Major League Eventing Podcast

Karen & Rob chat with Canadian Pan Am Bronze Medalist Dana Cooke.  Dana shares her start in riding as how she landed at Kingfisher Park. Dana Cooke: http://www.danacooke.ca/ Kingfisher Park: https://kfpequestrian.com/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhibitorlabs.com/ https://equestfile.com/ https://landing.redingoteequestrian.com/mle...

Karen  Rob chat with Meg Kepferle better know as "Meg Kep".  Meg shared her very unique story of how she went from working for an up and coming community organizer who was getting into politics (got to listen to find out who it is) to world class groom to Advanced level Event Rider, Trainer,& Coach.  Meg has really become a very popular coach establishing JET (Junior Eventing Team) a...

Karen & Rob chat with 5* Eventer Sara Mittleider.  Sara rode around Kentucky at just 19 years old and is currently on the USEF Developing rider list. Sara & her husband Attila  along with her parents operate Rocky Hollow Farm in Kuna Idaho Mittleider Eventing: http://mittleidereventing.com/mitt/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhi...

Karen & Rob welcome the President & CEO of Fair Hill organizing committee /Maryland 5* at Fair Hill Jeff Newman to share the decision to postpone the Maryland 5* until October 14-17 2021.  Learn more about the Maryland 5*: https://maryland5star.us/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhibitorlabs.com/ https://equestfile.com/ https://l...

Karen & Rob Have a roundtable discussion with three best friends Tamie Smith, Kelly Prather, & Frankie Thieriot Stutes to chat about great times together including Luhmuhlen 5*, Tamie & Kelly as 5* grooms and Tamie's stalking her favorite riders.  On a more serious conversation about rider accountability and safety in the sport.  Please rate and review the show and share with your...

Karen & Rob welcome back Will Faudree to the show.  Will recently wrote a letter to his 15 year old self so he is back on the show to give us a follow up and share how he has been staying busy during the downtime of 2020 and his plans for the fall season. Will's Letter: https://eventingnation.com/a-letter-to-me-will-faudree/?fbclid=IwAR2IiIIPrsWY8we84s7j_EuigUWFoBFRErOB6gJq1kAxGk5D1wP-X2x...

Karen & Rob chat with Puerto Rican Olympian Lauren Billys Shady! Listen in to hear Lauren's story and find out how a girl born & raised in California competes for the Puerto Rican Eventing team.  We had a wonderful chat with Lauren sure to put a smile on your face! Lauren Billys Shady: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenBillysEventing/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/...

Karen & Rob chat with Equine nutritionist Dr. Nettie Liburt to learn more about horse feed and to get some answers to common questions than many people have about feeding their horse.  We talk about types of feed, when to feed, how much per feeding, ulcers, supplements ,additives & much more.  Please share with a friend that may have feeding questions. Nutrition Nuggets on YouTube: https:/...

Karen & Rob catch up with Boyd via Zoom for a quick chat ringside chat at his Pennsylvania training facility Windurra USA. Learn more about Boyd: https://www.boydandsilvamartin.com/ Video of this ringside chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afrXcwYYaWY Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhibitorlabs.com/ https://equestfile.com/ https:/...

Karen and Rob chat with  Olympic Silver Medalist Gina Miles.  Gina shares stories of her humble beginnings working hard on bargain horses which led to huge success.  Her story is sure to inspire anyone working hard to live the dream on a humble budget. Learn more about Gina: https://ginamilesequestrian.com/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://...

Karen & Rob chat with the great Karen O'Connor.  Karen shares amazing stories about Queen Elizabeth, Jack LeGoff, William Micklem, Derek & Bea Di Grazia. among other amazing people.  Karen shared how she was bullied as a child rider by her peers in school and how she was passed over by Jack Legoff to be on the training list as a young rider despite her winning  virtually everything sh...

Major League Eventing partnered up with Mythic Landing Enterprises to bring a panel of equestrian business experts to help answer questions about surviving & thriving  the COVID19 Pandemic. About the Panel: Courtney Cooper, C Square Farm & Excel Star Sporthorses https://www.csquarefarm.com/   https://excelstarsporthorses.com/ Courtney is a 5-star eventer who currently operates two successf...

