FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
SIDELINES FEBRUARY 2013 99
What do you consider to be your biggest accomplishment?
If I had to say one thing was my biggest accomplishment it
wouldn’t be something I have done or won…it would be my mind.
My view of myself, and my riding, has totally changed. I’ve gone
from ‘I wish I could’ to ‘I can,’ and I think that says a lot. A lot of the
times I doubted my ability and myself and to be a true competitor
that just won’t do. I’m defnitely different now compared to when I
started this journey and I cannot wait to see what the future holds
for me.
Do you have a favorite horse show memory?
It would have to be when I showed for the frst time in the Spruce
Meadows International Ring. It is something I will remember
forever and an instrumental piece of my riding career. I remember
as a young girl watching Spruce Meadows Television during my
summer vacations. I was obsessed. I would sit in front of the
television and watch for hours daydreaming about getting to ride
there. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would actually
make it, but I did. At age 24 (which is considered a late start for
some) I fnally made it to the International Ring.
What are your goals in life and as a rider?
There are so many things that I want to do but I think my
number one life goal is to be the best version of myself that I can
be. I want to be a good person and someone that others can look
up to. I know it’s cliché but it’s the truth. When it comes to riding
I still have so many goals. I was able to check a few off the list
after I completed a fantastic indoor circuit this year that ended
with me and Vesuvius as national Amateur-Owner champion
and champion of the Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner East Division.
Someday I’d like to get my red jacket and represent the USA and
go to the World Cup Final. For me that would be the icing on the
cake.
All photos by Parker/Russell – The Book LLC 2012
Meagan and her trainer, Kent Farrington, walk a course.