TotenTweed: Recent Episodes
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Chatting about all things horse racing. We're covering everything about horse racing, the horses, the jockeys, the day out, behind the scenes, the fashion, the jobs and more!
Pierce Dargan's family has been involved in the equine industry for at least five generations, so he knew all about ensuring animal welfare and compliance to the rules. The paperwork took a lot of time to complete though, and on top of that the worry of it getting lost or damaged; he had to find another way.
Find out how one camera shared by two brothers at The Cheltenham Festival led them both on a career path into equine photography. Hear about their passion for horse racing as well as their passion for taking great photos.
When great minds get together great things happen; this is exactly what happened when Danny, Nathan and Steve sat down one day to discuss the problems with gambling.
Before long a fantasy horse racing site was created, all with the support of The Racing Post.
Racing Stars
Happy Pride Month!
Everyone who identifies as LGBT+ should feel able to be their true selves, when they are amazing things can happen.
The chair of Racing With Pride chats to us about how performance can be boosted when jockeys or anyone working in the racing industry is their authentic self.
Find out what Racing With Pride is doing now and what the plans are for the future.
Autism in Racing is an initiative to raise awareness of autism and help more people with autism enjoy a day's horse racing.
Founder Bobby Beevers personal experience with autism made him want to raise awareness and he approached BHA Chair Annamarie Phelps with the idea.
Lucy Gurney the community engagement manager for Racing Together talks to us about the collaboration that pulled together to bring us Autism in Racing.
Mike Coffey started drawing horses from an early age, so when his dream of becoming a footballer didn't materialise, he pursued his artistic talent. It was a natural progression from drawing horses at the stables to racehorses. Fast-forward to today and you'll find him drawing or painting in his contemporary style for the likes of Ascot Racecourse.
Graham Arnold from 4Racing Owners Club chats to us about the charity based, affordable horse racing ownership syndicate. We get to hear about how his passion for horse racing started when he was a boy and how it all led to starting up the syndicate.
That's exactly what Mark Williams is doing! Hear Mark chat about Course to Course and the goal to raise money for not just one charity but three charities. Starting from Red Rum's old yard in Southport behind Ginger McCain's old car showroom, to Aintree racecourse and finishing at the British Horse Racing Headquarters, Newmarket Racecourse.
Wouldn't it be great if you could plan your day at the races, find out where racegoers eat and drink afterwards, as well as book somewhere to stay, all from one app! Now you can with Racing Social. Marc Blackford from Racing Social tells us how horse racing is now a big event for many people and how they're likely to plan more than just a day out. With that in mind, Marc wants it to be easy for them to see what else is available around the racecourse. The Racing Social app fills a big gap in the market and gets launched in May.
How emotionally connected to a particular racecourse are you? Racecourses can bring back so many memories; it might be because it was one of the best days you've had or because your grandparents took you there when you were young. Mathew Horton talks about how his art business Sacred Ground brings horse racing memories into peoples homes.
JoJo O' Neill from Jonjo O'Neill Racing chats to us about her life in horse racing, the highlights as well as the challenges. Discover what Jonjo O’ Neill Racing Club is all about and hear about some of the great people JoJo has interviewed for her blog “Over The Stable Door”
What is it like to be milliner? Emily Curtis, owner of Tabitha Ada tells us. We find out how a day at the races and a friend saying she should make a hat changed her career. Emily tells us the do’s and don’t for Royal Ascot and how to get ahead (excuse the pun) for Ladies Day.
Molly Sherring tells us what it’s like to be a traveling head for Fergal O’ Brien Racing.
We get to hear how she gets the horses prepared for traveling and what a typical day is like once she gets to the races.
Molly is also a Racing Business Management student and she tells us how she manages to fit it all in.
Listen to the podcast for Molly’s tip if you also want a career in horse racing.
In this podcast we chat to Debbie Matthews.
We discover how a horse called Altior and one tweet created a whole community of people who love horse racing.
Debbie tells us about Go Racing Green racecourses, the challenges and her vision.
Hear about the all inclusive Go Racing Green community, how big it is and how it continues to grow.
We also find out how Go Racing Green changed her life and thousands of others
Early mornings and working in all weathers is just part of the job when you work on a racing yard. William Rowley from Roger Teal Racing tells us what it's like to work with race horses and what you should do if you'd like to pursue a similar career.
In this episode, we chat to Dr Simon Curtis, the scientific farrier.
Simon has been the farrier for many racehorses in Newmarket as well as lecturing and demonstrating farriery in more than 20 countries on 6 continents.
Dr Simon Curtis was awarded a doctorate for his study of the development of a foal’s hoof.
He’s also an author of many books and continues to share his knowledge to improve farriery.
Louise Humphries, mother of horse racing jump jockey Fergus Gregory tells us what it's like to watch her son race.
Louise tells us how she thought Fergus was going through a phase when he said he wanted to be a jockey and thought he would probably grow out of it. We also hear how not coming from a horsey family didn't deter Fergus and how he was welcomed by the horse racing world.
How a grey called Thundering Blue captured the heart of Jamie Hales which then resulted with him working in the world of horse racing.
We find out how Jamie went to visit Thundering Blue with a borrowed camera and how that then led him to start up his own business, G1 Media.
In this episode Nick Butchers talks about what it's like to be a horse racing photographer.
You'll find Nick taking pictures at Fakenham Racecourse as well as Great Yarmouth Racecourse.
Nick gives us an insight as well as some tips to make it as a horse racing photographer.