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Izzy Gurney

Amateur equestrian from Cranleigh, Surrey, who retrained ex-racehorse The Galloping Bear and qualified for the Horse of the Year Show.

Sep 30, 2026

All Aboard the Racehorse

All Aboard the Racehorse

Episode 64-Issy Gurney and The Galloping Bear, headed to HOYS!

Sep 30 · 48m

Lou Robson
Lou RobsonHOST
6:29
Are you glad you've returned to the
Izzy GurneyGUEST
6:31
thoroughbreds? Yeah, I didn't really have a choice.
Izzy GurneyGUEST
6:33
Yeah.
Izzy GurneyGUEST
6:36
Because I, after working in racing, I had a few falls and my back went a bit funny.
Izzy GurneyGUEST
6:44
So I decided that that probably wasn't the right route for me because they're quite fast when they are naughty.
Izzy GurneyGUEST
6:51
And so I started riding dealing horses, which was great because they're still naughty sometimes, but a lot slower.
Izzy GurneyGUEST
7:00
So that was fun.

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Lou Robson
Lou RobsonHOST
12:43
Well, I'll start by saying I literally couldn't think of anything worse than doing a

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