Rider Profile

Maddison Albutt

Date of Birth: 29/04/1994

Family members: Mum Beth, Dad Robert, Brother Benjamin

Family interests: Anything to do with horses and family

Riding Disciplines: Dressage

Name of horses: Weatherly Shanelle (Elly) and Dane W Brown (Dane)

Breeds: Elly, Riding pony cross TB, Dane New Zealand TB

How I came to get my competition horses: Horse Deals (both)

Name of most influential person in my riding career: Jade Woodhead, because she keeps me very level headed and directed to where I want to be.

Special riding highlights: My very first EFA competition was Young Rider Nationals and placed an unexpected 6th.

Description of my riding history: I have now been riding for 6 years.  I have owned 5 horses/ponies up till now.  I loved dressage from the first time I rode.  My instructor took me to a Young Rider Dressage Squad Day and from that moment on I knew that's what I wanted to do.

Pony Club / Riding Clubs: Officer Pony Club & Young Rider Dressage Squad.

Other hobbies and interests: Scrap booking, swimming, movies and friends.

About me

My name is Maddison Albutt (Maddiie), I am proudly sponsored by Buckskin Jodhpurs.  I am currently in the Vic Dressage Squad and in my second year there.  I am training Medium Advanced and competing Elementary Medium.  My short term goals are to get my level 1 coaching certificate and to start competing Advanced in 18 months time.  I would like to be on 'A' Squad by the start of 2009.

About my horse

Dane W Brown (Sire: Grosvenor NZ) (Dam: Ann Etoile NZ).  I purchased him in August 2007 from Sydney.  He started his career as a race horse (One start far, far too slow!).  From there he was brought by Shane Rose to start another career in jumping.  Obviously he wasn't great at that either and then he was sold to a girl named Gabi Kuna who started to do dressage with him.  Luckily for me she was going over to Germany for 12 months, she is also a show jumper and had no one to work him whilst gone and had to sell him.