Aug 19, 2026 · 43 min · 9 segments
In Episode 13 of ISELP In Motion, Dr. Kent Allen sits down with Olympic gold medalist David O’Connor for a wide-ranging conversation about a lifetime in equestrian sport. David reflects on his Olympic…
David O'ConnorGuest
Kent AllenHost
Uh, and you know, yeah, it's been a great, it's been a great experience to be able to do that.
One, you know, whoever thought that you'd be working for the army, but having them, uh, You know, really embrace where horse welfare is in their program and knowing that they had to reach out to the civilian world to do that.
And they've been very progressive in their thinking, and it's been a great project to be a part of.
Well, I was very impressed at the Army's attitude and what they were planning on doing.
And there was, of course, conversations about bringing the local professionals into it.
Now, you shared with me last night That for them to, in the Army structure, for them to recognize you as an expert, that they gave you an honorary rank.
It's more, they felt like when I came in and they asked me to be a part of it after a huge summit.
What authority did you have? You know, did I have to go through all the way to chain of command if you're actually talking to a private? Do I have to go talk to the lieutenant to talk to the major? And they said, no, that's going to be pretty direct.
And the fun part about it is that technically I'm an advisor to the major general on kind of an equal par there.
Um, so I've been in front of Congress and I've been in front of secretary events and, and that kind of stuff, but actually then go all the way down to work with the horses, the soldiers and the horses.
Uh, and you know, yeah, it's been a great, it's been a great experience to be able to do that.
One, you know, whoever thought that you'd be working for the army, but having them, uh, You know, really embrace where horse welfare is in their program and knowing that they had to reach out to the civilian world to do that.
And they've been very progressive in their thinking, and it's been a great project to be a part of.
Well, I was very impressed at the Army's attitude and what they were planning on doing.
And there was, of course, conversations about bringing the local professionals into it.
Now, you shared with me last night That for them to, in the Army structure, for them to recognize you as an expert, that they gave you an honorary rank.
It's more, they felt like when I came in and they asked me to be a part of it after a huge summit.
What authority did you have? You know, did I have to go through all the way to chain of command if you're actually talking to a private? Do I have to go talk to the lieutenant to talk to the major? And they said, no, that's going to be pretty direct.
And the fun part about it is that technically I'm an advisor to the major general on kind of an equal par there.
Um, so I've been in front of Congress and I've been in front of secretary events and, and that kind of stuff, but actually then go all the way down to work with the horses, the soldiers and the horses.
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