Meghan Benge

Name: Meghan Benge
Nickname: Megs
Date of Birth: December 10th 1984
Home Town: Magnolia Texas
Farm Name: Stars and Stripes Welsh Pony Farm
Website: www.starsandstripeswelsh.com and www.meghanbenge.com

Mentors: Randy and Keady Cadwell, Bill Peacock, Boyd Exell.

When Started Riding/Driving: Riding in 1990 and driving in 1998

First horse/pony: Madoc Leif Erickson, a Welsh A who I did everything with.

First Horse Show: My first real driving show was the Valhalla CDE in 1999.

Horse that taught me the most: Rupert - a Welsh cross that I showed in 2007-08

Favorite Equine partner: My stallion - Ziggy - because he is a show off.

Motto: Never give up.

Advice to Aspiring Riders/Drivers: To get the best help you can find & also surround yourself with people that believe in you.

Greatest accomplishment: Winning the 2008 FEI World Championships for Drivers with Disabilities.

Worst moment: Getting eliminated for being late, really embarrassing.

Worst injury: Knock on wood, I have never had a serious injury.

What other career would you have chosen?: I am pursuing photography and graphic design in school.

Goals: Go to the Pony Worlds at some point with my ponies.

I love my Charles Owen... gloves, they are the only ones I have ever been able to use.

Major Accomplishments: Individual Gold and Team Silver at the 2008 FEI World Championships for Drivers with Disabilities.