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Lou Robson from Thoroughbred Dressage looks into the 'full life' of the racehorse. From trainers, work riders, jockeys, physios, farrier, to the life past the post and what that looks like for everyone involved in the lives of the Thoroughbred
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This Ol’ Racehorse Podcast focuses on the Thoroughbred racehorse, OTTB(Off Track Thoroughbreds) , rehabbing horses with injuries, restarting your OTTB, entertaining conversations, other equestrian experiences, and other fun conversations! I decided to start this podcast after I discovered a huge love for Thoroughbred “warhorses” and my experience Rehabbing many OTTB’s!
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The ups and downs of working in the Thoroughbred Industry
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Send us a text “You cant understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes” So how does it feel for our former racehorses with their natural balance? Are you willing to 'give it a go?' In this episode I talk through how your ex racehorse is 'built for speed' and how you train the horse you have in front of you, not the one you want. All …
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Send us a text Timelines and former racehorses-how long is a piece of string and what to expect when? Support the show
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Episode 27: Dr Abi Jennings-Equine Vet-Putting together the pieces of the 'ex racehorse management puzzle'
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Send us a text In this episode we dive into, what may be perceived as ‘common former racehorse aliments’ from a veterinary perspective; ulcers, kissing spine, lameness and colic. How can we manage them? How do we need to look at a whole horse approach and how that evens when you have times of ‘everything is going wrong’ how you approach those times…
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Send us a text What Can I Feed to build top line in my Ex racehorse? Unfortunately, eating chocolate bars does not mean we get a six pack- so why do we feel the same is true of our former racehorses? Dengie webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8n2672vLhM Support the showΑπό τον Louise Robson aka Thoroughbred Dressage
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Send us a text THIS IS A MUST LISTEN!!!! Do you ever feel like you struggle to communicate or understand your ex racehorse? Whether this is from the floor, or under saddle? I met Tik at the Retired Racehorse makeover Project in 2015, where he won the freestyle section aboard Mr Pleasantree. I was blown away with how Tik not only had. Great bond wit…
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Send us a text Do you ever feel like giving up? Someone could do this far better than you? Why am I investing so much time and emotion into something that seems to be going no where? Or that you dont feel safe? WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE, (we also visit 'that place' on a regular basis...) but what are the steps/what can we do to be able to 'get to the …
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Send us a text Jessica Westwood knew by the age of 8 years old that she wanted to ride racehorses. Her biggest dream was to ride in the Grand National. Sadly, injury meant that her Grand National dream didn’t come to fruition; however, what has blossomed out of this is a yard and life that is dedicated to the ‘full circle’ of the racehorse. From fo…
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Send us a text Across social media groups I always see the question of; ‘My ex racehorse keeps pulling off Shoes-any advice?’ Followed up with comments of; ‘Take them off”…… I am not anti barefoot, I am also not anti ‘shoe’, but I am PRO HORSE Here at team TB we have every type of foot/shoeing/style going; barefoot, shod in front, shod all round, l…
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Send us a text Emily is a dressage rider and has represented Ireland at the European Championships at Pony, Junior and YR level and now competes at small tour level on her current top (warmblood) horse. She was given the opportunity to help school the horses at Henry de Bromhead yard and started working with A Plus Tard (winner of £957,000 on the t…
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Send us a text Here we go.......So I was posed a question during a yard visit during National Racehorse Week if Retraining was a made up role? This stopped me a little in my tracks and made me slightly question not only what I do, but also if they had a point. I this episode I try to have a look at both sides of the argument surrounding this questi…
