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On today's episde, Sinead is joined by Canadian Olympic event rider Mike Huber.

Mike is a 5* event rider that has been at the top of the sport from a young age. He finished 13th at the 1978 World Championships at only 18 years old, making him one of the youngest riders ever named to an international team. Mike competed at the 1980 Olympic Games aboard Gold Chip and won an individual gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games on Quartermaster. Mike served as President of the USEA from 1993 to 1995, was a chairman of the USEF Eventing Performance Committee from 2001 to 2008, and served as an Olympic selector from 1996 to 2000. Mike also found success coaching the Area V Young Rider Team for 20 years. He was inducted into the USEA Eventing Hall of Fame in 2015.

In this episode, Mike discusses various topics related to his career and the evolution of high-performance eventing, including:

• How fitness work has evolved to keep the horses sounder for longer while still optimizing their fitness.

• Trying different disciplines as a kid created a great foundation and taught him a variety of techniques.

• The lessons Mike learned in his residency program with Jack Le Groff.

• Allowing riders to choose their individual coach vs having a team coach that works with everyone.

• The evolution of the thoroughbred horse in eventing.