The Horse & Hound Podcast 37: Pippa Funnell | Dealing with nappy horses | News round-up

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Supreme Rock and Pippa Funnell after winning Badminton Horse Trials 2002
Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Ashdown/The Independent/REX/Shutterstock (2469595a) BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS SHOW JUMPING 5/5/2002 Pippa Funnell ON SUPREME ROCK AFTER WINNING. BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS SHOW JUMPING 5/5/2002 PIPPA FUNNELL ON SUPREME ROCK AFTER WINNING . BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS
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In our 37th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, Olympic eventer and multiple five-star winner Pippa Funnell talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome, where she talks about how her and her husband William build up relationships with young horses, among other topics. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones and senior news writer Lucy Elder join Pippa to discuss the plight of riding schools and the role of officials in eventing safety. We also welcome back equine trainer Jason Webb, who offers advice on how to best deal with horses that nap. We hope you will find it useful.

Episode 37 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, our popular audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus 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.