Joanna Barry

Give Everything A Go, Work Hard and Learn From Your Mistakes

Give Everything A Go, Work Hard and Learn From Your Mistakes

About Joanna
– Joanna has an all round horse background, she started off as a groom and progressed on to Head Girl for Anna Hilton (twice Swedish Event Olympian). Joanna has completed in all disciplines including dressage, showjumping, one day eventing and showing horses and is now focusing on dressage.

Joanna is an RDA Coach and was Horse and Hound UK Groom of the Year Finalist in 2001. She also has her National Certificate and Diploma in Equine Studies UK. Joanna has worked for many years with RDA as a volunteer and employee.

She has also worked for Sheikh Mohammed on his private estate and worked as a full time rider here in Australia riding race horses, retraining thoroughbreds and problem horses.

Joanna sustained a nasty acquired brain injury and has had to relearn everything, and that’s how she started her business Diamond Equestrian. She is starting off on her young Warmblood mare with plans for this mare to be her Grand Prix Horse.

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Joanna’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Never give up!

Who Has Inspired Joanna
– Caroline Coleby (056)
– Anna Hilton

About This Episode
– Joanna discusses working as a Head Girl/Head Groom and lessons by Anna Hilton, Sheikh Mohammed and working with Riding for the Disabled Association

Time Stamps
01:12 – Never give up!
01:53 – Feeding cart horses an apple
02:40 – Working with Riding for the Disabled, working for a ride
03:02 – Learning an apprenticeship going to college
03:59 – Work hard, take and follow advice, use your own initiative
05:08 – Never stop learning
06:23 – How Anna Hilton and Carolyn Coleby have inspired Joanna
07:05 – ‘Malake’ bolting on Joanna
08:19 – Obtaining 70% in a dressage series
09:05 – Key to winning the dressage series, getting the basics right
10:29 – Having riding accident resulting in with a brain injury to coaching
11:12 – Having a positive mindset, what is the next step
12:27 – Lack of confidence and nervousness
13:22 – Lack of support and people to help
15:40 – Biggest lesson learnt from Anna Hilton
16:40 – About working for Sheik Mohammed
18:03 – Lessons learnt working for Riding for the Disable Association
19:05 – ‘Dressage Today’ and ‘BHS Manual’
21:00 – Riding at a higher level
21:35 – Determination, never give up and you can also learn something from someone else
21:46 – Contact: see details below

Joanna’s Contact Details
Phone: 0417 683 122 or +61 417 683 122
Email: diamondequestrian@yahoo.com.au
Facebook: Diamond Equestrian

Music
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