47 episodes

Hosted in the horse box - Kate and Claire travel the countryside chatting to inspiring people about wildlife, farming and field sports - while you relax at home! Fed up with celebrity culture? Join us as we listen to the hidden stories behind the banjo-playing farrier and the recently retired racecourse executive, who ran two of Englands premier racecourses. So here we go ...... load the lorry, rev the engine and enjoy the ride! Contact us on fromthehorsebox@gmail.com we would love any feedback, advice, suggestions..

From the Horsebox Kate and Claire

    • Leisure
    • 4.8 • 25 Ratings

Hosted in the horse box - Kate and Claire travel the countryside chatting to inspiring people about wildlife, farming and field sports - while you relax at home! Fed up with celebrity culture? Join us as we listen to the hidden stories behind the banjo-playing farrier and the recently retired racecourse executive, who ran two of Englands premier racecourses. So here we go ...... load the lorry, rev the engine and enjoy the ride! Contact us on fromthehorsebox@gmail.com we would love any feedback, advice, suggestions..

    Nick Ryan, Thomond Gate Whiskey and Lost Barn Whiskey Coffee.

    Nick Ryan, Thomond Gate Whiskey and Lost Barn Whiskey Coffee.

    Artisan producers of Thomond Gate whisky and The Lost Barn coffee will get your taste buds going this month with their latest products.Nick Ryan tells a whisky galore of a story which puts us in touch with a great age of Irish whiskey production in Limerick.The Lost Barn whiskey coffee will also give you a sensational 'time capsule' experience if you taste it, its extraordinary.#thomondgatewhiskey#thelostbarncoffeeroasters#wrekinwhiskysshrewsburyPlease follow our Facebook / ...

    • 21 min
    Caroline Robinson, record breaking jockey, farmer, point to point trainer, honorary chair of stewards panels under rules.-

    Caroline Robinson, record breaking jockey, farmer, point to point trainer, honorary chair of stewards panels under rules.-

    Happy Easter everyone, with a third anniversary episode with Caroline Robinson (nee Beasley), who farms and trains a string of pointers at Sheriffhales in Shropshire, as well as acting as honorary chair of stewards panels under rules, holds two records that will never be broken. She was the first lady jockey to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival when she took the Foxhunters on her own Eliogarty in 1983, then the first to be successful over the Grand National course when she won the Aint...

    • 22 min
    Hugo Owen, adventurer and co host of "A Dream and a Fear" and "On Hunting" podcasts.

    Hugo Owen, adventurer and co host of "A Dream and a Fear" and "On Hunting" podcasts.

    Hugo Owen co hosts the "On Hunting" and "A Dream and a Fear" podcasts.Both have riveting guests and subject matter.With a title a quotation from Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness," "A Dream and a Fear covers stories of unimaginable hardship and bravery in the Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration to the Titanic disaster.Hugo gives us a nostalgic look at the bravery of the Great Explorers- but it is the modern world's challenges, which Hugo is taking on, as he sets off on hi...

    • 32 min
    Jonathan Greatorex, civil rights campaigner, rural business leader, media figure, choral music conductor

    Jonathan Greatorex, civil rights campaigner, rural business leader, media figure, choral music conductor

    Jonathan's dislike of bullying in any form could be a legacy of a teaching career or it could be that he has a gift for incisive debate, when dealing with the rules raining down from the Welsh Government in Cardiff.The Hand Hotel is a haven of comfort and good cheer at the heart of the rural community and I don't think "bugs" will ever be popular on the menu!Please follow our Facebook / Instagram pages @fromthehorsebox and we would love to hear any feedback on our email address fromthehorsebo...

    • 25 min
    Jay Reardon, Tales from Tipperary..our New Year Episode.

    Jay Reardon, Tales from Tipperary..our New Year Episode.

    Happy New Year to you all and we hope you will enjoy listening to our first ever recording back in February 2021.Jay's stories of hounds, hunt balls and pony club games give a picture of rural life that we all love. We look forward to bringing you more interviews in 2024!Please follow our Facebook / Instagram pages @fromthehorsebox and we would love to hear any feedback on our email address fromthehorsebox@gmail.com what question would you have liked to ask?

    • 16 min
    Brian Jones' Christmas Tractor Run 2023 in aid of The Welsh Air Ambulance and The Rainbow Centre at Penley.

    Brian Jones' Christmas Tractor Run 2023 in aid of The Welsh Air Ambulance and The Rainbow Centre at Penley.

    "It brings out the best in people" said Brian, about the massive community fund raiser that he instigated. Discover how the event has grown, with a small and committed group of people, into one of the most exciting spectacles of Christmas.Dressed as the "head elf," he guides the tractors, both vintage and modern, in synchronised flow through the villages!#Nightingale House #Hope House #therainbowfoundationpenley #welshairambulancePlease follow our Facebook / Instagram pages @fromthehors...

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

Dermot76 ,

Such a super insight

What a wonderful way to learn about other people’s country lives. So many have hidden attributes that we would never know about. I always look forward to hearing about the next person. Very well done Claire and Kate for such a great series of podcasts.

Tristar driver ,

From the Horsebox

At last, a podcast about country people.

garymonte ,

Perugal

So interesting to learn about the British countryside from Peru!

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