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From the Horsebox Kate and Claire
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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..
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Marcus Armytage, Grand National winning jockey, racing correspondent for The Daily Telegraph
Send us a Text Message.Marcus has many personal anecdotes to draw on for his writing career, from his 20 years as an amateur jockey.Winning the Grand National with Mr. Frisk Competing in the Velka Pardubicka in the Czech RepublicRacing in Russia in the early 90'sRecently covering The Derby and Royal Ascot he describes the influences on putting the articles together for The Daily Telegraph and how he has to react to events, such as the horses escaping from the Household Cavalry in Central...
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Patrick Barker of Crichton Bespoke Tailors
Send us a Text Message.The glorious world of country clothing seen through the eyes of Patrick Barker from Crichton Bespoke. He creates a 'Savile Row experience' in the North of England, through his shop in Chester, which incorporates 'The Disguisery' cocktail bar.From hunt coat repairs, shooting tweeds to an orange suit, this is the place for the individual. How do the red trousers fit in? and much more...Please follow our Facebook / Instagram pages @fromthehorsebox and we would lo...
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Nick Ryan, Thomond Gate Whiskey and Lost Barn Whiskey Coffee.
Send us a Text Message.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...
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Caroline Robinson, record breaking jockey, farmer, point to point trainer, honorary chair of stewards panels under rules.-
Send us a Text Message.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 cours...
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Hugo Owen, adventurer and co host of "A Dream and a Fear" and "On Hunting" podcasts.
Send us a Text Message.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 o...
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Jonathan Greatorex, civil rights campaigner, rural business leader, media figure, choral music conductor
Send us a Text Message.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...