Sam Griffiths, Griffiths Eventing
Sam is an Australian event rider now based in the UK. In his early days he trained and worked as a back-up rider for double Olympic gold medallist, Matt Ryan, where he had the opportunity to train and compete all levels of event horses.
After leaving Matt Ryan’s base, Sam established his own team of horses and has since been short listed for the Athens and Beijing Olympics, and was a member of the Australian Team for both the 2010 World Championships in the USA and the London 2012 Olympics, with his top horse, Happy Times.
Sam is currently ranked in the top 15 in the World Rider Rankings and is on the Australian Elite Squad. He was part of the Australian Team for the 2014 World Equestrian Games in France with his 2014 Badminton winner Paulank Brockagh.