Rocklyn Equestrian

19/05/2025

Just before Christmas and before I broke my wrist I was entrusted with one of my favourite track rides ‘Montenegro Man’ (Monty) to find him the best home possible. And that is exactly what he found!! Monty has been in Tassie now for 4 weeks with my best friend Crystal and her daughter Kyeesha! I’m so excited for kyeesha and Monty’s future

13/04/2025

Do you need to bring your horse back into work? Does it need some further education? Or maybe you are you thinking of selling? Whatever the case may be, I can help you out!

I am a highly experienced horse trainer with a passion for retraining OTT’s and can assist you with:
- Bringing your horse/s into work/keeping them in work.
- Re education of your horse/s - young/old.
- Preparation and listing of your horse/s for sale.
- OTTB retraining
- Racehorse pre training

Please, if you’d like to book your horse/s in for any of the above get in touch with me so we can work out a plan!

Now that I’m back from injury and the wet season seems to have come to an end I am pumped to start working horses again with many comps planned for the year!

Please be aware - I do not take on unbroken horses (once they are broken in, I am happy to put miles on them) or dangerous horses. I too have a life to live and family to support.

19/02/2025

03/02/2025

So wxcited for this combination this year ❤️❤️ loving the way they are coming together

02/02/2025

Seems fitting even though I didn’t even fall off. I got off after the fact! 😂😂😂

28/01/2025

Boyd Martin always had some good inspirational words. Even though an American now he did used to be an Aussie and yes back in my younger days had the opportunity to meet and compete with! Those days are long gone but I can still watch one of his videos and be inspired to do better

7997 likes, 45 comments. “Keep showing up.”

27/01/2025

A day after my latest update Dominic has informed me that he doesn’t want to ride any more and wants to play footy instead! He has been wanting to play for a few years now and as much as I would love for him to ride I don’t want to force something on him when he’d rather do something else!

But, Chester isn’t going far - the Hills family will be taking him.
He is a great step up horse for Payton who wants to focus on her show jumping and is aiming for State this year. He is also highly suitable for Payton as he is an all rounder and she will still be able to do dressage, hacking and pony club as well. Payton and Chester will be teamed together for the next year or so while I take on and train our lovely little OTT Madnus Lee (Maxi, mad max, maximus) for Payton to go on with in the future.

Good luck Payton, I can’t wait to see the bond you and Chester form this year and the achievements you will have.

26/01/2025

We finally got ‘Buckles’ sign up. It’s taken a while but she finally has her sign above her resting place and on top of the new veggie patch

22/01/2025

The end of 2024 proved challenging, I have been MIA so here’s a little update for all!

My bestest boy JT had ongoing soundness issues which led him to having a lot of time off in between comps for the end of 2024. I tweaked various things and went through a process of elimination to find the cause and what will work for him. He has been spelling over the summer months and I believe I have resolved the issue.

Mo Man had a great start to his career after racing. A few clinics with the incredible Thomas muehlenbeck, a dressage comp and a couple of show jumping comps up to 80cm. He has now had a good spell and will be ready to start fresh this season.

Dominic and Chester had some great results throughout the year and jumped up to 90cm at their last comp of the season (mum told Dominic it was smaller than it was to get him to have a crack! Then told him later). Super proud of them both and I can’t wait to see the achievements this duo will have this year.

As many of you know, I am a track work rider which is a job I absolutely love. Unfortunately at the start of December I was heading out on my fifth horse for the morning, who clearly got up on the wrong side of the stable which resulted in me breaking my wrist and requiring surgery - I now have 2 plates, a screw and a cool scar to tell the story!
But on a positive note my favourite little three year old ‘Obligated’ (Harry) has had an amazing prep with a trip to Brisbane to race at Eagle Farm where he did not disappoint! He gave his all and ran a solid 5th on a heavy 10 track. I have so much faith in this little horse that he will get the podium finish down south next prep.

Whilst the break has been a minor set back to start 2025, I can’t wait to get clearance because I am super excited to start riding again!

Watch this space - There are a few up and coming OTTs who will be ready to find new homes this season!

01/08/2024

Happy birthday to our bestest boys

17/07/2024

This week Mo Man got a hair cut and Hasty definitely needed a hairy Maclairey cut