For those with a love of the Equestrian sport, this one is for you! Spend an afternoon with one of the best ever to compete in this sport.  You will have the opportunity to have three (3) hours with Melanie Smith Taylor.  This experience will focus on horsemanship, proper etiquette and technique and will conclude with the chance to enjoy lunch with this former Olympian and hear first hand of her experiences.

Melanie became one of only two riders ever to win the “Triple Crown of Show Jumping” by winning the American Invitational, the International Jumping Derby and the American Gold Cup; and the only person to win all three on the same horse, Calypso. Melanie was part of the USET’s Gold Medal team at the 1979 Pan American Games in Puerto Rico. At the “Alternate Olympics” in 1980, Melanie won the individual Bronze Medal aboard her beloved horse Calypso. She also placed second that same year in the World Cup Final. She was named the United States Olympic Committee Sportswoman of the Year after winning the World Cup Final in 1982. Riding Calypso, she capped her show jumping career with a team Gold Medal in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984, a year in which she was a finalist for the Sullivan Award which is given to the nation’s top amateur athlete.  Melanie Smith Taylor now commentates for NBC and the Equestrian network, works with the young riders program of the USET, and judges horseshows.  She also travels around the country with her TaylorMade horsemanship clinics.