Rider
– Joanne Stritch, Caucasian Female, Blonde, Blue Eyes, Age 37
Horse
– ESB Irish Miracle (Mira), Irish Sport Horse, Grey, 16 hh, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Age 9
Based
– Wandin Nth, Victoria
Sponsorship
– Currently sponsored by Cedar Lodge Equine Products, Macclesfield.
Partnership
– together now for 5 years. Purchased Mira from Stud on September 11, 2001 as a green four year old with one dressage day under her belt.
Career ambitions
– Originally purchased with the aim of two star eventing, but eventually decided that with work, child, property and husband responsibilities, the extra effort needed to event versus dressage, much easier to do dressage at present!! We may go back to eventing in the future. Mira can definitely jump, and our one attempt at pre-novice showed that. She flew over all the jumps on cross country when I was expecting not to get past the 5 ft high steeple chase fence at no.5!! Now aiming for EFA Prix St George, but extremely happy and satisified with results to date. Starting 2007 at Advanced HRCAV and hoping to begin Medium and Advanced EFA in second half of 2007. Fulfilling goals will depend on riders ability more than the horse!!
Career results to date
2006
- Level 1/Advanced Reserve Champion HRCAV 2005/06
- 2nd Top Ten Dressage HRCAV 2005/06
- Tuk Tuk Level 1 Dressage Weekend Champion
- South Eastern Dressage Club Level 1 HRCAV Weekend Champion
- Doongala Level 1 HRCAV Jackpot Champion
- Wandin Park Level 1 HRCAV Jackpot Champion
- WRECAR Level 1 HRCAV Jackpot Champion
- Rokewood Level 1 HRCAV Jackpot Champion and Reserve Weekend Champion
2005
- Top Team Trophy Dressage Level 2 Jackpot Champion and Best Placed Level 2 Rider
- Tuk Tuk Chardonney Series Level 2 Champion
- Rokewood Level 2 HRCAV Reserve Weekend Champion
2004
- Various Eventing results.
2003
- 1st Individual Level 2 Victorian Eventing Team Championship @ Wangaratta
- 5th Individual Top Team Trophy Horse Trials @ Candlebark (in ridiculous conditions)
