Pony Club Podcast

Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg interview Pony Club life member Aliina Keers, who rode in last year's Mongol Derby, and talk with 12-year-old Keira O'Connor-Reichert and her mom, Debbie, about her eventing adventures with her ponies and about going viral on social media. This month's episode is brought to you by Kentucky Equine Research.
Guest, Aliina Keers: Aliina Keers is a graduate C-3 Eventing, H-B in Horse Management, and a Life Member and alumni of Carbon Hills Pony Club from the Northwest Region. She is currently a kennel huntsman for the Iroquois Hunt Club in Lexington, Ky., where she trains both staff hunters and English foxhounds. In August of 2022, she completed the Mongol Derby, billed as the longest and toughest endurance race in the world.
Guest, Keira O'Connor-Reichert: Keira O'Connor-Reichert is a C-1 in Eventing and Horse Management with Pickering Hunt Pony Club in the Eastern Pennsylvania Region. This 12-year-old went viral for a helmet-cam video in which she talks her Welsh pony, Flower (Pine Creek's Snapdragon), through a cross-country course. At last count, the Facebook video had more than 2.1 million views, but at the time of recording, it was at 600,000 views. Keira is a big advocate for Pony Club and is already planning to attend the 2023 USPC Championships East in Eventing. She, Flower, and her scramble team captured first in Dressage in Standard Junior Training Level at the 2022 USPC Championships.
Guest, Debbie Reichert: Debbie has been a member of Pony Club with her daughter Keira. She shares more of Keira's story with listeners.
Hosts: Sarah Evers Conrad is the Marketing and Communication Director at the United States Pony Clubs, and Megan Scharfenberg is the USPC Marketing and Instruction Coordinator

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Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg talk to Heather Bell, a longtime A-certified member in Eventing and volunteer, who is also helping on the Sierra Pacific Region's Local Organizing Committee to host the 2024 USPC Convention, Presented by Via Nova Training and Sponsored by Lincoln Memorial University. She shares a sneak peek all about the convention and she also tells us about her really interesting career...so tune in to learn more. This month's episode is supported by Kentucky Equine Research, who is also the sponsor of the hands-on Horse Management Room and a supporting sponsor of the Research Project Fair at the 2024 USPC Convention.
You can enter the Horse/Human Bond Art Contest here: blog.ponyclub.org/the-horse-human-bond-art-contest/Guest, Heather Bell: Heather Bell says she feels very lucky to have found Pony Club, where she grew as a rider, going up through the Eventing track to her A. With her A, she was able to move straight into the horse industry as the Director of Riding at the University of Massachusetts Equine Studies Program at the age of 23. Although she changed careers, she found that what she learned in Pony Club—organization, teamwork, confidence, and how to tie a stock tie—all came in handy in her professional life as an endangered species biologist. When she found that she could give back to Pony Club by becoming a National Examiner, she jumped at the opportunity. She finds it very rewarding to help an organization she is passionate about, and she finds that she is energized in her own riding and horsemanship by staying connected to Pony Club. Now, Heather is a participating member of the Gold Country Pony Club in the Sierra Pacific Region, and also a Life member.
Thank you to our Pony Club corporate sponsors: Kerrits, who is the official apparel sponsor; Shapley’s, the official grooming products sponsor; The Horse; Triple Crown, the official feed sponsor; Wintec, the official saddle sponsor; and Zoetis, the official Equine Health and Wellness Partner.

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• Thank you to our Pony Club corporate sponsors: Kerrits, who is the official apparel sponsor; Shapley’s, the official grooming products sponsor; The Horse; Triple Crown, the official feed sponsor; Wintec, the official saddle sponsor; and Zoetis, the official Equine Health and Wellness Partner.
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Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg interview Genevieve Munson, a Pony Club member who recently received her A certification and who is having the adventure of a lifetime showing horses abroad in Europe, and Lisa Reader, who has been the National Coordinator of Pony Paddock at the USPC Convention for many years and who has volunteered in every way imaginable. This month's episode is brought to you by Kentucky Equine Research.
Guest, Genevieve Munson: Genevieve Munson has earned her A certification from Pony Club in both show jumping and dressage, and is a C-2 in Eventing. She is currently riding professionally abroads. Genevieve herself has already earned more than $300,000 in career earnings in the show ring. However, at the young age of 10, she was known for helping the USPC Pony Jumper team to their win in the U.S. Pony Jumper Championships, while also capturing the U.S. Pony Jumper Individual Championship as the only member to go clean in both rounds. She is an alum of the Northwest Arkansas Pony Club in the Midwest Region.
Guest, Lisa Reader: Many people know Lisa Reader as the National Coordinator of Pony Paddock at the USPC Convention. However, there is much more to Lisa’s dedication to Pony Club. She is a C-2 in Eventing and is a participating member of Los Alamos Pony Club. She has also done it all as far as volunteer positions. She has volunteered at numerous USPC Championships. She is a Chief Horse Management Judge and a member of the Discipline Education Committee. She has also served as a Regional Secretary and a Horse Management Organizer for the Southwest Region, as a Regional Instruction Coordinator, and as a District Commissioner and Joint District Commissioner of Los Alamos Pony Club. Many also know her daughters, Megan Sandoval and Lindsey Reader, who have also been active participants and volunteers within Pony Club. Lisa is also a member of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America.
Hosts: Sarah Evers Conrad is the Marketing and Communication Director at the United States Pony Clubs, and Megan Scharfenberg is the USPC Marketing and Instruction Coordinator

