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Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life

Catherine Lorimer

Fifty something, strong minded independent woman who lives with a black Labrador called Pippa. I have lived a full life, been married, divorced, travelled with others and alone, been to concerts and festivals alone. I have run a marathon, owned and run my own small holding and separate dog walking business, I ride horses and currently own a rare breed Fell pony called Merlin. I have taken part in dressage, show jumping, cross country and long distance rides. I have been on a South African Wildlife

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All Episodes

29:50

Online Dating on Bumble

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/11/30

For this weeks podcast I spent a week online dating on Bumble.Have a listen to my podcast to see how it went, for hints and tips and get an idea of just how many guys you need to chat to, be it real or bots to find someone that you actually want to meet?Its an online dating platform so keep that in mind and not a social networking platform, so yea chat for a couple of days, then ask them if they want to meet for a coffee in a public location.There are lots of safety hints and tips, beware of ...

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30:37

How to Stay Safe Out Hacking

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/11/23

This week we have had a fair amount of snow and some horses will not have had any access to turn out. With this in mind this weeks podcast is about how to stay safe out hacking, being courteous to other road uses, wearing high viz and also some hints and tips for other road uses on what you might be passing on the road, i.e. a horse that has been in a stable for 23 hours, or a horse that has just been clipped and might get a bit silly when the weather turns cold.

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29:18

What to look for when buying a Horse Trailer

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/11/20

In this weeks podcast I am looking at what to look for when buying a horse trailer, why weights and dimensions are more important than the colour. I also chat about towing vehicles and what you should look at and think about when buying a tow vehicle.

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29:33

Horse Trailer Maintenance

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/11/09

In this weeks podcast I am chatting about horse trailer maintenance, what you should should check every time you use your horse trailer. I also go through hitching and have produced a social media video which you can look at to ensure you are attaching the emergency brake cable to the correct part of the towing vehicle. I also run through what can go wrong if you don't get your trailer serviced regularly.

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30:04

In an emergency you need a Great Equine Team

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/11/02

This weeks podcast is about a really awful week that I had, my Fell pony became really ill while I was at work and I was also really ill.It makes you realise that you can go from 100% to 10% in the space of a day and it has made me appreciate my health and that I need to ensure that I am living in the present moment and not thinking about the past or the present.Having a great team around me ensured that I was able to carry on and my pony got the treatment that he needed.

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31:43

Equine Horse Worming Explained

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/10/26

Do you get confused about what wormer to use when, whether we should be using wormer or testing for worm counts instead. Are you getting frustrated that the cost of testing is more than the wormer. Have a listen to my podcast I run through what we should be doing and why, then come up with a plan of what is realistic to do in a cost effective way.

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31:18

Best Bedding for a Stinky Wet Horse

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/10/19

This is a topic I see being asked a lot and having owned a really wet horse and wanting to stop the muck heap from becoming the size of the Himalayas. I tried loads of different types of bedding to find which was the best one to use.I also chat about deep shavings beds and shallow beds on rubber matting and the impact on respiratory health.

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30:05

Should I clip my Horse or Pony?

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/10/12

As an amateur rider should I clip my horse for the winter? I chat about why we clip a horse, what clips there are and what might suit different horses for amateur riders. I also chat about my experience of using different types of clippers issues I have had and a bit about clipper maintenance.

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30:20

To Rug or Not to Rug that is the Question

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/10/05

This week Jane and I have been discussing rugs and what we should rug be rugging our horses or not. I go through the reasoning behind rugging your horse, different materials on the outside and different fills and why I think its important to rug a veteran horse to stop them loosing condition.

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30:28

Successful Communication with Strong Minded...

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/09/28

With most livery yards being full of strong minded, strong willed equestrian women, myself included this weeks podcasts provides guidance on communication.I chat about some of the communication errors that I have made and how I would handle things differently next time and what were my communication successes this week.

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29:08

Dream of Keeping Your Horse at Home vs the Reality

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/09/21

Most equestrians dream of keeping their horse at home and having kept my horse on livery for ten years and then been lucky enough to achieve my dream and keep my horse at home for ten years. I compare the two and provide a realistic view of my experience of keeping a horse at home.Just how much did I actually ride when I kept my horses at home?

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33:56

How to Tell if Your Horse has Colic

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/09/14

This week on my Podcast I am chatting about colic as we had a possible colic on the yard and having had two horses which had Colic, both of which were caught early and without surgical intervention, I thought I would share my experience of these with everyone. This podcase is particularly useful to first time horse owners.

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28:49

How to Prepare for a Fun Ride

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/09/05

One this weeks Podcast I am chatting about Fun Rides and you may have seen my friend Jane and I doing a few of them on social media.I chat about what fun rides are, fun ride etiquette, fitness and preparation, transport and how to find a fun ride buddy.

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47:57

The Inspirational Liz Gratton

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/08/31

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33:11

Old Man Coniston

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/08/24

This week I have an altercation with a guy on Instagram.I meet up with an amazing group of positive minded people for a walk up Old Man Coniston, organised by Adventure Solos And I give Fell Pony Merlin a bath.

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33:13

You Shouldn't be on the Road on that Horse

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/08/17

Catch up with the yard antics in this week's podcast as Jane and I head off to the gallops for some Fellwell fun. Sarah organises an agility competition in which Jane and I get competitive, I manage to canter Merlin past some washing, then Jane and I have an altercation with a woman pulling a wheelie bin while out hacking.

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35:48

Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/08/10

This week at the yard where I keep my Fell pony Merlin we have been making hay. Find out about what's involved, why you need to feed horses and pony's hay and haylage.

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33:30

Pony Agility

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/08/03

This week a few of my horsey friends from the yard had a go at doing some pony agility, which is not the same as dog agility. Its essentially desensitising them which will help them to cope with some of the scary things that we see out hacking such as white lines on the road and wheelie bins, because they are really Daleks in disguise. It was great fun so have a listen, there are videos of what we did on Instagram so why not give it a go.

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34:35

Amazing Jane

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/07/27

I have always thought that it seems strange that we stand at funerals talking about how wonderful the person was and all the funny and amazing things that they have done. I think that we should tell them when they are alive to hear it for themselves. So with this in mind, this weeks podcast is dedicated to my friend Jane.

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50:04

Join me on a Hack in South Africa and Helping at a...

Catherine Lorimer"s Guide to Life ·

2024/07/20

This week I am continuing with the equine theme and I show the differences in riding two different horses on a trail ride while in South Africa. There are snippets from each ride, which were taken from the head camera that I wore and consequently it is a poorer sound quality, but it gives you an idea of what the rides were like. I rode two different types of horses for these rides, the first ride was a 15.2hh chunky thug type and the second was a 17.2hh appaloosa horse who was new...

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