California girls Heather Morris and Tamie Smith were a force of nature at the 2015 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships. They rolled up into Tyler, Texas, like a hurricane and blew out with four National
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“Buzz” & “Buzzard” were just the common nicknames I had for this special horse. He was quirky, I think very misunderstood, and the sweetest animal on the planet. He had a magnificent gallop and an
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When Tamie Smith felt the horse underneath her wobble after a show jump at Jersey Fresh earlier this year, she wasn’t sure what to think. Later, she’d see photos and videos of Fleur de Lis
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Here’s a photo I kept going back to look at on social media. I knew there was something there I had to talk about. California-based upper level rider Tamie Smith posted it. She wanted to
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The past year has been a whirlwind for Tamie Smith and her team at Next Level Eventing. Thanks to a shrewd eye for talented horses and a supportive team, Tamie’s found herself with four horses
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Tamie Smith had a rocking year in 2014, and she’s already on track to have an even better 2015. We took a few minutes to ask Tamie a few of our burning questions, and we’d
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Tamie Smith has quite the following in the Seattle area. She has trained many upper-level event riders from this area, including Mackenna Shea, Jordan Linstedt, Kevin Baumgardner, Anni Grandia and Barbara Flynn, all whom are
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It was an excellent week riding with U.S. Team Coach David O’Connor in the first High Performance training sessions of the year on the West Coast. I was nervous coming into these sessions, as this is my
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After culminating a season full of accomplishments with a win in the Merial Open Intermediate at the Nutrena American Eventing Championships, Tamie Smith has officially acquired Twizted Syster, thanks to the help of the newly
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From Tamie: I’m vastly approaching that decade where you actually start to care about the fact you might be considered “older” by the younger generations. While I do feel lucky to be old enough to
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We’re so grateful to EN guest blogger Tamie Smith for taking us on the journey as a parent with a child competing at NAJYRC. Her daughter, Kaylawna, represented Area VI in the CH-J* and had
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Tamie Smith, mom of Area VI CH-J* rider Kaylawna Smith, has been bringing us updates all week from NAJYRC, and she’s back with a great recap of the competition up to this point. Eventing concludes today
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There is no better way to experience our North American Junior and Young Rider Championships than through the eyes of an eager competitor, or in this case, an eager mom! Tamie Smith’s daughter Kaylawna is
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There is no better way to experience our North American Junior and Young Rider Championships than through the eyes of an eager competitor, or in this case, an eager mom! Tamie Smith’s daughter Kaylawna is
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EN guest blogger Tamie Smith is back with more insight into this wild and crazy sport of eventing. Today she talks about how to handle show nerves, and her advice makes a lot of sense:
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Ever wondered how an upper-level rider can have a family and still find time to be competitive in this sport? Athletux blogger Tamie Smith makes a very compelling case that it’s possible to find balance
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We’re partnering with Athletux this year to bring you blogs from several of the company’s sponsored riders. Tamie Smith will be bringing us the scoop on eventing on the West Coast, and today she talks
...» Read More!I love many things about the eventing community, but my favorite aspect might be the way we all reach out to help each other in times of need. Tamie Smith just told us she is
...» Read More!Many thanks to Frankie Thieriot and Bright Horse Communications for this great video recapping the first day of festivities at Galway Downs. The first horse inspection fell on Halloween, so lots of riders dressed up
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