“Smooth Is Fast”: 8 Pieces of Wisdom from PonyApp’s New, U25 Ambassador Brian Moggre
August 16, 2019 (Via. The PonyApp)
Texas native Brian Moggre can’t drink or rent a car. He has just (and we mean just) earned the right to vote. But don’t let that fool you. The 18-year-old already has one of the top equitation resumes in the country — not to mention more show jumping accolades than many riders twice his age. Case in point: Brian’s career-making win in the $100,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala qualifier at Live Oak last March.
As the newest member of PonyApp’s U25 ambassador #squad, Brian sat down with us this week to share eight pieces of wisdom about how he won over his mega-talented gelding MTM Vivre le Reve, his top equitation superstitions, and the best advice he’s ever received in the ring.
1. Fake it ‘till you make it. My first riding memory was on this little, white, Icelandic pony that I used to be obsessed with. I first started riding her when I was three years old, [but] I was supposed to be five [to take lessons], so I was basically “five” for a few years.
2. Trust the experts in your corner. [MTM Vivre le Reve] was a little crazy when I first got him, and I struggled with him quite a bit. I was maybe 14 or 15 at the time, but [back then], I didn’t know how to work with a horse like him. Obviously, my parents and my trainers, Mike [McCormick] and Tracey [Fenney], knew he was going to be a very special horse. It wasn’t apparent to me right away, but that’s why you have to trust the people who are on your team, because it seemed to work out just fine!
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