About Me
Last summer I decided to spend a year as a working student. My idea was that I would spend four months in Germany at a dressage stable, four months in Florida at an eventing stable, and four months in Canada with a Big-Time show-jumper. I bought extra-thick socks from MEC and packed three winter jackets, and in September 2008 I left for Voerde, a surprisingly grey town located on the Rhine under the regional directorship of Dusseldorf. I spent ten weeks apprenticing with the former coach of the Canadian, Dutch and German Dressage Teams, Herr Johann Hinnemann.
Since then I have worked for Ingrid Klimke in Muenster and David and Karen O`Connor in Florida. These Masters forgot more about riding in those six months then I will ever know. It was an honour to work for them. I improved my knowledge of classical dressage, I learnt the difference between showjumping and cross-country and I discovered natural horsemanship. I spent the summer of 2009 at home, in Vancouver, training and competing on Sapphire, a dutch warmblood.
Biography
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Showjumping : Competed up to 1'40 metre. Southland's Riding Club Grand Prix Champion 2008, 2009.
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Modern Pentathlon : Senior National Champion (2005 and 2007). Junior National Champion (2003). Competed at Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2007). Competed at World Championships (2006, 2007)
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Working Student Positions : Johann Hinnemann, Ingrid Klimke, David and Karen O'Connor
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Prince Philipp Games : Regional, National, and International Gold Medallist.
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Tetrathlon : National Champion (2002).
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Eventing: British Columbia Training Championships - 1st (2009)
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Pony Club : 'A' level achieved
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Education : B.A. in History from the University of British Columbia.
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Coaching: Equine Canada Level One
