This Week on In Stride   

Sinead Halpin-Maynard is joined by Irish event rider and sport horse sales professional Lee Maher to talk about finding his own path in the horse world and building a successful sales program.

Meet the Guest: Lee Maher 

Lee Maher is an Irish event rider and co-founder of EquiSales International. He has competed through the upper levels of eventing, including a top-10 finish in a CCI2*-L and a 7th-place result in a CCI2*-S at Mill Spring International Horse Park in 2025. While Lee brings extensive competition experience to his work, his true specialty lies in sport horse sales, where he focuses on giving horses a solid foundation and matching them with riders who are the right long-term fit. He works alongside his husband, Chris Talley, and they split their time between Ocala, FL and Charlottesville, VA.  

In This Episode, Lee and Sinead Discuss:   

• Taking the leap from Ireland to the U.S. and building a career without a traditional background 

• The principles behind his sales program and why honesty and fit matter more than fast results 

• What it’s like building a business with your spouse and navigating work, life, and time off 

• Putting horse welfare first while managing expectations in sales and competition 

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