Alan Hannaford

Alan Hannaford grew up on a beef/cattle property in Braidwood, New South Wales and still lives there with his wife, Kathy.

Having worked cattle with horses since Alan was four years old, Campdrafting was a natural choice. He has competed in Campdrafting for thirty years in all eastern states. He has been invited to compete in the World Championship Campdraft at Sydney Show on five occasions, on four different horses. He has won both Canberra Show and Melbourne Show Campdrafts. He is a campdraft educator, having conducted over fifty campdraft schools.

Alan spends his time now breeding and training his own horses promoting his “AH” brand whenever possible. He campdrafts and continues to educate others.

Alan is also the Vice President of the Southern Campdraft Association.

Wayne Armstrong

Wayne is an instinctive horseman who had spent his entire life working with and enjoying horses. As a small child he started out at his father’s side breaking and training harness racing horses. He spent some time at a riding school in Lysterfield where he had a pony only he could or would ride, “Little Red” was 12 hands of Dynamite and Wayne loved him, at this time he learnt to break in riding horses too. In his late teens he left home to work with the top trotting trainer of the day and it was here that he learned great patience with the horses he handled. Taking much time but achieving great things. He married in his late teens and is still happily married today with two children and wife whom all love horses and now has a six month old Granddaughter whom he is already educating a pony for.
 
Moving to Baccus Marsh after marrying, he trained trotters for several years also learning how to shoe horses from two ex Cobb and Co Farriers. He turned to horse breaking and shoeing as his main source of income. Over the years he and his family have competed successfully in many forums of equine sport. Today his sport is Carriage Driving. He became National Champion in his first season of driving and has been hooked ever since.

Currently competing in combined driving with a team of four ponies he has also driven singles, tandem and pairs.

Ian Bidstrup

Ian Bidstrup BVetSc(Hons) (Melb) MACVSc(Equine Medicine) Master of Chiropractic Science(Animal)(RMIT University) Cert.Vet.Acupuncture(IVAS)(USA) Cert Vet Chiro (AmVCA)(USA).

Ian has a full time practice treating spinal pain, dysfunction and arthritis in animals. He has been involved with horses his whole life, initially as a rider and later as a veterinary surgeon, veterinary chiropractic and acupuncture practitioner. Trained extensively in both Australia and America, Ian is one of four veterinarians in the world with a master’s degree in chiropractic for animals, and is one of six or seven vets in Australia undertaking veterinary spinal medicine full time. He teaches saddle fitting, anatomy, chiropractic approach and technique at the RMIT University Graduate Diploma Course in Animal Chiropractic, and is one of the principal lecturers at the Australian Saddle Fitting Level One and Level Two Courses. He also teaches spinal awareness courses to veterinarians. Ian’s Masters degree thesis was on the response of girth pain to chiropractic treatment. As a result of this study, and daily treatment of this problem, Ian has become one of the world’s authorities on abnormal girth and wither sensitivity and its ramifications for the horse and rider.

www.chirovet.com.au

Andrew Bowe

Andrew began working as a farrier in 1990 after graduating from Dookie College (B.App.Sc). He is a Trade Accredited Master Farrier with a difference.

Andrew’s business combines a lifetime’s experience of traditional farriery with modern barefoot trimming techniques (training horses’ feet to be healthy and strong enough to be ridden without horseshoes).

He specialises in returning chronically lame horses back to soundness with barefoot rehabilitation: restoring correct form, movement and function to horses’ feet, using modern hoof boots if necessary.

Known as “The Barefoot Blacksmith” Andrew travels Australia wide, teaching horse owners how they can help their horses grow and maintain healthy feet; the foundations to a healthy horse.

“The barefoot blacksmith……sound horses naturally.”

www.barehoofcare.com 

Georgia Bruce

Georgia Bruce has represented Australia in Dressage on six occasions, including the Paralympic Games in Athens 2004.

She has also competed successfully in open competitions including FEI level dressage, western pleasure, horsemanship, trail, reining and cutting.Georgia also specialises in training trick horses and liberty horses. She has taught her horse “Rumba the wonder horse” to paint pictures and perform grand prix dressage at liberty.

Georgia has studied equine learning and behaviour. This knowledge of horse psychology combined with her experience training horses has led to her expertise in a science based method of training known as “Clicker Training”.

Georgia has used Clicker Training for the past ten years to train horses for: dressage, western, tricks, liberty, problem solving, ground handling and starting young horses. She trains horses professionally and gives lessons and clinics around Australia. She is also a level 1 coach with the EFA.

