SMITH Tamra

United States of America

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1974

Age: 47

Gender: Female

Place of birth: LIVERMORE, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : MURRIETA, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team USA United States	6

Schedule

No data currently available. Please try again later.

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2019	Lima, PER	17	1

CCI4*

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Eventing Individual	2018	Lexington, KY, USA

Nations Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Eventing Team	2019	Boekelo, NED

Legend
DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Tamie (nextleveleventing.com, 07 Feb 2019)

Hobbies:

Watching TV, boating with her husband, skiing, rock climbing. (teamusa.org, 04 Aug 2019; chronofhorse.com, 23 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer

Education:

Business Administration - Arizona State University, United States of America

Family:

Husband Dave Smith, daughter Kaylawna, son Tyler

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Next Level Eventing [Temecula, CA, USA]

Sporting relatives:

Her daughter Kaylawna has competed in dressage and eventing at an elite level. (fei.org, 18 Jul 2018)

Start:

She began taking formal riding lessons at age eight. (Total Saddle Fit YouTube channel, 20 Dec 2017)

Reason:

"I was actually taking dance lessons and my mother was taking riding lessons, but I wanted to ride because she was riding." (sidelinesmagazine.com, 20 May 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the Olympic Games and the World Equestrian Games [WEG]. (chronofhorse.com, 23 Jul 2019)

Hero:

US jumping rider Susie Hutchison. (chronofhorse.com, 23 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Her husband Dave. (sidelinesmagazine.com, 20 May 2020)

Philosophy:

"Horses are very simple creatures and people, well, we try and make them very complicated. To better understand the horse you have to think like a horse. With obedience comes reward, which is what makes training a horse simple. It's our lack of patience that gets in the way of our horses training progression, and we must remember this on a daily basis." (nextleveleventing.com, 07 Feb 2019)

Award:

In 2014 and 2015 she was named Area VI Rider of the Year by the National Cutting Horse Association [NCHA]. (nextleveleventing.com, 07 Feb 2019)

General Interest

General
BALANCING ACT
She brought up her daughter Kaylawna as a single mother, and also combined earning her university degree with her equestrian career early on. "I'm grateful I was a young parent now that I look back. It helped me focus, understand priorities and value my time. I feel that isn't something we truly know until we're older or become parents. I think balance separates good competitors from being a great competitor. When you have children, you don't have a choice. You have to keep things in perspective. You can't become obsessive or unfocused. It's a great check and balance routine." (sidelinesmagazine.com, 20 May 2020)

STABLES
In 2005 she established Next Level Eventing in partnership with her daughter Kaylawna and US eventer Heather Morris in Temecula, CA, United States of America. (usef.org, 01 Jul 2019; nextleveleventing.com, 07 Feb 2019; badminton-horse.co.uk, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tsmitheventing
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelEventing
https://instagram.com/tsmitheventing
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamra-smith-1380603b
Athlete Website: https://nextleveleventing.wordpress.com
EQ Stable Website: https://nextleveleventing.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos