HORSE AND RIDER
INTERVIEW: DR LIZZIE HARRISON
Tarryn Stebbing Chats showing
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and currently work at producing horses for the show ring. I also compete in dressage and find the dressage training an asset in strengthening and suppling the show horses.
HQ: So, Tarryn, to start us out, could you tell us a little about yourself and your background in showing? Tarryn: I started showing as a Junior and have been blessed with several great showing horses over the years. My passion for showing has just grown with age, and I'm now a National Candidate Showing Judge and Open Showing Rider. I've represented the Western Cape at the South African Championships, managed teams at Nationals
HQ: What are some of your greatest achievements to date? Tarryn: I have two success stories that I love to share when answering this kind of question. The relationships you build with the horses you partner with are by far, for me, the greatest achievements you make as a rider. The first story I'd like to tell is of a horse I owned named Nelson. I bought Nelson without even trying or vetting him (something I would never recommend). It was all based on one of those gut feelings that make you do the riskiest things! Nelson was a young, recently backed 4-year-old with a big personality and some behavioural problems. I was given him for a very good price by his lovely owner who just wanted to see him in the right hands. He was a quick, sharp and sensitive ride and oozed natural athleticism and talent. Having said that, he was impossible to stay on if
fter our wonderful stint at Horse of the Year, we realised it was about time that the HQ Team got up to date on all things showing. Going forward, we are excited to enlist the help of National Candidate Showing Judge and Open Showing Rider Tarryn Stebbing to get an overview of the whats, wheres, hows and whys of this fascinating discipline. To introduce her to you, we asked her a couple of questions to get the showing chat started.
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