Child.Pony.Sleep.Repeat

Thank you so much to every single lady who joined us for Series Two, whether as an interviewee or someone who has written to me, asked questions, given advice or interacted with instagram @child.pony.sleep.repeat.
 Summer Holidays has hit and so has Joshes peak time of year and with hurricane Wilf to balance too it seems right we should end our Series Two on Episode Twenty with the wonderful Olivia Tuffin, author of the fantastic children's books centred around ponies and currently at the sunshine stables. Olivia is also mum of two to Lara and Jasper and has a selection of adorable fluffy ponies at home in Dorset where she helps run the local pony club.

As Josh is flt out, I've created a little medley of moments from series one that stuck with me whilst I was carrying Wilf and anxious for what was coming ahead, I hope you enjoy it, and join us for Series Three in the Autumn!

This weeks slightly late episode is with Georgia Plimbley, the amazing woman and Mum who is making huge waves in the world of horses by striving to make it more accessible to everyone to learn how to train horses at liberty, and to teach with kindness and compassion. Georgia has worked with horses on films, in TV series, she's given talks to big clubs and is really working on running her own business teaching liberty clinics up and down the country, but the most important job of all for her is raising her 4 year old son William so she's figuring out how to juggle being a single mum and being  business woman too, I'd say shes smashing it!

This week Josh and I talk about how he's now back to flat out work and its the first time he hasn't been able to ride. We also have a question about how to prioritise the little jobs.

This weeks interview is with Mother of two, Rose Bowden. Rose works part time for the emergency services, and is the owner of a tank of a cob who enjoys testing the strength of his bridles, what has lead me to find her is that Rose has written a book on the juggling act of being a horsey mum! It's like she's been made for the podcast!

Josh and I have our usual weekly round up and chat about how he is progressing in the saddle, and we answer a listeners question, this week should a gut instinct about a nervous loaner lead to further action?

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This weeks interview is with Sarah Elebert, Equestrian Online Coach and Eventer, though currently in her return  to riding after childbirth, she's really enjoying dressage riding but can't wait for life to settle a little and be back to the eventing game.
Sarah became a mother to her daughter Paige earlier this year and in becoming a Mum, she has been given her reason to co found "EQUITAS"  a Women's Equestrian Magazine along side a strong team of equestrians who have strength and depth in the equestrian industry and want to promote empowering women as well as levelling the playing field for them with equality and support within their chosen industry.

This week Josh and I have a question regarding children's sport and how to share out the who goes where and for how long equally!

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This week I've got a cheeky bonus episode for you as I had trouble getting my lovely ladies on the line to get a chat recorded, but hopefully this episode is just about long enough you can muck out a couple of stables or poo pick part of a field!

This weeks interview is with the unbelievable Ellie Paddock, Mum to son Arthur who talks about life with traditional working horses on a farm where they are your entire survival,  there is no other option for the Paddock family where husband and wife team Mike and Ellie have been driving horses for well over a decade, their team of horses work the land, they sledge the water, they teach driving workshops with everything from harrow and plough through to logging and little Arthur comes along for the ride.. or should I say drive!

Josh and I recap our week and where Josh is in his riding adventure with the giant Dezzie, then we discuss a question sent in about trying to juggle a young child on a slightly frosty livery yard.

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In a twist to my usual interview with a horsey parent, this week I am chatting to the wonderful ladies who volunteer as qualified coaches and run the social media pages, alongside full time jobs for the amazing centre Abingdon RDA.
This episode will focus on just what its like keeping the show on the road and working around hoses children and parents. Alice and Indi are so enthusiastic and speak so warmly they will leave you looking up your local RDA Branch!

Josh and I round up our week and Joshes forays into learning to ride, before discussing a question of the week sent in by a horsey mum.

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This weeks interview is with a Horsey Mum Level 100 twist- Half of it is recorded whilst my interviewee is sat on a baby horse hacking round the countryside!
 Bonnie Fishburn is a woman who gives everything her very best shot. She is Mum to Harriet and Ted and has a rather splendid collection of horses most of which shes bred and produced herself. Bonnie worked professionally s  groom in all walks of equestrian sport before having her two children and I'm so glad I managed to get a few minutes of her time.

*Apologies for some wind and other background noise*

Josh and I have a question sent in about a conundrum with a Mother In Law wanting to give a gift, but with some strings attached!

This weeks interview is with Stephanie Hobbs, Mum of one daughter, the very gorgeous girlie Minnie, and four horses, in various shapes and sizes. Steph is a fantastic artist, and we chat about how her week manages to fit all sorts in as shes constantly on the go, with an alarm set early to just get that bit of peace for half an hour, over a cup of tea and a bit of journalling which is how I dicovered her wonderful early morning quotes on Instagram under @minniemayhem17.

This week I am late delivering the Podcast because my Husband has been flying round sorting out contractors but we get a Horsey Mum Question sent in from America and we enjoy chatting about tangents just as much as the question itself!

This weeks interview is with Jennifer Stevens, who though she works currently in Insurance she hold qualifications in Equine Nutrition and runs her Instagram account as the owner of the very beautiful Cobweb and stately lady Puzzle, all this  as well as Mum to her daughter, Charlotte. 

Josh and I have come back from a sunny holiday and are back into the full swing of work and animals, and this week I was asked quite a few various questions after I had a visit from my lovely chiropractor Hazel Mellars Bsc Msc Dc, who treats both Josh, Me and all the horses and I showed in my stories a hyperlapse of Bob's session with her. 
The questions were ranging from treatments I had in pregnancy myself, to the level of treatment that horses receive.
(I will try to get Hazel to chat to me in a bonus extra!)