Riding, Training, Coaching and Breeding Horses for World Championships and Olympics
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This interview was previously published in 2018 Di Schaeffer (299)
About Di
– Di’s own claim to fame was simply to complete at the Sixth World Eventing Championships held at Gawler, May 1986, riding her own Sunhill Cloud, she is also the mother of Wendy Schaeffer who is the youngest female Olympic Gold Medalist in the Equestrian Team Three Day Event riding Sunburst at the Atlanta Games, 1996.
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Di’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Believe in the Dream, Make it Happen
Who Has Inspired Di
– Mary Hovers
– Wayne Roycroft
– Lucinda Green
About This Episode
– Di discusses why riding outside the arena is important and to take a step at a time.
Time Stamps
01:15 – Believe the dream, make it happen
02:10 – Watching racehorses and holding on to racehorses down the beach
03:50 – Novice jumping 1.1m and hunting
07:00 – Love of horses and time
09:01 – Togetherness and friendliness of the sport
09:55 – How Mary Hovers, Wayne Roycroft and Lucinda Green have inspired Di
12:10 – How Sunhill Cloud’ inspired Di
13:55 – Winning the World Championships and watching Wendy win the Olympic Gold Medal in 1996
18:14 – Pushy parents and young riders not progressing
21:20 – Horses for young riders, need to get out of the arena
24:55 – Graduating from a pony to a horse
28:00 – Finding a local coach
30:28 – About Wendy’s book Sunburst (still in progress)
32:04 – Wendy and Di’s deal that Wendy ride at Adelaide once a year and Rochelle
34:50 – Sponsoring traits – reliable, hardworking
Contact: see details below
Di’s Contact Details
Phone: 0419 856 397 or +61 419 856 397
Email: di.schaeffer@y7mail.com
Website: http://www.sunburstequestrian.com.au
Facebook: Di Schaeffer
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