Esme's Country Life
Content creator Esme Higgs chats about horses, country life, and behind the scenes of her social media channels 'This Esme'. The podcast is sponsored by Redpost Equestrian and features embarrassing stories about navigating life in her 20s, aiming to bring a positive spin to life.
Episodes
My Dog Crashed a Wedding!
What has Fosse been up to - and what have I been up to this week
My Solo Day Out!
TKMaxing Macha and more
2000s Horse Girl Nostalgia
Short boots, Canary Yellow Jods, Furry helmets, Pippa Funnel on the DS and nightmare fuel horse toys
Mystery creature in the river
Its small, its fury, its swimming, but what is it?
The Mystery Horse that Escaped!
Alone on a road in the middle of nowhere - what is this horse doing?
The Best Ponies in the World!
meet the incredible ponies and riders at the RDA National Champoinships!
Better Out than In!
Fosse meets some seals, I lie to my friends and Joey makes a big mistake in the show ring!
My Show Pony Days!
Bit of a trip down memory lane this one!
Invader in the office!
quietly editing before I get the shock of my life!
Surviving the Heatwave!
Top tips to get you through the season
This Made Me Cry!
Found on the sofa balling my eyes out
Horse Water Treadmill!
Mimi has a very exciting day!
The Social Media BAN!
what do you think?
We got told off!
Again! Those competition nerves are doing their thing!
I moved stables
more Mimi stories coming to the pod
He did WHAT!?
revenge of the pup?
Meet My New Horse!
Meet Mimi everyone!
Oh No! My Dog has had surgery
IYKYK
Horse, Flowers, Road Trip and a Castle
My feet haven't touched the ground recently
A Festival? But for DOGS?!
My dog had the best day of his life!
My New Horse Journey Starts!
it all starts here...
Explosions and Huge Fire!
Quite a scary night to be honest
On the Red Carpet!
Behind the scenes at the BAFTAs!
Badminton Horse Trials Tales!
Behind the scenes at one of the largest sporting events in the UK!
My Greatest Fear Came True
oh dear, what have I done
Charity farm Ride
Casper gets rather over-excited in this weeks Mini-Pod!
A Very Royal Day in the Life
Your gal gets to dress up and be a lady for the day!
Dressage Show Surprise!
How did I do? How did Joey do?
Top Horse Sports! I rank all the sports I've ever tried
which is your favourite!?
Spinclass disasters and other stories
it's the weekly mid week mini pod podlet thing!
A day at an Animal Shelter!
lots of cute furries to look after - Plus an epic comment of the week session
Western adventures!
lots of stories from the USA
Weird Things my Dog has Found
Runs at the speed of light, sniffing out strange things in hedges
Life Hacks I use all the time!
Some of my top tips to make your life easier!
I meet the King's horses
I get invited by the British Army to meet the King's Horses and the Household Calvalry!
Spring Check List
it's Spring in the Northern hemisphere, this is what I've been up to, with a bit of a horsey check list
I am finally competing again!
Did it go well ? ( spoiler - it didn't )Also the horses have gone mad with the recent change in weather and we get an update on my dog Fosse!
Bringing horses back into work
Welcome to the podlet, minipod, whatever. This was a subject you asked for - so please have a listen in x
My Horse Rescue Story
Meet Jake, and some of the other gorgeous equines looking for forever homes, plus a double comment of the week and an Esme life update!
Top 5 Horse Breeds
Let me know if you agree...or if you don't!What's your top horse breed?
I went to YouTube HQ!
my friend gets a new pony, comment of the week x2, breaking news and much more!
Mistakes my Parents made!
they tried their best!
Finding Hidden Treasure - and scared horse on the beach!
A scary trip to the beach trying to avoid flapping monsters and worm men, as well as discovering some hidden treasure!
Australia Travel Disaster
I get to go to the Adelaide 3 day event, but not all goes to plan!
The cottage is infested + BIG SECRET REVEAL!
I've been keeping a big secret...Nows the time to spill the beans, and I need your help!
