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 her book ‘GG Talks’.
Her other mission is to improve mental health in the community and reduce technology addiction through her charity Giddy Up Gold Coast by running horse day programs for schools and community groups.
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Debbie’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Live life to the fullest
Who Has Inspired Debbie
– Debbie’s father who still plays polocrosse at 70 years, a lifetime farmer and now an amazing equine acupuncturist. Others include horses, mentors, her Pony Club jumping instructor and Monty Roberts.
About This Episode
Debbie talks about her life with horses, starting with her first pony and going onto talking about riding in the Olympic Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Olympics.
She explains how 20% of Australians have had mental health problems and how she is using her charity Giddy Up Gold Coast to assist with this problem.
Time Stamps
01:08 – Quote: Live life to the fullest
02:19 – How Debbie started with horses
02:59 – About the olympics
05:17 – About the name of her business
06:00 – What gave Debbie idea to have this specialization within the horse industry
07:18 – Mission of Giddy Up Gold Coast
08:38 – Three core skills needed to be successful with charities and horses
09:55 – What makes somebody the best at what they do
12:01 – Somebody who influenced her and helped her learn more about horses
13:25 – Horse that has influenced her
14:59 – Proudest moment
15:55 – A training tip for people to improve their handling and riding skills
17:10 – Tip for gaining confidence with their riding or handling
19:10 – Training to use with different horses
18:57 – Recommended Book: JJ talks – horseriding lessons for beginners
22:27 – What the future holds
23:20 – Lesson for Listeners
23:49 – Contact details (below)
Debbie’s Contact Details
Phone: 07 5667 7468 or + 61 7 5667 7468
Email: info@horseridinghub.com.au
Website: horseridinghub.com.au
Also Listen To
147 – Second Interview – “Ten Tips for Beginner Horse Lovers to Have a Safer Start with Horses”
When Debbie is a return guest on Horse Chats, what question would you like to ask her?
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