From Group 1 glory in Sydney’s Doncaster Mile to working in the NSW Mounted Police unit, it would be an understatement to say that 24yo Patezza has earned his retirement.
From winning Off the Track series with her thoroughbred to establishing herself as a female trainer, racing is well and truly ingrained in Amanda Davis-William’s DNA.
Moving ashore from Malmo, Sweden to Australia may have been a lifestyle change for apprentice jockey Julia Presits but her love for horses hasn’t wavered.
With even the slightest knowledge about the racing industry, anyone would have heard of the apprentice jockey taking the world by storm, Anna Roper.
From being an assistant Foreperson for Brad Widdup, to earning ribbons in the show jumping arena and educating herself on equine welfare, Emily Spark is well and truly invested in the Racing world.
When the seasons change, it is important that as horse owners we monitor changes in pasture quality and quantity and manage our horses feed appropriately. As pasture availability increases in spring and summer, generally an automatic response of owners is to decrease the amount of hay and supplementary feed being fed.
At the age of 20 Chloe Mannell has achieved a multitude of things within the show jumping world but now she sets her sights on a new challenge, becoming a professional jockey.
With the last name Howlett, it’s no surprise Macey has found her way in the Racing industry. Taking after her trainer father Todd Howlett, Macey shares in the love of horses by managing her time between retraining her own off the track Thoroughbreds and riding track work for father’s stable.
Racing is second nature to 23yr old Sophie Brown. Not even the 3:30am wake ups in the cold or the stress of balancing her full-time role with her own dressage training can take away from Sophie’s love for racing. It’s no wonder she is a trusted junior foreman for Mark Newnham Racing.
By Pryde’s EasiFeed
Thoroughbreds transitioning from racing to other disciplines such as dressage and pony club is becoming more common, providing these young horses a change of career and home. Transitioning from racing to performance, pleasure or being a paddock mate involves several major changes, one of those being their diets.
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