Director – Development/President

I have been an active ATHRA member for many years, I live in Armidale, NSW and am a member of the New England Trail Riders Club. I have a wealth of experience in management roles along with qualifications in Commerce, Commercial Law, risk management and as a Certified Practicing Accountant. I have been involved in…

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andrew jackson

Director - Communications/Secretary

I first started riding horses for work when I was employed by the then Soil Conservation Authority in the late 1970’s to supervise summer cattle grazing in the Bogong, Snowy Bennison & Dargo High Plains. Whilst I didn’t continue riding after those 5 years (even though my daughter and wife both rode) I never lost…

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Director - Finance

I am based on the Gold Coast where I operate a small bookkeeping practice. I bought my first horse, a pacer mare, within the same three months I obtained my driver’s licence and first car.   Goals!  Learn to ride! Over the last 40 years, I have been a keen Eventer and Showjumper and more recently…

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Director - Technical Training

I have been afflicted by the horse-riding bug since aged 9. No-one else in my family, back then or now has experienced this condition, but it never stopped me continuing as my favourite way to spend time. I first started trail riding with Tweed club 13 years ago and soon became Treasurer. Since then, I have belonged…

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Director – Access

We still have a crucial vacancy for the Access Director position, which is vital for our ongoing advocacy for access to trails, ensuring that we can all continue to enjoy recreational horse riding in our beautiful forests and parks. We encourage anyone with the necessary skills and passion for this role to reach out to…

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Executive Officer

I have been an avid horse lover since early childhood. We lived across the road from a small farm belonging to a farrier and his family, I would go over and help in the hope I would be able to ride their young children’s ponies when they had got bored, (they were only about 3…

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