Lifestyle Performance Horses

19/04/2025

A little trip to VACCS pre show for a couple of the girls. Wins and grins all round! Tracey and Bailee, Lee and Chachi, Julie and Nash, plus our resident Roo Darren and Nugget! 👏👏👏

10/04/2025

Warning long post lol! Q25 was an awesome 10 whirlwind days away with travel buddies Tracey Atkins, strapper extraordinaire, Jess McKee our team mate’s first trip to Nationals, and Annie Brianna Ellis, someone who NEVER gives up! Congratulations to you all for your successes over the show, whether they were personal bests or in the winners circle.. in my eyes you’re all winners! To the AQHA and the amazing sponsors, thanks is never enough! To our stable mates Dion, Matt and Peta you guys made the show so much fun, and it was so nice to catch up with Mary Gale (Matt’s mum) Scruffy and I were both under prepared due to an untimely accident in January (3 weeks of riding for us both) but he put in a stellar performance for some cool results! Thanks to all of our competitors who made this show!
Third Time Lazy and Liz 4th Open Hack, 4th Junior Trail, 3rd American all age trail, 1st Junior Western Riding, 1st American all age Western Riding.
Tirra Ewers borrowed Scruff for her HSE with a 10 minute get to know each other ride came away with a 5th in the 15-18 youth.
I Got a Ceecret and Jess, 5th NA Hack, 2nd NA HSE, 4th NA Horsemanship, 4th NA SMS, 5th American Amateur SMS, 5th NA Ranch.
DP Best Red Machine and Annie: 6th Amateur SMS, 2nd Amateur HSE.
Annlee Assess Me and Annie: 4th Amateur Dressage, 3rd Amateur Hack, 4th Amateur Ranch, 4th Amateur Reining
Here’s some happy snaps…

01/02/2025

Vic State has come to a close for the team.. While I sit here recovering the Lifestyle flag flew high.. with so many wins and places to remember, all I can say is congratulations to you all! Lot’s of videos, phone pep talks and Ralph’s live feeds kept the one riding from her arm chair feeling like I was there! Very proud of you all! Linda and Larry, Sarah and Ni**et, Jess and Spider, and Tracey and Bailee! Thanks goes to all the wonderful sponsors, committee and helpers and the other competitors on a super show!

13/01/2025

Nice relaxing show at the Shepparton Western Club, held at Benalla this weekend. Thanks to the hardworking committee and staff. Thanks to the sponsors for supporting the club. Last but not least congratulations to the girls, a great start to the season! Tracey and Bailee, Jess and Spider, Sarah and Ni**et, Julie and Nash, special mention for Darren and Nugget and also the Scruff having a hit out before State!

21/12/2024

Our Lifestyle Xmas party over for another year! A great night with good friends, and lots of food with a few bevies! Ps the panic straps were a hit oh and I found where I had carefully placed my bottle of champagne this morning lol!
Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🎄🎄

05/12/2024

Would anyone like a ticket? These clippers are the best!! And it’s for a good cause:)

29/11/2024

Great words ...
“The problem with horse training is that society is set up to believe that you can buy a service and have things the way you want in a certain time frame. People look at horse training as if they're spending their money on a product. And yet even the best horse trainers will tell you the horse takes its own time, and no one can guarantee a horse will be doing what you want when you want it. The other problem is that even if your trainer can get it done with your horse, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be able to. Getting a horse right takes an amount of commitment on the owners part to develop the same type of relationship that the trainer has, otherwise how can you expect from your horse for yourself what your trainer gets? When they are who have put in the hours, the sweat, the patience and get along with that horse. You aren't spending money on a tune up for your car that you can take home and just drive. The fact that money is involved leads people to believe they deserve something for what they paid, and they do, but it happens in the animals time, not the humans time. I think any good trainer would say they would do this for free if they could, just to be with horses and help people and yet, we all have to eat....”
well said Buck well said...
(give them time and enjoy the ride♥️)

25/11/2024

What a very successful Nifty show for the Lifestyle team! The girls were on fire with so many wins and places to put into text, so very proud of you all! Plus the black one redeemed himself after last show 😉 Tracey and Saylor with Bailee, Lee and Chachi, Jess and Spider, Karen are Pie, and our resident rooster Darren and Nuggy! Thanks goes to the GVQH & WRC and volunteers for a well run friendly show!

06/10/2024

Another fun weekend away with the crew! Thanks to PCQHA for hosting an A AA show this weekend. Thanks to the hard working committee and volunteers for a great show, delicious Saturday night dinner and raffle draw (always my favourite)Thanks to all of the amazing sponsors and thanks to Vonda Kiley, Joliman Lawyers, Henschke Family and Jess and Kayden McKee for sponsoring Junior horse events. Congratulations team on your success and PB’s over the weekend 🤩Tracey and Bailee, Linda and Larry, Jess and Spider and little Archie..

29/09/2024

An absolute blast and very successful weekend at the Big Valley QHA Super Team show this weekend! Thanks goes to the wonderful sponsors and hard working committee and volunteers for everything you did for everyone! Congratulations goes to all the Lifestyle Team! What a fun and successful weekend you all had! Many highlights including Lee winning the high point improver and then bringing home the overall team buckle! Along with Jess and Tracey’s team bringing home the runner up team spurs!! So many PB’s and highlights for the weekend. Great start to the season! Congratulations Jess and Spiderman, Lee and Charchie, Kylie and Archie, Linda and Larry, Karen and Pie and Tracey and Saylor will Bailee! Special mention to Darren and Nugget… thanks for being a good sport and official team Rooster for the weekend 😉looking forward to a great season!!!

15/09/2024

07/09/2024

Wanted Blue Ribbon show saddle.. show me what you have :)