millie
05-07-2005, 04.16 pm
Well, this is my first post, so what a great place to start.
My name is Amelia, but everybody calls me Millie. Was born in 1985 on Valentines Day. Currently living in the Hawkesbury in NSW.
Had first riding lesson when 8 with Gill Rickard on a Haflinger, rode the Haffy's for about 2 years, then was fortunate enough to ride her GP horse Peaches and Cream (now that was amazing!!!), and still training with her today. Got my first horse when I was bout 13, a 15.1hh purebreed arab (Whyneema Nehemiah), he is medium level, but now retired. Next horse was a TB (Black Adder II), got him to PSG before we lost him. After that folks decided not to buy me another horsie until Id finished my HSC that year, however I needed my horse fix, so strated to ride and compete on Gill's horse (Voodoo), spent 3 years riding him at PSG/Int 1, groomed him in Athens for the Paralympics.
Currently have 4 horses, the retired arab, a broody by Kassiber, a 3yo by Fidgi who is just strating working now and showing great potentail and a 10yo Danish Trakhaner, competing elem/med training adv/PSG but currently injured!!! (Hopefully will be slowly coming back into work in 3 weeks, its already been 4 months!!!)
My local dressage club is Dressage NSW at Clarendon.
On the non horsey scene, I played netball for 8 years, and come from a very competitive sporting family, both my dad and his brothers were international water skiers, and my uncle was a world water skiing champion, so I am very fortunate to have parents that not only support my riding but understand what it takes to get to the top, and all the time, money and training involved. Also fortunate to work for dad, so can weasel my way out of work to ride when necessary!!!
I did 12 months of uni in 2003 (B Systems Agriculture), hated every minute of it, now work full time in Real Estate.
Thats about it
Later Millie
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b232/amelaura_park/voodoo001.jpg
My name is Amelia, but everybody calls me Millie. Was born in 1985 on Valentines Day. Currently living in the Hawkesbury in NSW.
Had first riding lesson when 8 with Gill Rickard on a Haflinger, rode the Haffy's for about 2 years, then was fortunate enough to ride her GP horse Peaches and Cream (now that was amazing!!!), and still training with her today. Got my first horse when I was bout 13, a 15.1hh purebreed arab (Whyneema Nehemiah), he is medium level, but now retired. Next horse was a TB (Black Adder II), got him to PSG before we lost him. After that folks decided not to buy me another horsie until Id finished my HSC that year, however I needed my horse fix, so strated to ride and compete on Gill's horse (Voodoo), spent 3 years riding him at PSG/Int 1, groomed him in Athens for the Paralympics.
Currently have 4 horses, the retired arab, a broody by Kassiber, a 3yo by Fidgi who is just strating working now and showing great potentail and a 10yo Danish Trakhaner, competing elem/med training adv/PSG but currently injured!!! (Hopefully will be slowly coming back into work in 3 weeks, its already been 4 months!!!)
My local dressage club is Dressage NSW at Clarendon.
On the non horsey scene, I played netball for 8 years, and come from a very competitive sporting family, both my dad and his brothers were international water skiers, and my uncle was a world water skiing champion, so I am very fortunate to have parents that not only support my riding but understand what it takes to get to the top, and all the time, money and training involved. Also fortunate to work for dad, so can weasel my way out of work to ride when necessary!!!
I did 12 months of uni in 2003 (B Systems Agriculture), hated every minute of it, now work full time in Real Estate.
Thats about it
Later Millie
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b232/amelaura_park/voodoo001.jpg