Kathleen Whaley has been an international competitor in combined driving for over three decades, and a competitor in carriage pleasure driving for five decades. She has represented the United States in multiple international competitions, including the Pony World Championships and Royal Windsor Horse Show and has won multiple national championship titles. 

In addition to competing, Kathleen runs one-day shows and clinics at her farm in Paris, Ky., to encourage new drivers to learn the sport correctly.

Kathleen also devotes her time to improving the sport, as a member of multiple USEF committees and board member of the Carriage Association of America.