EquiRatings Eventing Podcast

You know it’s going to be a good one when Nicole and Diarm start throwing digs before they even hit record. It’s the final five-star preview show of the year, and Les 5 Étoiles de Pau is here to close out the 2025 season.

Brought to you by Flair Strips, this one has everything: a look back at Maryland, a look ahead to Pau, and ...

Listeners, we’ve got a live reaction review show for you because showjumping has literally just finished at the Mars Maryland Five Star presented by Brown Advisory. Nicole Brown and Annie Bishop take a moment to catch their breath and look back on a brilliant weekend of sport.

Felix Vogg and Cartania made Swiss history, Monica ...

Maryland week is here. The Mars Maryland Five-Star presented by Brown Advisory is about to get underway, and it’s a proper field this year. A new designer in Pierre le Goupil means a fresh look to the track, the ground is in great shape, and the home team is coming in hot. Boyd Martin tops the Prediction Centre with Commando 3 and Luke 140, but he’s not the only headline act. There’s international c...

With the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fairhill just days away, Nicole brings listeners a first look at what’s in store on cross country day.

New designer Pierre le Goupil, taking over from Ian Stark, joins master builder Tyson Rementer to reveal how this year’s course has evolved, smoother flow, bold new fences, and a test designed ...

Boekelo delivered again. Ninety starters, drama from the first phase to the last, and one of the biggest four-star fields of the season, it was everything we’ve come to expect from the Dutch classic.

Nicole is joined by owner and eventing superfan Peter Cattell to relive a memorable weekend, from the atmosphere and crowds (and yes, the beer tents) to the performa...

It’s a big one in the US this weekend. The US Equestrian Open Final at Morven Park brings together some of the country’s top combinations, and we’re joining forces with our friends at the US Equestrian Open podcast for a special crossover episode.

Annie Bishop, Diarm Byrne, and Sinead Maynard unpack the key storylines. Will Coleman and Off The Record arrive as jo...

They’ve both lifted five-star trophies. They’ve both come to win.
Boyd Martin and Jonelle Price join Nicole in this Inside Maryland episode, as the countdown begins to the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory, swapping stories, strategy, and a few good digs along the way. From mind games to mutual respect, it’s all to play for at Mary...

It’s Boekelo week, listeners, and you know what that means. The flags, the crowds, the parties at every fence, it’s the one that always feels a bit like eventing’s season finale.

Nicole Brown and Catherine Austen are on hand to talk through the FEI Nations Cup Final, the atmosphere, and the combinations heading to the Netherlands for one last big result of the ye...

Behind every great event horse is a team of owners who make the dream possible. In this special episode from The US Equestrian Open Podcast and The EquiRatings Eventing Podcast, Annie sits down with longtime supporters of Phillip Dutton, David and Patricia Vos and Caroline Moran, to celebrate the stories the highs and lows and...

Few horses capture the heart of fans quite like Off The Record. Known simply as Timmy to his team, he has become one of the most beloved eventers on the international circuit. An Aachen winner, World Championship team silver medalist, and five-star campaigner, Timmy’s story is one of grit, consistency, and the magic of the right partnership.

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Five years in, MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory has gone from ambitious newcomer to a cornerstone on the international calendar. With a new Olympic course designer, world-class fields from both sides of the Atlantic, and a unique mix of sport and spectacle, Maryland 2025 (October 16–19) promises to be its biggest year yet.

On this special episode, we've teamed up with the US Equestian Open Podcast to bring you an inside look leading up to Morven Park. As one of the most respected course designers in eventing, Derek di Grazia has shaped some of the sport’s most memorable tracks from Fair Hill to Burghley, Kentucky, and now Morven Park. With the US Equestrian Open Final just around the corner, Annie and Diarm sit down...

Finding the right coach, making lessons count, and carrying those tools back into everyday training. Five star rider and top coach Justine Ward joins the Grassroots Show to share practical advice for riders at every level.

Justine shares how honesty about nerves, asking the right questions, and planning simple exercises can turn both lessons and at home schooling...

Charlotte Opperman’s story begins like many others, as a pony mad child who returned to riding later in life through what she laughingly calls “hacks for housewives.” A small advert in Horse & Hound soon changed everything. It was there she found Wild Lone, the horse who carried her into the world of five stars and onto the Badminton podium.

From that fairy tale ...

We’ve just wrapped up a European Championships week at Blenheim that will be remembered for a long time. Laura Collett and London 52 are the new European Champions, Michi Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH added another silver to their record, and Tom McEwen with JL Dublin delivered for Britain with individual bronze. Germany took team gold on British soil, Ireland claimed their first European team meda...