Larapinta Equestrian is very pleased to announce that Vaughn Jefferis will be based here for a clinic 8th and 9th April.
Vaughn Jefferis represented New Zealand at two Olympics and three world championships.
Initially in his equestrian career, Jefferis focused on showjumping, qualifying for the 1985 World Cup final in Gothenburg. Jefferis spent much of 1985 showjumping in the United States, working with John Madden, who went on to become a noted American trainer. In 1990 Jefferis, who had transferred his interest to three-day eventing. Jefferis rode Bounce to the world individual title in The Hague in 1994. Two years later he was part of the New Zealand team – along with Vicky Latta, Andrew Nicholson and Blyth Tait – that won a bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics. In 1998 Jefferis, again on Bounce, helped New Zealand to win the world team title at Rome.
