Tom Tarver-Priebe (born 31 July 1985) is a New Zealand equestrian. Tarver-Priebe, with his mount Popeye, was named as a travelling reserve in the New Zealand

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

team for the delayed

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, following the withdrawal of

Sharn Wordley Sharn Wordley (born 8 June 1974) is a New Zealand equestrian. He competed in show jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China ...

because of an injury to his horse. The day before the team competition, a further change was made with Tarver-Priebe and Popeye replacing

Uma O'Neill Uma O'Neill (born 23 March 1995) is a professional show jumper and Olympic veteran representing New Zealand. Personal life Born in Hawaii, O'Neill moved to Santa Cruz, California when she was 12 years old and continues to base her equine develop ...

and Clockwise Of Greenhill Z. In qualification, Tarver-Priebe and Popeye incurred 13 faults, and the New Zealand team as a whole 39 faults, and did not progress to the team final. Of

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

descent, Tarver-Priebe affiliates to

Ngāpuhi Ngāpuhi (or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland region of New Zealand and centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. According to the 2018 New Zealand census, the estimated population of Ngāpuhi is 165, ...

References

1985 births Living people New Zealand Māori sportspeople Ngāpuhi people New Zealand equestrians New Zealand event riders Olympic equestrians for New Zealand Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Show jumping riders {{NewZealand-equestrian-bio-stub