Zara Tindall appeared on the latest episode of the "Talk Horse" podcast.
She discussed how her parents—both professional equestrians—prepared her for a career in the sport.
"My father was quite critical," Tindall said.
Zara Tindall reflected on being raised by two accomplished equestrians in a new interview. The daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips discussed how they prepared her for a career in the sport.
"I think my dad and my mum were like, 'But you have to do it properly. And this is how it's going to work. And you're not getting any help, and you need to produce results,'" Tindall, who won silver at the 2012 Olympics, said on the latest episode of the "Talk Horse" podcast.

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It's no secret that Lady Louise Windsor inherited her love of carriage driving from her late grandfather, Prince Philip.
The St Andrew's graduate, 22, has previously revealed how the pair bonded over their love of the sport and how he took her for her first-ever carriage ride as a young girl.
Lady Louise Windsor gave her horse some TLC as she competes in the final meet of the carriage driving season (@ Kelvin Bruce)
But it was her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, whom the equestrian resembled on Saturday when she competed in the Final Meet of the Carriage Driving Season in Windsor Great Park.
Lady Louise was photographed giving her beautiful horse some TLC and tending to its nose.

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Former actress Mary Louise Weller has died at age 79
A model and equestrian, Weller was best known for playing Mandy Pepperidge in 1978's Animal House
She reportedly died after a brief illness on Oct. 1, one day before her 80th birthday
Mary Louise Weller, the actress best known for her role in National Lampoon's Animal House, has died. She was 79 years old.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Weller's longtime partner Michael Roy Curtis announced that she died on Thursday, Oct. 1 — one day shy of her 80th birthday, Oct. 2 — after a brief illness.

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Steven Spielberg may soon say goodbye to his equestrian ranch in Los Angeles.
Closer has learned that the famed Hollywood filmmaker, 79, has listed his seven-bedroom, 11-bathroom property for just under $30 million after purchasing the ranch back in 1999 for $5.35 million.
The 6,219-square-foot property was at the center of controversy shortly after he and wife Kate Capshaw made the purchase because the director wanted to build a five-story horse-riding ring despite pushback from their Brentwood neighbors.
"It's just astounding and obnoxious," land-use attorney John Murdock, who represented several residents at the time, told the ***** ociated Press in 2000. "They're cutting out half the hillside to put in this riding ring … the structure is completely alien to the area."
The riding ring was intended to be a 27,000-square-foot building that would've been about six times the size of a typical home in the area and cost more than $7 million to build, according to the AP.

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Enos Mafokate, South Africa's first Black show jumping champion and veteran equestrian, has died at the age of 80, his family announced on Thursday.
Mafokate broke racial barriers in a sport that was dominated by white riders during South Africa's decades of apartheid. He was widely known as "Kgosi ya Dipere," a Sesotho language phrase which translates to "King of Horses."
"His journey was shaped by several leading figures in South African equestrian sport who recognised his extraordinary ability and, at critical moments, supported him as he challenged the racial barriers of the time," his family said in statement.
Mafokate started out as a stablehand. He won his first riding competition in 1963 but the country's segregation laws prevented him from taking part in further competitions until 1975.
In 1980, he was the first Black South African man to compete internationally as a show jumper, placing fifth out of 31 riders at the Royal International Horse Show at Wembley.

#south #racial

A former horse events rider is preparing to represent Great Britain at the para-canoe world championships, two years after a fall changed her life.
Saffron Cresswell, 25, from Malvern in Worcestershire, fell from her horse in 2024 and suffered a spinal cord injury which left her paralysed.
She is now set to represent her country in a completely different sport less than a year after discovering it, taking up para-canoeing at Leamington Spa Canoe Club on the River Leam.
"It's a beautiful sport to be involved in," she said ahead of the International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint and Para-Canoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland, which will run from Wednesday to Sunday.
Equestrian was central to Cresswell's life before her accident. She was a full-time event rider, winning three European medals for Great Britain, running a business from home and riding between 12 and 15 horses a day.

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King Charles's only sister, Princess Anne, was born on August 15, 1950, to their parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.
Much like her siblings, Anne grew up in the spotlight and even got married in a televised ceremony in 1973.
Before becoming one of the hardest-working royals in the British royal family, she was also a champion equestrian, becoming the first British royal to ever compete in the Olympics.
While history has focused on King Charles' life as the heir to the British throne, his sister, Princess Anne, has not only been a hardworking royal for decades, but has supported him every step of the way.
Born less than two years after her brother, Anne, the Princess Royal, was born on August 15, 1950, to her parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. At a young age, Anne set herself apart in her family because of her passion and talent for horseback riding. "If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested," Phillip once joked of his daughter, per People.

#anne #elizabeth

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Summer weather might not be going anywhere in New York City, but Queen Camilla dressed for some fall-like temps in York, England, on August 19. The Queen braved the rain on the first day of the Ebor Festival at York Racecourse on Wednesday, turning to one of Princess Kate's favorite accessories for her equestrian day out.
Queen Camilla, who serves as patron of York Racecourse, stayed dry in a classic tan trench coat over her collared blue dress, carrying one of Queen Elizabeth's beloved clear birdcage umbrellas by Fulton.
The Queen once again chose her sparkling diamond and sapphire ****** erfly brooch— a piece that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth—but it was Camilla's hat that stole the show during the racing festival. Her feather-trimmed, cornflower blue style was a custom creation by milliner Philip Treacy, and it brings to mind several of the hats the Princess of Wales has worn in recent years.

#queen #racecourse #princess #once

Queen Mary of Denmark proved why she is one of Europe's most stylish royals as she stepped out in a figure-flattering polka-dot dress for the opening ceremony of the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany.
The 54-year-old looked effortlessly elegant in the flowing caramel creation, which cinched her waist and showcased her toned arms as she joined Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands for the prestigious equestrian event.
The two royals sat side by side for the prestigious equestrian event, and while they took very different approaches to summer dressing, their contrasting ensembles worked beautifully together.
The event brought together an impressive gathering of European royalty, with Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Zara Tindall and Spain's Infanta Elena also among those in attendance. Princess Amalia had the honor of officially opening the championships.
Queen Mary of Denmark attends gala event during the opening of the 2026 FEI World Championships (@ Getty Images)

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Princess Amalia of the Netherlands has arrived in Aachen, Germany, to headline one of Europe's biggest royal gatherings at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FEI World Equestrian Championships. The Dutch heir to the throne joins Infanta Elena of Spain, Zara Tindall, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark for an event that brings together three generations of royal families with deep-rooted ties to the equestrian world. Her appearance at Allianz Park on Tuesday officially marked the start of a celebration of sport, tradition, and royal heritage.
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands photographed on August 11 upon her arrival in Aachen, Germany, for the 2026 FEI World Equestrian Championships. (Getty Images)
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Linda Blair once took a hiatus from acting to compete on the equestrian circuit under an alias
After the success of The Exorcist — and its sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic underperforming — the actress told PEOPLE that she was enjoying a break from Hollywood
"There's no falseness or garbage here in Connecticut. I've got my dogs, my good guy and a beautiful life—it's really me," she said to PEOPLE in July 1977
Following her star-making turn in 1974's The Exorcist, Linda Blair took a hiatus from acting to explore another of her passions — horseback riding.
Now 67, a young Blair spoke about her break from acting and her love of horses in a July 1977 story for PEOPLE, saying she was "really into acting" but didn't want "a plastic life."

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Queen Letizia returned to Gucci shoes in public on Sunday for the first time in more than a decade, wearing the house's beige Signora slides to close the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest at La Misericordia Cultural Centre in Palma de Mallorca. Queen Letizia of Spain attends the closing ceremony of the Atlantida Mallorca Film Fest 2026 at the La Misericordia Cultural Centre on Sunday. Carlos Alvarez The $990 sandals left most of the foot bare, with a single band of glossy beige leather across the toes and Gucci's gold-tone Horsebit set over the top. The front ended in a straight square edge, while the upper narrowed sharply at the instep. Black leather lining showed along the inside of the backless shoe, and a thin black outsole traced the pale leather. The 2.2-inch block heel looked broad from the side but stayed narrow through in profile. Gucci designed the Signora as an open version of a pump, keeping the leather, squared toe and equestrian hardware while removing the heel counter. Queen Letizia of Spain wearing Gucci Signora sandals for the closing ceremony of the Atlantida Mallorca Film Fest 2026. Carlos Alvarez Gold ran through the rest of the look. Letizia's burgundy Carolina Herrera midi was gathered across its
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TORRINGTON - Sara Brewer, Torrington's new athletic director, played three sports while attending the MacDuffie School in Massachusetts, but her No. 1 athletic love was always equestrian.
She took her first horse-riding lesson at age 6, got her first horse at 12 and competed in horse shows along the Eastern Seaboard from New England down to Virginia until she left for college. The then Suffield resident won her circuit championship several times and was even high-point champion in Massachusetts and reserve high-point champion in Connecticut.
"I was successful," Brewer said, "but it wasn't about the ribbons, though I do love blue. It was about the camaraderie. It was about working with this 2,000-pound animal and trying to convince him that he wanted to do what I wanted him to do. It was a lot of fun."
She will bring the lessons learned in the horse ring, along with plenty of others gleaned from years in sports, to the new position she took over July 1 from retired Torrington athletic director Mike McKenna. Certainly, she has already shown a knack for adaptability in 15 years at the high school.
After graduating from MacDuffie, Brewer earned a degree in athletic training from Endicott College in Massachusetts and a teaching certificate from Central Connecticut (and later advanced degrees online from Canisius and the University of New England). Like McKenna before her, she was originally an athletic trainer for Torrington before joining the faculty as an allied health and sports medicine teacher.

#Athletic #torrington #sports

The Nashville Predators, Tennessee **** ans and Nashville Soccer Club have partnered to build a massive sports-focused development in Franklin, according to a June 23 news release from the lead developer.
Brentwood, Tennessee-based BLVD Capital has proposed plans to build a hockey facility, football, soccer and lacrosse fields, a golf course and driving range at Brownland Farm. The 233-acre property is currently an equestrian facility.
The project, to be named The Banks at Brownland, would also include a partnership with Christ Community Church to provide a permanent facility for GraceWorks Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit organization serving Williamson County.
“Brownland Farm is a Franklin treasure, and we are pleased to bring forward a potential plan that would allow the property to be used for youth sports and fill a void for these types of facilities in Williamson County,” BLVD Capital Principal Jim Darter said in a news release.
According to the development team, the owners of Brownland are partners on the project and are working to relocate their equestrian facility offsite. Other partners include Landon Gibbs of Altitude Real Estate and David Atchison of The Riverstone Group.

On Saturday, June 14, scores of Moreno Valley residents joined the Moreno Valley City Council for another Beautify MoVal event, working together to clean up - and spruce up - Moreno Valley Equestrian Park and Laselle Sports Park.