UP A ND C OMING RID ERS ON AM ER I C A N- BRE D S
Eventer Taryn Nolte Clicks with Young American-Breds – and their Breeder
By Amber Heintzberger
When Taryn Nolte’s upper level event horse was injured in 2015, it was one of the lowest points of her career. But she didn’t have much time to mourn her vet’s grim prognosis of a 20-percent chance her competition partner would ever be rideable again. Te very next day she received a call from breeder Rose Sullivan, asking Taryn if she’d like to partner with her to take on her young horses. It was a call that changed everything.
Show Jumping Roots At 27, Taryn has been operating Tarypen Equestrian, recently relocated to New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, alongside her part- ner Western trainer Justin Pearce of Pearce Performance Horses. She competed in show jumping until five years ago, then through a bit of a fluke discovered she has a passion for eventing. “I went to Florida every year and did
the High Amateurs and some Grands Prix. My Contendor gelding, Clever, jumped to about a meter 30, but he wasn’t the most careful horse,” she admits. “I was in Wellington the one winter and he was completely fried from living on the show grounds—we were having a great round one day and he just ran out the in-gate and back to the barn. I took him cross- country schooling with a friend in Ocala that winter and it was a lot of fun, so I decided to give eventing a try.” Eventing turned out to be a good move for them. “It was like the blind leading the blind but we made it to the three- star level,” she says. “I’m the kind of person who if you tell me I can’t do something I just try harder. I love show jumping, but it’s gotten harder to compete because it’s so expensive, and I really love eventing. I still do some jumping but I look forward to getting back to the events. I do think it’s impor- tant for the eventers to have a good foundation in the show jumping so I am grateful for my jumping background.” Then came Clever’s injury and the vet’s opinion that he had little chance of a full recovery.
Surprising Opportunity With Clever sidelined, Taryn was certainly ready for a new opportunity to breathe life into her career. Rose Sullivan of SE Farm in Newburg, Oregon owns the Belgian Warmblood (BWP) stallion Clair de Lune SE (Contendor x LargoZ x AlmeZ) and produces several young horses each year. She frequently looks for up-and-coming riders to partner with. The timing of Rose’s call was spot on, and Taryn was game to work with
All FEH photos by Leslie Threlkeld/Shannon Brinkman
some youngsters. Connecting
with Rose was certainly seren- dipitous for Taryn. “Clever was by the stallion Conten- dor, and a friend of mine from Chicago who does a lot of breeding was on the board for the BWP and was at SE Farm doing approvals. She knew I loved the Contendor breed- ing and Clair de Lune SE had been successful at eventing when young and later was moved to Rich Fellers to show jump after returning from injury,” Taryn continues. “Rose told me then that when she had some of his babies ready to start she’d call me.” Taryn visited SE Farm in March 2016 and selected two
Taryn competed Mi Campeon SE who placed sixth in the FEH championships last year, who was also the highest scor- ing North American-bred.
young horses; one was four and one was six. The stallion Mi Campeon SE (Clair de Lune SE x Pikadero) competed in the four-year-old YEH 2016 finals, while the six-year-old mare,
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