The Horse & Hound Podcast 49: Piggy March | MRI scans | News round-up

In our 49th weekly episode of the first series of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by Frosti-Tap, Piggy March talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome about her 2019 Badminton win and why it meant so much. Moving on to the week’s top news stories, Horse & Hound news editor Eleanor Jones, senior news writer Lucy Elder and news writer Becky Murray join Pippa to discuss a new EU health law, a show bringing in rules about who can warm up ponies and a crisis facing the Riding for the Disabled Association. We also welcome back the Royal Veterinary College’s Andy Fiske-Jackson and equine vet Ricky Farr, to find out more about MRI scans. We hope you will find it useful.

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In episode 49, Piggy March talks to H&H editor Pippa Roome about her 2019 Badminton win and why it meant so much.

“Badminton really feels like the event you want to one day try and win and I think it was definitely one of the best moments of my life” – Piggy March reminiscing her Badminton victory

Moving on to the week’s top news stories, Horse & Hound news editor Eleanor Jones, senior news writer Lucy Elder and news writer Becky Murray join Pippa to discuss a new EU health law, a show bringing in rules about who can warm up ponies and a crisis facing the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).

“RDA groups are having huge problems sourcing horses at the moment, and it is a nationwide problem” – Becky Murray on the crisis facing the RDA

In this week’s advice section, the Royal Veterinary College’s Andy Fiske-Jackson and equine vet Rick Farr shed light on MRI scans.

“There are a lot of structures that you’re not going to see on an X-ray or ultrasound, so considering and discussing referral for an MRI scan is the logical next step” – Rick Farr MRCVS

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

H&H Plus podcast: episode 49