Leslie Berndl

Born: April 20, 1962
Hometown: Newcastle, California

Leslie Berndl was a team alternate/individual competing in the 2008 Single Horse Championships. In the fall of 2007, Leslie and Koopman’s Lightning Rod won the FEI Single Horse division at the CAI-B Shady Oaks in California. Leslie made the trip east in 2008, coming in third in the FEI Single Horse division at the Sunshine State Combined Driving Event and fourth in the Advanced Single Horse at the Southern Pines Driving Event. In 2008, Leslie and Berndl went on to represent the U.S. at the FEI World Singles Championships in Jarantow, Poland.

Leslie is a California highway patrol officer and paramedic. She has been flying as a crew member of an advanced life support helicopter for 15 years. When Leslie is not driving, she enjoys hiking, biking and going to air shows. Leslie and husband, Mike, have two children, Austin and Ashley.