September 2018 FRC Member Newsletter

Spotlight On Our Members
FRC September Member of the Month
Meghan Lindler
Meghan Lindler, known to her friends as ‘Meg,’ is based
out of Asheville, NC and has been an FRC member for
about two years. Meg is a high school junior student
taking AP courses and studying to become a Veterinarian.
Right now, she hopes to attend NC State or Kentucky
University after graduation and join their equestrian team.
Meg has been riding for about four years got her start as a
working student at local barn. She went to a summer
camp at the barn to see if she might like riding, and had so
much fun that she committed to a work-trade for bi-weekly lessons afterward. Meg learned a
lot very quickly from spending so much time working around the horses when she wasn’t
riding. Her first show was an FRC Summer Sizzler back in 2016. She loves the relaxed
atmosphere at the FRC shows and all the educational opportunities that are provided in the
saddle and on the ground.
Meg had started out her riding career with a focus on dressage and jumping for fun, but then
was introduced to the world of Three-Day Eventing and became hooked! Last year Meg was
leasing a lesson horse that she had been riding and fallen in love with in the process. She had
the chance to buy him in October 2017 and took it! Her partner in crime is named ‘Brooks,’ a
registered Quarter Horse bred in eastern NC. They have been training hard and have been
successful at several recent horse trials over the summer. They plan to compete more this fall,
too.
Meg’s love for horses is shared by her mother, Karla Gay. Karla is a horse-show-momextraordinaire
and has been very supportive of Meg’s riding. She does not hesitate to throw
on a pair of boots and muck stalls if that’s what needs to be done! Karla works for Mosaix
Group, which is an event planning company with offices in Asheville, Charlotte and Greenville.
They have been hired by BrookeUSA to manage their presence at W.E.G. 2018, which
includes their exhibit booth featuring a 360-degree video of working equines in the third world
and kids coloring area. Brooke USA’s Mission Is to Significantly Improve the Welfare of
Working Horses, Donkeys and Mules and the People They Serve Throughout Asia, Africa,
the Middle East and Latin America by Raising Funds and Responsibly Directing Them to
the Areas of Greatest Need. Karla has been working with Brooke, BrookeUSA and TIEC to
design the booth and a few other tents at which they will be selling products and taking
donations. She is excited for the opportunity to teach people all over the world about what
they are doing during W.E.G. 2018.