Riding School Stories
Back to me starting riding as a kid, and what an amazing riding school I had, they taught me so much
Riding with Wild Horses
Casper meets some new friends, my dog Fosse misbehaves, and my Dad has an identical twin on YouTube!
Animals I DO NOT want to own!
these guys don't make the list - am I right or am I wrong - let me know!
Chicken Chaos on the Farm
The chickens need help, I sniff and smell stangers in public and my brother has an unofficial birthday
Swimming Disasters
that one time I dived from the top board into the pool and had a wardrobe malfunction
My cottage is haunted!
Also...I reveal my new favourite place, and a painful fashion disaster when out with the girlies x
Dance Mom confessions!
that time before horses!
The Strangest Dog Walk Destination!
I go for a walk to a strange rather smelly castle, we talk Joey on the 'roids, Casper racing an old lady
Embarassing Gymnastics Stories
Some life before horses confessions
I've been Lying...
I am actually an international woman of mystery, a covert agent, a spy with a secret identity - do not expose me!
Equestrian Pet Peeves! I hate this!
let me know in the comments if you agree or not!
Country Life Disasters
Things this week didn't go that smooth!
What to do with an unridden horse?
Welcome to another midweek mini-pod, a podlet, today I chat about how to enrich the lives of those horses or ponies that can't be ridden x
It's SO COLD!
Ice Ice Baby - currently living in arctic conditions with lots of animals !
My 2026 Goals!
New Years resolutions/goals/hopes/dreams they are all here!
Judge me on my 2025!
I look back at my NY resolutions for 2025 - how did I do?
My Top Ten Questions!
the LeMieux community had lots of questions - here's the Top Ten!
Horse Show Chaos!
All that went on at the London International Horse Show! My arena demonstration and a catch up on Fossie!
A quick message
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone, thanks so much for listening to the pod this year!
Weird Holiday Rules!
That my family doesn't follow - that Weird time between Christmas and New Year!
Emergency Vet Visit - Everyone's Sick
Man down! Horse down! Emergency Photoshoot shenanigans!
Top Horses I have ridden!
welcome to the mini pod - the favourite horses of mine that I have ridden
Puppy Play Date - the Podcast and ME Unwrapped!
Fosse can finally touch the ground, go for a walk and meet other dog friends - I also get to go on an unexpected trip to London and I reveal Davide's Spotify Unwrapped
My top 5 filming disasters!
It doesn't always work out as you expect!
All My Pets!
Meet all the pets I've ever had! Let me know in the comments what pets you have and whats your favourite x
Christmas Gift Ideas for Equestrians
Some great and affordable ideas for Christmas!
Bad Smells on Set
A small confined room, a small puppy, what could go wrong?Catch up episode about the puppy, fly tipping, saving the planet and a game of 'who farted' - and an extra long edition of 'comment of the week'
My Top 5 Worst FALLS!
To be fair it was actually quite hard chosing 5 from the many many many falls over the years!
I've got a new Puppy!
So everything about the new member of the team 'Fosse' a rehomed puppy from the RSPCA, hear all about his amazing backstory and how I am coping with sleepless nights, and continual wee and poo vigilence - spoiler - I'm loving it!
How to deal with 'spicy' horses
Its the start of the mini-mid-week-pod - not sure what to call them yet, Podmas? Anyway, this week - the bucking, bronking, jumping, biting, extremely excited spicy pony!
I'm a Traitor!
Hey in this weeks catch up, I make an important announcement about a new member of the team arriving! Also I get to go on a game show, will I be a Traitor or a Faithful!?
Chickens Causing Chaos
The Chickens are on a rampage
Behind the Scenes of a London Red Carpet Event!
Lots in this episode, including secret tricks for photoshoots with my horses, and 2 trips to London for Premieres - including a catch up with my friends from the Brooke Charity and Kim Kardashian...
Rollercoaster vs COW
I get stopped in my car, I go full geek on Roller Coasters and Theme Parks, and there are cows, lots of cows
Halloween Dress Up
This week I talk about behind the scenes of this years Halloween Dress Up, the podcast fam find out first! Also I've been to Horse of the Year Show and I spill the T on life on the road as the indoor show season starts.
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