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
Thistle Hill Fleetwood
Below is a schedule for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics
2009 Youth Olympic Schedule
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!
Thistle Hill Fleetwood - Prepping for Toowoomba Royal 2008
Robert Goodwin rode 8 horses at Ipswich on the 1st and 2nd of March 08, 1 of which was Mac who I took up from the Coast for him. All the horses jumped well, with some placings but most notably Robert said, Thistle Hill Fleetwood, who came 1st in the 1.20m, which put him into “B” Grade and after jumping around the solid 1.30m track without problems, Robert expects the A and B Grade competitions will suit him.
So now Mac is getting ready for 4 days of Jumping at Toowoomba Royal Show. He is entered in the following:
Class 465 Toowoomba Grammar School Height Class 1.20m AM5
Class 467 Harney’s Class 1.15m AM7
Class 472 The Glennie School Mini Prix for B and C Grade Horses AM5
Class 476 National Australia Bank Speed Championships
Thistle Hill Fleetwood - Caboolture 8th June 2007
EFA C Grade Show Jumper, Thistle Hill Fleetwood Mac ridden by Robert Goodwin, had a fabulous win at Caboolture in the C and D Grade Power and Speed. At only 15.1hh he was the smallest and the quickest. Second place went to Simone Kann riding Vantage (NZ) and third place to Robert on his horse Warrego Sandman with fourth place to Olympic rider Tim Armitrano.
