All Aboard the Racehorse
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
Episodes
85 episodes
Road to Aintree RoR Champs- Sara Ender-Racehorse Trainer who is competing at the RoR champs on a Horse Currently still in Training
In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Sara Ender. Sara is a racehorse trainer based in Yorkshire. She trains both on the flat and over the jumps. Her training philosophy and set up is insightful and is very much an individual approach ...
RoR Road to Aintree Kathryn Martin- Riding and producing horses both in racing and Post Racing
In this episode we have Kathryn Martin. Kathryn works in racing and gets to not only see and ride these horses whilst in training, but also gets to train them post racing and compete them for her boss. This is a wonderful...
Road to Aintree RoR Champs- Marie and Michael
In this episode we have Marie and Michael. Both their first time going to Aintree, competing in the showing classes For more information on; National racehorse Week, the RoR, or how to obtain our behind the scene footage over the ne...
Road to Aintree RoR Champs: Lottie and Mac
Here is the beginning of our two weeks of ‘everything racehorse’ starting off with the RoR championships being held at Aintree Racecourse, following into National Racehorse Week 22nd Aug-31st August 2026We are delivering you 3...
Over the Rails; Do I Like Myself?
This might seem like a slightly odd question surrounding the topic of 'everything thoroughbred.' How we cope, deal and work through certain situations and occurrences with our horses is key to being able to find learnings and positi...
Over the Rails; What they don't tell you when you get, or consider getting an Ex Racehorse
Having an ex racehorse join your family and world can be one of the most exciting journeys that you can embark on; however, it can also be a journey filled with moments of joy, followed by moments of question of sanitySo.........
Over the Rails; Am I Delusional?
Probably the questions I as myself quite a lot, along with;Am I Mad?Why do I do this?Surely I could do something easier…….Navigating feelings of worry, despair, frustration and imposter syndrome with anima...
Episode 63: Pat Cummings; National Thoroughbred Alliance, the SAFE act on preventing Thoroughbreds being in Kill pens
Pat Cummings is the executive Director for the National Thoroughbred Alliance. In 2025 Pat was quoted as saying that TB aftercare is woefully underfunded (in the USA) and since then, has been one of the main driving forces behind the SAFE act, ...
Episode 62- Lloyd Crabb- Finding understanding and confidence with our ex racehorse (Take 2)
We are slightly struggling with the audio in some places on the previous uploads, so hopefully, this version should work)If you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situ...
Episode 62- Lloyd Crabb- Finding understanding and confidence with our ex racehorse (Take 2 )
The first upload we had issues with the audio, so here is take 2 with audio so you can hear the conversationIf you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situations that w...
Episode 62- Lloyd Crabb- Finding understanding and confidence with our ex racehorse
If you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situations that we can face with our ex racehorse and shows us possible ways in which to understand and work with our horses. From c...
Over the Rails- The Fairy Tale Ending- is this possible in retraining?
The concept of a 'fairy tale ending' is very common in our world as we have grown up surrounded by Disney films where there is always an ending that ends well. With retraining does a 'fairy tale ending' actually exist? Ar...
Over the Rails- Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Whether its someone else; horse, retraining timeline, abilities, yard set up, appearance of ;thriving' etc etc comparison is the thief of joy in SO many ways.I this episode we look into strategies to be able to remind us, and ...
Episode 61- Jude Worthington- Ex racehorses competing in Horseball for Team GB
Thoroughbreds are known as one of the most versatile and adaptable breeds horses. Racehorses are bred for their speed, agility and quickness of foot. Combining these two attributes makes for brilliant polo polocrosse and maybe, the not so well ...
Episode 60- Jennifer Krawczyk: My racing life Australia and AfterCare Projects in Australia
Jen Krawczyk is truly a big advocate for aftercare programmes and is an inspiration in the work she has set up, been a part of and continues to grow and develop Jen has developed Racing Victoria's last 2 Equine Welfare Strategic pla...
Over the Rails- Finding Confidence in your Ex Racehorse
Finding confidence in both riding and management of your ex racehorse can go in ebbs and flows, regardless of the place you are at in your retraining journey.How do we find confidence in riding? How do we find confidence in situations su...
Over the Rails- What People Perceive Retraining to Be
'But surely all you do is just sit there and the horse does all of the work?'This is just one of the many phrases we, as equestrians hear. Add in retraining a racehorse, and peoples perceptions can sometimes get us feeling a little less ...
Over the Rails; Welcome to the Hunger Games
We are post Christmas, post New Year and into January 2026, which quite frankly, can feel like the Hunger Games with horses and life. We talk about; hanging expectations, what winter looks like, how to navigate the tougher months and what ‘beli...
Episode 62: Michel Feitosa and Niven a OTTB International show jumper heading for the biggest tracks in the world
Its not every day that you see a Thoroughbred being a successful show jumper at International level, so what makes Niven so special?Hear the wonderful and very exciting journey of Michel and Niven, the dreams and plans that they have and...
Over the Rails: Here is to 2026
Here we go, 2025 re cap, things we have learnt, seen, experienced and loved for 2025 and how we look forward to 2026Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressageFacebook: Thoroughbred Dressage Website:
Over the Rails: Holiday Season and horses
Winter, restricted daylight hours, present wrapping, Christmas office parties, nativity plays and trying to ride.........It can all seem SO MUCH and then add in the 2026/2025 'wrapped/unwrapped' that you're seeing across social media, it...
Episode 61: New Vocations: The Largest racehorse Adoption Programme in the USA
New Vocations is the largest Adoption programme in the USA. Their approach, rehab and retraining programme has seen them place more than 9,500 former racehorses into adoptive homes. Last year alone they found homes for 600 horses and have...
Over The Rails- Exracehorses and Vices
Cribbing, weaving, box walking, all vices ‘common’ with the ex racehorse. Why do some people avoid these horses? How do we manage them? What are the pros and cons to having an exracehorse with a vice?Louise instagram: @thoroug...
Over the rails: Quadrille's retirement from competing & how do we navigate when a racehorse might not be suitable for retraining?
Navigating the path of if a racehorse can be retrained can be a tricky one. Knowing when to say ‘enough’ and when to try ‘other things’ is always so hard, not only financially, but emotionally as well. How do we ‘read the signs’ and how do we n...
OVER THE RAILS- Time & patience with ex racehorses, what exactly does this mean and look like?
In most of the episode we have had with our lovely and fascinating guests , the most common re occurring theme with what advice would be given with these horses is; TimeBut what exactly does this mean and look like? How can we...