Major League Eventing (MLE) is an independent marketing and promotional organization dedicated to creating an international platform for the exciting sport of eventing and providing eventers with increased exposure to fans and sponsors. With this goal in mind, the MLE podcast hosts eventing professionals from various sectors and levels of the sport in engaging conversations aimed at entertaining existing fans and cultivating new supporters for the greatest sport on four legs.
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Alexa Gartenberg. Alexa is a member of the 2024 Eventing 25 Emerging Athlete Program and has been based in England for almost a year. Hear all about how after college, Alexa became a realtor and one night at dinner her parents told her to go to Europe. Alexa left her job behind and has since been based with K…
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Sean McQuillan - Making a Comeback
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Karen and Robby get to know Advanced rider Sean McQuillan. After taking a couple years off to heal from 2 hip surgeries, Sean is looking to get back to competing and building up his business. Sean tells some great stories of being a young rider and getting to train with some of the greats like Jimmy Wofford and Karen and David O'Connor. Sean is eve…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Alexa Lapp. Learn all about how she met Jennie Brannigan and worked for her for 8 years, getting the ride on Cambalda and then eventually finding Pascal. Alexa then took a "break" from horses and started freelance grooming and is now involved in Business Consulting for Equestrians. It was so much fun getting …
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Karen and Robby get to know Young Rider, Lizzie Hoff. Lizzie is from Washington State that during COVID got the chance to lease one of Caroline Pamukcu's horses. From there, she ended up purchasing the horse and came to the East Coast to base with Caroline and Kelly Hutchinson. Lizzie is currently riding at the 3* level and is a 6x Young Rider Meda…
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Karen and Robby talk 2024 Paris Olympics with who better than 7 time Olympian, Phillip Dutton at his beautiful farm True Prospect! Hear Phillip's thoughts on the different teams and who he thinks will be the individual "dark horse". He also talks about what it's like in the Olympic Village as well as marching in the Opening Ceremonies. We wish ever…
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Nadja Minder 2024 Switzerland Olympic Team Member
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Karen and Robby get to know 2024 Olympic Team Member for Switzerland, Nadja Minder. During the interview, Nadja was just on the road leaving CHIO Aachen in Germany. Nadja is only 24 years old and has already accomplished so much and is heading to her first of many (we are sure of it) Olympic Games. Find out what all she has going on in Switzerland …
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Briggs Surratt - 4* Eventer
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Briggs Surratt. Not only is Briggs the rider of the 14.2 hand super pony Corture, he's also a man of many other talents. He has learned the art of Physio Therapy from good friend Dougie Hannum, he collects and restores old saddles, collector of bits and is an avid gardner. Briggs also talks about his vacation…
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Karen and Robby get to know Young Rider, Paige Ramsey. This week Paige is gearing up to compete at the 2024 Young Rider Championships at the Maryland International at Loch Moy. Paige will be representing Area 2 on the CCI2* Team. Paige talks about her journey to get there and her plans of going to UVA in August. We wish Paige, her teammates and eve…
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Karen and Robby welcome back Mia Farley! Mia was on the MLE podcast almost 2 years ago to the day but this time she comes on as not just a 5* rider BUT as a 5* rider that has gone cross country double clear at Maryland and Kentucky. Mia is now living and training out of a farm in Kentucky and has made the announcement that she plans on taking Phelp…
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Kate Chadderton Returns!
