About us

Stuart, his wife Karen and daughter Gemma, operate our own yard on 30 acres in Maraylya, one hour from central Sydney, Australia.

We primarily focus on campaigning eventers for ourselves and owners, plus we provide an elite training centre for other up-and-coming performance riders.

We have been in business since 1990 and married since 1993. We met whilst competing at 3-Day Events around Australia.

After successes at major events throughout Australia and Europe, we turned our focus to an Olympic dream – which was eventually realised with an exciting Gold medal in the teams event at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, winning team Bronze at the Rio De Janerio Olympic Games.

Gemma has recently entered the fold of Tinney Eventing. Gemma coaches, trains and competes for Tinney Eventing, as well as her own clients.

Today, Karen (NCAS Level 2 Eventing) concentrates on running our business. Stuart competes, trains horses to Elite level, tours Australia coaching plus is a Level 4 XC Course Designer.

Stuart’s Career Highlights

• Gold Medalist Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
• Bronze medalist Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
• Order Of Australia medal (OAM) 2000
• NCAS level 3 coach (highest level) 2004
• New South Wales Institute of Sport Elite Athlete
• Sport Australia Hall of Fame induction November 2003
• Equestrian NSW Rider of the year 5 times.
• Key to Sydney City 2000
• Selection to be a “Torch Bearer” 2004 Olympic Games
• Anna Savage Medal for “Best & Fairest” rider 5 times.
• Inducted into the NSW Sports Hall of Fame 2013
• Annapurna listed on the ‘Rio Olympic Squad’ 2013
• Sports Hall of fame (EA) 2017 for contribution towards Gold medal SYDNEY Olympics
• NSW Sports award nominated 2017 “Best sports person”
• 2017 NSW Rider of the Year (‘War Hawk’ Horse of the Year)
• 2017 3Day Event Team Member – Oceania Team 3DE
• 2014-2017 National GOLD Squad (AIS Podium and podium ready)
• 2019 National Recognition Squad (Celebration and Leporis)
• 2018/2022 Australian Eventing Chef d’Equipe
• 2019 NSW Eventing Rider of the year
• 2020 National GOLD Squad (Podium or podium ready)
• 2021 National GOLD Squad (Podium or podium ready)
• 2023 Course Design accreditation EA Level 4, FEI Level 3
• NEC Committee member

Gemma’s Career Highlights

• 2016/17 National NEXT Squad (AIS Developing and Emerging)
• 2016/17 National Recognition Squad
• 2017 awarded the ‘Caitlyn Fischer memorial trophy’ Melbourne 3DE (best performed Young Rider)
• 2017/18 Young National Athlete of the Year
• 2017 3Day Event Team Member – Oceania Team 3DE (Young Rider Team)
• 2018/19 National HP NEXT Squad (AIS Developing and Emerging)
• 2019 National Recognition Squad (Annapurna)
• 2019 Anna Savage medal for “Best and Fairest”
• 2019 Reserve Oceania Team (AUS) -non travelling
• 2020 NEXT Squad
• 2021 NEXT Generation National Squad
• 2024 EA Senior National Talent Identification Squad

Stuart’s Representative Honors for Australia

2021 3-Day Event team Reserve. Olympic games Tokyo, Japan.  ‘Leporis’
2018/22 Australian Event Team High Performance Chef d’Equipe
2017 3-Day Event Team Member – Oceania Team 3DE Australia
2016 3-Day Event Team Member – Olympic Games, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. ‘Pluto Mio’. Team Bronze
2016- Equestrian Federation of Australia Elite Rider-Gold Squad member
2015- Equestrian Federation of Australia Elite Rider- Gold Squad member
2014 3-Day Event Australian team member- World Equestrian Games Normandy ,France.  ‘Pluto Mio’ (placed 10th individual)
2013 3-Day Event Team Member – Trans Tasman 3DE . Australia
2012 Equestrian Federation of Australia Elite Rider
2011 Equestrian Federation of Australia Elite Rider
2010 3-Day Event Australian team member – World Equestrian Games. Kentucky, USA. ‘Vettori’ (placed 8th Individual)
2009 3-Day Event team member – Trans-Tasman 3-Day Event Championships ,Australia
2007 -3-Day Event team member – Trans-Tasman 3-Day Event Championships ,New Zealand
2004 3-Day Event team member – Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2002 3-Day Event team member – World Equestrian Games, Jerez, Spain.  ‘Ava’
2000 3-Day Event team member – Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia.  ‘Jeepster’  Team Gold
1998 3-Day Event team member – World Equestrian Games, Rome, Italy.   ‘Jeepster’ (Placed 8th Individual)
1992 Eventing team selection – Olympic Games, Barcelona ,Spain
1988 Eventing team selection – World Equestrian Games, Stockholm,Sweden