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Di   Rickards
Balanced Riding Instructor

(Yarralee Equestrian)

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HISTORY.

Moved from Victoria 2003

35 years experience successfully competed in  showing, dressage and one day events in Vic & Qld.
competed in time trial including win in 20 mile time trial.
Hunted with Melbourne Hunt club

Ridden in flat races and hay bale hurdles at picnic races.
Trained the winner of the Tarwin Cup picnic races(vic)
Trained the winner of the Tarwin Cup steeple chase picnic races(vic)

Results

Southcoast Dressage Championships (Vic)  -   Preliminary Champion,
Southcoast Dressage Championships (Vic)  -   Novice Champion,
Other Preliminary & Elementary  Championship in Victoria.

Team member Westernport Dressage Club winning team
  at Vic State Teams competition at Werribee Park –Victoria.

Placed in Inaugural  QLD State Championship
Medium Freestyle Competion 2009

Apeared in Qld Dressage Festival July 2009
Medium State Freestyle Championship

Dianne & Captain's Lei Lani
Competing Medium 
at the 2009 
QLD State Freestyle Championships

Qld State Medium Freestyle Presentation

Dianne & Captain's Lei Lani
Receiving their Rosette at the 
2009 Qld State Freestyle Championships

Dianne at QLD Festival

Di & Captain's Lei Lani
at Queensland 

Dressage Festival 2010

Photo courtesy of
 Richard Posenor Photography.


Qld. Park Ridge Adult Riding Group.
 Medium Champion Year 2009
Cyberhorse Highpoint Champion 2009.
 
Dianne on Captians Leilani at PRARG Summer Series

Di Rickards riding Captain's Lei Lani
Runner Up Medium Champion
PRARG Summer Series 2009











JUDGING

Current FEI-‘B’ level judge.
Judging since 1985
Judged by invitation in all states & Territories of Australia
 except WA & NT

Coaching

Coaching nearly 20 years
Dressage training  in Belgium in the late 1970’s &  California USA 1995.
Trained under a number of visiting overseas instructors.

Dianne promotes and has used TTeam for many years

Dianne is currently training towards FEI dressage with top
Queensland trainers

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