Georgia has also written two books about Clicker Training.

Todd Cunningham
Equestrian Land Developments

Todd Cunningham has spent most of his life around horses, growing up on a horse spelling complex with up to 120 horses at any one time.

On leaving the farm, Todd pursued a career in earthmoving. In addition to his 16 years of earthmoving experience, which has taken him around the world, Todd gained knowledge about horse’s hooves, legs and muscles from his father, a Master Farrier.
Amalgamating deep knowledge, expertise and experience in both fields, Todd founded Equestrian Land Developments, an earthworks company specialising in equestrian arena construction and catering specifically for equestrian earthworks.

The long term goal of Equestrian Land Developments is to fulfil all the earthworks and design requirements of those who have a passion for horses.

www.equestrianlanddevelopments.com

Gina Eddie

Gina’s interest in horses started at an early age.  She entered the show pen in competition at the age of 9.  Gina’s main interest and attraction was to the Western breeds (Quarter Horse, Appaloosa and Paints) which has led to her successful career with horses. 

She now specializes in reining and western pleasure professionally in Marulan, Southern Tablelands.  Highlights of her career include Equitana 99, Olympics 2000, Champion Reining Masters 99, Champion NSW Reining Derby 99 and the 2002 CDI  reining demonstration.  Gina has enjoyed being a professional competitor over the last 10 to 15 years and is currently building her business and raising her ten year old daughter Sarah, who is also an active rider.

Gina is one of the presenters of the Magic of Performance is the Education clinic. She will blow your mind as she shows you the athletic ability and the mental toughness that reining horses are trained to have as they learn how to slide, stop, do roll backs and spins. Do not miss out on this special clinic that has never been presented at EQUITANA.

Gina's Major Achievements and Results

2007   NPHA - Ltd Hunter Under Saddle Champion
                        - 4th Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes
 
             NSW QH STATE - NPHA Ltd Hunter Under Saddle Champion
                                           - Hunter Under Saddle Derby Reserve Champion
 
             AAA Nationals - Junior Horse Hunter Under Saddle Champion
                                        - Hunter Under Saddle Maturity Res Champion
 
2006    NPHA - 3rd Junior Horse HUS Derby
                         - 4th Open HUS Stakes
                         - 6th 3yr old Western Pleasure Futurity
 
             NSW QH STATE - 2nd Jr Horse HUS Derby
 
             AAA Nationals - 3yr old Western Pleasure Champion
 
2005    AAA NSW STATE - Open HUS Feature Champion
 
             AAA Nationals - 2yr old WP Futurity Res Champion
                                       - 2yr old HUS Futurity Res Champion
 
             Halter Showcase - Super Horse Res Champion
 
2004    NPHA - Jr Horse HUS Derby Champion
                         - Jr Horse WP Derby 3rd
 
              Halter Showcase - Jr Horse WP Derby Res Champion
                                              - Jr Horse HUS Derby Res Champion
                                              - Grand Champion Gelding 4yr & over
 
2002    CDI Reining Demonstration
 
2000     Olympics Reining Demonstration
 
1999     Equitana Reining Masters Champion
              NSW Reining Derby Champion

Julie Fiedler

Julie Fiedler has been employed as the Executive Officer for Horse SA (The Horse Federation of South Australia)for the past 8 years. Horse SA is a not-for-profit organisation which has a focus on the key areas of horse keeping & the environment, horse health, trails & public land, facilities, road safety, cultural heritage and workforce development. Julie works with local horse owner groups to advance local issues usually centred around negotiations with local councils on horse keeping, trails or road safety issues.

Empowerment of local horse owners is one key area that Julie has an interest in, especially to raise awareness of horses in our local community with local government agencies.

Julie is also currently the Project Manager for www.horseslandwater.com, which promotes good land management practices on typical small horse keeping properties surrounding our major capitol cities.

www.horsesa.asn.au  

Jeremy Ford

Tasmanian farrier of 12 years Jeremy Ford is now a professional natural hoof care practitioner and hoof rehabilitation specialist. after being introduced to barefoot trimming and experiencing the benefits he has given metal shoes the boot to promote healthy sound barefoot horses.

Jeremy has studied wild horses in Australia and America. He is qualified with the American Assoc of natural hoof care practitioners. and is currently the only qualified practitioner in Australia. His business Wild About Hooves is education based and committed to teaching people about the importance of natural horse keeping.

