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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We're still pumping out interviews from the Mars Maryland 5*! This week we share interviews with Sydney Hagaman, Sophia Middlebrook, Allie Knowles, Arden Wildasin, Brooke Burchianti, Monica Spencer, Ryan Wood, Mary Bess Davis, Felix Vogg, Jonelle Price and Mia Farley. We will be back to our regular interviews in a week or two but in the meantime, w…
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We had so many interviews from the MD5* high and plan on sharing them over the next couple weeks from the MD5* Radio which is provided by Taylor Harris Insurance Services during the Mars Maryland 5* at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory. This week is Dressage Day 2 and we talked to the Cross Country Course Designer Pierre le Goupil, Hayley Friel…
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We are still on our MD5* high and plan on sharing our interviews over the next couple weeks from the MD5* Radio which is provided by Taylor Harris Insurance Services during the Mars Maryland 5* at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory. This week is Dressage Day 1 and we talked to Lainey Ashker, Jessica Phoenix, Tommy Greengard, Olivia Dutton, Shann…
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Davis Equine Q & A
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1:02:48Karen and Robby welcome back Dr.'s Chad and Stephanie Davis for a round of Q&A. We had received many questions for them since their last time on the podcast that we had to have them back on to answer our listeners questions. We even get to have a fun round of somewhat Quick Fire Questions with their daughter Henley! For more information: https://da…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer Liz Lund. Liz runs her business out of Copeland Farms where she grew up riding and then travels to Ocala, FL for the winter to base out of Copeland Farm South. Liz talks about the very large lesson program where she and several other instructors teach over 300 lessons a month. On top of all that, Liz has a sma…
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This week, Karen and Robby welcome back previous guest, Emily Hamel. Emily updates us on everything she has been up to since September 2019. She shares how she is living the dream year round in Aiken and everything she has going on there. Emily and her longtime partner Corvette aka Barry is hoping to make Eventing history by completing Pau and bein…
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Davis Equine - Dr's Chad and Stephanie Davis
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1:28:10Karen and guest co-host Margaret Rizzo-McKelvy from Mythic Landing Enterprises get to know Dr's Chad and Stephanie Davis. Chad and Stephanie run their equine vet clinic out of The Plains, VA as well as Virginia Equine Rehab and Performance Center and Be Safe Bracelets. We discuss Pre-Purchase exams, Soft Tissue Injuries and also how equine veterina…
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This week, Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer Jaclyn Burke. Jaclyn shares her story of growing up in Chicago and getting her first pony Apache, that was later deemed not suitable for pony club to meeting her future husband while playing kick ball in DC. Today, Jaclyn works full time and runs Burke Equestrian at her farm Hablyn Hills where she t…
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This week, Karen and Robby get to know Maya Clarkson. Maya joins us after being crowned the 2025 Young Rider 3* Champion at the Maryland Horse Trials with her horse Maks Mojo C. Maya shares her story of growing up in California and riding at a lesson barn to then moving to Germany for a year to work and ride show jumpers. Once back in the US, Maya …
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Karen and Robby get to know Japan's 3* rider, Kenta Hiranaga. Kenta is here in the US training with Boyd Martin. We hear all about what he is doing at Windurra and what his future goals are. We wish Kenta the best of luck getting to LA2028! To follow Kenta's journey: https://www.instagram.com/kenta_usa_life_eventing/ Please support our sponsors: ht…
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This week, Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer Caitlin O'Roark. Caitlin shares her story of growing up in Virginia where her mom breeds sporthorses which led her, at a very young age meeting Lauren Nicholson. Caitlin eventually started taking lesson with Lauren and also David O' Connor. Today, Caitlin is know the head rider for Lauren where she …
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Karen and Robby get to know West Coast 4* Eventer, Tommy Greengard. Tommy tells the story of coming from non-horsey parents and finding his way to taking lessons at a large lesson barn. Tommy now runs his business out of Chocolate Horse Farm in Pataluma, CA. Tommy also shares with us what happened to him at the Kentucky 4* when he learned the wrong…
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Karen and Robby meet Sara Schulman. Sara is an inspiration to the Amateur in the sport of Eventing. While she works a full time job, Sara is able to train and compete and was even able to place 2nd at the 2024 Maryland 3*L where she held the position from start to finish. Sara is now competing at the Advanced level and have plans to go all the way …