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Send us a text Why does retraining feel so bl***y hard at times? Retraining Racehorses can have its up’s and downs, and can make us questioning both our sanity and our bank balances. It’s very easy to put the face forward of ‘but it’s so rewarding’ (which it is by the way) but what about the times when we feel like giving up is the better/easier an…
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Episode 18: RoR Champs Recap with Hannah and Atheby-How having a RoR gives you a magic passport
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Send us a text Hannah's first words to me when I asked her to record on the podcast was 'are you sure, I am no one competing at intro level'.......I bumped into Hannah on several occasions within a 24 hour period whilst at Aintree champs. I had no idea who she was, what classes she was competing in, or her journey. What I did love was how she appro…
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Send us a text RoR Champs have just been and gone. In part one of our two episodes dedicated to the RoR Champs Sophie and I have a general catch up. These championships are amazing, but also can be quite daunting for not only people, but the horses as well. Situated at Aintree Racecourse (home of the Grand National) these championships span 6 days …
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Episode 16: Jenni Durrans; Its not about how to train a racehorse and its not about how to retrain a racehorse, its just training of a horse
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Send us a text Lady Buttons, better known by some as "Queen of the North' became a household name during her racing career, from 33 starts she had 15 wins and the community of people that she had following and supporting her was phenomenal. The colours of purple and white would be seen at every racecourse she attended with her fan base extending fa…
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Send us a text We hit the ground running in this episode! Lottie is an amateur rider, who took on a ex racehorse as she ‘liked the look of what she saw on social media posts.’ Her story and journey with Bonner is something that I think we can ALL relate to at various stages and I LOVE how Lottie explains how she and Bonner navigated and are still n…
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Send us a text Kerry is Full time groom and Head travelling girl for Roger Varian. One of Kerrys highlights for 2024 is leading up Elmalka, who went onto win the 1000 Guineas this year. Kerry talks to us about riding out, what its like to work in racing as a work rider, how horses are prepared and looked after on race day and the ups and downs that…
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Episode 13- Richard Phillips; Racehorse Trainer, founder of National Racehorse Week and how Taylor Swift helped National Racehorse Week form
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Send us a text Richard is a Cheltenham Festival and Listed Flat winning trainer with over 30 years experience of training racehorses to the highest level, both over jumps and on the Flat. With the well-being of our horses at the heart of everything we do, Richard and his team offer a unique, professional, friendly service to all our owners and are …
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Episode 12- Sarah Haydon From Hennessey Gold Cup to qualifying for RoR National Championships
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Send us a text Smad Place won £493,976 in prize money across his eight seasons running over hurdles/chaser for trainer Alan King. While racing he won nine of his 37 starts and retired due to injury. Following his retirement in 2018 he found Sarah Haydon to become his new partner in his second career. Sarah combines being a mum, wife and horse owner…
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Episode 11- Claire Taylor European Bloodstock News- Racing is built on a dream
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Send us a text Claire Taylor is the Managing Director of EBN. EBN is one of Europe’s largest online Bloodstock publications with a daily worldwide readership of 10,000+ in addition to thousands of hard copies being distributed daily at all the European Thoroughbred Sales. This episode isnt about Bloodstock, or breeding, it is SO MUCH MORE. We talk …
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Episode 10- Phil the Farrier; To shoe or not to Shoe the Thoroughbred, that is the question...