His latest endeavour has been to produce a documentary film on the relevance of wild horses to our domestic equines. This will be a premiere screening at this year Equitana.

www.wildabouthooves.com.au

Andreas Helgstrand

Andreas is a dressage rider and a trainer at Denmark’s biggest stallion station Blue Hors in Randboel. At the age of 29 he can already pride himself for a number of titles including the Bronze and Silver at the 2006 WEG in Aachen, 11 Grand Prix victories on three different horses (Cavan, Don Schufro, Matine) during 2006, the Danish Dressage Champion in 2005 and 2006, 5th at the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas and 9th at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Andreas Helgstrand, will present a clinic on how he trains dressage horses from Preliminary to Grand Prix level.

www.bluehors.dk

Peter Horobin

Peter Horobin is a qualified saddler who trained with G. Passier and Sohn in Germany, the century old Master Saddlers of Hannover Germany. Since then he has come home to Australia and with 25 years of experience has numerous claims to fame a very successful business in Mornington, Victoria.

Peter Horobin Saddlery exports saddles to many riders, novice to Grand Prix level, throughout Australiasia, Europe, New Zealand and the U.S.A. Peter supplied saddles to numerous riders at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was also to selected saddler for the Australian Olympic Equestrian team.

Peter is the first Australian saddler certified in England to introduce the revolutionary FLAIR Airflocking System for saddles.

As a lecturer, Peter lectures internationally throughout Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Asia, The Australian Institute of Sport and at Equitana Asia Pacific 1999 – 2005.

Peter’s presentations/clinics provide an insight to the horses anatomy; in particular those areas which support both the saddle and the rider. Highlights of how injury and serious damage can be caused by an incorrect fitting saddle.

Peter is now concentrating on his involvement in the world wide ‘saddlefit 4 life’ concept being part of a team in Europe, Canada, America and himself proudly representing Australasia.

www.horobin.com

Andrew Hoy

Andrew Hoy (born February 8, 1959 in Culcairn, New South Wales) is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. The Athens 2004 Summer Olympics were his sixth games.

Andrew is a triple Olympic gold medallist. Andrew is the first and only Australian male athlete to have won 3 consecutive gold medals in the same event at the Olympic Games. He has competed internationally for Australia since 1978.

He lives in the United Kingdom, with his wife Bettina Hoy, who competes at the Olympic level for Germany. The Hoys are a rare married couple competing in the same Olympic discipline for different country.

Andrew is also a member of the FEI Athletes' Committee.

Andrew and Bettina Hoy will give a specialist clinic "The Hoy's way to the Top" on Friday 16 November in the Grand Pavilion.

Andrew's Major Achievements and Results

2006 1st Badminton CCI**** (Eng)
          1st Fontainebleau CIC*** (Fra)
          1st & 9th Kentucky CCI**** (USA)
   
2005 3rd FEI World Rankings  
          1st Kreuth CCI*** (Ger) 
          3rd & 6th Badminton CCI **** (Eng) 
          2nd World Cup Final
   
2004 1st Marbach CIC*** (Ger)  
          5th Badminton CCI**** (Eng)
          2nd Punchestown CCI*** (Ire)
          1st Luhmuhlen CIC***(Ger)
          1st & 4th Burghley CCI*** (Eng)
   
2003 7th Badminton CCI**** (Eng)

2002 8th Badminton CCI**** (Eng)
          4th Burghley CCI**** (Eng)

2001 1st Bonn Rodderburg CIC*** (Ger)
 
2000 Gold Team medal & Individual Silver medal – Sydney Olympic Games (Aus)
          9th Burghley CCI**** (Eng)
 
1999 1st Bonn Rodderburg CCI*** (Ger)
          1st Scarva CIC*** (Ire)
          2nd CIC World Series
 
1997 1st Bramham CCI*** (Eng)
          1st British Open CIC***Gatcombe (Eng)
 
1996 Gold Team Medal – Atlanta Olympic Games (USA)
         1st Luhmuhlen CCI**** (Ger)
 
1992 Gold Team Medal, Barcelona Olympic Games (Esp)
          5th Individual, Barcelona Olympic Games (Esp)
 
1988 9th Seoul Olympic Games (South Korea)
 
1986 Bronze Team Medal – World Championships (Aus)
 
1984 15th Los Angeles Olympic Games (USA)
 
1980 Bronze Team Medal – Alternative Olympics (Fra)
 
1979 1st Burghley CCI**** (Eng)
 
1978 World Championships, Kentucky (USA)

www.hoyteam.com

Bettina Hoy

Bettina Hoy (born November 7, 1962), born as Bettina Overesch, is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions. Bettina competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Andrew and Bettina Hoy will give a specialist clinic "The Hoy's way to the Top" on Friday 16 November in the Grand Pavilion.

