Location: Strathalbyn, SA
YOB: 2006
Horse’s Name: Highfield Chiquitas Chico
Height: 16.3 1/2 hh
Colour: Bay
Breed: Warmblood x Thoroughbred
Discipline: Eventing
What do you love most about your horse? I love Squiggles's personality, cheekiness, ability, character, willingness, how much he tries and wants to please, how bubbly he is and how loving he is in his own cheeky ways. I love how much he makes me laugh!!
Funny habits, how does your horse make you smile? He makes me laugh by grabbing the hood of my jacket or hoodie and always putting it on my head. I will flick it off and he'll put it back on. His personality over all is just funny and how cheeky he is. He also makes me laugh when he does his extended trot because he makes it so fancy and my Coach Megan Jones calls it 'The Hollywood trot'.
Horse’s Name: Viscount Visage
Height: 17hh
Colour: Pinto
Breed: Warmblood x Thoroughbred
Discipline: Dressage
What do you love most about your horse? I love how gentle and laid back he is on the ground how he is such a peoples horse. I love his willingness to learn knew dressage movements and how he gets straight into it and wants to do it right.
Funny habits, how does your horse make you smile? When you scratch his wither he stretches out like he is weeing so he is at your level and if you stop he will step sideways until he just touches you so you keep going.
What do you love most about horses? I love their different personalities and their love and willingness to please. I love how they teach you so much and the partnership you form with them.
Do you have an idol in the Equine World? Gillian Rolton and my coach Megan Jones.
Who is your biggest supporter? My biggest supporter is my mum and my grandma and grandpa and my coach Megan Jones and her husband James.
Describe your favourite horse memory?My favourite horse memory would have to be in 2017 Interschool Nationals Toowoomba. I was on my pony Mighty Murphy and we were doing EvA 80cm Eventing. We came 3rd overall. I was 11 at the time and I was so excited to have placed out of such a large field.
What are your ambitions or dreams with your current horses? With Squiggles it would be to keep working up the levels and be selected on the SA State Eventing Squad for 2022 and get to Adelaide International 3DE, hopefully next year. Marty I would like to compete in a CDI J in the next 12 months.
Where do you see yourself riding in 5 years? Trans Tasman Team, being selected on National Eventing Squad Team and hopefully representing Australia at WEG.
Why do you want to be part of the Barastoc Junior Squad? I would love to be apart of Barastoc's Junior Squad as I believe it would give me many opportunities for the future and some great learning opportunities as wel and I have been encouraged to do so by my coach Megan Jones.
How do you think being a member of the Barastoc Junior Squad will help your riding? By supporting my passion and ambition with my horses to train hard and do well. Helping me to learn and understand nutrition and supplements for my horses.
Which Barastoc Ambassador would you most like to meet? Luke Harmer.
Have you fed Barastoc to your horses in the past? If so, what products did you use? We have always fed our horses the Barastoc products; Calm Performa and Speedi Beet and Low GI Cube. All my horses love them!!!