has useful advice on health checks for older horses ahead of winter.

Episode 22 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, our exciting new audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus subscribers, is now live.

Carol Phillips
Carol Phillips
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Carol is an experienced journalist and editor, who is also a passionate amateur rider and dedicated horse owner, having ridden since childhood. She has a particular interest in the emotional well-being and ethical training of horses, alongside veterinary matters, having garnered extensive first-hand experience of numerous equine health conditions through more than 30 years of horse ownership.