Australian Youth Olympics 13th - 18th Jan 2009
In a little over 2 months from now the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics will be held in Sydney. The nations invited are: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Chinese Taipei and the USA.
Show Jumping will be contested by the following countries with all riders using loan horses.
Australia, Great Britain, The USA, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand.
Thistle Hill Fleetwood (Mac) will be one of the 30 loan horses needed for the Show Jumping competition. Mac will start his journey shortly by joining Paula Hamood at Kilcoy Queensland, for some intense training before traveling to Sydney New South Wales with Paula’s daughter Olivia, who is one of the 4 Australian Show Jumping team members and grooms, Cassie Honour and Emily Slade (Macs groom)
So keep watching and read about the journey of a little Australian Stockhorse on his road to the (Youth) Olympics.
Tickets for the Opening Ceremony Wednesday 14 January 6.30pm
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Adults $25
Students & Conc. $18
Family $70 (2 ad, 2 ch)
www.ticketmaster.com.au or call 1300 883 622
Tickets for the Opening Ceremony on the 14/01/09 can be bought after the 7/11/08 at Ticketmaster
Below is a schedule for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics
Robert and Mac win A and B Grade Power and Speed at Townsville Show 2008
Robert Goodwin had a good show with some great results. His father Lindsay Goodwin was asked by the Townsville Show Society to Judge over the weekend, which meant he got to see Robert ride the little 15.1hh Australian Stockhorse Thistle HIll Fleetwood for the first time over a big course. Lucky he did as Mac won the A and B Grade Power and Speed and backed it up on the Sunday by coming 6th in the A and B Grand Prix. Robert won the event on his warmblood stallion Warrego Sandon. Mac competed in his first Grand Prix the previous weekend at Ayr Show and also placed 6th. Well done Robert and Mac!




