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About
Brooke Taphorn
A passionate rider, colt starter, trainer, and riding coach. I am competitive with my two amazing mares, my Thoroughbred, Angel, and my Friesian Sport Horse, Zoom. I compete in Jumpers with Angel. This year, we proudly stepped into the 1.10m ring, and we also cross-train with obstacles and cross-country. Zoom and I compete in Extreme Cowboy Racing and cross-train with some low jumping. We are gearing up for more cowboy races across the province this season and can’t wait for the adventures ahead. We have our sights set on winning our first belt buckle this year. I will be developing my three-year-old Warmblood Colt, Salem, to take me to Spruce Meadows when he is old enough.
About
Olivia Stafford
Hi, my name is Olivia Stafford and I am 11 years old and I compete in 3 day eventing which includes dressage, show jumping and cross country jumping. I board and ride at Extreme Stables near Ponoka Alberta which is owned by my Aunt Angie Golley. Horses and eventing have been in my life since I was born. My mom competed along with both my Aunt's and my 2 older cousins. I get off the bus from school at the barn and spend most of my time outside of school at the barn riding and hanging out with my friends & family. I do chores every Sunday to help pay towards my board. I also enjoy riding other peoples horse when they are away. I have weekly jump and dressage lessons with my coaches Mikayla Hoffman and Angie Golley. Outside of riding I enjoy Skiing, Volleyball, Basketball and spending time with family & friends.
My 2 current partners are Eli and Fly. Eli is a 19 year old TB who is owned by my coach and older cousin Mikayla Hoffman and has been with my family since he was 5 years old. Eli has competed to the advanced level/3* with Mikayla. Eli is smart, quick, alittle bit quirky, a cross country machine, beautiful and loves to jump. This is my second season with Eli. Last year we finished 2nd in the province for Alberta Horse Trials in the EV-85 division. We finished in the top 3 in every event we attended including Rebecca Farm in Kalispell Montana. In September I got a new project horse named Fly who is a TB and is 14 years old. Fly was an out riding horse on the chuckwagons for 4 years and now has had a career change with me turning him into a 3 day eventer. Fly has caught onto jumping very quickly. He is brave, bold, cute and so much fun to ride. We recently did a clinic with Olympian Jessica Phoenix and Fly was a superstar.
This season I am hoping to compete both Fly and Eli. We have a series of winter clinics to help us learn and get ready for our upcoming season which will start in June. I am hoping to get back to Rebecca Farm in Kalispell this summer along with events at Beaumont, Cochrane, Prentice Creek, Alhambra and Mindseye. I love the challenge of 3 days eventing, the disclipine of dressage, the rush of cross country and the precision of show jumping. This is my second year as a sponosored rider by Ropes and Reins and I appreciate their support, shout outs and supplies. Bring on the Riding Season!!
