GollyGosh Equine congratulates Lyn Beaumont of Cranbourne South Riding Club for winning The GollyGosh Equine Encouragement Award today. Lyn was riding Rembrandt 5yo Trakehner x Thoroughbred cross 16.1 hands, whom she has had for only 18 months. Lyn has been involved with horses for over 50 years and loves the friendships she has made through riding over those years. Today was her first dressage competition. Well done Lyn!
Claire Webber was the second recipient of the GollyGosh Encouragement Award. Claire rides for Macclesfield Adult Riding Club. Claire was competing on “Masters Circle”, a 5 year old off the track Thoroughbred gelding, whom she has had for only 10 months. Good on you Claire!
GollyGosh Equine Australia met Lisia of Werribee Central Equestrian Club, who was with her 11yo Thoroughbred Maya (Runs on Chocolate), whom she has had for 3 years. Lisia loves eventing and aspires to reach level 1 HRCAV.
We met Archié a 16yo Australian Stock Horse, 16 hands and rider Carolyn from Tooradin Adult Riding Club. Carolyn’s fondest memory was riding at Balnarring beach as a child and she aspires to keep riding after some surgical procedures on her back in April of 2019.
GollyGosh Equine Australia caught up with Melinda from Monash ARC who was at the event on Coup de Ville, a 12 yo Thoroughbred 15 hands. Melinda best riding memory was riding beside her daughter up a hill at a full gallop.
GollyGosh Equine’s Andrew Reay and Wendy Halma caught up Peta Repinac of Gembrook Riding Club, her daughter Ashleigh and their horse “Devilbend Samsung”. We first met Peta 2 weeks ago at the Dingley Riding Club event, Peta told us she had been massaging Sam every day with the GollyGosh Equine Deluxe Massage Ball and had been rewarded with 2 seconds and was Reserve Champion today. Congratulations. It’s amazing what can happen with 2 weeks of use of the GollyGosh Equine Deluxe Massage Ball!!
Sue from Just Riding Inc, was at the event with DVW Man a Standard Breed Welsh Cob Cross, 9 yo standing 15.2, who she has had from day 1. Sue loves competing him and is now reaping the rewards for 9 years of hard work, especially the hourly feeds in his first 3 weeks of life.
Many thanks go to Stephanie Vemis, the Vice President and Events co-ordinator of the Monash ARC, and all the lovely members and visitors we met who made us feel welcome. We enjoyed the great facilities at Drummies Bridge Reserve. A big thank you to the Monash Adult Riding Club.
GollyGosh has been in the making for over 40 years. It began in 1975 when our passion for horses was discovered. That was the beginning of our love affair for the equine world. We’ve dressaged, jumped, shown and trail ridden ever since.