Red Mills Documentary Chapter 3: "They make us want to be better"

What happens when you look beyond the feed room door?

Across three episodes, this series takes listeners inside Connolly's Red Mills. From the grain stores of rural Ireland to world championship warm-ups, it follows the journey of a brand built on one idea: better performance through better nutrition.

In this episode, top riders including Tom Rowland, Kirsty Chabert, Alex Bragg, Aoife Clark and Sam Watson step inside the mill to see the process for themselves. They talk about clean sport, confidence in testing, the scale of the operation, and what it means to stand behind the product you feed your horses every day. There are surprises along the way, yes, including camel feed, but the consistent theme is attention to detail and a culture built around solving problems for horse performance.

From grassroots riders to five-star champions, the message is the same. Quality matters. Trust matters. And the details count.

Highlights

• Inside the Red Mills story, from 1908 to today
• Riders reflect on clean sport and laboratory testing
• How nutrition impacts performance at every level
• The scale of a global operation rooted in rural Ireland
• Sam Watson on performance, marginal gains and long-term partnership
• Why attention to detail keeps coming up in every conversation

Guests

• Tom Rowland – British international event rider and producer of horses through the levels.
• Cameron Beer – British event rider and coach producing horses and riders through the grassroots and performance pathways.
• Kirsty Chabert – Five-star British event rider with experience producing horses from youngstock to championship level.
• Alex Bragg – International event rider known for producing competitive horses through to five-star.
• Aoife Clark – Irish Olympian and five-star event rider based in the heart of horse country.
• Sam Watson – Irish Olympian, performance analyst and co-founder of EquiRatings.
• Gareth Connolly – Director of Connolly's Red Mills and fourth-generation member of the Connolly family.

Connolly's Red Mills are offering 15% off Foran Equine products to Eventing Podcast listeners! Use the code EquiRatingsPodcast15 to receive your discount. View the full collection here.

Note this does not apply to the already discounted Pre-Fuel & Refuel combo packs.

If you have any other questions regarding feeding click here to ask the Connolly's RED MILLS experts.