The Horse & Hound Podcast 10: Showjumper William Whitaker | Riding on hard ground | News round-up

In our 10th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, we kick off with an exclusive interview featuring top British showjumper William Whitaker. Our magazine editor and podcast host Pippa Roome chats to William about how it feels to be based back at home after spending a number of years in Europe and the US, his memories of Olympia and what success there means to him, the special horses of his career so far and his plans for the future. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our news editor Eleanor Jones and news writer Becky Murray join Pippa to discuss this week’s key stories including riders’ responsibilities and the Covid-19 rules in place at international shows, why more people are calling for yards to review their turnout facilities and what owners need to know about the microchipping rules that are coming in very soon. We also hear from vet Ricky Farr MRCVS, who this week discusses why hard ground is a problem for some horses and what owners can do to help avoid putting their horses at risk. We hope you will enjoy it.