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.

• 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

• 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.

It starts with a seed. It ends with a bag. Every stage in between matters.

In Chapter 2 of the documentary series, Nicole Brown steps inside Connolly's Red Mills to follow the full journey from raw ingredient to finished feed. From seed plants and grain stores to laboratories and production lines, this episode shows how consistency is built long before a product ever leaves the mill.

The people behind each stage explain what their roles really mean. Grain is grown with trusted local farmers, tested on arrival, analysed again before release, and tracked through a system designed to remove uncertainty. Technology supports it, but detail drives it. If something does not meet the standard, it does not move forward.

The scale is global. The operation is local. And everything still comes back to the same place where the story began.

• From seed selection to harvest, how the raw materials are sourced
• The intake process that tests every delivery of grain
• Inside the lab screening for nutrients, contaminants and prohibited substances
• Technology that supports consistency across every batch
• The logistics behind supplying more than 80 countries worldwide
• Why full in-house production remains central to the philosophy

• Gareth Connolly – CEO of Connolly's Red Mills and fifth-generation family member
• Martin Bolger – Seed Plant Manager at Connolly's Red Mills
• Mike Shields – Chief Technical Officer overseeing quality and compliance
• Paul Connolly – Project and Systems Engineer
• John Connolly – Chief Operating Officer responsible for operations and logistics
• Jane Davis – Head of Marketing at Connolly's Red Mills

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.

What does it take to build a global equine brand from a small village in rural Ireland?

In Chapter 1 of this three-part documentary series, Nicole Brown sits down with CEO Gareth Connolly at the heart of Connolly's Red Mills in Goresbridge, County Kilkenny. From a bakery in 1908 to a world leader in equine nutrition, this is the story of how a family business evolved through innovation, adversity and a relentless focus on performance.

Gareth traces the journey from canal trade routes and grain monopolies to the chance conversation with Paddy Mullins that changed Irish racing history. There are sliding doors moments along the way. Two world wars. Foot and mouth. A devastating fire. Covid lockdowns. And through it all, each generation stepping up as caretakers rather than owners.

At its core, the philosophy remains simple. Put the animal first. Never compromise. And make sure what's on the bag is in the bag.

This is where the Red Mills story begins.

• The 1908 origins of Connolly's Red Mills
• How a bakery became a national feed manufacturer
• The Paddy Mullins moment that shaped Irish racing
• Innovation through adversity, from war to Covid
• Why every product is still manufactured in County Kilkenny
• The meaning behind "no compromise" nutrition

• Gareth Connolly – CEO of Connolly's Red Mills and fifth-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.