About Judith and Tammy
Tammy and I have been together for 2 and a half years. We are developing a lovely bond and increasing our skills together – both of us are green and need lots of further training and experience. I am absolutely besotted by this beautiful horse – I love just spending time with her in the paddock. I love the fact that she listens to my voice when I am out at events and is reassured when she knows Im nearby.

Achievements and Goals

Highest Achievement
Recently selected for the Arabian Horse Society WA Talent squad.
Champion rider and champion hack over 15 hh

Highest Achievement with Tammy
The transformation of Tammy from a horse that was ridden twice in 2 years with the previous owner, to a horse that is ridden nearly every day, and does her best for me – when I ride her properly.

Being voted “Best Purebred Arabian” in a Facebook photo competition – I was very pleased that my friends all supported us so that I could bring Tammy’s life as a ridden Purebred Arabian out and about competing at lots of different events – the next event I went to, someone asked me as I was unloading Tam off the float – “oh is that Tammy the chestnut Arab on Facebook ??” She’s a star!!

Last Years Placings/Achievements
Champion for our class at Kelmscott 3 phase series

Completed 4 x 25km rides with WA endurance riders
– vet checked through with excellent scores

Completed 6 ODEs :
3 at Wallangarra, 1 each at Murray, Serpentine and Peel
(technically eliminated but we still finished each phase)

This Years Placings/Achievements
Apart from anything I have entered and completed, placed in or won, my biggest achievement has been overcoming my own fears and anxieties about riding in front of other people.

My great pleasure in the improvements that Tammy and I have made together is the most significant and meaningful achievement I can strive for – if we score well with the judges, or if we don’t, is less important than how I feel about how well Tammy performed and how well I helped her as her rider. These are my personal assessments of the particular challenges that we face – Im very happy with how we are going.

I am also very pleased and happy to have personally promoted the awesomeness of Arabians as ridden horses – a personal achievement that fits well with my passion for these amazing animals

Highlight of the Season so far
Being recently selected for the AHSA WA Talent squad is incredibly fantastic, but I am super delighted by the fact that I even dared to apply being a slightly older rider – but I decided that if my horse met the criteria, then we were going to go for it.

Riding Goal this Year
To compete in the State Arabian championships, complete the 25km social ride at Dwellingup next weekend, and hopefully another 1 or 2 ODEs before the end of the year. Compete in All Arabian show early next year

Future Riding Ambitions
Doing my best to prepare and train for the A class Arabian shows held in Perth.
To keep seeking improvements, and just get better together !