Bettina's Major Achievements and Results
   
2006 Word Championship Gold Medal with the German Team at Aachen (Ger)
          Finished 2006 Season as 4th in the World
          (the highest placed women for 2006)
         1st World Cup Qualifier CIC*** Schenefeld, Germany
         making her the German Champion for 2006 (Ger)
 
2005 1st CCI**** Lumuhlen (Ger) 
          1st World Cup Qualifier CCI*** Chatsworth (Eng)
          1st - World Cup Qualifier CCI*** Fontainebleau, (Fr)) 
 
2004 German National Champion
          2nd Marbach CIC*** (Ger)
          1st Bonn Rodderberg CIC*** (Ger)
          1st Boekelo CCI*** (Hol)
          German Team 4th - Athens Olympic Games (Gre)
          Ringwood Cockatoo - Best Horse
          Bettina Hoy - Best Rider
 
2003 9th Badminton CCI**** (Eng)
          1st & 4th Bonn Rodderberg CIC*** (Ger)
          1st Martinvast CIC*** (Fra)
 
2002 German National Champion
          2nd Luhmuhlen CIC*** (Ger)
          1st Lulworth Castle CIC*** (Eng)
          1st Martinvast CIC*** (Fra)
          1st Boekelo CCI*** (Fra)
 
2001 1st Bonn Rodderberg CICO*** (Ger)
 
1999 1st CIC World Series
 
1998 World Championships - Rome (Ita)
 
1997 1st European Championships, Burghley (Eng)
          (FIRST German to win the European Championships)
 
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (USA)
 
1994 Team Bronze Medal and Individual 7th World Championships
          The Hague, (Hol)
 
1984 Team Bronze Medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games (USA)
          First German Woman to win an Olympic Three Day Event Medal
 
1983 6th European Championships
 
1982 First woman to represent Germany in the World Championship Three
          Day Event
          24th at the World Championships, Luhmuhlen (Ger)

www.hoyteam.com

Dr Peter Huntington

Dr. Peter Huntington is one of Australia’s leading equine nutritionists having achieved his Veterinary Science Degree, with Honours, in 1981 from the University of Melbourne.  Dr Huntington went on to practice as an Equine Veterinarian in Victoria, before being invited to join the Department of Agriculture as the Specialist Equine Veterinary Officer.  Dr Huntington was predominantly involved in conducting research and investigation specifically in the field of Equine Nutrition whilst at the Department of Agriculture, then in 1993 joined the team at Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition as the Director of Equine Nutrition where he worked closely with Kentucky Equine Research. 

In 1999, Kentucky Equine Research established its Australasian operation where Dr. Huntington became the Director of Equine Nutrition.  Dr. Huntington has worked closely with the Kentucky Equine Research based research farm, and its founder Dr Joe Pagan, in conducting and bringing the latest nutritional research and unique world-class products to the Australasian Equine Industry. 

Dr. Huntington continues to travel widely throughout Australasia to consult with horse owners and managers to bring out the best in their horses.  In addition Dr. Huntington is an external lecturer and examiner at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Science program. Dr. Huntington holds the positions of both president and editor of the Australian Equine Veterinary Association Journal and has been a Trustee of the Victorian Horse Industry Council for a number of years.

Dr. Huntington is the author of the popular book "Horse Sense (2nd Edition, 2005) - The Australian Guide to Horse Husbandry," first published in 1992, and is a respected author of many articles and papers and aims to bring the latest research to all aspects of the Equine Industry.

www.ker.com.au

Dan James

Dan is currently based at Liveringa Station in the Kimberley`s of Western Australia.

He grew up on small cattle farms in Queensland and started breaking in horses when he was 14 years old, he competed in campdrafting, working horse challenges and participated in eventing competitions at state level.

The demonstrations and tricks that Dan performs with the horses started out for entertaining the guests that came to the station but have now grown out to more professional performances. Dan has recently acted in The Spirit of the Horse, a two and half hour choreographed horse show with special effects.

When not working with horses at the station, he works in the stock camp, mustering, driving the road train and bull buggy.

Steven Jefferys

Steven Jefferys is renown worldwide as the man who opened the Olympic games, ‘The Man from Snowy River’, his breathtaking gallop on to centre stage with his Stock Horse ‘Ammo’ and with a huge rear and crack of the whip, signalled the start of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Steven is also well remembered for his entertainment during the equestrian events of the 2000 Olympics; his role as “The Breaker” in the Man From Snowy River Arena Spectacular and his many previous appearances at Equitana Asia Pacific.

