A 'bit' about me...

I hale from a little old village called Pohangina, in the Manawatu region. Growing up with horses my whole life, progressed through Pony Club to get my A & H certificate. I was often the kid who didn't do the jumping part of rallies as my ponies were dressage/showing based, its never too late to change though... as my team of horses now consists of not only 2 dressage horses, but also 2 hunters!

Belmont Bedsox (11yr Belmont Geronino/Gruen Horn De Trichon) competes PSG, showing his Sires Gypsy Cob lines can produce a talented dressage horse. Glamourvale (3yr Glamourdale/Whisper) really is a black beauty that I have intentions of taking overseas in his later career. Macadamia (from the back blocks of no where so who knows what breeding is in there...) was my

orginal hunter, and now part time Eventer. And last but not least, Archie (13yr TB by Iffraj) who is my main hunter, can't beat a good TB on the hunt field.

After school, I left home to work for Jody Hartstone for a year in Raglan, with just Bedsox in tow (who at that stage had some devil-like alterior personalites). I learnt a lot of dressage, but also a lot of useful tools with float loading, tricky to drench, needle shy, rearing, anything problematic really, she has inspired me to put horse welfare first and to understand things from the horses perspective.

As well as teaching and taking on the odd schooler, I work part time on a dairy farm just down the road, this adds variety to my life which can be so easily dominated by horses, which I sure many of you can appreciate!