We speak to a whole host of people from the world of dressage in our fun interviews that are the perfect accompaniment to your coffee break!
Hear from Quest riders Mel's Belles, Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester, Natasha Baker MBE, Alice Oppenheimer, Louise Bell and Abi Lyle:
Coffee break catch up with Mel's Belles (part 1)
Meet the four fabulous ladies who make up Mel's Belles, our highest scoring Open team in 2020's Quest Regional Finals. Find out who's made the transition from the hunting field to a 20x60, who battled with pandas in scarves for their season highlight and how many Questers, dogs and competition kit you can fit in one car!
Stay tuned for part two coming next week where we move onto rider inspirations, equine heroes and our BD at Home signature quick fire quiz!
Reflecting on 2020: Charlotte Dujardin
Charlotte joins us to talk all about her 2020 journey, how she continues to keep motivated, and what she is really like away from the dressage world:
We also discuss what the future holds for Charlotte, and how she feels about competing at the Olympics in Tokyo!
Carl Hester answers YOUR questions!
For this fabulous feature, MBE and Olympic rider Carl Hester joins us to answer all of the questions sent in via our social media posts:
Carl talks about how he deals with competition nerves, alternative careers, how he stays motivated, what’s in store in the future, and lots more!
Coffee break catch up
with Natasha Baker MBE!
Five time Paralympic Gold medallist Natasha is next to join us for a chat over a cuppa, hear from her here:
Coffee break catch up with
Alice Oppenheimer!
Alice joins us as we talk all from her earliest horse memory and choosing favourites amongst pets, to discussing dream rides and dunking Dairy Milk in tea!
Coffee break catch up
with Louise Bell
Warwickshire's wonderful Louise Bell joined us to talk about her journey to International Grand Prix and all in between, listen here:
Magnificent menus, embarrassing horse moments, riding in the greatest equestrian stadiums, fashion and more with International Grand Prix rider Louise Bell!
Coffee break chat
with Abi Lyle
Irish international dressage rider and a familiar face at BD competitions, Abi joins us for our first coffee break chat:
Hear from Abi as she answers our fun, quick fire questions on everything from post-Covid dream dinner party guests to favourite pizza toppings!
From Home to the Arena
with Laura Tomlinson
Join us as we catch up with Olympic gold medallist Laura Tomlinson to talk all things lockdown and dressage:
As part of our BD at Home series, Laura tells us about her experience of lockdown and, ahead of the 2020 National Convention; Training to Test Riding, shared some of her top tips on how you can replicate your training at home in the competition arena.
A catch up with Tom Goode after a top-class lesson with Emile Faurie!
In this catch-up, Tom answers some exciting questions about competing on the world stage, as well as what his plans are for the future:
As part of our exciting visit to Heath Farm last week, caught up with Tom Goode after seeing him in action in the top-class lesson with Emile Faurie!