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Send us a text Shoeing (or not to shoe) the ex racehorse is one of, probably, our biggest, potential, frustrations and headaches when it comes to owning our former stars of the track. It seems that, at times, we cant do right from wrong. In this conversation we talk about shoeing vs barefoot, when to X-ray, what the ‘timeline’ of developing your ex…
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Episode 9: Lydia De Souza-How the ex racehorses of the British Racing School change peoples lives.mp3
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Send us a text In this episode we talk to one of the yard instructors and manager of the horses at the British Racing School. The British Racing School, in Newmarket UK, is home to 70 ex racehorses who teach people to not only ride, but also a lot about themselves as people and give these people access to various career paths within the equine indu…
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Episode 8 Louise Duffy-Retraining racing Legends with an Eventing Focus
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Send us a text We all know about the love and heritage for the Racehorse in Ireland, but what does the ‘retraining scene’ look like across the water? Louise Duffy is an amateur event rider, and has the honour to be considered for horses from trainer Willie Mullins. Louise is probably more recently known for having Dual Gold Cup winner, Al Boum Phot…
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Send us a text Denman, Silviniaco Conti, Saphir Du Rheu, Ulck Du Lin and Cyrname all have two things in common; their trainer, Paul Nicholls and their rider past the post, Charlotte Alexander. The company that these horses have raced in is stuff of HEROS; Altior, Kauto Star, Thistlecrack, Cue Card, Rule the World, Coneygree, Menorah, The Giant Bols…
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Send us a text Rebecca Court is a Showing Rider and has much success on her former racehorses. Aboard Beware Chalk Pit they took the SEIB Racehorse to riding horse Crown at HOYS in 2017, before being crown RoR Horse of the Year. Her other stars are: Desert Joe, Saint Are (winner of £495,195 on the track, 5 time Grand National runner) and now on Fes…
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Send us a text Joe Grimwade is one of the most noted people in the Thoroughbred Breeding industry. His former professional roles include: Broodmare Manager - Whitsbury Manor Stud; Stud Manager at The National Stud, Stud Director at Carisbrook Stud; RoR Yard Manager at Palace House (the National Horseracing Museum). One of his most coveted positions…
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Send us a text So first up, someone who needs absolutely no introduction- Bob Champion CBE Whilst probably most famously known for his win of the Grand National aboard Aldaniti in 1981, which was then made into the film ‘Champions) (which I have watched COUNTLESS times) Bob came third in the 1977/78 jockeys’ championship riding 56 winners. His firs…
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Send us a text Tara is a business and mindset coach with an equestrian journalism and marketing background. She loves helping her clients in the equine world and beyond with creating more sales, growing their business and building their brands and loves to do this through her proven mindset and marketing framework. She's also a very proud ex-raceho…
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Send us a text Based in West Wales, Sophie Spiteri has rehomed over 250 former racehorses. Much respected and sought out by some of the UK and Ireland’s top trainers to send their horses to for ‘life after the post’ Sophie not only brings a vast amount of knowledge, but a vast amount of compassion and care for these horses. Sophie calls her self a …
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Episode 4- Claire Lewis and Master Wickham-More Success Life after the Post than on the Racetrack.
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Send us a text Part of the aim of this podcast is to see the thoroughbred in all stages and walk of their lives. A big part of their journey is the life after the post. The accolades and achievements of Master Wicken aka Darsi post racing supersede his achievements on the track. Trained by Paul Webber Master Wicken assessed £157 in Earnings, yet po…
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Send us a text Why this podcast and why now? A quick insight to the start up idea of this podcast and who I am Support the showΑπό τον Louise Robson aka Thoroughbred Dressage
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Well here it is, the reason why I started the podcast - this is the story that I have told so many times. It highlights just how unfair things can be and also how funny. The irony being that this whole episode led to me being promoted! Support the showΑπό τον Adventures in Black and White
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A big part of working at Shadwell involved the racing Arabs. A totally different breed in all aspects from the Thoroughbred. I really enjoyed working with the Arabs and I learnt a lot about horse psychology and training from my time with them. In fact I went to work with them again later in my career. Part of working at Snarehill meant the odd trip…
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In this episode I go into some of the delightful horses that I worked with at Shadwell, this gives you a good idea of what working in rehab was like. It was nothing like working in Racing, a lot of the horses were frustrated and and huge! There were some nice ones and some that I met again further on in my career. Support the show…
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Welcome to Episode 2 - I start to go into my experience of working at Snarehill, the work schedule, people and horses. I was very enthusiastic to be working with such nice horses, the reality was a little different and I certainly learnt a lot! Don't forget to take a screen shot of this episode and share it to your social media, tagging me in! Supp…
