Major League Eventing Podcast

Karen and Rob get to know 4* Eventer Courtney Cooper.  Courtney shares her story of her life as an amateur who left her successful business to follow her passion and became a professional Equestrian.  Today Courtney operates C Square Farm in Nottingham Pa.  She has a thriving sales, training, and breeding business while maintaining a full competition schedule.  C Square Farm:https://www.csquarefarm.com/?fbclid=IwAR3i_Aos9LpGIeGrv2HJecn5ddAtMQHQRQ0OlgIYvkxNaI4Y0kx5-vyp6X8https://www.facebook.com/pg/csquarefarm/about/?ref=page_internalMore information about "Bringing Safety to the Forefront" Clinic:https://landsafeequestrian.com/product/bringing-safety-to-the-forefront/

Karen and Rob get to know Canadian Eventer, Dasha Ivandaeva!  Dasha recently relocated her training from Canada to The Plains Virginia  USA!  Along with this move has come a lot of ups and downs.  Dasha has a great personality and attitude towards Eventing.  We are sure you will enjoy getting to know Dasha as much as we did.Brought to you by BRINGING SAFETY TO THE FOREFRONT SERIEShttps://landsafeequestrian.com/product/bringing-safety-to-the-forefront/Learn more about Dasha Ivandaeva here!http://dasheventing.com/

Karen and Rob chat with 4* Eventer Woodge Fulton!  We had a great time getting to know one of America's top up and coming Eventers!  Hear all about her start in riding all the way up to her years working for Buck Davidson.  http://www.fullmoonfarm.com/aboutus.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/woodge.fulton?lst=1084178213%3A100003389585311%3A1539539003Shout out Blog!https://coloradoeventing.com/2018/10/01/celebrating-eventing-podcasts/

Karen And Rob Interview 4* Eventer Caroline Martin.  Hear how a revolution in Nicaragua led to Caroline becoming a professional Eventer!  Caroline also talks about the importance of giving back to the sport by volunteering and her tips for getting and keeping sponsors!  If you enjoy please subscribe & share with a friend, CHEERS!Learn more at http://www.caroline-martin-eventing.com/

Karen & Rob chat with 4* Eventer and young rider coach extraordinaire Susie Beale. Susie shares her story of growing up in Scotland and moving to the US to ride and train horses. Despite Susie having a late start in riding horses she made it to the 4* level of Eventing. Susie has a passion for teaching and focuses her business on training of Event riders. with a long list of notable upper level Eventers that have come through her program at Cairn O'Mount Stables. Learn more here http://www.comstables.com/index.html

Karen and Rob visited with FEI world #17 Buck Davidson at his Chester County Pennsylvania home. Buck shared some great stories of how he got started in eventing. Buck also shares some great insight into hard work and what really matters to him. Lucky us we had a guest appearance by Buck's lovely wife Andrea (an accomplished Eventer herself) and their cute as a button daughter Aubrey. This interview is unlike any you have heard from us before, worth every minute (we promise).

Karen and Rob travel to Boyd and Silva Martin's World Class Eventing and Dressage training facility, Windurra USA to chat with Boyd's groom and working students. Meet Stephanie Simpson (USA), Bradley Champagne (CAN), Kevin "Kevy G" Martinez (USA), Sydney Hagaman (USA), Kate Irvine (AUS), Joe Bowersox (USA), Arielle Aharoni (USA), & Sophia Middlebrook (USA) . Hear first hand what it is like to work for Boyd Martin. Hold on tight because these young professionals are a hoot! Thank you Boyd & Silva Martin for opening up their farm to us to interview their hard working young Eventers.https://www.boydandsilvamartin.com/Follow them on instagramstephsimpson15sophiemidd12a_ahoroni.eventing54_joekateirvine_eventinghagamannnkmarttttchampagneeventer

Karen & Rob Chat with 4* Eventer Colleen Rutledge. We chat about her start in riding as well as some of her favorite 4* stories. Colleen shares with us what it is like watching her two daughters event. And her innovative new idea for getting new ownership groups to share in the fun of owning an event hose and supporting her team.

Karen and Rob get a quick chat in with Olympic Silver medalist Hawley Bennett. Hawley tells how she always had aspirations of being an Olympian (but not always for Eventing). She shares how she took harsh criticism and used it as fuel to become a top international Eventer representing Canada in the Olympics, Pan Am Games, and World Equestrian Games! This short but very inspirational interview is sure to leave you ready to take on the challenge of achieving your dreams!

Karen & Rob chat with Olympic Silver medal winning Eventer Clayton Fredericks. Clayton talks about his start in Eventing in Australia, his time in the UK, and his current business in the US. So many great stories shared in this short interview. Enjoy!

Karen & Rob interview British Event rider Hector Payne as he prepares for his 4* debut at Burghley Horse Trials August 30th-September 2nd. Hector talks about his upbringing in the UK as well as how he is preparing his partner "Raffles" for the 4* challenge. This great episode is not only entertaining but educational as well. Enjoy!More information about Hectors business can be found here: https://www.hpeventing.co.uk/

Karen and Rob get an update from Coach Daniel Stewart on his Summer coaching Clinic. He shares with us why we need to "Thank" ourselves to move on from mistakes. Also Daniel tells us about his Scholarship fundraising campaign. Learn more at https://pressureproofacademy.com/ Support the Fundraiser Here: https://www.gofundme.com/equestrian-training-camps

Karen and Rob chat with Eventer, Fylicia Barr to talk about her humble beginnings in Olean Ny to running her own fast growing Eventing yard in the heart of Chester County Pa. Fylicia is an inspiration for any aspiring eventer trying to make it on a budget. Fylicia is a great example of what hard work can accomplish!

Karen and Rob interview 4* Event rider Allie Sacksen. Allie shares her experience coming up the levels of eventing and Pony Club. She shares her ups and downs from completing her first Kentucky 3 day 4* to losing a top horse in a freak lightening storm. We talk about starting a new family and balancing being a new mom and while continuing to run a full time riding career and lots more!

Karen and Rob chat with USEF Managing director of Eventing, Joanie Morris. She talks about her start in Eventing coming up through Pony Club to her time as a working student and her journey to become the Managing Director of Eventing for the USEF. Joanie sheds light on a lot of subjects and concerns surrounding the current WEG team. We hope you enjoy this deep dive interview as much as we do.

Karen and Rob chat with Eventer Andrew McConnon! Andrew shares his story of having his own thriving Eventing business then decided to put his business on hold for two years to learn under the legendary William Fox-Pitt. Andrew is back in the US and making a name for himself as he is quickly finding himself at the top of the leader board show after show.

Karen and Rob chat with Doug Payne to talk about just about everything from balancing Eventing and Show jumping careers to his time working to make XC safer and so much more! We had a great time we think you will too! Cheers! Thank you Cindy Lawler for the use of her beautiful photo.

Major League Eventing welcomes back Laura Crump Anderson to chat about rider fitness and YOGA! We create #MLEstretchesInForm with a cool little contest offered by Laura! Check it out!

Karen and Rob get to know Justine Dutton. We chat with Justine about everything from her journey from Great Britain to the US, to her current operation in Ocala Florida. Justine also gives us a candid update on her year anniversary after a life changing rotational fall at the 2017 Great Meadow Nations Cup.

Karen and Rob visit beautiful Principia Farm to chat with Advanced Event rider Molly Kinnamon! We chat about her start in riding, to her move from West to East Coasts of the U.S. This informal interview takes all sorts of twists and turns, like the difference between the "Shore" and the "Beach" on the East Coast and all types of random fun stuff in addition to lots of Eventing talk!