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MEET THE TEAM
Our coaching staff are all accredited with Riding for the Disabled Australia
and are continuously working to develop & hone their skills to enhance our client's experience and outcomes.
Coach Jacqui
Coach Jacqui came from a horse mad family & has been riding for over 30 years. She got her very first pony when she was 4. She has trained and competed in many different disciplines over the years including dressage, eventing, western pleasure, trail, reining and western dressage. She has been a coach for 6 years now and really enjoys helping riders improve their skills and enjoy their riding.
Coach Kaylea
Kaylea has always been obsessed with horses but she started her equine career with RDA when she was 14yrs old. Since then she has worked in different areas of the horse industry including thoroughbred and standardbred racing stables/studs, warmblood studs, private equestrian centres and the State Equestrian Centre. In her spare time she studies different types of equine therapies including massage and red light. Kaylea has always had a passion for working with people with disabilities and has also been working as a support worker for 3yrs.
Coach Sharon
Sharon has been riding and working with horses off and on since she was a young girl. She is passionate about RDA and the benefits it gives the RDA riders.
Sharon began volunteering at RDA Capricorn in 2017 and commenced her coaches training in 2019, qualifying as a Level 1 coach in May 2023. Throughout her volunteering & training she was exposed to a wide range of situations, riders, volunteers and abilities including training with mounting and dismounting of riders with challenging physical and emotional issues.
Trish - Admin Officer
Trish came to us as a volunteer and the parent of one of our clients. Her back ground is in business management and over the past 30 years she has managed businesses in the medical, hospitality and tourism sectors. While the bulk of her role can be managed externally, she enjoys spending at least one day per week out at the Centre connecting with clients and volunteers.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and together they love dining out, travel, gardening and renovating their hills property.