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Welcome back to season 2 of the Only Foals and Racehorses podcast - in this series I go over my times at Shadwell Stud. This episode concentrates on how I ended up at Shadwell and what Shadwell is. It was a very traumatic time of my life, I had moved from my dream job and lost my fiancée so you can imagine how I was feeling. Please screen shot this…
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So here we are again, Season 2 of the Only Foals and Racehorses podcast. I am so excited to be back. It's been a while! Season 2 is all about my time at Shadwell Stud. I won't spoil it now so come back for the rest of the season. Just a little request for all my supporters, please do subscribe to the podcast on whichever platform you listen on. Rat…
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So here it is the season finale, an insight into Tattersalls Yearlings Sales, the lovely Kirtlington Stud and bargain Derby winners. This episode rounds up the first 4 years of my career in the Thoroughbred Industry. If you have enjoy the podcast so far, please share to your socials and support me at buymeacoffee in the link below. Here's to season…
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Weirdly there are huge chunks of my time in Australia, that I just 'forgot'. Which is strange given how clearly I remembered stuff from earlier. After talking to Linn, we both concluded that some of the stuff that we went through while working in the racing yard in Sydney was so weird/traumatic that we must have collectively just filed it away unde…
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Probably one of the strangest points of my life at that point - as my Australian Adventure continued I moved to Sydney, more specifically Warwick Farm Racecourse, in the Liverpool area of Sydney. Racing in Australia was completely different to anything I had experienced before. This is part 1 and in this episode I describe what working in a racing …
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In this episode we get to the end point of all the yearling prep. The Easter Inglis Yearling Sales, the premier sale in Australia. A big deal. It was stunning scenery, stunning hotels and stunning horses. I loved Australia and my time there, although I weirdly don't remember much from those two weeks - I wonder why!!!! - I do remember just how much…
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My Year Out in Industry continues with my venture down to Australia to work for the mighty Coolmore. This was one of the best experiences of my life and changed my whole outlook forever. I was very lucky to work with the last crop of Danehill for this stint and gained some interesting insights into training horses and horse care. Of course there we…
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Rounding up the first half of my year out in Industry was a little stint at Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket. This was a complete change to Kildangan in various ways. While still early in my career I was already identifying what I thought was right and wrong. I also go through the process of applying for a visa for Australia. It's quite a scary proces…
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The much eagerly awaited part 2 to my adventures at Kildangan Stud. In the 3 or so months I was there I did get to experience some really interesting and career shaping things. I am proud to be one of the few people to handle the King that is Dubawi. It wasn't all yearlings though, I got my first taste of what goes into looking after mares and foal…
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In this episode I go into why I went to Kildangan, how I got the job and my initial reactions to it. Kildangan Stud is part of the Darley umbrella - now officially Godolphin. It is a huge stud farm near Kildare and home to some of the best horses in the world. Listen to my mad dash to the ferry and shock at the living arrangements! If you don't wan…
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Episode 4 carries on where Episode 3 finished. The best summer ever. I got my first taste of riding work and going racing. I really enjoyed that time. I also took a trip over to Ireland to stay with a dressage rider and pick up some more training on that front. Ironically enough this was in Fethard - home of the Mighty Coolmore. Just adding to the …
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In this episode, I am broken into life on a racing yard. I discuss my first days, how I was treated as a rarity in being female and finally learning to 'ride a racehorse' As ever this is my account of what happened so it may vary to those around me and my opinions are purely my own. There is mild language in this episode so if you are very sensitiv…
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In this episode, I concentrate on my experiences at the British Racing School on their now defunct Racing Course for Uni Students. It was only two weeks but it felt like a lifetime. I learnt to ride and care of racehorses, the realities of working on a racing yard at Luca Cumani's and bizarrely this was the time of the Soham Murders. It was a huge …
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In this first episode, I set up where it all began and why. I run through the choices I had to make as teenager trying to find a career that paid a living wage with horses. I then discuss which universities I looked at with a view to gaining a decent degree that I could use for any job not just a horsey one. I then take you through what it was like…
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Welcome to Adventures in Black and White presenting the 'Only Foals and Racehorses' podcast. A journey through the Thoroughbred Industry, guided by my experiences as a horse mad teenager and stretching 20 years. Over the next 5 seasons, I document my experiences, the highs and lows of working with race horses. Support the show…
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Just my take on these subjects! The supplements, hoof care products I love, hoof boots I’ve had personal experience with , and my opinion on shoeing! Hope it helps! My email is Spritelywalker@gmail.com, Instagram @spritelywalker.
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