The Horse & Hound Podcast 34: Laura Tomlinson | Anxiety in horses | News round-up

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Great Britain's Laura Bechtolsheimer riding Mistral Hojris in the Individual Grand Prix Special Team final in the Equestrian Dressage team at Greenwich Park, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday August 7, 2012. See PA story OLYMPICS Equestrian Dressage. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Great Britain's Laura Bechtolsheimer riding Mistral Hojris in the Individual Grand Prix Special Team final in the Equestrian Dressage team at Greenwich Park, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday August 7, 2012. See PA story OLYMPICS Equestrian Dressage. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire. EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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In our 34th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, British Olympic medal-winning dressage rider Laura Tomlinson talks to H&H dressage editor Polly Bryan, where they discuss how she manages to juggle family life with being an elite sportswoman, among other topics. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news team join our host Pippa to discuss Brexit, rare breeds that are in danger and pony deaths on the New Forest’s roads. We also welcome back equine trainer Jason Webb, who talks about anxiety in horses and suggests, if your horse is feeling worried, why that might be the case. We hope you will find it useful.

Episode 34 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.