Curious Equestrian
by Produced by Theresa McCaffrey, hosted by Anna Louise Claydon
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Why we still choose carriage horses for life's biggest moments
Why we still choose carriage horses for life's biggest moments
About this podcast
Ask why before how. Conversations with researchers, vets and trainers, for anyone who cares about horses. Each episode takes a real question about horse behaviour, training, care or welfare and asks what the evidence says. No gurus, just better questions. Hosted by Anna Louise Claydon, produced by Theresa McCaffrey. Follow for each new episode, if you it's useful, a rating helps other horse people find us.
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Episodes
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- Why we still choose carriage horses for life's biggest moments · 42 minWhat is it like to steer magnificent Friesian horses through modern traffic for life’s most poignant milestones? Step onto the carriage with Mike Daniell & Son in Suffolk to see…
- How did horse tricks turn a biting rescue horse around? | Noche Miller, Horse Tricks 101 trainer · 59 minNoche Miller turned to trick training when Rusty, a young rescue Morgan, bit and walked straight through people. He had been dumped at auction because nobody could handle him…
- Dartmoor Pony Crisis: The truth behind the headlines · 52 minIn June the headlines said 90% of Dartmoor's semi-wild hill ponies faced a cull. A former consumer journalist went looking for who had actually said so, and for what would happen…
- Horse listener, not horse whisperer with Nicci Mackay · 42 minHorse whisperer — or horse listener? Nicci Mackay on what horses are really telling usCan horses actually understand us? Nicci Mackay has spent her life arguing the question is…
- What mouth breathing does to a rider's position | Ciara Glaisher · 1 h 12 minChartered physiotherapist Ciara Glaisher treats horses and their riders as one system, and she says horse rider fitness starts with the breath. Most of us mouth breathe, brace…
- Equestrian vaulting: the horse sport you can start without riding · 47 minEquestrian vaulting is gymnastics on horseback, and everyone in this episode says the same unlikely thing about it: you can start with no riding, no gymnastics and no particular…
- She was taught to dominate horses. Her rescue horse said no | Shelby Dennis · 1 h 4 minShelby Dennis was taught to "get after" horses from the age of four, showing on the Arabian circuit and told not to worry: they're big animals, it doesn't hurt them. Then a…
- Horse's Hierarchy of Needs with Marcel Olivé · 60 minWhat if your horse isn't being naughty at all, but telling you something you were never taught to hear? Horsemanship expert Marcel Olivé joins Curious Equestrian to challenge…
- She worked inside horse racing. This is what they don't show you · 1 h 2 minShe worked inside horse racing. Then she started saying the things most people in the sport won't.After multiple racehorse deaths at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival and Grand…
- Bullied and Burnt Out: The Hidden Truth About Being a Horse Groom, with Lucy Katan MBE · 1 h 0 minLucy Katan MBE spent more than eight years as a horse groom, including time at the top of international dressage. She loved the horses, but she was also bullied on the yard and…
- Why This Equestrian Refuses to Show Her Face · 55 minWhat does it mean to fight for horse welfare when being visible would cost you your livelihood? Riverstown Farm Stables — an anonymous Irish equestrian with over 37,000 followers…
- What Happens When a Horse Stops Being Useful? · 39 min👇 INSIDE THE EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:• Theresa Demarest's 5-year journey making the film and why she centered the horses' perspectives.• Katherine Gregory (CEO of Colorado Horse…
- People Think Running a Horse Sanctuary Is a Dream. Here's the Reality · 47 min"People have this romantic idea of animal rescue. It's not like that at all." Billy Thompson has been jailed, physically attacked and throttled unconscious saving animals. He'd…
- The riding school offering free lessons · 51 minHorse riding has a cost problem the industry rarely addresses directly. Lessons most families can't afford. Schools closing at a rate that suggests something structural is…
- Hay Prices Have Doubled. Here's What's Really Happening · 39 minHay prices have doubled. Some suppliers have nothing left. If you're a horse owner right now, this episode could save you time, money, and a lot of sleepless nights.Anna-Louise…
- See Your Horse, Not Your Idea of Your Horse | Kate Sandel · 1 h 13 minHorse trainer and author Kate Sandel invites you to rethink what it really means for a horse to be well – in body and in mind. If your horse isn’t mentally with you, she argues…
- Caring for the Older Horse · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 1Do you care for a senior horse and want to ensure they are happy and healthy? Then you won't want to miss this episode written and narrated by Sue Palmer. Sue is an experienced…
- Horse Massage: What a Physiotherapist Actually Wants You to Know · 48 minSue Palmer is a chartered physiotherapist who works with horses and riders every day. Her mission, which she has given herself until 2030 to achieve, is straightforward: she…
- Does Kinesiology Tape Work for Horses? · 1 h 6 minA $13 roll of tape is showing up in equine rehabilitation yards. The question is whether the claims stand up. Rebecca Haddock has spent 30 years working at the edges of equine…
- Wild Horse Behavior: What 20 Years of Research Reveals About Domestic Horses · 1 h 5 minBonny Mealand - Equine Podiatrist, Touching Wild Academy In this episode: Bonny Mealand has spent 20 years studying wild horses, she talks about how horses' entire lives revolve…
