“Where Eventing Lives”

Welcome back to Go Eventing, the podcast where the heart, soul, and stories of the eventing world come to life. In this episode, we’re taking a look behind the curtain of one of the sport’s biggest weeks — with a guest who knows how to navigate the spotlight and the stirrup in equal measure.

This episode is brought to you with support from our title sponsor, Kentucky Performance Products Horse Supplements, where The Horse That Matters to You Matters to Us.

🔎What’s Inside Episode 6?

Host Sally Spickard is joined by rider, coach, and new selector Sinead Maynard for a candid and timely conversation that reflects on the highs, lows, and learning moments from the 2025 Kentucky Three-Day Event. From rookie breakthroughs to sanction headlines, no stone is left unturned as the two explore the nuanced realities of modern eventing.

This episode strikes at the heart of what it means to evolve — as a rider, as a sport, and as a community. Through tough conversations (and our EN-trademarked moments of levity), Sally and Sinead remind us that the goal isn’t perfection — it’s progress, empathy, and shared responsibility.

🔥 In This Episode, We Cover...

Sally and Sinead dive into a recap of the top rides and stories from the Kentucky Three-Day Event, and preview the entries and ones to watch at the upcoming Badminton Horse Trials.

[Read about Ali Kuhn and her viral Pink Pony Club mount Little Hail]

Get behind-the-scenes insights from Sinead about the role of the commentator at international events. She and Sally also address a fairly sensitive topic on everyone's mind right now — how should the media treat incidents like the sanctions that were handed down or like the viral videos of Calvin Böckmann’s near-fall, and how do we help our sport obtain its social license without also brushing things that need to be changed under the rug?

[Warwick Schiller's book: The Principles of Training]

Learn all about Sinead's important role as a USEF Team Selector, along with her controversial Starbucks order and how many unread texts and emails she currently has on her phone!

[Sally's article on Sinead and Allison Springer's Olympic/Burghley Adventures]

[Submit your question for our co-hosts here!]

Upcoming episodes and next co-host: the voice of international eventing himself — John Kyle!

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