Zara Tindall Shows Royal Moms Have the Same Struggles as the Rest of Us With "Eye-Rolling" Pre-Teen Behavior

Zara Tindall has followed in mom Princess Anne’s equestrian footsteps, and now there’s a new member of the family on the competition scene. Zara’s 12-year-old daughter, Mia Tindall, took part in the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials for the first time in September, and Zara shared one story about riding with her daughter on the “Talk Horse” podcast.

"I took Mia for a jump the other day. Mia and her two cousins,” Zara shared in part of the episode, released October 7. “And then I said, 'To me' or something, she just rolled her eyes and went 'Urgh.’ I was like, 'I literally said the same thing to the other guys. They didn't roll their eyes at me.’”

Zara, who won silver in the 2012 Olympics, admitted that she was the same at Mia’s age. "I think I was probably like that with my mother and father too, I'm sure they'll tell you that," she added.

Princess Anne’s first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, who is Zara’s dad, is an Olympic gold medal-winning horseman, and Zara shared that he’s always been “tough” on her.

"Barely you would get a 'Yeah that was good' out of him, he was a tough coach,” she said, adding, “I try not to be quite that bad with my own kids."

Zara reflected on growing up with parents who were involved in the equestrian world, explaining that she had to be very hands-on.

“My mum and dad's head girl at the time was like a Rottweiler,” Zara said. “We had to do everything with them. We had to clean our tack, muck them out. And if we didn't do it, we were in serious trouble." "She was amazing though,” Zara added. “Put us in our place to learn about the discipline of having horses."

Zara explained that there was "a family love for horses" and it wasn't an interest that was "forced" on her since both of her parents were Olympians. "I don't remember my parents going, 'Come on let's go and do this,' and us not wanting to go," she said.