Katie de Jong is a Veterinary Medicine Student from Manilla, NSW. A third generation Australian Stock Horse breeder at “Ophir Stock Horses,” Katie has campdrafting in her blood. The first day she came home from the hospital, her parents Darren and Kathy de Jong had her on the back of a horse, and she basically hasn’t left that spot since! Katie has…
Alice is originally from Bacchus Marsh in southern Victoria. Alice has been riding horses since she before she could walk and has tried most events since, including Eventing, Mounted Games, Rodeos, Cutting, Stockman’s Challenges and attended her first draft at 17. She loved campdrafting so much that she thought she’d get work chasing cattle and…
Christine lives in the lower Hunter Valley at Glen Martin. She is married with two children. Christine has been campdrafting since the late 1970s. She has ridden since she was 10 years old across many disciplines, including pony club, the show ring riding saddle ponies, sporting events and rodeo competitions. Christine owns and operates her own Conveyancing Practice which keeps…
Janine is from Inverleigh Victoria. She is very happily married to Stephen. They have two children David and Claire. Janine has worked with special needs children, but now is following her passion becoming an Equine Body therapist. Janine enjoys working with horses and seeing the change in their body and mind after a treatment. She…
Julie lives and works in Tamworth NSW. She is a mother to Ben and wife to Bruce, who has managed and worked for the same Italian family for over 35 years. Bruce, Ben, Ben’s girlfriend Laura Macintosh and Julie are all keen Campdrafters which keeps them all busy with horses. Before Tamworth Julie and Bruce…
Gayle grew up on and large isolated cattle station in Nth Qld and was #3 of 4 girls. She learnt about independence and hard work at a young age with no brothers. Gayle grew up in a very horsey family, but campdrafting was not something her family were involved with, so after leaving school, she…
Farmer’s wife and mother of two, Shannon lives on the Loddon River near Bridgewater north-west of Bendigo, Victoria. She is a lover of campdrafting, chocolate and rum, not always in that order, and has married more than two dozen people! With a degree in agricultural science and a few other graduate qualifications Shannon has enjoyed…
I have been riding horses all my life. Through Pony Club, Showjumping and Fox Hunting. When I met Craig in 2001, we decided to buy some land in Moama, NSW and we soon added another property in Ivanhoe, NSW, giving us a breeder and finishing block for our Santa Gertrudis x Charolais cattle. I started…
Toni has a diverse background, from mango farming and hospitality in the Northern Territory to developing natural resource management policy in Canberra. Passionate about family, Toni’s greatest achievements are her two beautiful, kind children, with her loving partner of 27 years. Toni loves Campdrafting, though not practicing! New to drafting late in life since overcoming…
Sandra Beirs lives on their family farm at Gregadoo near Wagga Wagga NSW and has been involved in community work for over 30 years. Sandra spent many years working in the health industry in program & business management but has now turned some of her spare time into supporting the Classic Ladies Foundation and the…