Growing up in Australia, I was obsessed with horses from as early as I can remember. By age 8 I started my formal introduction into horses and riding and by age 10 I owned my first pony. I attended Pony Club for 10 years in which I competed in everything from Eventing, Showjumping, Showing and Dressage.

I eventually ended up specialising in Dressage because my horse Monty showed a natural talent for it. With Monty I took him from a newly broken in blank canvas when I was 13 to Equestrian Australia Medium level, training Advanced by the time I was just 18. It was Monty (Mountbatton) who represented Australia at the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008. Before his retirement he was successfully competing at FEI Intermediare level.

I have been fortunate enough to have worked with great trainers such as Australian Olympians: Megan Jones, Shane Rose and Stuart Tinney. Along with Prue Barrett, Murray Lampard, Jessie Draper and Shannon Dueck.

Horses are my life’s passion and I cannot imagine myself doing anything else other than working with and spending time with them. I enjoy teaching and find it incredibly fulfilling watching my students progress and achieve goals that they never thought they would be able to achieve.

Key Skills:
24 years of horse experience.
Trained own horses from blank canvases to being highly competitive performance horses.
Competed up to Medium level EA (Equestrian Australia) Dressage and trained up to Advanced level (equivalent level 3 & 4 Equine Canada).
Competed at both State and National levels in Dressage.
Competition experience in Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping, Showing (Royal level).
Proven ability of working with unbroken horses right through to International level horses (both on the ground and under saddle).
Worked with and trained a young green stallion in the discipline of Dressage
Successfully backed 3 young horses.
Experience with Natural Horsemanship, Parelli methods.
Show ring preparation and presentation of horses.
Freelance clipping experience with own horses and client’s horses.

Currently I am based in Richmond, British Columbia at Pacific Banner Stables, where I teach, ride and train. I am also a working student and assistant trainer for Marcie Doyle of Dressage Vision since 2015. I am training my own horse at USEF/EC Third Level with our main goal to be competing at Grand Prix level eventually.

I am also available to travel to you for freelance coaching as I am fully insured and enjoy teaching brand new riders and those with more experience. Please contact me for more information and availabilities.

Volunteering Experience:
Currently a volunteer with STaRS (Southlands Theraputic Riding Society) http://stars.ponies.ca/ and New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society http://newstride.com/