Milestones

1994

Purchased her first horse

1994

1998

1998

First Dressage Horse

5yo Friesian x TB called Tambo
Fell in love with him because he had been taught how to bow (not useful in dressage, but super cool!)

1999

Competed At First Preliminary
Dressage Competition With Tambo
(coming equal second place)

1999

2000

2000

Victorian Young Rider ‘Riders Of The Future’ Talent Squad

2004

Competed Tambo For The First Time An Prix St Georges Level

2004

2005

2005

Worked at the stables of
Sabine Shut-Kery

A Grand Prix Friesian rider and trainer and the first person in the world to take a Friesian to Grand Prix level dressage

First purebred Friesians imported from Holland

(2 stallions and one mare)

2006

2006

First competition at Novice level on Abe

Lessons with Richard Weiss
(world renowned seat specialist)

2008

2008

Started competing Jorrit Preliminary level

2009

First FEI competition on Abe –
Prix St Georges

2009

Your Riding Success Founded

The Your Riding Success program was in its early stages… later to be renamed Dressage Mastery Academy

Became NLP Master Practitioner

Began writing articles for magazine Chaff Chat

2010

Competed Intermediate I
& II on Abe

2010

2011

2011

First Grand Prix competition on Abe
(the first in Australasia on a Friesian)

WVDC Elementary Champion
on Jorrit

2012

2012

Victorian Dressage Championships Grand Prix on Abe 

Asked to ride in Kyra Kyrklund masterclass (German olympian) at Equitana 

Began attending clinics/lessons with Heath Ryan (Australian Olympian)

2013

Article published on Natasha and Abe in The Weekly Times

2013

Became an IICS Sports Coach, Business Coach and Relationships Coach

Article in Magazine “The Horse” about Kyra Kyrklund clinic featuring Abe 

Started writing articles for Equestrian Life

Dressage with the Stars CDI Grand Prix and Grand Prix KUR on Abe

Began attending lessons/clinics with Mary Hanna
(4 time Australian Olympian)

Began attending lessons/clinics with Rafael Soto
(3 time spanish olympian)

Began attending lessons/clinics with Princess Nathalie
(Danish Olympian)

Melbourne International 3 Day Event Masterclass with Christoff Hess
(4 Star FEI Judge in both dressage and eventing)

2014

2014

Big Tour Champion with Abe & Novice Series Champion with Dante at JurAvon Park

Dressage with the Stars Grand Prix CDI on Abe

Victorian Dressage Championships Grand Prix and Grand Prix KUR on Abe

Educator at Equitana Australia

Abe ridden by Heath Ryan and Double Dans in Equitana night special event

FearLESS Riding Success book published

Competition Riding Success book published

2015

Dressage With the Stars Grand Prix and Grand Prix KUR on Abe 

2015

Dressage Mastery Academy launched

2016

The Riding Success Institute founded

2016

FearLESS Mastery launched

Goal Setting for Success book published

2017

2017

Lordy purchased in Europe

Lordy competed Prix St Georges in Europe

Lordy brought to Australia

Lordy competed for the first time in Australia, winning both tests

Competition Mastery launched

Create Your Dream Life Goal Setting Workbook published

Trained in England with Spencer Wilton
(British Olympian)

2018

Wessel competed Prix St Georges

2018

Health Mastery launched

Educator at Equitana Australia

Trained in Spain with Jordi Domingo
(Spanish Olympian)