26/09/2026
Wow… what do I say? ❤️
I think some horses come into your life for a reason. They leave hoofprints on your heart that time can never erase. Bazza (Spinning Little Vintage) is one of those horses.
This was our last year together in a Derby, and somehow, knowing that makes every ride, every stop, every turn and every moment mean just that little bit more.
As a 4-year-old, this boy and l won many Futurities. Then, as an 8-year-old, he didn’t just win one Derby… he came back and did it again — taking out the Australian and Oceania titles along the way today 🏆🏆🏆
But when I look back, it’s not the trophies that make me emotional.
It’s the partnership.
Partnerships aren’t made by force. They’re built quietly, over thousands of rides, through trust, mistakes, breakthroughs, good days and difficult ones. And through it all, this boy has always given me everything he has.
Every. Single. Time.
And somewhere along this journey, my horses became so much more than horses to me.
They have carried me through some of the roughest and hardest times of my life. When life felt overwhelming, they gave me a reason to get up, walk into the arena and keep putting one foot in front of the other. They never asked questions. They just gave me their trust, their heart and everything they had.
I honestly don’t know how I would have got through some of those days without them.
There are no words big enough to explain what my horses mean to me. They give me pieces of themselves, and they give me memories that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Bazza has given me more than wins. He has given me moments I will never forget, a partnership I will forever be grateful for, and a strength I probably didn’t even know I had. ❤️
I’m thinking about the incredible journey that brought us here.
And I’m incredibly proud to have shared every step of it with him. He has been my saviour 🐴❤️
Thank you to all my beautiful friends who have supported me, believed in me, cheered from the sidelines and stood beside me through all of it — personally and in the show pen.
You have no idea how much it means.
No matter how hard today feels, tomorrow is another chance. There is always another sunrise, another ride, another dream to chase and another reason to believe that better days are ahead.
A special thank you to Tani Michelle ,what a beautiful person helping us out tonight that was so kind and lm so grateful. ❤️
