Gold Medal Olympian Melanie SmithTaylor is the featured clinician at the Oak View Stables Fall Clinic, October 8 - 9, 2011.
About Melanie: Melanie Smith Taylor, a native of Germantown, Tennessee, is an internationally recognized rider, trainer and judge. She was successful in amateur/owner classes before entering the grand prix arena. In 1978 she won the American Grand Prix Association’s Overall Rider of the Year and Lady Rider of the Year, and her mount, Val de Loire, was named the AGA Horse of the Year. That same year, she became one of only two riders to win the “Triple Crown of Show Jumping” after victories in the American Invitational, the International Jumping Derby and the American Gold Cup. She won the Team Gold at the Pan American Games, Individual Bronze at the 1980 Alternate Olympics, and won Champion and Reserve Champion at World Cup Finals. In 1982 she was named the United States Olympic Committee’s Sportswoman of the Year and was inducted into the Tennessee Hall of Fame. In 1984, she capped her show jumping career while riding Calypso with a team Gold Medal in the Los Angeles Olympic Games and was a finalist for the "Sullivan Award" that is given to our nation's top amateur athlete.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame inducted her in 1998. In 2007 she served as the Chef d’ Equipe for USEF Young Rider team and was named the USEF Developmental Coach of the Year. Melanie Taylor is the co-chairman of the Emerging Athlete Program and continues to serve as a television broadcaster, course designer, judge, trainer and clinician. Locally she owns and operates Wildwood Farm in Germantown, TN. Oak View Stables is proud to have the privilege of hosting Melanie Smith Taylor as our Fall 2011 Clinician.
For information on the clinic contact Trey Lawson at 901-409-8954 or email Oakhound@gmail.com.
About Melanie: Melanie Smith Taylor, a native of Germantown, Tennessee, is an internationally recognized rider, trainer and judge. She was successful in amateur/owner classes before entering the grand prix arena. In 1978 she won the American Grand Prix Association’s Overall Rider of the Year and Lady Rider of the Year, and her mount, Val de Loire, was named the AGA Horse of the Year. That same year, she became one of only two riders to win the “Triple Crown of Show Jumping” after victories in the American Invitational, the International Jumping Derby and the American Gold Cup. She won the Team Gold at the Pan American Games, Individual Bronze at the 1980 Alternate Olympics, and won Champion and Reserve Champion at World Cup Finals. In 1982 she was named the United States Olympic Committee’s Sportswoman of the Year and was inducted into the Tennessee Hall of Fame. In 1984, she capped her show jumping career while riding Calypso with a team Gold Medal in the Los Angeles Olympic Games and was a finalist for the "Sullivan Award" that is given to our nation's top amateur athlete.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame inducted her in 1998. In 2007 she served as the Chef d’ Equipe for USEF Young Rider team and was named the USEF Developmental Coach of the Year. Melanie Taylor is the co-chairman of the Emerging Athlete Program and continues to serve as a television broadcaster, course designer, judge, trainer and clinician. Locally she owns and operates Wildwood Farm in Germantown, TN. Oak View Stables is proud to have the privilege of hosting Melanie Smith Taylor as our Fall 2011 Clinician.
For information on the clinic contact Trey Lawson at 901-409-8954 or email Oakhound@gmail.com.
