In the Spotlight: Elizabeth Morier
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Rider: Elizabeth Morier
About Elizabeth:
“I grew up in Singapore where I didn’t have the chance to start riding regularly until the end of high school. I ride English and did a mix of small jumps and basic dressage although I only participated in schooling shows as competitions made me nervous and I felt I didn’t have enough practice or my own horse for the matter to do well in one.
I moved to the US for college and unfortunately my school didn’t have an equestrian team and we were too far from any barns So my riding only took place when I went back home during the summer and winter holidays. However in 2017, I was unexpectedly bucked off a trusted lesson horse and broke my hip. I had not been on the back of a horse for almost a full year.
I moved to LA for work after graduation and had only been on short trail rides here and there but finally when the pandemic hit, I decided to get back in the saddle literally and pursue riding again more actively. I am so happy to be riding more often than I ever have in my life.
I split my time between a jumping barn and a dressage barn because I still haven’t quite figured out what discipline I enjoy more or if there is even a need to pick one. Spending time with the horses and having more hands on responsibilities with grooming and tacking up has really boosted my confidence and the horses have been my saving grace in 2020.
Once everything goes back to normal, I hope to complete the intro level dressage test, do some jumpers schooling shows, and maybe even lease one of the lesson horses I ride. I also hope to find a hippotherapy place to volunteer at to continue the work I was doing at Riding for the Disabled in Singapore.”
