| Hobbies |
Travel, home maintenance. (eventingnation.com, 17 Jul 2019) |
| Most influential person in career |
His wife Lucy. (bbc.co.uk, 06 Jun 2016) |
| Hero / Idol |
Irish jumper Eddie Macken. (eventingnation.com, 17 Jul 2019) |
| Famous relatives |
His wife Lucy McCarthy [nee Wiegersma] competed in eventing for Great Britain at the European championships in 2009 and 2013. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2020; mghsporthorses.com, 15 Aug 2015) |
| Other information |
STABLES
He and his wife Lucy run MGH Horses at Warren Farm in Hatherleigh, England. They train and trade horses for eventing and jumping at the facility. (Facebook page, 07 Oct 2021; burghley-horse.co.uk, 31 Aug 2018)
CHANGE OF DISCIPLINE
He used to compete in equestrian jumping and trained in Europe with Rolf Goran Bengtsson, Max Hauri and Hans Horn, before moving to ride in the United States of America. He first competed in international eventing in 2013. "I originally only competed in showjumping and [Irish jumper] Eddie Macken was someone I always admired. After working in various countries for nearly a decade, I decided to return to education. I met my wife Lucy when I was nearing the end of that process and she introduced me to eventing." (irishsporthorsemagazine.com, 01 Jan 2019; mghsporthorses.com, 15 Aug 2015)
FURTHER EDUCATION
Between 2008 and 2013 he completed a PhD at the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. His thesis focused on bankruptcy and insolvency law. He has also studied economics at the University of Bern in Switzerland, and international business at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany on the Erasmus student exchange programme. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019) |
FEI Database
www.mghsporthorses.com 
www.facebook.com/MghSportHorses 
twitter.com/irisheventer 
instagram.com/padraigmccarthy 
www.youtube.com/user/McCarthyHorses 
