Those familiar with the inner workings of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s competition side will know the name of Christine Reupke, as she is the current Director, Equestrian & Breed Sport for the horse show. She joins Tracey for this episode of Hitting Your Stride, sharing a wealth of experience she’s gained from being in the saddle, coaching, judging and orchestrating shows at multiple levels.
Christine has built her equestrian life around a number of tenets: being organized and accountable to one’s self, keeping an eye on the details at every level of her life-long adventure, and how big a factor humility is, and should be, for an equestrian. She mentions how being a competitor, coach and now a judge has given her new perspectives, while also making clear where the sport she loves fits in the grand scheme of things. And while a life in horses has given her a multitude of friendships, she says judging has helped her learn how to make hard decisions – even when someone she calls a friend is before her in the ring.
Leadership is a big theme of the conversation as Christine and Tracey break down the key differences between leadership and self-leadership and why that is an important distinction. Christine talks about a shared cab ride with someone after a Royal competition and how that contributed to her understanding of what being wired for success is really like.