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Karen and Robby welcome back Australian Eventer, Kate Chadderton! Kate was episode #33 back in November 2018 and a lot has happened since then. Kate got married, had her daughter Mia and moved to Cochranville, PA where her and her husband bought their farm Durunda Farm. Kate shares some of her fun stories of growing up in Australia and how she is g…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Rider, Megan Loughnane. Megan shares her story of riding with Susie Beale and Kelly Prather and now with Caitlin Silliman. Megan just recently graduated from University of Virginia with a degree in Architectural History all while having her 2 horses with her and competing at the upper levels. Megan was driving to her …
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Rachel Lawson - 4* Eventer
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Rachel Lawson. Rachel shares her story of growing up never knowing what Eventing was and just wanted to jump and go fast. It wasn't until she was 17 y/o that she saw a magazine with Karen O'Connor with Theodore O'Connor that she discovered Eventing and knew right there that is what she wanted to do. Rachel no…
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Katie Malensek - Canadian 4* Eventer and Veterinarian
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Karen and Robby get to know Canadian 4* Eventer, Katie Malensek. Not only does Katie ride at the upper levels and has represented Canada at the Nations Cup in Belgium but she is also a full time veterinarian! Katie and her husband now live at their farm in Florida not far from the beach so he can surf and close to Katie's office. Katie shares her s…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* West Coast Eventer Molly Duda. Molly shares her story of getting a late start in riding and how she made it to the 4* in just 5 years! Molly is representing the US for the 2024 European Development Tour all while be a Pre-Med student at UCLA. We wish Molly and her teammates all the best while in Europe. To follow Moll…
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Karen and Robby welcome Irish Advanced Eventer, Michael Nolan. Michael shares his story of growing up in Ireland not wanting to ride horses. He ended up joining Pony Club, showing ponies in the jumpers and then riding steeplechase race horses. Later, he met Robin Walker and came to the US where he eventually met his wife McKena. Michael and McKena …
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This week on the Major League Eventing Podcast, Karen and Robby sit down and talk about all that MLE has been up to and what to look forward to. We get asked all the time about giving everyone an update and we finally got around to doing it! Stay tuned for an exciting year which will be mentioned....hint - it has to do with Corgis and the Baltimore…
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Alexa Thompson - 4* Eventer
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Alexa Thompson. Alexa shares her story of growing up in Texas and then getting to ride with Mike Huber. Later, Alexa decided to go to University of Kentucky to become a nurse while running a 100 acre farm that her parents bought for her. Alexa talks about how she struggled working nights as an ICU nurse and c…
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Karen and Robby welcome back 3* Eventer, Olivia Miller! Olivia was part of the Young Adult Rider Roundtable back in July 2022 and she has recently launched her new website. Olivia shares her story of coming from a non-horsey family and going to pony camp in Washington State then joining a Vaulting team. After 3 years of Vaulting, Olivia decided she…
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Samantha Tinney - Soccer to 4* Eventer
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Samantha Tinney. Samantha grew up in Dallas, TX playing soccer most of her life and decided to take a riding lesson at the age of 14. Two years later she was competing at the YR Championships and hasn't looked back since. After a bad fall, she then spent time with the O'Connor's where Karen helped Samantha ge…
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Karen and Robby get to know Young Professional, Annabelle Nieman. Annabelle shares her story of growing up in Arizona and is currently running her new business taking in horses to train in Tuscon, AZ. She also shares what it's like to train and compete in Area 10 - even in the 100 degree heat and dealing with rattlesnakes! We had a great time getti…
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Karen and Robby get to know Advanced rider, Dani Sussman. Dani shares her story of growing up in Colorado with Arabians, Eventing a Mustang and becoming an "A" graduate Pony Clubber. Nowadays, Dani runs Aspire Eventing in Colorado and spends her winters in Ocala, Fl. Dani also received a USEA ECP Grant to go for her Level 4. Just recently, Dani and…
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Karen and Robby catch up with previous guest Chris Talley! Chris was episode #6 back in May 2018 and since then, so much has happened. Chris became a 5* rider, set out on his own and now is located in Ocala, FL and has several exciting up and coming horses. It's always a pleasure catching up with Chris and we hope you enjoy! To follow Chris' journe…
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Becky Holder - US Olympian Eventer
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Last week we heard the sad news of the passing of Courageous Comet. In his honor, we thought it would be fun to re-launch the interview with Becky Holder. Plus, it's always fun to hear Rob too! Karen & Rob get to know Olympian Becky Holder. Becky shares her story from the early years to Olympic adventures and her busy training business today. Check…
