Olympic (or similar) goals anyone?

That is amazing and pretty inspiring.

My long term goal is to travel the world in my job.
I have no plans to become a jockey - so I am planning just to stick with trackwork and stablehand work.

Basically I would love to be able to go overseas and work. Dubai, England, USA, im open to work in any international country. I would love to work in a huge successful stable - but I am still years away from even thinking im capable of going overseas.

And you never know, one of the horses I work with at the farm might turn into the next Black Caviar or australian superstar racehorse and might take me all over the country and overseas. =D

No Olympic goals for me, I am not huely into competition. I like competing, but it's not something that I strive for. I am more the type that would rather spend all my money on lessons, clinics and instruction in general.
Training Grand Prix dressage at home would be nice, but to make it competitively internationally, particularly being from Australia, requires an enormous amount of cash behind you to get anywhere, and even then, it's a cr** shot!

So I'm just happy, training at home, bettering myself and my horse :)

Yep. Just got permission to compete in my first CDI (International Dressage Competition) from my NF and am currently getting all my vaccinations and things in order. I told my BF we aren't having kids until I've represented my country in an international championship... I don't know if he thinks I'm kidding, but I'm not!!

This year I'm starting also to get a more comprehensive sponsorship package together and have been spending my life applying for competition bursaries. I'm hoping to get long listed this year and then at least I'm not paying for training camps with the National Technical Adviser lol. It is very expensive and I'm lucky to have the full support of my family, but that only goes so far and now I have to actually start getting sponsors and things :P Anyone want to sponsor me?!?!
Next year I want to apply as well to the Sydney CDI3* in Australia :) It's on borrowed horses so Ro can stay in Canada and I'll go on a holiday lol :P


If everything goes REALLY well with Rowan I want to declare for WEG 2014, however we'll see what this year brings first! If not and I end up purchasing a young horse I will set my sights on WEG 2018.

If you end up going to Sydney, let me know ;) I might have to take some leave off work and trek interstate to meet you

For sure!!! It would be awesome to meet you :P If I go I would probably bring my BF and go on a holiday for a while too because why the heck not if I'm already there!!

Its definitely worth holidaying while you're here - if funds and time allow, I'd suggest going up to far North QLD, past Cairns - go up to Port Douglas then head out on a snorkelling cruise of the Great Barrier Reff - AMAZING! Then head back waaaaaay South, and either jump on a boat or plane across to Tasmania. The coatal regions are absolutely stunning.
You'll have fun competing amongst the Aussies, we're a loud, probably overfriendly bunch and you'll be sure to fit in ;)

Kayty I see you missed out on the best part of Australia there... what about WA!!

WA is BEAUTIFUL - but it's a hell of a long way away from Sydney ;)
If I had my way, I'd make Anebel do every state in Aus!! We've got some really beautiful areas here in SA too, and the NT is just amazing!

Oh but skip the ACT, that's boring :P