RUTH SCHNEEBERGER
Born 4/9/65 in Langenthal, Switzerland, Ruth did
an apprenticeship at the tender age of 18 years as
a Bereiter (qualification in breaking-in and training
horses) then at 25 years of age she qualified as a
“Riding Instructor” in Switzerland which is equivalent
to the EFA Level 111 status.
Ruth arrived in Australia in 1995 and became a citizen
in 2002 being self employed in teaching, training
and competing horses and granted Level 11 EFA General
and Dressage Riding Instructor in Australia.
The horses Ruth has trained & competed in Australia
to FEI Level Dressage are King of Hearts, Superstar,
Flowervale Impulse & Hervey Bay.
Noteably, Ruth has won the South Australian EFA Rider
of the Year in Dressage a staggering 7 times since
1999 and the horses she has ridden who have also won
EFA Dressage Horse of the Year are Sleepless Nights,
King Of Hearts, Superstar, Fowervale Impulse &
Harvey Bay.
Ruth is currently campaining Harvey Bay, a 10 year
old Black gelding competing at Grand Prix level around
Australia, Flowervale Freereign, a 6 year old gelding
competing at Advanced level dressage and Ponderosa
Stud Lucarno competing at Medium level Dressage. Ruth
will be schooling & competing on the Ponderosa
Stud horses at Dressage with the Stars and other events.
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KATHRYN WRIGHT
Born on 26/10/87, Kathryn was raised into a life
surrounded by horses with her Mum being a keen competitor
and a supportive Dad who was the President of the
Two Wells Pony Club, so Kathryn started her riding
career at the tender age of 4 at Pony Club.
At the age of 9 Kathryn competed in her first Royal
Adelaide Show where she blitzed the field and won
her rider class.
Kathryn was so successful at hacking she was on the
Show Horse Young Rider Squad for 4 years, and qualified
for the Grand Nationals in her rider classes.
In 2006, with her thoroughbred, Tudor Park Barrington,
Kathryn competed in Dressage and was listed on the
Young Rider Dressage Squad in 2007 and was awarded
the prestigious Young Rider Scholoarship in that year.
Traveling interstate for the Young Rider National
Dressage Championships in 2008, Kathryn & Tudor
Park Barrington won Reserve Champion Classic Thoroughbred
Dressage Horse.
Kathryn currently competes and owns Warmbloods, a
yearling gelding Cooramin Ramiro Hit, and her riding
horse KW Imperial Tigru who qualified and competed
at Dressage with the Stars in 2011 as a 4 year old.
In 2011 Kathryn has become a sponsored rider for Horseland.
Kathryn will be schooling and competing on the Ponderosa
Stud horses.
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CHERYL HATSWELL
Started riding later in life and joined Enfield Heights Pony Club where she piloted, an Anglo-Arab known as ‘Macauley’ to become three times winner metropolitan Horse of the Year and twice Winner State Pony Club Horse of the Year. Eventing being a passion, ‘Macauley’ competed three times at Naracoorte Junior 3 Day Event (Intermediate Level) as well as winning in Dressage & Hacking. In her senior days, Cheryl bought a thoroughbred, not long off of the track to compete three times in the prestigious Gawler Three Day event, and become a member of the State Dressage Squad. Cheryl has gone on to become qualified as EFA Level 1 instructor (non-practicing), qualified and registered Artificial Insemination Technician through Melbourne University and the Department of South Australia & has commenced training as AWHA Mare Classifier as well as a Bowen & Emtech Practitioner.
ROB HATSWELL
Rob’s philosophy was, if you can’t beat them, you had better join them, so Rob learnt to handle and ride horses when he met and latter married Cheryl. Rob went onto compete on ‘Macauley’ and placed in Level 2 Eventing. Rob has also completed the Artificial Insemination Course at Melbourne University and has become obsessed with the feeding requirements of the Equine Athlete and Breeding Horse. To satisfy his passion, Rob has become a manufacturer of a wide variety of Horse Pellets for the pleasure pony to the FEI level horse through to Breeding Stock. Pellets are really the best way to make sure the horse gets all the nutrients required to ensure peak performance.
A boutique Pellet Manufacturer, Rob is able to produce the best feed for the South Australian horse lacking in the vitamins and minerals in the area, as well as custom formulations required by some studs and race horses.
Please feel free to contact Rob for more information at rob@ponderosastud.com
Rob Hatswell on Macauley |
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