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Karen and Robby get to know the newly minted Advanced rider, Maddie Hale. Maddie shares her story of growing up in California doing Equitation and Jumpers and then met Lauren Billys who convinced Maddie to try Eventing. Maddie eventually moved to the East Coast and is now a member of the 2024 USEF Eventing 25 and most recently completed her first A…
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Lelllie Ward - Livin' the Good Life
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Karen and Robby get to know former 5* rider, Lellie Ward. Lellie shares her amazing stories of all of the top riders she grew up being around, from Tadd Coffin and Torrence Watkins to William Steinkraus - just to name a few. We also learn that her grandfather, who was a jockey missed getting on the Titanic due to celebrating a but too much in Irela…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4*/Advanced rider, Brooke Burchianti. Brooke talks about growing up in a horsey family, participating in Tetrathlon and then going to Ireland with Kim Severson to find her current horse Cooley Space Grey (Astro). Brooke graduated college with a degree in Sports Management which helps her run her business in Washington, P…
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Michael Willham - Equine Academy
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Michael Willham. Michael shares his story of growing up in North Eastern Ohio where he eventually found his horse of a lifetime, Fernhill Cayenne who took him up to the 3* level in just a couple years. With having a much needed demand and positive feedback on his instruction, Michael started an online equestr…
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Karen and Robby get to know Canadian Eventer, Bradley Champagne. Brad is a previous guest from episode #25 with the Windurra Crew. Brad shares his story of growing up in Canada and spending a winter in Ocala, Fl with Karl Slezak. Brad eventually became a rider for Boyd Martin and found his calling of breaking and training the young horses and getti…
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Karen and Robby get to know Eventer, Olivia Coolidge. Olivia shares her story of growing up with horses and working with Julie Woffert. She also shares the story of deciding that horses were for her and leaving home to be a working student for Boyd Martin , then for Andrew McConnon. Olivia now wears many hats from being an assistant rider for Doug …
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Karen and Robby get to know Upper Level Eventer, Alex Conrad. Alex shares his story of how he fell in love with horses at a friends house, to taking lessons, going to Boston University as a Pre-Med student to becoming a working student for Ryan Wood and then starting his own successful Eventing business. Alex shares his inspirational story of how h…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Maddie Temkin. Maddie shares her story of growing up in California and riding many naughty ponies that eventually taught her to become the rider she is today. Maddie and her family recently moved to Lexington, Kentucky to run their Eventing program. Maddie also shares how she catch rode a horse that eventuall…
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Karen and Robby get to know Greg Shelton! Greg is the mastermind behind the Poplar Hall Parade of Horses & Christmas Market in Historic Chesapeake City, MD. The Parade will be held Saturday, December 9th at 10:00am and is a great time for the entire family to enjoy. Greg also tells us how he grew up on a farm and why he started his YouTube series H…
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Karen O'Connor - Interview with Hall of fame Event rider, Trainer & Coach
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We get so many requests for an interview with Karen O'Connor and realized not many know that we already interviewed her. We decided to re-release this amazing interview with one of our sports legends. Karen shares amazing stories about Queen Elizabeth, Jack LeGoff, Willam Micklem, Derek & Bea Di Grazia, among other amazing people. Karen shared how …
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Karen and Robby get to know Young Rider, Ben Noonan. Ben shares his story of growing up in St. Louis, Missouri as a non-horsey family and his Dad buying his Mom a 3 y/o Quarter Horse as a surprise. Ben started riding and got into Western Mounted Shooting and then found a local Eventing barn. From there, Ben met Karen O'Connor and the rest is histor…
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Maryland 5* Compilation Interviews
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We are winding down our interviews from the Mars Maryland 5* at Fair Hill Presented by Brown Advisory. Our team, Laura Adriaanse and Hannah Keegan were out and about getting interviews. Here what Piggy March had to say after she tackled the 5* cross country as well as Ian Stark's reaction to how riders are riding it. They also sit in on the press c…
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MLE and MD5* Radio Interviews
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Karen and Robby got to be a part of the MD 5* Radio at the Mars Maryland 5* at Fair Hill Presented by Brown Advisory and interview riders about their weekend and their thoughts on the Ian Stark cross country track. We talk planes with Doug Payne and Maryland Blue Crabs with Piggy March. We hope you enjoy as much as we did! Please support our sponso…