Steven is respected as a trainer coach and equine consultant, with some of his most recent achievements being:
- Coaching the NSW Mounted Police
- Horsemaster for the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Asian Games  
- Horsemaster for the Anzac International Military Tattoo.

www.equex.com.au

Dianne Jenkins

Dianne provides Equine Bodywork Therapy services in all areas in and surrounding Canberra, Australia.  She is a pioneer of specific muscle release therapies and shares her knowledge and expertise with the community via workshops and traineeships.

Previously, Dianne owned and directed Blackwood Park Equestrian Centre in East Gippsland, Victoria, for 23 years. Blackwood Park was an agistment property, rider and horse training facility and breeding stud.

During those years on Blackwood Park she organised and facilitated, one day events, gymkhanas, dressage training and competition days, freshman jumping days, navigation rides, instructors clinics, cross country and showjumping course building clinics, clinics for visiting Level 3 Instructors and Ponyclub rally days.

Dianne also conducted educational bus tours to performances, sales, studs, working horse training centres and the Mounted Police Stables.

Watch Dianne treat a series of horses by demonstrating her unique Equine Bodywork and Photonic Therapy system.

www.diannejenkins.com.au

Colleen Kelly MISBS

Sports Biomechanics Lecturer, Official Judge (retired)
President Vaulting Victoria

Colleen Kelly first started her career in exercise physiology in injury and cardiac rehabilitation gymnasiums and now, some 25 years later, is one of the world's most sought-after key-note speakers on sports biomechanics, specialising in the seat and posture of the rider.   Her world lecture tour includes Official Equestrian Federations around the world, FEI Level Judge’s Clinics & world class conferences.

Colleen was elected Spokeswoman for the WorkCover Authority of NSW and has a keen interest in OH&S, seat & posture in the workplace and is the founder of the Kidsafety School Posture Program.

Although Colleen is well known for judging at many State, National and Royal Championships, and for receiving a remarkable 100% in her Official Dressage Judge’s Exam…it’s her ‘Irish Sense of Humor’ that keeps audiences around the world smiling & has seen her awarded with 3 separate awards for her work with Riding for Disabled.

www.colleenkelly.net

Dr Shannon Lee

Dr Shannon Lee of Advanced Equine Dentistry is a veterinarian whose focus is equine dentistry, he has been involved in equine dental workshops for veterinarians as well as seeing both general and referral dental cases. His career taken him through the eastern states of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

He has been consulted by the Equine Veterinary Association and has provided articles on equine dentistry to the EVA.  Dr Lee’s articles have been published in both horse industry magazines and scientific publications. Dr Lee provides dental care to some of Australia’s best known horses including Might and Power and Saintly.

www.advancedequinedentistry.com.au

Dr Brian McLaren

Australian Equine Veterinarian Dr Brian McLaren BVSc. QDAH, P/G Dip (IVAS), Grad Dip. Acu. MAppSc, is Australia’s most highly qualified human and equine acupuncturist.  A former sceptic of “alternative medicine”, Dr McLaren was introduced to acupuncture when seeking a way to treat horses hindquarters.  As the quarters are too large to x-ray, he believed problems there were missed or ignored.  Acupuncture enabled him to treat various conditions that western medicine couldn’t.  Dr Mclaren later became president of the Australian Veterinary Acupuncture Association.

Using the McLaren method of Diagnosis, there are 13 diagnostic areas on a horse’s body.  A pen is used to apply pressure and stimulate the point & it is the reading of the horse’s reaction that is important. There are 9 treatment points, plus sore points, in the McLaren method of treatment.  Using a proven formula takes away the need to understand complex acupuncture theory & enables horse owners to achieve the healing benefits themselves.

Dr Brian McLaren spent many years in US treating people at his clinic, with Photonic Therapy.  He has now returned back in Australia.

Andrew McLean
PhD (Equine cognition and learning), BSc (zoology), Dip Ed

Andrew McLean developed and manages the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC), the most internationally recognised horse training and behaviour modification centre in Australia.

Andrew McLean holds a PhD in horse training psychology, has been an accredited horseriding coach for over 20 years and has written top-selling books and numerous articles.  A past winner of the Gawler CCI***, he has also represented Australia in the Trans Tasman Cup, competed at state and national events in FEI level dressage and eventing and has also showjumped to Grand Prix level.

