Preserving the beauty and the spirit of the horse About Diana – Diana commenced riding in the UK and worked in 15 different riding schools and trail riding centres. She was already qualified with the BHS before commencing training with Heather Moffett. It was while she was training with Heather that she was […]
0015 – Christine Doan
Using ‘Wholism’ to achieve the Olympics Dream About Christine – Christine’s first memories of horses was the horse delivering milk to her house. With a bit of luck, her first horse was trained by a rider from the Spanish Riding School which gave her the initial knowledge of dressage. Through her journey that takes […]
0012 – Debbie Burgermeister
Giddy Up Gold Coast – Charity Offering Opportunities to Experience Emotional, Mental and Health Benefits of Horse Care, Horse Handling and Horse Riding About Debbie Burgermiester and Giddy Up Gold Coast – Debbie’s passion is to use her blessing of horses to help grassroots horse riding educating beginner horse lovers on a safe journey through […]
0011 – Lea Bierman
Grand Prix Rider, Grand Prix Trainer, Grand Prix Coach About Lea Bierman – From her early days working in a local riding school, Lea has set goals. When she first learnt about Dressage, she set the goal to be a Grand Prix Rider, Grand Prix Trainer/ Coach and Grand Prix Judge. She has achieved […]
0010 – Carlos De Cleermaecker
Ask Why? . . . is the canter good enough, is the horse sitting enough, is there enough relaxation in the horse for a flying change? About Carlos – Carlos is a qualified elite level rider and coach in both Australia and Germany, teaching to Grand Prix. To Listen to Carlos De […]
0009 – Shirley Crawford
Listening to and Communicating with Horses, Animals and People with Empathy About Shirley – Shirley tried to ride horses when she was three, rode again when she was 15 and then not again until she was 27. Shirley has then gone on to showjumping, eventing and dressage and has been involved with Thoroughbred […]
0008 – Ron Paterson
The Importance of the Rider’s Position (riding fitness, core strength and stamina) in the Rider and Horse Partnership About Ron – Ron’s riding career started when he rode around in bare feet and shorts and rode a pony to school. A chance meeting with an ex-campdrafter and Ekka ‘red coat’, Bob Williams, led to […]
0007 – Liz Gatti
Understanding the Needs and the Changing Physical Abilities of the Mature Aged Rider About Liz Gatti – Liz started off riding by climbing on the backs of full sized stock horses while they were still tied up. As she gained a bit of confidence, she rode the stock horses around the sheep yards. Later she […]
0006 – Sue Chandler
Riding, travelling, teaching, judging – Sue is living the horse person’s dream About Sue Sue started working with horses after leaving school in the UK. She ended up running the riding school where she learnt to ride. Sue returned to Australia in the late 70s and spent some time at the Australian Equestrian Academy […]
0004 – Sandra Pearson-Adams
Training International Level Instructors, Through Serious Foundational and Ongoing Training of the Horse & Rider About Sandra Pearson-Adams – Sandra (also known as Spa) has had a lifetime of horses. From working all day cleaning up horse droppings for a payment to ride bareback taking ponies out to the field, to riding, competing and […]
0003 – Dr Andrew McLean
Award Winning Equine Scientist, Equine Trainer, Equestrian Coach and Speaker About Andrew McLean Andrew is the winner of the highest Australian science award, the Eureka Prize for Science, Andrew McLean is in great demand as a trainer, coach and speaker. In addition to establishing the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, he has written 5 […]