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This week Karen is joined by guest co-host, Kim Chick. Kim, along with her husband own Fair Hill Saddlery. Karen and Kim talk to returning guest, Sydney Solomon. Sydney gives us an update of what she's been up to and everything she is doing to prepare for the Maryland 5*. To learn more about Sydney and to follow her journey: https://www.facebook.co…
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This week Karen is joined by guest co-host, Kim Chick. Kim, along with her husband own Fair Hill Saddlery. Karen and Kim talk to Jeff Newman and Joanie Morris about the upcoming Mars Maryland 5* at Fair Hill Presented by Brown Advisory which will take place October 19-22, 2023. Jeff and Joanie talk about some exciting new things happening this year…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* West Coast Eventer, Sophie Click. Sophie tells the story how she took over the ride of her mom's horse named Hot Wheels that is a Paint/TB cross and how the two of them beat the odds and went Advanced. Sophie has been on several NAYC teams and is now a member of the 2023 USEF Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program. Foll…
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Karen and Robby get to know Irish Eventer Lee Maher. Lee shares how he grew up in Ireland in a non-horsey family and started riding with his cousin. He met and started riding with Carol Gee from Fernhill Sporthorses and also worked for Joseph Murphy. Lee then came to the US to work for Caroline Pamukcu to help run her sales program. Be on the looko…
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Karen and Robby welcome back 3* Eventer Sophie Middlebrook. Sophie was part of the Windurra USA interview that aired in September of 2018. Since then, Sophie has moved on and is now with Blue Elephant and trains with some of the best like Bruce Davidson, David O'Connor, Hannah Sue Hollberg and Lauren Nicholson! Sophie also shares some wise words fr…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Gabby Dickerson. Gabby shares her story of training with Kim Severson at a young age and then travelling overseas to work for Nicola Wilson, Ingrid Klimke and Dirk Schrade. Gabby is now running her operation out of a farm in Virginia. We hope you enjoy getting to know Gabby as much as we did! PC: Lulu Malinos…
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Monica Spencer - New Zealand 2022 Pratoni World Equestrian Championships Team Bronze Medalist
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Karen and Robby get to know New Zealand Eventer, Monica Spencer. Monica shares her experience of growing up in NZ and then being a member of the bronze medalist team along with Tim and Jonelle Price! She tells us the long journey it took to travel to the US and her plans of competing at the Maryland 5* in October. PC: Libby Law Photography Follow M…
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Jim Graham - WEG, The Queen and Flying!
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Karen and Robby get to know Jim Graham. Jim was a member of the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague, Netherlands. Jim shares stories of growing up in a military family, becoming a working student for Jimmy Wofford, riding with legends like Bruce Davidson, Karen O'Connor, Dorothy Crowell, Tad Coffin and so many more, moving to England to train …
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Karen and Robby get to know Area 1 Young Rider Committee Member, Rory Cashman. Rory talks about all things Area 1 and her role on the Young Rider Committee, plus her plans of starting an Area 1 Young Rider Podcast. Rory is planning on launching her podcast sometime this month so be on the lookout! PC: Flatlands Foto Please support our sponsors: htt…
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Natalie Hummel - Q&A with a Transformational Life Coach
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Karen and Robby welcome back previous guest Transformational Life Coach, Natalie Hummel. We asked our listeners to submit questions for this Q&A show. We had a great time listening and learning as Natalie takes on your questions. We hope you enjoy and take away something new that you can use in not only your riding, but day to day life. To learn mo…
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Karen and Robby get to know Advanced level Eventer, Katie Wherley. Katie tells us how she got her "A" in Pony Club and went Advanced all while going to college and getting her degree in Sports Medicine in 3 years! To learn more about Katie: http://katiewherley.com/ https://www.facebook.com/katiewherleyequestrian/events/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0&p…
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Karen and Robby get to know Advanced rider, Kelley Williams. Kelley shares how it's a "family affair" at A Bit Better Farm. Kelley is also one of the organizers of the Classic 3-Day Event at Waredaca and tells us all about it. This fun interview is available wherever you listen to podcasts! To learn more about Kelly and A Bit Better Farm: https://a…
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Karen and Robby get to know Eventer Martha Wunder. Martha tells the story of her mom refusing to buy a $100 dance costume because it was too expensive and decided to sign her up for riding lessons. Martha also tells us about her exciting horse Marley and how she started a club named "Marley's Corner". PC: Erin Gilmore To learn more about Martha and…
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Karen and Robby welcome back Joanie Morris to discuss the upcoming MD International at Loch Moy on July 7-9, 2023. This year they are offering levels Training - Advanced and CCI1*S - CCI4*S along with free general admission and several VIP packages! Joanie also talks about the Maryland International Equestrian Foundation, which provides scholarship…
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