This week’s Practical Horseman Podcast episode, sponsored by Dechra, is with eventer Tommy Greengard. We talked to Tommy in spoke in early April after his 1-2 placing in the Galway Downs International CCI4*-S.

To give you a little more background on Tommy, he started riding at the age of 6 at a local dressage and eventing barn in Malibu, California, training with Robyn Fisher. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, he began training with Andrea Pfeiffer. After graduating with a degree in environmental science in 2021, Tommy decided to become a full-time trainer at Pfeiffer’s Chocolate Horse Farm in Petaluma, California.

In recent years, he has amassed several top placings with his horses. In 2022, he won the USEA Young Event Horse West Coast 5-Year-Old Championship with That’s Me Z. Two years later, the pair competed in the FEI Eventing World Championship for Young Horses in the seven-year-old CCI3*-L division, finishing in 16th place. Fast forward to 2025, Tommy won the Aspen Farms CCI4*-S with Joshuay MBF and the CCI3*-S with Balladeer Kilbrackens Lad. Later in the year, Tommy and That’s Me Z won the $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final at the USEA American Eventing Championships.

In our discussion, Tommy talks about what he enjoys about eventing, his training philosophy, how he handles disappointment and more.

About This Episode's Sponsor, Dechra

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Thanks to Dechra for our coverage of the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. It includes lead-up events, rider interviews, competition reports, horse spotlights, photos, videos and more.

Tommy Greengard - Practical Horseman Podcast