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The Horse & Hound Podcast 43: David Broome on Mister Softee | Competition horses living out | News round-up

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    • In our 43rd weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, former top showjumper David Broome talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome about his Olympic ride Mister Softee. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, our senior news writer Lucy Elder, news writer Becky Murray and dressage editor Polly Bryan join Pippa to discuss the latest update on EHV-1 and concerns around Olympic qualification for some of Britain’s top riders. We also welcome back supergroom to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, Alan Davies, who shares advice on managing competition horses who live out. We hope you will find it useful.

    Episode 43 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.

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    In episode 43, former top showjumper David Broome talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome about his Olympic ride Mister Softee.

    “My God, he was a horse for the big occasion. Looking back it was 50-odd years ago now but the thrill of riding him still lives with me” – David Broome on Mister Softee (pictured), with whom he won three European Championships in the 1960s

    H&H podcast host Pippa Roome speaks to senior news writer Lucy Elder, news writer Becky Murray and dressage editor Polly Bryan to discuss the latest update on EHV-1 and concerns around Olympic qualification for some of Britain’s top riders.

    “I was straight on the phone to Carl Hester because it hadn’t even occurred to me that he might not be qualified” – Polly Bryan on Olympic qualification for some of Britain’s top riders

    In this week’s advice section we welcome back supergroom to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, Alan Davies, shares advice on managing competition horses who live out.

    “It’s so good for them — they can be normal, be horses, they can get their heads down and it’s great for their minds” – Alan Davies

    We hope you will enjoy our latest episode and would love to hear your feedback, so please do send your thoughts to pippa.roome@futurenet.com

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who 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 in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup