small catch rider. Jeni and others have she is unbelievably humble about it. time on it. Family and close friends
found her rides with John Bragg, These are a few of the lessons she are the opinions that matter.”
Randy Henry, Nick Hanass, Kelsey has learned, and was willing to put to “You are about how you see
Whitaker, Archie Cox, Mark Purcell, words and pass on. YOURSELF, not how others see
Peter Lombardo, CC Bloom, Jenny Tara Spencer’s rules to live by: you!”
Plancke, Ann Selinger, Cara Antho- “Remember the first good ride, Her prize money is saved in a special
ny, Kathy Megla, Joe Thorpe and so NOT necessarily the win, and don’t account and she alone decides what
many other ‘clients’ who request her forget what that feeling is. It’s the is to happen with it. This past Labor
skills on a regular basis. feeling of freedom and being able to Day most of it was donated to the
“Tara takes these opportunities work together with the animal you Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular
extremely seriously,” said her father are riding and knowing they like it Dystrophy. When talking about this
Peter. “It’s really interesting to watch too. That feeling will stay with you!” part of her life she gets animated
a pony flourish with Tara. She has “Destiny is not necessarily a matter and excited, her reasons are simple,
a knack for calming and quieting a of chance; it is a matter of choice. “I want to help find a cure and make
pony. By the end of a couple of rides, Choose to work hard and the rest will their lives easier, that could be me!
the ponies settle and get confident come. I believe it is MY choice.” Mom taught me that a long time
and they all begin to go that same “Everything happens for a reason, ago,” said Tara.
way for her. She loves the process of nothing is by chance. Learn from When asked for her advice for this
figuring out each one and trying to everything in a positive way.” magazine and this article she threw
do what makes that pony travel better “Always be a leader, not a follower. her head back and laughed a very
and jump at its best.” If you make a mistake as a leader, fix long time before leaning across the
As a person, Tara is way beyond it as best as possible; apologize for it table with her arms folded, looked
her tender young years. She clearly and then make up for it!!!” me right in the eye and said “Say lots
understands the position she is in “Get an education AND get good of nice things about a lot of nice
and the responsibility of the other grades, it will matter later!” people, everyone wants to feel good
kids watching. Lessons she has “Don’t get stuck and worry about the about themselves!”
learned run from one end of the ‘snarky’ stuff in the horse business.”
chart to the other and even though “Don’t worry about what others
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