In this episode of “In Stride,” Sinead is joined by international 4* event rider Kimberly Cecere.

Kimberly Cecere is an up-and-coming event rider with two FEI wins, one national win, and three top 20 finishes at the 4*Long level. Kimberly grew up on her parent's farm in Littleton, Massachusetts, where her mom ran a riding school. Kimberly attended the University of Kentucky, where she got an undergraduate degree in equine science and business. After graduating, she got a job as the assistant coach of the hunt seat team at Bridgewater College while getting her MBA at North Central University. Kimberly then started working for Lauren Nicholson, where she stayed for 7 years and started working with Jacqueline Mars’ Landmark’s Monaco, with whom she competed at the 4* level. Kimberly received the 2020 Wilton Fair Grant, which allowed her to spend 6 months training in England, where she worked with British Olympic Eventing Team coach Chris Bartle and world-ranked eventers Tim and Jonelle Price. Kimberly moved home from England and started building her own training and coaching business in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

In this episode, Kimberly discusses topics related to her career as an event rider, including:

• Her experience working with event rider Lauren Nicholson and owner Jackie Mars.

• How natural horsemanship helped her with starting young horses.

• The importance of taking the emotion out of the job and showing up for the horses every day.

• The technicalities and philosophies she learned while spending six months training in England.

• Working with British Olympic Eventing Team coach Chris Bartle and world-ranked eventers Tim and Jonelle Price.

Join Kimberly and Sinead in this exciting conversation about winning with diligence and discipline.