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• Thank you to our Pony Club corporate sponsors: Kerrits, who is the official apparel sponsor; Shapley’s, the official grooming products sponsor; The Horse; Triple Crown, the official feed sponsor; Wintec, the official saddle sponsor; and Zoetis, the official Equine Health and Wellness Partner.
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Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg interview Joan Leuck-Waak, a senior Pony Club member who joined Pony Club for the first time in her later years and now also serves as a Horse Management Organizer. This month's episode is brought to you by Stoneleigh-Burnham School and supported by Kentucky Equine Research.
Guest, Joan Leuck-Waak: Co-owner of Angels Flight Farm, LLC, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin along with her husband Richard, Joan Leuck-Waak first joined Pony Club in 2018 and now at age 63, she is enjoying everything it has to offer. She is a professional in the equine industry, offering dressage lessons and horse training, has earned her USDF Bronze and Silver medals, and is currently working toward her Gold medal. She has trained in the U.S. and Europe with U.S. and European Team members, had success at the novice level of eventing, and in hunter/jumper circuits, and been a member of the Los Angeles Police Department’s mounted unit. Joan is proud to be a member of the United States Pony Clubs and has earned certifications at H-B HM, D-1 Eventing, C-2 Flat, and B Dressage, and is currently involved in the Dune Riders Pony Club in the Lake Shore Region. She also graciously gives of her time when she can as a Horse Management Organizer in her region.
Hosts: Sarah Evers Conrad is the Marketing and Communication Director at the United States Pony Clubs, and Megan Scharfenberg is the USPC Marketing and Instruction Coordinator

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• Thank you to our Pony Club corporate sponsors: Kerrits, who is the official apparel sponsor; Shapley’s, the official grooming products sponsor; The Horse; Triple Crown, the official feed sponsor; Wintec, the official saddle sponsor; and Zoetis, the official Equine Health and Wellness Partner.
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Pony Club Podcast cohosts Sarah Evers Conrad and Megan Scharfenberg interview grooming expert Cat Hill, the cofounder and former DC of Finger Lakes Pony Club. After that interview, be inspired by Julia Magsam's journey as a youth through Pony Club. This month's episode is brought to you by Delaware Valley University.
Guest, Cat Hill: The former District Commissioner of Finger Lakes Pony Club and the owner of World Class Grooming with Emma Ford, a former member of The Pony Club in the U.K., talks grooming tips; her recent book called The Kid's Guide to Horsemanship and Grooming, published by USPC partner Trafalgar Square Books (www.horseandriderbooks.com)
Guest Julia Magsam, H-B HM, C-3 in Dressage, and a C-1 in Eventing, is a member of Bluegrass Pony Club in the Midsouth Region and was one of the stars of the Pony Club documentary. She is also the recipient of the 2022 USPC Bodgie Read Memorial Scholarship, and is in college at Georgetown College.
Hosts: Sarah Evers Conrad is the Marketing and Communication Director at the United States Pony Clubs, and Megan Scharfenberg is the USPC Marketing and Instruction Coordinator

• Learn more about the United States Pony Clubs at www.ponyclub.org
• Email podcast hosts at [email protected]
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• Read the blog at blog.ponyclub.org.
• Sign up for our e-newsletter.
• Thank you to our Pony Club corporate sponsors: Kerrits, who is the official apparel sponsor; Shapley’s, the official grooming products sponsor; The Horse; Triple Crown, the official feed sponsor; Wintec, the official saddle sponsor; and Zoetis, the official Equine Health and Wellness Partner.
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