Tamie Smith

Tamie Smith
Personal information
Full nameTamra Smith
DisciplineEventing
Born (1974-07-23) July 23, 1974
Home townMurrieta, California, U.S.
HorseMai Baum
Website
nextleveleventing.com
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  United States
World Championships
2022 Pratoni Team eventing
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team eventing

Tamra "Tamie" Smith (born July 23, 1974) is an American eventing rider. She won the Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*‑L in 2023 on Mai Baum, the first U.S. winner since 2008 and the first female winner since 2011.[1][2] She was a member of the U.S. team that won team gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima[3] and helped the United States win team silver at the 2022 FEI World Eventing Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, where she finished 9th individually.[4][5]

Career

Smith is based in Temecula, California, where she operates Next Level Eventing.[6] She turned professional in 2005 and rose to prominence with Mai Baum, taking The Dutta Corp/USEF Eventing National Championship at Fair Hill in 2015 and multiple FEI wins that season.[7][8]

In 2021, Smith and Mai Baum placed in the top 10 on the horse’s five‑star debut at Kentucky and were named the traveling reserve combination for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[6][9] In 2022 the pair finished 9th at the Badminton Horse Trials and led the U.S. to world team silver at Pratoni.[10][4]

Smith’s 2023 Kentucky victory ended a 15‑year U.S. drought at the event and capped a season that also included individual bronze in the SAP Cup CCIO4*‑S at CHIO Aachen.[1][11] In 2024, she withdrew Mai Baum from consideration for the Paris Olympic team after the horse sustained a setback; the pair did not pursue selection.[12] Mai Baum made a farewell appearance in 2025 at Rebecca Farm.[13]

Major results

Selected international highlights

Horses

  • Mai Baum (2006 black German Sport Horse gelding, Loredano 2–Ramira): 2015 Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3* National Champion (Fair Hill); 2019 Pan Am team gold; 2022 World team silver (9th indiv.); 2023 Kentucky CCI5*‑L winner; 2023 Aachen CCIO4*‑S 3rd.[7][1]
  • Other notable mounts include Danito, Solaguayre California, Envogue and Elliot‑V, with whom Smith won the 2020 USEF CCI3*‑L National Championship at Galway Downs.[6]

Personal life

Smith runs Next Level Eventing in Temecula, California, and is an ICP Level 4 certified instructor. She is married to Dave Smith and is the mother of eventing rider Kaylawna Smith‑Cook.[16][17]

Recognition

Smith and Mai Baum were named The Chronicle of the Horse’s “Eventing Horse and Person of the Year.”[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tamie Smith and Mai Baum Clinch Historic Win at 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event". US Equestrian. April 30, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ^ Spickard, Sally (April 30, 2023). "Tamie Smith and Mai Baum Claim First U.S. Kentucky CCI5* Victory Since 2008". Eventing Nation. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2019 Pan American Games U.S. Eventing Team". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "2022 FEI Eventing World Championships". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Historic Results and Determination Propel Smith to 2022 Bates USEA Lady Rider of the Year Title". USEA. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Tamra Smith". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Mai Baum". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  8. ^ Autry, Jenni (October 19, 2015). "First-Time Champions Tamra Smith and Will Coleman Sweep Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI". USEA. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. ^ "Tokyo Team Member Traveling Reserve: Tamie Smith and Mai Baum". USEA. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  10. ^ "Final Results 2022". Badminton Horse Trials. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  11. ^ "2023 CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  12. ^ "Tamie Smith's Olympics campaign is over for US event rider". Horse & Hound. June 3, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  13. ^ "Mai Baum Returns to Rebecca Farm for His Farewell". US Equestrian Open. July 14, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  14. ^ See "2023 CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S". US Equestrian. Retrieved August 31, 2025..
  15. ^ "Final Results 2022". Badminton Horse Trials. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  16. ^ "Tamie Smith". Team USA. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  17. ^ "Mother‑Daughter Duo Tamie Smith and Kaylawna Smith‑Cook Help One Another Reach Pinnacle of Eventing". US Equestrian. May 9, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  18. ^ "Eventing Horse and Person of the Year: Mai Baum and Tamie Smith". The Chronicle of the Horse. January 30, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
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