This week we are chatting to Jodie Neill aka The Eventing Dentist. Jodie is an amateur eventer, a full-time cosmetic dentist and Mum to a one year old little boy, Ollie.

Jodie’s own journey into horse ownership started when she went looking for a dark bay school master called Mr Darcy to go eventing, and ended up with a 4 year old chestnut mare called Clover or Pops as she is affectionately known at home.

From not knowing what it was to get a horse on the bit and being terrified to jump their first 75cm show jumping track, Jodie and Clover have since been double clear at Intermediate level, completed a 3* and finished 9th at the Novice Championships at Gatcombe.  

What really shines through during this episode is Jodie’s honesty about all of the speed bumps they have encountered along the way and how she has tackled them. She is brutally honest about her feelings of being an imposter and ‘not belonging’ in the same collecting ring as the pros.

And when it comes to juggling life, work and being a Mum, Jodie sums it up beautifully…. ”If you want it enough and need it enough you will make it happen” even if that means riding at 9pm in the pouring rain!

You can follow Jodie on Instagram @theeventingdentist or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theeventingdentist