I was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex, a rear disorder characterised by fusion of joints and absent muscle formation in my legs. At the age of four I was taught to swim as physiotherapy and I developed a fondness for the sport being classified as a disabled swimmer. Between 1999 and 2001 I held six Queensland State Games Records and three Australia National Age Records in freestyle and backstroke. I started riding lessons at the McIntyre Centre when I was seven and have ridden over 61 different horses in my 13 years of riding there. I represented Queensland for the first time at the National Riding for Disabled (RDA) Dressage Championships in 1998 and placed 1st in my warm-up test against international riders. Since then I have competed at National level as part of the state team for nine consecutive years. In 2006 I was the Australian National Champion for my grade on my horse 'Menora Wildfire' and I was selected to represent Australia at the FEI Pacific Rim Para-equestrian Dressage International, held at Milner Downs Equestrian Centre in Langley, Canada. Riding a borrowed horse named ‘Conclusive Talent,’ I won a bronze medal. My horse is a rising 11-year-old Morab (Morgan/ part-bred Arab) paint gelding named 'Menora Wildfire'. I first rode him at the 2001 National RDA Championships in Victoria where we placed 2nd twice and 3rd in Grade 1. We partnered up again at the 2002 Nationals and at the past two Championships in Sydney and Werribee. Originally used for endurance riding I have taken over 'Menora Wildfire' from his Morgan and Morab Stud in Victoria for dressage training in Queensland. When I am not riding I enjoy other sports such as swimming, rowing, sit-skiing, wheelchair tennis, archery, and canoeing with the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association of Queensland. I completed my senior certificate in 2003, Information Technology certificates I and II in 2003, and a TAFE course in Horse Management in 2004. Currently I am studying a Diploma of Applied Science, Equine Studies Major at the University of Queensland, which I hope to complete in 2008. I am also searching for another wonderful horse with international potential that I can train and compete on. My aims for the future are to represent Australia at International competitions, the FEI World Equestrian Games, and the Paralympic Games.