Katie's NZ base is in Ohoka, Canterbury where she breeds, starts and schools young horses. While in New Zealand Katie takes horses for starting, schooling and re-educating. She also enjoys teaching riders of all ages and abilities.

As a child Katie had some great and some challenging ponies but by the age of 15 had won a national show hunter title, represented New Zealand in the FEI Children’s international Show jumping competition, competed in the Pony of the Year title class and schooled two ponies from green broke to successfully competing at grand prix level. From the age of 13 Katie transitioned onto hacks, successfully evented up to 1* level, dressage to level 3 and Show jumping to 1* Grand Prix. Katie also holds her A and H certificates.

In 2013 Katie made the decision to move to England for a year. She worked for James Fisher for 4 months schooling and jumping his young horses and then was offered and amazing opportunity to ride for John and Laura Renwick. Laura is currently the leading lady rider in England and John is a top class trainer and previously an international Show jumper. In her 6months there she rode and competed their young horses and was lucky to get a huge amount of training from John, Katie has returned to New Zealand summer 2014/15 to further develop and compete her young horses and plans to head to england again over the winter to further her knowledge.

The experience Katie has gained overseas has broadened her knowledge base in the development and production of young competition horses and has been invaluable in aiding Katie to develop her own team and starting and developing clients horses.

On this page you can find Katie's major career highlights, training experience and references from current and previous clients.

Career Highlights so far

2016/17

• National Showjumping Championships, 1.30-40 Championship title with Westgrove GNZ
• Runner up 1.20-30 championship - Lakota
• Runner up South Island speed horse - Lakota

2015/16

• 5th place in the 7yo title class at HOY 2016 - Westgrove GNZ
• 3rd place in the 125 HOY title class - Lakota
• 5th place in first mini prix start - Westgrove GNZ

2014/15
was spent mostly bringing through the youngstock, all of which were very green.

• 1st and 3rd SI Foxhunter Final
• Runner up National Open Show Hunter Title
• 7th National Equitation series (from minimal shows)
• 1st 1.15 championship SCNO champ show

2012/13:

• 1st Canterbury Royal NZ A&P Show Young Rider 
• Winner of the National Young Rider Title
• 4th Young Rider of the Year at HOY 
• Winner of the South Island Young Rider Series
• Currently 5th in the National Young Rider Series
• Reserve for the NZ Young Rider Team at HOY
• Member of the South Island Young Rider Team
• Member of NZSJ Young Rider talent ID Squad 
• Selected to represent NZPCA in the 2013 Interpacific Team

2011/12:

• 1st Canterbury Labour weekend 1.30 Championship
• 1st Young Rider at Christmas Cracker 
• 1st South Canterbury 1.30 Championship
• 3rd National Horse 1.20 Title
• 3rd National Young Rider Title
• Member of the NZ Young Rider Team
• Member of the South Island Young Rider Team
• Member of the SJNZ Young Rider Talent ID ‘A’ Squad

2010/11:

• Canterbury Young Rider Series winner
• Winner of the National Young Rider Title
• 3rd Canterbury Championships Grand Prix
• 3rd Junior Rider of the Year at HOY
• Winner of Intermediate Rider of the Year
• Member of the North Island/South Island composite Young Rider team 

2009/10:

• Winner of the Canterbury 1.10 Futurity
• 5th Junior Rider of the Year at HOY
• Winner of Intermediate Rider of the Year at HOY
• Canterbury Junior Rider Series winner

2008/09:

• 2nd National Horse 1.10 title class
• 2nd National Junior rider title class
• 4th National Junior rider series
• 1st South Island Junior rider series

2007/2008:

• Winner of the Pony Grand Prix at Canterbury Royal NZ A&P Show
• 1st Pony Foxhunter Final
• 3rd National Horse 1.10 Title class

2006/07:

• Member of the NZ Children’s FEI International team

2005/06: 

• National EIT Pony Show hunter high points series winner
• South Island pony show hunter series winner
• Canterbury pony show hunter series winner