Eventing Dialogue: Taking Agency in the Future of the Sport

The Eventing Dialogue podcast with FEI event riders Sinead Halpin Maynard, Shannon Lilley, and Lynn Symansky aims to build bridges between knowledge and knee jerk reactions, as well as inspire more transparency in the systems that are meant to be the foundation of this sport. The goal of this podcast is to pull the curtain back enough to have a healthy conversation around some complex issues.

In this episode, Sinead, Shannon, and Lynn discuss their ability to create change and build pathways for the future of the sport. They talk about the effects of social licensing, the increasing cost to compete, the future of private ownership in the sport, and getting riders involved in running events. They predict how the sport will change in the next five to 10 years and reflect on how different it was when they were up-and-coming professionals.