Tami Hoag Wins Grand Prix at Sport Horse International

Somis, CA- Tami Hoag again proved that she is not a one-horse-wonder,  with dual Grand Prix wins at the recent Sport Horse International  dressage competition in Somis, California. After the tragic loss of  her beloved Grand Prix mare, Coco Chanel at Gladstone in June, Hoag  took her feisty retired mare, Feliki, back into the Grand Prix arena  this month and proved that she was far from defeated by fate. In fact  Hoag and Feliki dominated the Grand Prix division with high scores  and high spirits.

Hoag rode Feliki to win both Grand Prix classes with impressive  scores of 69.375% and 71.250%. Feliki is known for her somewhat  opinionated and fiery nature, so Tami was pleasantly surprised when  Feliki earned a score of 8 on “submission”.  “That had to be a  first,” laughed Hoag, who matched her mare and scored an 8 for the “rider”, too.

Hoag and her young, mare, Fabia also showed & gave a preview of what  the future holds, scoring in the 70’s in both of their Third Level  tests!  Hoag shows no signs of slowing down. She plans to train with Fabia in Germany for a few months this fall, before heading to  Florida for the winter dressage circuit.

When she is not competing horses, Hoag switches into her suspense  novelist hat.  She has had 14 consecutive books on the New York Times  Best Seller List.  She is the author of “Dark Horse”, set in the  horse show world of Wellington, Fl, and most recently, “The Alibi  Man”, which also takes place amidst Wellington’s horsy set. Hoag  will continue writing her next suspense novel while she is in Germany.

Photo: Tami Hoag and Feliki win the Grand Prix at Sport Horse  International with 71.250%. Photo by Sue Stickle.