The Horse & Hound Podcast 38: Tullis Matson — Stallion AI Services | Horses returning to work | News round-up

Tullis Matson with stallion Big Star
Tullis Matson with Big Star at Stallion AI Services in Shropshire
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

In our 38th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, Tullis Matson of Stallion AI Services talks to H&H editor Polly Bryan, where he discusses innovative technology in breeding and some of the centre’s famous residents, 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 upcoming Tokyo Olympics. We also welcome back supergroom to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, Alan Davies, who offers advice on how to bring horses back after a break. We hope you will find it useful.

Episode 38 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, our popular audio service available exclusively every Thursday morning for our H&H Plus subscribers, is now live.

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.