A lot of people will remember Ashleigh as the beautiful Ballerina who accompanied her dad, Steve, to dance the wonderfully moving ‘Toy Story’ at Equitana’s 2001 Mane Event. At the time Ashleigh was 10 years old, and showing real professionalism, kept her dear old dad from getting ‘too nervous’.

As well as performing in the Mane Event, Ashleigh also rode the gorgeous pony Linlea Tango as the Equitana Fairy.

Ashleigh is a serious horse woman, in 1994, she rode Equestrian Excellence Barbie to win the Novice dressage test at the State dressage championships, beating 72 other competitors in the under 13 years age group.

She has now moved onto Equestrian Excellence Zulu and is looking forward to success in dressage and eventing with this young stock horse.

Equestrian Excellence strives to achieve riders who can compete in all phases of equestrian pursuit. Ashleigh is a fabulous example of this philosophy not only is she an accomplished dressage rider, she loves jumping and eventing and has also won the odd champion in the sporting arena