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24/06/2024

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated this page, so much has happened!

CJP Qurios/Dexter was broken in mid last year, had a handful of rides and has been spelling since October after I was injured at work.

This is our first ride back after a few lunging sessions and he was super! Can’t wait to see how he develops with some more strength and condition

Sadly not long after I bought Dexter home, Elmo was diagnosed with navicular syndrome and had to be retired. With no other horse to ride, I waited a few years till Dexter was broken so I’m over the moon to be back in the saddle again

On Saturday I finally got to bring home my beautiful baby Dexter! I’m over the moon and he’s settled in well, can’t wait...
29/11/2020

On Saturday I finally got to bring home my beautiful baby Dexter! I’m over the moon and he’s settled in well, can’t wait for the future with this guy, he’s such a character 🥰

30/05/2019

Last Saturday Elmo and I headed out to Lancefield for Bolinda Riding Club’s dressage jackpot, and I’m very happy with our results to say the least!

I felt I didn’t ride a very nice 2.3 test, there was a bit of a lack of connection and accuracy, placing us 3rd on 63%. However, we redeemed ourselves in the 2.5 riding a lovely tests for 2nd with 68%! We also gave our first Level 1 test a go, and to my delight we placed 4th with 63% and some very lovely comments from the judge.

To top off the day, Elmo and I pointed up into Level 1! This has been a big goal of mine since mid last year and I’m so proud to have at last gotten there. Elmo is feeling super in our training and we couldn’t be more ready to tackle the new level and continue getting better. To think that only a few years ago we started as an inexperienced level 4 combination, it’s crazy!

Thank you to those that continuously support me and my passion, I appreciate it so much.

23/04/2019

Elmo has been going great recently, especially after our lesson with Heidi Vowels last week. His forward button is (finally) beginning to show itself, making his lateral work SO much easier, and his walk/canter/walk transitions a breeze.

Recently I made the decision to bring my lovely Jack back into work. He is coming along really well with his lunging sessions, I’m taking it super easy on him especially in these beginning few weeks. He had his saddle on for the first time in years yesterday and he handled it like a pro, I’m so excited to see how the little guy comes back and progresses now that I’ve got a little more knowledge under my belt! 🐴

Below is a little clip of some canter work from my last lesson

After another chunk of time away concentrating on school, I’m back! Elmo has been going great after my clinic with Judy ...
28/02/2019

After another chunk of time away concentrating on school, I’m back!

Elmo has been going great after my clinic with Judy Dierks! We are starting to get back to where we left our training last year and he’s feeling great.

There’s already a few competitions on the calendar so stay tuned

28/01/2019

Throughout the past couple of weeks Elmo has been brought back into full work and he is feeling great! On Saturday we went to Nicole’s in the morning for a lesson, we are slowly ironing out a couple of issues and improving bit by bit. I’m super excited for this year and to get a competition or two lined up to start the season off.

I’m also SUPER excited to share with you all that this weekend I’ll be heading to CJ Park Warmbloods for a clinic with Judy Dierks, I can’t wait! It’s sure to be another amazing experience that I’ll learn so much from 🌟

Earlier this week Elmo and I hit a bit of a roadblock in our training. I felt like our work was sloppy and completely di...
13/01/2019

Earlier this week Elmo and I hit a bit of a roadblock in our training. I felt like our work was sloppy and completely disconnected, and as if I was doing laps around the arena and getting nowhere! Yesterday morning I got up early to ride (an effort to try and beat the heat) and was feeling hopeful that this ride would be better than our last.

To begin with, everything felt just as ordinary as it had earlier, so I stopped and took a walk to relax and have a think about what I was doing. I decided to try out some different ‘tools’ and simplify what I was asking to try and get Elmo to relax and work through and for the last 15 or so minutes of our ride he was an absolute dream.

Looking at this now, I’ve realised how important it is to take a step back to reflect on what we as riders are doing. It is so easy to become frustrated, send mixed signals or ask too much of our horses in an effort to reach our goals. As I was riding around, I didn’t take into consideration that Elmo had been out of work for some time and wasn’t quite ready to continue with the ‘harder’ work just yet, so stripping things back to basics for another few rides is definitely what he needs to regain a little more condition before moving forward!

After exams, year 12 orientation and a massive three-week trip to Europe with school, I’m happy to say that I’ve settled...
22/12/2018

After exams, year 12 orientation and a massive three-week trip to Europe with school, I’m happy to say that I’ve settled back in at home and am in the process of bringing (my very fat) Elmo back into work, and I’m looking forward to continuing to develop BALASAR and sharing my journey.

More updates coming soon!

Image from TTT Dressage last month taken by KIAHjoy - Equine Photography

12/10/2018

Today Elmo and I are heading off to Yarrambat Horse Trials!

Many of you will know that I have struggled A LOT over the past year or so with my confidence when it comes to jumping, so competing at this event is a massive step forward for me and one that I'm both very excited and nervous for! Regardless, I'm so happy to finally be enjoying jumping again.

Although I'm not completely there yet, gaining my confidence back is a topic that I'm planning to talk about sometime soon as its something that I'm really proud about and is relevant to so many riders in similar situations.

A huge thank you to my coach, Nicole for helping me these last few weeks and to everyone else around me for constantly motivating me! (and of course to my super horse for teaching me so much)

I've attached some videos and photos from my last couple of lessons, including a (blurry) 'oh crap' moment when Elmo decided the jump sleeve was going to eat him!a

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