Michael WHITAKER ( GBR ) riding Viking, winner of The Olympia Grand Prix (Class 25), at The London International Horse Show 2015 at Olympia, London, UK on 21th December 2015
In our 27th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, H&H’s showjumping editor Jennifer Donald chats to showjumping legend Michael Whitaker about his outstanding equine partner Monsanta, and finds out what the rider has been up to recently, plus his plans for Christmas this year. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray join our podcast host Pippa Roome to discuss FEI rule changes and interesting research findings about half pads. Finally, we catch up with vet Helen van Tuyll, who runs through important horse care matters specific to the care of horses that have had a long day out hunting.
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In episode 27, legendary British showjumper Michael Whitaker talks to H&H showjumping editor Jennifer Donald about his brilliant championship partner Montana, including how the partnership came about and what made the horse so good.
“He was just so consistent, when you needed him he always came up with the goods” – Michael Whitaker
H&H podcast host Pippa Roome is joined by H&H news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray to discuss some of the week’s key stories, including FEI rules changes that will be coming in next year, new guidelines around the need to seek veterinary approval for therapists to treat a horse and interesting research findings on the impact half pads have on correctly fitted saddles.
“The researchers wanted to see what effect a half pad had on a saddle that had been fitted to industry guidelines. The findings weren’t what they expected at all” – Eleanor Jones
In this week’s advice section we catch up with equine vet Helen van Tuyll of VT Vets about the specific care needs of horses that spend many hours out hunting.
“A lot of the very famous makes of saddles have not been designed to be sat on for a long period of time, so while they may be highly popular with eventers and showjumpers, that doesn’t mean they are suitable for a long day out hunting” – Helen van Tuyll, BVSC MRCVS
We hope you will enjoy our latest episode and would love to hear your feedback, so please do send your thoughts to pippa.roome@futurenet.com
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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.
