Interview with Mike Cooper, November 16, 2023
Project: The Kentucky Three-Day Event Oral History Project
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Mike Cooper, current Equestrian Events, Inc. board member and former interim director, discusses his involvement with the Kentucky Three-Day Event. Beginning with volunteering to drive golf carts for the 1978 World Championships, Cooper has played a part in hospitality and organization of the event for much of its history. Cooper describes volunteer activity, how his involvement evolved from volunteering as a college student to eventually running the event, and how important this event is within the worldwide eventing community.Interview Accession
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Cooper, Mike Interview by Carol Street. 16 Nov. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Cooper, M. (2023, November 16). Interview by C. Street. The Kentucky Three-Day Event Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Cooper, Mike, interview by Carol Street. November 16, 2023, The Kentucky Three-Day Event Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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