First sitting on a pony at a fair when she was two years old, Meaghan received riding lessons as a sixth birthday present and never looked back.
Her first event horse, Rutabaga Roo, was a Thoroughbred mare that took her up to Training level. During the summer of 2005, Meaghan started her first working student position at Pond View Farm in Martha’s Vineyard under the tuition of Tracey Admaral. She steered Meaghan onto the Young Riders path and shortly after her return home, she took a trip down to Ocala with her father to find a suitable mount. She ended up finding her dream horse, a chestnut stallion named Ahlerich, at Darren Chiacchia’s Farm.
Ahlerich helped her achieve her goals of competing at the Advanced and 4* level. He was a great teacher and the most reliable cross-country horse. After many years of top level competition both in the US and in the UK, Ahlerich earnt his retirement in 2011. He spent his remaining days with Meaghan at Murrells' End Farm in Gloucester, England. Sadly, he passed away in a pasture incident five days before he was due to return to the US.
Ahlerich
With Ahlerich, Meaghan was one of the most successful young riders in Area IV. Within eight months, they were a part of the gold medal team at the 2006 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. They moved up the levels and completed many 2* and 3* events together. During this time, Meaghan also purchased a lovely Trakehner mare named Kosette. Kosette competed up to Preliminary before sustaining a career-ending injury. She retired from sport and enjoyed a career as a broodmare.
2006 NAYC Gold
Kosette
After graduating high school, Meaghan made the decision to move across the pond to follow her dreams of becoming a top event rider, while earning her undergraduate degree. She decided to pursue a BSc Equine Sports Science at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, UK. She was selected onto the Hartpury Elite Equine Academy, which included lessons from Nick Burton, Corrine Bracken, Carl Hester, Ann Taylor, Captain Mark Phillips, and Tor Verdin. Meaghan formed an extensive professional network and gained her first owner, Pat Burton. She was based with Ann Hardaway Taylor at Aston Le Walls from 2009-2011 then Tor Verdin from 2012-2014, training with Captain Mark Phillips during this time. She started Marinovich Eventing in 2012 while taking her MA Equine Business Management.
Meaghan returned to the US in June of 2014 to launch her business stateside. She started training and coaching horses and riders throughout the Midwest. She now coordinates a close-knit group of long-term clients and staff, with a passion for training up-and-coming young riders and competitive adult amateurs, with clients from starter to FEI levels. She has now successfully ridden to the CCI4*L level in the US and holds her USDF Bronze medal.
Riviera Lu, LRDK3DE 4-star completion in 2021, 2020 Red Hills CCI3*S winner, first 4*L horse
HSH Bitcoin, produced from his 5-year-old year to Intermediate and CCI2*L