Karen & Rob chat with the FEI  #6 ranked eventer Lauren Nicholson!  Lauren shares her start in riding and shares a lot about her history and her career.  We really enjoyed this conversation and we're sure you will as well! Lauren's Web site: http://laurenkieffer.com/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhibitorlabs.com/ https://...

Karen & Rob chat with the founder of Competitor Tent Dikran Yapoujian to learn about this amazing new App and the Stay at Home Dressage Series hosted by Competitor Tent. Learn more about Competitor Tent here: https://competitortent.com/ Sign up for the Stay-At-Home Dressage series here: https://eqentries.com/

Karen & Rob talk with Frankie Thieriot Stutes about the last year since our last interview.  We all have seen the great success she has had at the end of 2019 and beginning of the 2020 season, but there is much more to the story and Frankie shares it all with us only on the MLE Podcast.  And as usual we check in on the latest from Athletux & Frankie Cameron.  Frankie's Brands: https:/...

Karen & Rob chat with Olympic Gold medalist & Hall of fame eventer David O'Connor.  David has Gold medals in the Olympics, World Equestrian Games, & Pam American games.  And is a three time winner of Rolex Kentucky CCI4* and won the prestigious Badminton Horse trials in 1997 on his Hall of fame mount Custom Made.  David took time to talk to us about his upbringing.  David was not...

Karen and Rob chat with one of the top Three Day Eventing organizers world wide.  Shelley has organized events such as the World Equestrian games (Eventing), AEC's, Ocala Jockey Club, Wellington Showcase, & LiftMaster Grand Prix at the Aiken Horse Park to name a few. Shelley is the founder of Equestrian Events LLC & travels the world working on different Events in different capacities...

Karen & Rob chat with Dr. Kevin Keane about the Equine Pre purchase exam (PPE).  This is part 1 in a series.  On this episode we start with the basics of the PPE exam.  Future episodes will include questions from the audience so please send questions to majorleagueeventing@gmail.com to have your question answered on the show. About Dr. Keane https://www.majorleagueeventing.com/podcast/episode/...

Karen & Rob chat with Olympian Robert Costello!  We chat with Bobby about his early years, including his 2000 Olympic 8th place finish in Sydney and how he almost was a professional musician instead of Eventer.  Listen in to get to know an absolute gentleman and quite a great piano player (tune in to hear for yourself)!

Karen & rob chat with Charlotte Collier! Charlotte is an up and coming Event rider who after many years training under Sharon White is now under Karen & David O'Connor's program with aspirations of competing  in the Olympics. Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ https://exhibitorlabs.com/ https://equi-prism.com/ https://equestfile.com...

Karen & Rob chat with Jane Murray & Will Faudree  to preview the amazing Carolina International CCI sponsored by Cloud 11 Field of Dreams.  This year Carolina has $100,000 in prize money which is sure to draw top talent to the event.  Jane & Will share some of the new features for the Event as well as the  "Carolina Club" VIP experience which is included for all horse owners...

Karen and Rob are joined by Dr. Darby Bonomi to talk about sports Psychology for the equestrian.  Not only is Darby a Psychologist but she and her children are active hunter/Jumper riders themselves. Follow Darby on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darbybonomisf/ Darby's website: https://darbybonomi.com/ Please support our Sponsors: https://cowboymagic.com/ https://manentailequine.com/ http...

Phillip Dutton, Boyd Martin, Doug Payne, & Ryan Wood join Karen & Rob to chat about the upcoming LiftMaster Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce's Field.  All four are committee members for this event with the goal of making this the best community event of the winter season. Learn more about the Aiken Horse Park and the LiftMaster Grand-Prix Eventing: http://www.aikenhorsepark.org/eventing.h...

Karen & Rob get to know Mexican WEG & Pan AM rider Daniela Moguel.  Danny shares her great story about her start in riding to becoming the first female to ride on a Mexican Eventing team.  Danny shares so many great stories. You are sure to be seeking Danny out at the next event to say "hello".  We are really happy we got to know her.  Meet her at the Major League Eventing Tailga...

Karen and Rob chat with rising eventing star Alyssa Phillips.  Alyssa has been spotted as a risinf star since her Young Rider win at just 14 years old.  Now just selected for the Eventing 25 training list she is still making waves in the sport.  Alyssa chats with us about her unique balance of college and eventing at the upper levels with multiple horses.  she shares the ups and downs of her young...