The Horse Show: S7E1 - From Triathlon to Eventing

Courtenay Tuxhorn, 44, is an amateur 3-day event rider originally from Harwood, Maryland. She grew up working and riding on a family friend’s thoroughbred farm, galloping racehorses and dabbling in the hunters and jumpers. Her life revolved around the barn until she graduated college, when the reality of an entry-level job in a big city lured her out of the saddle and in search of new sports. She took up cycling and triathlon and raced professionally with some of the best women in the world. Some of her career highlights include overall female wins at the 2013 American Discovery Trail Marathon in Colorado, the 2009 Danskin Seattle Triathlon, and the 2010 Maryland Half Marathon; representing the U.S. at ITU Duathlon World Championships in 2011; and standing on numerous podiums at bike races across California. After over a dozen years of racing, Courtenay decided it was time to get back to horses. She took stock of the modern sport horse landscape to see where her favorite breed -- the thoroughbred -- excels, and decided to pursue eventing. In early 2017, she found a racehorse ready for his second career at Laurel Park Racetrack in Maryland, and the two of them began learning the sport together. Courtenay and BA Messenger, aka "Bam", completed their first FEI event in 2021, the CCI 2*-Long at the Tryon International. We hear how Courtney came to circle back to her first passion and whaat’s next for her and Bam.

Host: Chris Stafford
Recorded: January 31, 2022

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