In great demand as a trainer, coach and speaker, Dr McLean currently lectures at universities and conferences around the world.  He teaches regularly at three UK universities and the Copenhagen Veterinary School and conducts annual clinics in Belgium and the USA.  He continues to coach riders and train horses, as well as educating other coaches in correct technique and training practice.

Dr McLean is a member of the International Society of Applied Ethology, an elite academic group of cognitive ethologists.  His articles have been published in academic journals and textbooks and he regularly delivers lectures and demonstrations on the psychology of horses and equitation science. 

www.aebc.com.au

Guy McLean

Guy McLean is an accomplished, self taught, thinking horseman as well as two time Australian Bush Poetry Champion, culminating into a unique blend of Australian entertainment.

Through a complete love of horses and a burning desire to "find better ways" of building relationships with horses, not having to use force, instead, 'asking' them to do the job as a partner, Guy has developed his own training methods, trying something new every day as a new personality poses new problems to work through.

Guy's ultimate goal is to find a method that makes the most sense to the horse. He believes that horses have been his greatest teacher.

Entering on horseback the crowd is greeted with the wide country smile of a true Australian and one of his well known performance horses Nugget, his buckskin quarter horse stallion who has been with Guy since he started performing in 1996. He is also often joined by one of his other wonderful horses Quietway Hope, Quietway Sequel, Quietway Teggun, Quietway Kenny and Quietway Spinabbey.

For 9 years now, crowds have sat back, laughed and cried along with Guy while he takes them on a journey through poetry of his own, all held together with Guy's quick wit and fun loving crowd interaction, on top his horse Nugget.

The other horses come into play in Guy's Horsemanship demos when 1,2,3 or 4 horse acts are performed with a combination of bridleless and saddleless performances at liberty which helps Guy demonstrate his horsemanship methods that are currently being sought after all over Australia.

www.guymclean.com.au

Warwick McLean

Warwick McLean is the senior resident rider at the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC). He specialises in foundation training and behaviour modification of problem horses.  All his work, both in-hand and under-saddle, produces relaxed and obedient horses. 

In 2000, Warwick was contracted to assist with the breaking-in of 20 thoroughbred two-year-olds for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. 

Warwick spent four months in Europe last year, receiving tuition from Finnish trainer Kyra Kyrklund. In exchange, he broke-in Kyra’s young two- to three-year-old stock with typically positive results.  He also returned in 2007 to continue training with Kyra’s young horses.

With an enviable reputation as a rider of difficult horses, Warwick was always a competitive event rider showing success at CIC **. Within a year of competitive dressage riding, he is also showing success with his Grand Prix gelding “Chiaretto”.

While in Europe, Warwick also worked at Brookhouse Stud with Emma Hindle (Britain’s No 1 ranked dressage rider on ‘Lancet’ World Equestrian Games, 2006).  During his time at Brookhouse, Warwick broke-in and assisted in the re-education of several world class stallions, including the German Reserve Champion Hanoverian warmblood stallion, ‘Curator’.

In Denmark, Warwick broke-in and trained many horses at the Søborggård Heste Center in Seeland and also spent time with Susan Kjægaärd in Jutland.  Susan is ranked in the top 100 in showjumping and has reported amazing success with young horses since Warwick’s visit.

www.aebc.com.au

Jane Myers

Jane Myers has a Masters degree in Equine Science, (University of Wales), and taught Equine Studies for seven years at University of Melbourne (Glenormiston College). She is an Executive Director of the national body Horse Safety Australia. 

Jane is a trustee of the AHIC (Australian Horse Industry Council). She was also a working group member (representing horses) of AAWS (Australian Animal Welfare Strategy) a five year government initiative via DAFF. 

Jane is the author of two books, Managing Horses on Small Properties and Horse Safe and co-author of Horse Sense (2nd edition) all published by CSIRO.

Jane runs her own business called Equiculture. Running clinics/workshops etc on subjects including sustainable horse property management and preventative horse care. She also teaches riding, more specifically Independent Seat Clinics.

Jane works closely with Local Authorities, Water Catchment groups and Landcare groups delivering workshops and producing booklets aimed at reducing the negative effects of horse keeping on the environment.

www.equiculture.com.au

Linda Parelli

Born in Singapore, Linda Parelli was 12 when her family moved to Australia and she developed an interest in eventing and dressage. As her riding progressed, Linda was discouraged to find that mechanical devices and force were the norm in “training” horses, and this went against everything she wanted to believe in.

