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Meet Victoria Colvin Hunter Rider and Show Jumper By Liv Gude / Photos by Evelyn Szczepanek, ES Equine Photography Many of us know Victoria Colvin (“Tori” to her friends) from her big wins in the hunter and show jumping circuits—but how did she get there? It’s safe to say that the daughter of a farrier and a horse trainer would end up riding. But there was a time that tennis was her passion!
rode, and I happened to have a fall, so I didn’t ride for the next three Tori soon caught the show-ring bug, years. I was kinda nervous!” doing the junior hunters at age 9 mostly because she was tall and The tumble from a pony brought had outgrown the ponies. While Tori into another sport - tennis. she can’t remember what color “I had some friends that played her ribbon was in that class, she tennis, and I did what my friends does recall her first time in the ring did.” was on a horse called “Follow My Lead.” The Start of Tori’s Luckily for the horses, Tori returned Horse Journey Like most kids who are enamored to the barn at age 6 or so. It wasn’t Horsemanship and Grooming with horses, there are often some just hopping on and going. Tori had Tips from Tori’s Barn bumps in the road. Tori was no chores to do. “My mom would have Horsemanship goes beyond exception, and it took a little break me help in the barn, and I always swinging your leg over and riding. liked to muck stalls and bathe It starts with making sure your to get back in the saddle. “I was 3 or 4 years old when I first horses.” horse feels as good as possible. As ponyclub.org
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