Hometown: Murrieta, Calif. Birthday: 7/23/1975 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing
Tamra "Tamie" Smith is one of the United States' most accomplished eventing athletes. A member of the U.S. Eventing Team which won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, aboard Mai Baum, Smith has represented the United States at multiple FEI championships, including the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship, where she helped the team earn silver and finished ninth individually.
Smith's partnership with Mai Baum has been a cornerstone of her international career. Following a top ten finish in the horse's CCI5*-L debut at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event in 2021, the pair competed at the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials before helping the U.S. earn team silver at the FEI Eventing World Championship later that year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.
In 2023, she dominated the Galway Downs Spring International CCI4*-S, finishing first with Mai Baum, second with Danito, and fifth with Solaguayre California. Smith and Mai Baum made history that year by winning the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L, becoming the first U.S. horse-and-rider combination to win the event since 2008. She also earned a team and individual podium finish at CHIO Aachen, placing third in the CCIO4*-NC-S, and helping the team secure silver.
Throughout the 2024 season, Smith continued campaigning her competitive string of horses at the national and international levels, including Mai Baum, Kynan, Lillet 3, and Sumas Tina Turner. Notable wins included, Galway Downs International Spring CCI4*-S with Mai Baum, the Woodside Spring Horse Trials CCI3*-S with Kynan, and the Galway Downs International Fall Horse Trials CCI3*-L aboard Lillet 3.
In 2025, Smith continued producing top international horses, which saw a breakout season for newer mount, Lillet 3. Smith carried her momentum into 2026, where she and Lillet 3 captured the Lexington CCI4*-S title after delivering the only double-clear show jumping round of the competition. The victory marked another historic achievement for Smith, becoming the first athlete to win both the Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L, accomplishing the feat on two different horses.
Based in Temecula, California, Smith has operated Next Level Eventing since 2005, where she trains riders and develops horses from the young horse level through international competition.