In a tack shop one day, Linda glimpsed an American cowboy giving a stunning exhibition of horsemanship. Amazed when she realized he was riding bridle-less, Linda immediately signed up for the clinic the cowboy was holding in her town. The results she obtained in that first clinic with Regalo, her challenging, often dangerous Thoroughbred, convinced her that the cowboy’s methods were for real. Linda went on to promote Parelli clinics in Australia and a few years later the cowboy and dressage rider married.     

Today, Linda and Pat Parelli routinely travel the world sharing the Parelli program with everyday horse lovers and audiences as elite as Her Majesty the Queen of England. The Parelli RFD television show in the USA and courses at the Parelli Centers attract huge numbers. Horse lovers around the world find practical knowledge and inspiration in Parelli’s educational systems that allow them to progress in the most efficient ways possible.

“We’re non-denominational when it comes to horsemanship,” says Linda. “It doesn’t matter what saddle you use, what outfit you wear, what breed of horse you ride. Parelli can be applied by everyone; that’s why it crosses all boundaries.”

Horse owners who follow the Parelli program have found the greatest gift is discovering that Parelli enhances not only their relationship and communication with the horse, but touches every other relationship in their lives.

“It’s more than just about the horse,” reflects Linda. “It really dips into the personal development side of things. You learn about yourself, you learn about communication, about leadership, about truthfulness, about consequence and responsibility. You learn about love and imagination. The horse becomes the animal that tells you the truth about yourself in all these categories.”

Witness the magical relationship Linda and Pat Parelli have with their own horse and learn to understand what the true partnership between horses and humans looks like. Pat and Linda will give a specialist clinic on Thursday night 15 November in the Grand Pavilion.

www.parelli.com

Pat Parelli

Born in California's Bay Area, Pat Parelli was obsessed with horses at an early age. When Pat was just 13, a horseman and trapper named Freddie Ferrera of Livermore, California, recognized Pat's talents with horses and took him under his wing. During the summers he would teach him valuable lessons about how to be more natural with horses, dogs, cattle, and with nature itself.

Pat's horse career began simply by working in stables from the age of 9. If there were horses, Pat would be there, enthusiastically helping with whatever he could, ears open for every drop of information. He even started to develop his own ideas about raising foals and training horses, an unusual thing for a young boy.

At the age of 17, Pat launched himself into rodeos, his favorite event being the bareback. A natural, with a good coach in John Hawkins, Pat won the Bareback Rookie of the Year title in 1972, his buck off average just 4%. Watching many rodeo athletes trying to move on, Pat was determined to find life after rodeo. A career in training horses seemed logical and he started a business that concentrated on starting colts (young horses).

In 1981 Pat founded the Parelli Program that combines common sense psychology and communication. Unlike many training programs, the Parelli method teaches the human, not the horse. Early on, Pat realized that horses already had all the skills they needed to thrive and relate with their kind. It was adding the human element that complicated things. 

Of the various natural horsemen and women popular today, Linda and Pat Parelli command a large number of followers around the globe as the Parelli Program has literally impacted hundreds of thousands of horse owners and horses. The Parelli method allows horse lovers at all levels and disciplines to achieve success without force, partnership without dominance, teamwork without fear, willingness without intimidation, and harmony without coercion.

Witness the magical relationship Linda and Pat Parelli have with their own horse and learn to understand what the true partnership between horses and humans looks like. Pat and Linda will give a specialist clinic on Thursday night 15 November in the Grand Pavilion.

www.parelli.com

Ross Pike

Ross Pike has a long history in farming and horses, being a son of Keith Pike, who campaigned the legendary pacer Just Too Good through the 1970’s, and a nephew of Colink Pike, of Paleface Adios fame.

Ross grew up and spent his first 10 years of his working life on the family’s farmin Temora (NSW). He learnt his early horsemanship from his father, drove over 100 winner on Riverina tracks and took on the role of studmaster, standing three stallions while helping Keith run the whet and sheep property.

Realising his passion was with the horses,Ross did a stint working for stables in NSW and QLD, before managing a stud in Bathursts and a training complex in QLD. During this period he developed a method of education foals which he later named Easy Lead Foals.

Ross has taken this revolutionary method to Australia’s leading studs, with amazing results. Every stud that has been introduced to the gentle approach of Easy Lead Foals has continued to adopt this method as their standard yearly procedure, never returning to their old ways or looking for alternatives. These studs include Alabar Bloodstock, Lynrose Stud, Lemon Tree Stud, Morley Park and Concorde Park in Victoria, and Golden Gait Stud and Succes Stud in NSW.

