From Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies (Riding With Rhi) comes a brand new podcast dedicated to all things equestrian life.
Join our weekly ch...
Episode 4 - Equestrian Careers: with Holly Outtridge and Niki Baxter
In episode 4, Miri and Rhi are joined by Holly Outtridge - who left her corporate career to set up her own photography business - and Niki Baxter - a professional groom best known for her viral clipping, plaiting and grooming skills. We discuss all things equestrian careers - how to get into it, avoiding pitfalls and finding support in community.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Rhi’s week - competing, a special quote and a stirrup mishap
6:48 Miri’s week - a runaway horse and a special day with Blondie
16:14 today’s topic and guests
18:46 Rhi’s equestrian journey
21:19 Miri’s equestrian career
26:18 unpaid internships
28:30 introducing Holly Outtridge & her photography career
29:31 introducing Niki Baxter and her professional grooming career
30:35 How did you get into your career?
32:42 Social media as a stream of income?
35:53 is your job financially comfortable?
39:39 creating stable income when self-employed
42:12 ‘bread and butter’ jobs
45:38 qualifications (or lack thereof!)
48:31 apprenticeships
50:34 when things go wrong
56:25 the future of the industry
1:08:45 going self employed
This Equestrian Life is brought to you by Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies and sponsored by Premier Performance. Join our weekly chats where we discuss everything from training and mental health to our weekly horse-shaped mishaps - all from the perspective of a professional rider and hobby rider.
Huge thanks to Premier Performance for sponsoring this podcast. Get your 4 FREE products with every order - that's 20% off AND 4 exclusive goodies FREE with every order using code equestrianlife20
T&Cs
DISCOUNT CODE CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS, SALE PRODUCTS or BUNDLE PACK PROMOTIONS. Not available on Premier Horse Treats, packs of 3, 5 and 10 cookies or palatability samples, mash, Unicorn and Variety cookies are also exempt. Free products included whilst stocks last. Free products will be added to your order at the time of sending out.
Follow Miri on Instagram, TikTok and train with Hackett Equine
Follow Rhi on Instagram, TikTok and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary
Follow Holly Outtridge on Instagram and find her key links here
Follow Niki on Instagram and find her key links here
One of Rhi’s favourite examples from the ‘Hi, I’m Amanda!” TikTok trend: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdUH2R7x/
The British Grooms Association
Produced by Amy Long
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Episode 3 - Buying and selling horses: viewings, vettings and vital info
From Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies (Riding With Rhi) comes a brand new podcast dedicated to all things equestrian life.
Join our weekly chats where we discuss everything from training and mental health to our weekly horse-shaped mishaps - all from the perspective of a professional rider and hobby rider.
In episode 3, we discuss our experiences of buying and selling horses, including what we look for and our own experiences. As always, we catch you up on our week and answer three of your questions in our ‘Ask MiRhi’ segment.
Huge thanks to Premier Performance for sponsoring this podcast. Get your 4 FREE products with every order - that's 20% off AND 4 exclusive goodies FREE with every order using code equestrianlife20
T&Cs
DISCOUNT CODE CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS, SALE PRODUCTS or BUNDLE PACK PROMOTIONS. Not available on Premier Horse Treats, packs of 3, 5 and 10 cookies or palatability samples, mash, Unicorn and Variety cookies are also exempt. Free products included whilst stocks last. Free products will be added to your order at the time of sending out.
Follow Miri at @mirihackett on Instagram, TikTok (etc) and train with Hackett Equine at: https://hackettequine.com/
Follow Rhi at @ridingwithrhi on Instagram, TikTok (etc) and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary
Get in touch with the podcast at: [email protected]
Record your incident with the BHS here
Produced by Amy Long
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Episode 2 - Managing yard conflict and mental health as an equestrian
From Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies (Riding With Rhi) comes a brand new podcast dedicated to all things equestrian life.
Join our weekly chats where we discuss everything from training and mental health to our weekly horse-shaped mishaps - all from the perspective of a professional rider and hobby rider.
In episode 2, we discuss all things mental health, including burnout, managing yard conflict and loneliness. Miri also shares an hilarious long-lining mishap and we update you on last week’s request for weird hacking stories.
Huge thanks to Premier Performance for sponsoring this podcast. Get your 4 FREE products with every order - that's 20% off AND 4 exclusive goodies FREE with every order using code equestrianlife20
T&Cs
DISCOUNT CODE CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS, SALE PRODUCTS or BUNDLE PACK PROMOTIONS. Not available on Premier Horse Treats, packs of 3, 5 and 10 cookies or palatability samples, mash, Unicorn and Variety cookies are also exempt. Free products included whilst stocks last. Free products will be added to your order at the time of sending out.
Follow Miri at @mirihackett on Instagram, TikTok (etc) and train with Hackett Equine at: https://hackettequine.com/
Follow Rhi at @ridingwithrhi on Instagram, TikTok (etc) and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary
Get in touch with the podcast at: [email protected]
Produced by Amy Long
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Episode 1 - Surviving winter + Miri’s brush with ‘death’…
From Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies (Riding With Rhi) comes a brand new podcast dedicated to all things equestrian life.
Join our weekly chats where we discuss everything from training and mental health to our weekly horse-shaped mishaps - all from the perspective of a professional rider and hobby rider.
In episode 1, we share our survival tips for winter’s endless mud as well as Rhi’s rugging disaster and Miri’s brush with ‘death’ (sort of).
Huge thanks to Premier Performance for sponsoring this podcast. Get your 4 FREE products with every order - that's 20% off AND 4 exclusive goodies FREE with every order using code equestrianlife20
T&Cs
DISCOUNT CODE CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS, SALE PRODUCTS or BUNDLE PACK PROMOTIONS. Not available on Premier Horse Treats, packs of 3, 5 and 10 cookies or palatability samples, mash, Unicorn and Variety cookies are also exempt. Free products included whilst stocks last. Free products will be added to your order at the time of sending out .
Follow Miri at @mirihackett on Instagram, TikTok (etc), and train with Hackett Equine at https://hackettequine.com/
Join Miri on Patreon for more training content.
Follow Rhi at @ridingwithrhi on Instagram, TikTok (etc), get your equestrian diary at Rhi's Etsy shop and fill out your Equestrian Money Diary at this link.
Get in touch with the podcast at [email protected]
Produced by Amy Long
From Miri Hackett (Hackett Equine) and Rhiannon Davies (Riding With Rhi) comes a brand new podcast dedicated to all things equestrian life.
Join our weekly chats where we discuss everything from training and mental health to our weekly horse-shaped mishaps - all from the perspective of a professional rider and hobby rider.
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