Top-ranked junior rider Violet Tatum has amassed an impressive collection of championships and victories in the five years she’s been riding. And she’s only 13 years old.
Taking after her mother Jenny, Tatum started lessons at age seven in the same riding arena where her mom rode as a young girl.
Tatum began with a pony named Annie, who she still owns, and started showing in 2′ divisions at local shows. Next, she got a retired jumper named Ed. “He carried me around my first jumper class at .65 m and we went up to .85 m,” she tells The Plaid Horse. Early horse showing was well-rounded for Tatum, who, in addition to the jumpers, also showed in the 2’6 hunter and equitation divisions.
Her riding career shifted in 2020, as she moved up from local shows to winning classes at the top A-rated horse shows on the west coast…
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