Ross spent two years as foaling attendant at Concorde Park overseeing 70 births per year. He broke in and gaited such horses as Espeshlimade Lombo, Lombo Bella Petite, Donna Lombo, Lynsey Lombo, Perfect Gold Lombo and the all-conquering Lombo La Fe Fe. After managing that stud for two years Ross, along with his partner Sherrie, moved to the Lemnos property to set up Destiny Downs.

www.destinydowns.net 

Greg Powell

Greg Powell is recognised as one of Australia's leading authorities on horse handling. Having worked with horses since he was a boy, Greg has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in the art of building lasting relationships with horses.

Greg has appeared at a huge number of field days, horse events, clinics and other media related live events, demonstrating his horse handling skills with 'Snowy the Brumby Mare',  'Sammy the Arab' and 'Bruce the Kelpie'! The live shows are both entertaining and educational, combining Greg's natural 'on-stage' ability with his powerful horse handling skills.

Greg Powell's work with wild horses in the Snowy Mountains high country has generated much interest in recent years and was profiled in the completed documentary film - 'The Horse Handler'.

Greg has been developing a foundation for the preservation and protection of the Australian Brumby and continuing his work involving underprivileged kids. Greg has decided to call the foundation “The Kalandan Foundation” in honour of his father Brian Powell who passed away one year ago. Kalandan is the name of the property Greg's parents owned for about twenty years. Ka being the first two letters of his mother's name Kathy and an being the last two letters of my fathers name Brian. Their land in the middle made KaLANDan. Kalandan is where Greg's brumbies from the Kosciusko National Park and the Guy Fawkes National Park run free. It is also the place where Greg runs camps and programs for troubled kids.

Greg recently gave Hugh Jackman a few days of horse riding training. "Hugh mastered bare back bridle less riding by the end of the first day. I think my old mate Sam may have had something to do with Hugh’s success but I am biased" ads Greg.

Greg will be launching a new acoustic album at Equitana which will be titled “Horses don’t Lie”. The song called "Horses don’t lie" will be the main song on this new album.

www.horsehandler.com.au

Shane and Meredith Ransley
Quantum Savvy

Quantum Savvy is a revolutionary educational programme teaching good horsemanship skills to students the world over. It's unique approach of Released Focused Training™ and Natural Flexion™ teaches students to work with the horse's natural instincts and behaviours building true softness, lightness, confidence, willingness and flexion.

Utilizing the support of the internet and state of the art technology, QS has developed a training system for equine professionals and horse owners alike, providing access to first class horsemanship via their 3-Part Learning System and extensive Student Support.

Quantum Savvy founders Shane and Meredith Ransley and their Team of qualified Professionals travel the world presenting the benefits of Release Focused Training in all equine sports and leisure.

www.quantumsavvy.com

Mark Rodney

Mark Rodney has owned and ridden horses from a young age,  has started thousands of horses, is a Master Farrier, was for 7 years a PNH Instructor and Approved Young Horse Trainer,  and in recent years has been actively involved in dressage and show jumping.

Mark   provides a unique approach to horsemanship and  human learning  which enables him to communicate and teach in a way  that to assists horses and students achieve their utmost potential

Mark has taught throughout Australia and overseas, students of all levels of interest, including high level competitors breeders and Universities, helping them to develop their horses mentally, emotionally and physically.

www.horsemanshipaustralia.com.au

David Simons

David Simons has been involved in the horse industry for over 20 years. He is one of Australia's leading horse and rider educators and conducts regular clinics and symposiums all over Australia. His training caters for all disciplines at all levels, and is easy for amateur horse people to apply.

David lives with his wife Sandi and family at Drysdale near Geelong, Victoria, where they run their establishment for private trainingm but much of their time is now spent on the road as David has become a highly sort-after rider for both entertainment and deminstrations at events such as Equitana Asia Pacific.

In 1998 David spent seven weeks with John Lyons at his property in Colorado, USA, where he underwent a one on one intensive accreditation program. This program covered all aspects of John's training, which consists of round pen work, ground control, ridden work and problem solving on many different horses.

David has found the John Lyons method to be tried and proven with all types of horses and equine disciplines, promoting calmness, responsiveness and effectiveness in its training.

David has now taken it upon himself to share his knowledge and help all horse lovers to discover this new and exciting world of horse management. By combining hiw own experiences with John's teaching, David has established a method that proves ahy horse can be taught and trained in a non-threatening way. The end result is a happy, responsive horse.

www.davidsimons.com.au