Latest Cross country Podcast Episodes
Alexa Thompson - 4* Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - April 17, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 ...
Vincent Bonacci: Bringing it Home on Home Snow
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - April 04, 2024 13:07 - 34 minutesEvery biathlete dreams of skiing into the range and having the crowd roar with each shot. Doing it on the snow where you grew up is all the sweeter! At the IBU World Cup in Soldier Hollow, Utah native Vincent Bonacci and his teammates had just that feeling as they skied to a best-ever f...
Olivia Miller - Vaulting to 3* Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - April 03, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 Vaulti...
Samantha Tinney - Soccer to 4* Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - March 27, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 t...
Annabelle Nieman - Eventing in Arizona
Major League Eventing Podcast - March 20, 2024 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 an...
Dani Sussman - Advanced Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 EC...
World Cup Comes to America
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - March 06, 2024 15:32 - 40 minutesThis weekend American fans will be trackside at Utah’s Olympic and Paralympic venue of Soldier Hollow as the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon tour comes to the USA for the first time in five years. In anticipation, Heartbeat went behind the scenes at Soldier Hollow to learn more about the eve...
Chris Talley Returns!
Major League Eventing Podcast - March 06, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 wit...
Globetrotting with Elias and Emily
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - March 05, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutesImagine being 17 or 18 years old and traveling the world, living your life out of a duffel bag while pursuing the sport you love. That’s the life of Alaskan Elias Soule and Utah native Emily Caldwell. Elias and Emily are two of the top U.S. Biathlon junior athletes, rising up out of out...
Becky Holder - US Olympian Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - February 21, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsLast 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 Olympi...
Maddie Hale - Advanced Rider & 2024 Eventing 25
Major League Eventing Podcast - February 14, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 US...
Susan Dunklee: Evolution of a Coach
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - February 06, 2024 07:01 - 30 minutesFor over a decade, Susan Dunklee was a prominent face of the U.S. Biathlon Team, competing in three Olympics and winning silver at the 2017 IBU Biathlon World Championships. Now in her second season of retirement from international competition, she’s finding a joyous pathway as a biathl...
Lelllie Ward - Livin' the Good Life
Major League Eventing Podcast - January 31, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 ...
Brooke Burchianti - 4*/Advanced Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - January 24, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 Manage...
Michael Willham - Equine Academy
Major League Eventing Podcast - January 10, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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...
Tim Burke: Development for the Future
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - January 09, 2024 07:01 - 31 minutesIf the recent U.S. Biathlon Trials event at Mt. Itasca Winter Sports Center is any indicator, athlete development is on the upswing. Record numbers of athletes were on hand seeking to qualify for major youth and junior events. In this episode of Heartbeat, U.S. Biathlon’s Director of At...
Bradley Champagne - Canadian 3* Eventer
Major League Eventing Podcast - January 03, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 calli...
Olivia Coolidge - Bold Eventing!
Major League Eventing Podcast - December 27, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 w...
Grace Castonguay: A New Pathway to Biathlon
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - December 24, 2023 13:59 - 45 minutesThere are many routes into biathlon. Grace Castonguay is part of a new generation of athletes who are finding the sport and moving quickly up the ranks. A passionate runner, Castonguay only got into cross-country skiing when an injury curtailed her running. She loved it! Just a few year...
Alex Conrad - Pre-Med to Starting Own Eventing Business
Major League Eventing Podcast - December 20, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 ...
Maddie Temkin - From Naughty Ponies To 2024 Eventing Emerging Athlete
Major League Eventing Podcast - December 06, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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...
Greg Shelton - Poplar Hall Parade of Horses & Christmas Market
Major League Eventing Podcast - November 29, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 gre...
Karen O'Connor - Interview with Hall of fame Event rider, Trainer & Coach
Major League Eventing Podcast - November 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWe 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 D...
Margie Freed: From XC to Biathlon
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - November 21, 2023 20:20 - 36 minutesIn the long term plan for U.S. Biathlon, talent transfer is a big topic – cross country ski racers trying biathlon. How practical is it? Well, just look at the example of Margie Freed. Last season, the veteran Minnesota native and University of Vermont ski team alum, now part of the Cra...
Ben Noonan - From Western Mounted Shooting to Eventing
Major League Eventing Podcast - November 15, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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. Fro...
Maddie Phaneuf: The Joy of Coaching
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - November 10, 2023 19:51 - 55 minutesLongtime U.S. Biathlon Team athlete Maddie Phaneuf grappled with her life’s direction after retiring. A full time move into coaching wasn’t really in her plan. But, today, she enters her third season as a coach – leading one of America’s most noted biathlon programs, studying with coach...
Fede Fontana: Farewell to Fluorocarbons
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - November 06, 2023 14:19 - 24 minutesAfter several years of preparation, the IBU 2023-24 season will begin with a full ban on fluorocarbons, which have been used for decades. What will change for teams? How will IBU manage testing? U.S. Biathlon Team Manager Federico ‘Fede’ Fontana, one of the sport’s most renowned experts...
Maryland 5* Compilation Interviews
Major League Eventing Podcast - November 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWe 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...
Lowell Bailey: Sustained Competitive Excellence
Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast - October 26, 2023 15:32 - 34 minutesIn 2017, Lowell Bailey’s World Championships gold helped ignite the sport across America. Today, as high performance director for U.S. Biathlon, Bailey remains at the forefront guiding the upstart organization in its march to sustained competitive excellence. Bailey talked to Heartbeat ...
MLE and MD5* Radio Interviews
Major League Eventing Podcast - October 25, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsKaren 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 ...
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