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Karen and Robby meet 4* West Coast Eventer, Taren Hoffos. Taren shares her story of growing up in California where her family bought Copper Meadows and would hold events up to the 4*. Now Taren runs her business out of the family farm where she teaches lessons and hosts clinics. We had a great time getting to know Taren and we hope you do too! PC: …
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Karen and Robby get to know Yves Sauvignon. Yves is native to France but moved to the West Coast to start Oakridge Training Stables in 1981. Since moving to the states, Yves has produced many top names in the sport and was a Gold Medal YR coach. Yves talks about how he always knew he wanted to be a trainer and the schooling he went through in Franc…
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Karen and Robby get to know West Coast 3* rider, Gabriella Ringer. Gabriella was just announced to the 2025 USEA Emerging Athlete Under 21 Program and she tells us all about the process and what's to come. She also tells us her story of growing up and riding at a Dude Ranch only to be upset when the only lesson barn around taught English. Thankfull…
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Guide to Working Student Success Roundtable
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1:01:59Karen and Robby have a roundtable discussion with Alex Conrad, Bradley Champagne, Emma Yanek and Joe Bowersox about the do's and don'ts of becoming a working student. They share their experiences and Alex talks about what he learned from his time as a working student and uses today in his very successful business. Anyone thinking of becoming a work…
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This week, Karen and Robby get to know Eventer Katie Sisk. Katie lives in the Midwest where she runs her own veterinarian practice called Kaydence Sports Medicine and Rehab, competes at the 2* level and is a mom of twin 16 month old boys. Katie talks about how she is able to juggle everything with the help of her husband, family and friends. Katie …
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Sara Kozumplik 5* Eventer Returns!
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1:05:24Karen and Robby catch up with another returning guest, 5* Eventer Sarah Kozumplik. The last time Sara was on the podcast was back in August 2019 and we had a lot of catching up to do! The last time Sara was on she was just working on helping develop a new Eventing facility in Florida, which turned out to be TerraNova. Sarah updates us on everything…
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Karen and Robby welcome back 5* Eventer and FEI Level 3 Eventing Dressage judge Valerie Pride. Valerie was on the MLE podcast back on October 21, 2020 and we had a lot of catching up to do. Valerie most recently judged at the Maryland 5* and explains everything that the Ground Jury has to do - it's not just judging Dressage. She also has some excit…
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Karen and Robby catch up with previous guest, 5* eventer Ariel Grald. Since the last time Ariel has been on the MLE podcast in 2019, she has placed 3rd at Luhmulen and placed 11th individually at the World Championships in Pratoni with her longtime partner Leamore Master Plan. In 2024 at the Kentucky 5*, Simon suffered an injury where he is now liv…
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Catching Up with Frankie Thieriot-Stutes
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1:08:36Karen and Robby catch up with the very busy Frankie Thieriot-Stutes. Frankie let's us know all that she has going on - from the Aiken Showcase, Kentucky 5*, Behind the Barn as well as her business Athletux. Frankie also talks about the importance of the Young Pro Program! To learn more about Athletux and Frankie: https://athletux.com/ https://www.i…
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Karen and Robby welcome back 2x previous guest, Natalie Hummel. Natalie is a Transformational Life Coach and a Nervous System Practitioner. This week Natalie discusses the nervous system and how important it is to recognize when you are holding back due to fear of making mistakes or not being good enough. Natalie gives us some great advice on how t…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Ivie Cullen-Dean. Ivie shares her story of being from a non-horsey family to eventually getting her first horse and then making her way to the 3*. Ivie is a University of Kentucky graduate where she majored in Digital Communications with minor in Criminology and Sociology. Ivie even makes her prediction of wh…
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Karen and Robby get to know Eventer, Greylin Booth. Greylin is a West Coast Young Rider that is a senior in high school and was recently accepted to Stanford University. Greylin is also the 2024 USEA Prelim Junior Rider of the Year and a member of the Area 6 YR Silver Medal Team. Greylin grew up in the Equitation world and just a couple years ago s…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Ashley Trier. Ashley shares her story of being from a non-horsey family and tricking her mom into letting her ride a horse at a local Western barn. By 10 years old, she bought her first horse and then eventually found her 3* horse Maybelline Covergirl. Ashley know runs her business out of Virginia and winter …
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Kelty O'Donoghue. Kelty grew up in the Midwest riding alongside her sister Meghan on their parents farm learning from Ralph Hill and Jan Byyny. Kelty later moved to the east coast to work for Lynn Symanski before moving to Texas to start her own business. Kelty now runs her business in Virginia and winters in…
