When I am not showing dogs I am blessed with the time and good luck to be riding horses. Being a member and riding with the Melbourne Hunt is a passion that once wholly consumed my life.  I was lucky enough to have had  three very wonderful horses on which I rode out to hounds and competed at Royal Melbourne show upon. these were "Harry" (courtesy of Ian Diamond) "Rocky" (Raquar Bay Courtesy of Pam Carvill and Mark Budgeon) and "Almamana" Pictured bottom centre jumping at the old Horse Arena at the Royal Melbourne Show, he was given to me very kindly by Mic Fox and Leanne Pelling. For a season I was kindly loaned "Captain" courtesy Of Helen & Peter Mc Donnell. After having our two beautiful daughters Lauren and Maddy, I drifted away from the club. It was much easier to show dogs than ride horses with two small children but after the tragic death of my friend Pam I returned to the fold so to speak and am once again enjoying my days out on the beautiful properties we are so  privileged to ride across. Since returning to the hunt club I spent the 2008 season alternating between "Rocky" pictured below left and then Bruce & Diane Crowther's kindly let me hunt  "Cordelia." she is pictured on the right jumping. You can visit the Melbourne Hunt Site and all the beautiful hounds and read about the interesting history of the hunt and those involved with it by clicking here www.melbournehunt.org.au

 The 2009 Season i was fortunate to acquired "Barney.....race name "Jimob" from Paul Cofield of Hume hunt. I am very pleased with Bananas I have had a wonderful season on him he is a lively mount between the panels but gets me over everything safely which is a blessing. So far this season barney attended at least 20 meets safely carting me around. I have had a great 2009 season hunting on Barney with Lauren my daughter coming out at the intro and Longford Hunts on her Pony "Hope", very kindly loaned to us by Dorothy Alexander. Our 2009 season finished at Tarwin on Laurens new Mare "Cheeky" we were lucky enough to acquire from Nicci Foster. Cheeky was bred by Tara Gordon Editor of the Horse Down Under Magazine and was brilliantly found for us by Kylie Griffiths.

During the 2009 season I was lucky enough attend meets with my eldest daughter Lauren on Horseback and my Husband and youngest daughter Maddy in the car as well as being able to ride across Jeff and Jill Bates beautiful property with one of my oldest friends Nikki Lillaligan pictured Left on her beautiful QH Coady.

My pyres love having the horses around. They love the daily chores associated with looking after them and enjoy the interaction and the entire farm dog scene. It is what they were bred to be farm companions. the interaction of the big dogs constantly with the horses benefits me because my horses are not frightened of dogs because of our Pyres, so if a dog runs out to have a go at the horse whilst riding down the street the horses are not frightened of many dogs after putting up with the pyre pack. We hope for a great 2010 season now that Lauren has her new mare "Oopsa Daisy"  who we just acquired from Cheryl Bunting. Oopsa was the whip hoses for many seasons with Melbourne Hunt and we are very privileged to have her home for my daughter to learn out in the field on. We are looking forward to 2010.

My younger daughter Maddy is learning to ride on the lovely "Cheeky" and if all goes well she might also join us later in the 20120 season enjoying the beautiful country side we are so privileged to ride across.