Archives: Trainer

Josh Smith and his wife and 3 children live on their family farm in Marmor, Qld. Josh is working as a part time horse trainer at JD Performance Horses and a part-time electrician in the mines of Old.  Josh has a background of pony club, showjumping, dressage, cross country as a young kid. At the

Paxton is another one of our up and coming trainers. He grew up in the Hunter Valley NSW, near Scone ‘The Horse Capital of Australia’ and throughout his life he has always been surrounded with horses, exposed to many disciplines as a kid such as Australian Stock Horses events, dressage, eventing, poll, pony club, campdrafting

Jay Charnock a horse trainer from the Mid North Coast of NSW, well known for crossing over a range of different disciplines particulary in cow related sports. Jay comes from a non-horse background and through a family holiday farm visit fell into the love of horses. From a basic level following the journey that horses

Michael Wilson has dedicated a lifetime to his horsemanship and it shows!  Not one to be stuck in his own ways he has pro-actively sought new techniques and ideas to complement his knowledge of training.  His dedication stands out as does his ability to explain the concepts that have enabled him to win at an

If there are 2 words that we would use to describe Al’s competition horses: they are calm and pure.  Having now watched what Al is doing at home we now understand why.  Al has his horses correct yet he isn’t making major adjustments to achieve his objectives.  There are a few new concepts including ‘drawing

Based just outside of Gracemere, Queensland is where Matt Moffat Performance Horses calls home. A horse facility where Matt specialises in training and selling Campdraft and Challenge horses along with sale preparation. After a very successful start to 2021 with a win in the Charlie Maher Memorial Young Guns, placing second in the Nutrien Classic

Where do we start! Dan Steers is a Horseman, World renowned Entertainer, Master Farrier and carries with him a list of accolades in multiple equine disciplines. You may recognise Dan’s familiar face from “Double Dan Horsemanship” the duo that have displayed their horsemanship all over the world with shows, clinics and training. Dan has a

From Snaffle Bit cutting to Campdrafting, Joel & Julie Duff are renowned for riding soft, supple and well educated horses that consistently put them in the winners circle. Making a home with their young family in Manilla just outside of Tamworth, you will see Joel and Julie competing at a Campdraft most weekends.  The Duff

Tamworth based trainer Wyatt Young has spent a lot of time gleaming a wealth of info from some of Australia’s best campdrafters and world renown horsemen such as Al Dunning.  With a few ABCRA campdraft titles under his belt and a swag of broad ribbons from ASH classes, Wyatt’s horses are renown for being correct and

Kimberley has been one of the leading campdraft competitors within the ACA for a decade.  How has she achieved this?  When you talk to Kimberley about drafting its clear that she has put a lot of thought into how she sets up her yards and rides a course. Despite all her achievements she rates winning