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Happy New Year! Karen and Robby sit down with a pour of a 15 year Pappy Van Winkle to discuss all things that happened with MLE in 2024. We go over how we are listened to in 68 countries, our top 5 US cities and the top 5 listened to episodes. You'll even get a little insight on what we have going on personally as well as all things Corgi related. …
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Karen and Robby brings on one of everyone's favorite Equestrian Journalist, Sally Spickard. Sally is put in the "Hot Seat" and we get to know all her and everything she has going on. Sally shares her story of always loving horses and writing "reports" when she was little about the most recent horse race. Little did she know that was the start of he…
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Karen and Robby get to know the legendary, Dorothy Crowell. Dorothy is a 1994 WEG Individual Silver Medalist and is the Inaugural Kentucky 5* winner. Dorothy talks about her famous partner, Molokai who was inducted into the USEA Eventing Hall of Fame in 2015. Today, Dorothy organizes Educational Classical Format 3-Day event for Starter up to Traini…
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Eventer, Ali Kuhn. Ali grew up and is still based in Plymouth, WI and has recently been on fire with her most recent wins with Little Hail at the Hagyard Midsouth 3 Day and Virginia Horse Center 3*S. Ali shares her story about how she got the ride on Little Hail after admiring him while being with John and Dorothy Cro…
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As we finally wind things down from the Mars Maryland 5* Presented by Brown Advisory, we bring to you 3 days of press conference interviews from the 5*. Hear Tamie Smith talk about the future plans with Mai Baum, what the riders thought of the cross country course and how Buck Davidson only hears his daughters while he's out on course. We hope you …
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MD5* Radio Interviews Part 2
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1:14:09We're still continuing our interviews from the Mars Maryland 5*. This week we have interviews with Alex Conrad, Emery Reagan, Emily Hamel, Jonna Willis, Janessa Shillingstad, Meg Pelligrini, Nick Attwood, Nicki Carson, Sophie Middlebrook, Ian Stark and Nardine Oakes. Be ready to hear all about not just the 3* and 5* but also YEH, grooming, coffee a…
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We are still on the Mars Maryland 5* Presented by Brown Advisory high! Karen and Robby were part of the MD5* Radio and for the next 2 weeks we will be bringing you all the great interviews that were done. Part 1 has interviews with Sinead Maynard, Harry Meade, David Doel, Crosby Green, Allie Knowles, Boyd Martin, Felix Parker from Fairfax & Favor, …
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Karen and Robby sit down with Joe Bowersox for the 2024 Mars Maryland 5* Preview Show. Joe, who is Karen's other son has worked for Boyd Martin and is currently a rider for Phillip Dutton and we get an abbreviated story on how he got his start in riding and everything he has going on today. We try to get Joe to give us some inside scoop - but that …
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Karen and Robby get to know Cross Country Course Builder, Tyson Rementer. Tyson grew up being horse crazy riding Western and started Eventing when he moved to Delaware Valley College. Later, Tyson became a working student for the legendary Bruce Davidson. This is when he met course builder, Morgan Rowsell where Tyson decided he was better suited to…
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Karen and Robby catch up with long time friend, 3* Eventer Emily Bradford. Emily shares her story of growing up in a non-horsey family to working for Michael Matz and Bruce Davidson. Emily started her business, Traveler Equestrian a few years ago and has a great eye for spotting and producing top horses. We hope you enjoy getting to know Emily and …
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Karen and Robby get to know Equestrian Performance Coach, Nardine Oakes, Nardine grew up in New Zealand and is now living in Canada where she helps riders with their strength and conditioning to make them all around better riders. Nardine gives some great tips on what our listeners can do at home to become safer and more secure in the saddle. This …
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Karen and Robby switched things up this week by having International Dressage rider, Anna Buffini on. Get to know how she went from gymnastics to Dressage and incorporates her love of fitness to riding. Anna was recently on the East Coast to help teach a clinic at Windurra and was given the opportunity to try out some cross country and loved every …
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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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1:11:33Karen 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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1:12:14Karen 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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1:13:44Karen 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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1:08:45Karen 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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