Tami Hoag

Grand Prix Dressage Rider, Mystery Writer

Residence:
Los Angeles (summer),
Wellington (winter)

E-Mail: correspondence to jrpr@mac.com

Marital Status: single
Day of Birth: Jan 20

Discipline: Dressage

Country: USA

Tami is the dressage rider with all the “write stuff”. When she’s not astride one her grand prix horses, she can most likely be found buried behind a keyboard working on her next novel. Tami is the author of 13 consecutive New York Times best-selling suspense novels including Dark Horse, Kill the Messenger, and Prior Bad Acts. Read More.....

Writer/Rider Tami Hoag’s 2008 Update

After a rollercoaster year in 2007, marked by success in the show ring and the tragic loss of her grand prix partner, Coco Chanel, Tami Hoag is back up to warp speed with big plans unfolding in 2008. Here’s the condensed version of Tami’s tale!

Last fall Tami spent three months in Germany, training with Michael Klimke and her two new boys: her super Swedish grand prix horse, Bacchus de Light, and Rush Hour, her extravagant chestnut gelding soon to be turning heads in the show ring. Tami and the boys were joined by two of their favorite girls in Europe, too.  Tami’s American coach, Betsy Steiner and Tami’s ten-year-old Hanoverian mare, Fabia, also made the training trek to Europe. 
Susan J Stickle Photo:Tami Hoag and Michael Klimke

Tami debuted Bacchus in late February at the Zada Florida Dressage Classic. And while the partnership was not in perfect sync, it was clear to the spectators and judges alike that this is going to be a formidable pair in the near future. The plan to debut Rush Hour in the Prix St. Georges and the Intermediaire levels at the Palm Beach Derby was unfortunately derailed by a minor accident that left Tami with a sprained hand just days before the show. She was forced to scratch, but was still at the show to cheer on her peers and do what could only be classified as some “grand prix” level shopping! Read More...