The horse trainer at the center of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp’s affair once joked that he had a “similar personality” to her horse, Toad, whom she worked with for more than a year.
On Wednesday, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Mellencamp was having a months-long affair with her German-born horse trainer, Simon Schröeder, which was the catalyst behind her divorce from her husband of 13 years, Edwin Arroyave.
To make matters worse, the couple was said to be together in Florida while Schröeder’s pregnant wife, Karli Postel, gave birth to their second child in California.
But almost a year ago, it seemed like things were going well between the three, as Schröeder and Postel, who operate Schroeder Sporthorses in Moorpark, California, were training Mellencamp’s horse, Toad.
In an extensive interview published by The horse chronicle In February 2024, the husband and wife duo gushed about how much they loved working with Mellencamp and the horse, a ‘once nervous 10-year-old Westphalian girl (Cornet Obolensky—Laila, Lordanos)’.
The trainers worked together with Mellencamp to prepare the horse for competitions and calm his nerves.
“You know, (Arroyave) was very excited about it, but there were some bumps in the road and she needed help,” Postel told the outlet at the time.
“She is very much related to Archie Cox, and I worked with Archie for many years,” he continued.
The horse trainer at the center of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp’s affair once joked that he had a “similar personality” to her horse, Toad, whom she worked with for more than a anus.
On Wednesday, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Mellencamp was having a months-long affair with her German-born horse trainer, Simon Schröeder.
“She went around the horse show trying to figure out who could be the strongest rider to help her in the situation, and almost everyone pointed to Simon.”
At one point in the article, Schröeder even joked that he has a “personality similar to Toad,” whose name is short for “Totally.”
His wife even explained that he was able to train the animal so well because he was “in sync” with what the horse was thinking.
“Everyone gets a little scared when I get in the ring with him at home, because I let him run and I let him fight,” Schröeder said.
‘Our specialty is that when I’m at home I make some cavaletti with a little water underneath. He likes to go over it and we play with it. I regained his trust with that game. “He believes in what we do together.”
Ultimately, all his training paid off, as the Two T’s In a Pod podcast host won first place in the USHJA International Hunter Derby during Desert Circuit 2 (California).
“Teddi was unique in many ways, because she saw the potential in this horse and she saw all the beautiful pieces,” Postel told the outlet.
“A lot of people probably would have given up on the process of trying to put it all together, because it hasn’t necessarily been the easiest process,” Postel explained of Mellencamp.
In an extensive interview published by The Chronicle of The Horse in February 2024, the husband and wife duo gushed about how much they loved working with Mellencamp and the horse.
Mellencamp and her longtime husband, Arroyave, are now fighting over spousal support amid their contentious divorce battle.
“Teddi was unique in many ways, because she saw the potential in this horse and she saw all the beautiful pieces,” Postel told the outlet.
But she stayed the course. On good days and bad, he has found good things to say about the horse and reasons to keep going. So I think, in that sense, she’s a special fan, because she doesn’t give up.’
However, at some point, it seems everything started to go wrong, as a source told DailyMail.com this week that Postel found out about the affair while she was giving birth to her second child.
“Karli thought it was suspicious that her husband was in Florida when she was giving birth,” the source told DailyMail.com.
‘When Simon returned, Karli found text messages on Simon’s phone outlining the affair. She confronted Simon and Teddi about it and they confessed. Teddi promised it wouldn’t happen again.
‘Karli didn’t tell Edwin when she found out. She was willing to give Simon another chance and stayed with him. But last month, Karli found evidence that the affair was continuing and had become “emotional.”
‘Simon had a history of cheating and Karli was tired of being connected to him. Edwin didn’t find out about the affair until the end of last month, when Karli told him.
The source claims Teddi decided to file for divorce once she got caught up in the affair.
‘She filed for divorce from Edwin so that he would not have the opportunity to come forward and accuse her of adultery. It has been claimed that the marriage ended because Edwin cheated on Teddi, but in reality it was the other way around.
However, at some point, it seems everything started to go wrong, as a source told DailyMail.com this week that Postel found out about the affair while she was giving birth to her second child.
Mellencamp hosts a popular podcast, Two T’s In a Pod, with Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge (right).
Mellencamp and her longtime husband Arroyave are now fighting over spousal support amid their contentious divorce battle.
On Friday, Arroyave, 47, filed her response to Mellencamp’s divorce petition and is reportedly rejecting her requests for custody and spousal support.
Mellencamp had requested primary custody of their three children (Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 4) with ‘reasonable and frequent visitation’ for Arroyave in her divorce petition, which she filed last week and announced a day later, the November 2. .
According to legal documents, Arroyave challenges and requests joint physical and legal custody of his minor children.