Second chance horses

13/08/2026

Super excited to find a VERY local, VERY talented photographer to help us get some great photos of horses we have available!

As I ride in my own mostly photos and videos is something I really struggle to get, hopefully this is a game changer going forward 🤞

Have a couple of rippers soon to be advertised.
Panda here was a first model for for Kathleen for Second Chance Horses, we look forward to working with her again with the rest of the crew 😍

Got to do my first sales shoot for this lovely mare.

23/07/2026

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17/07/2026

Hey everyone! I have received an overwhelming amount of inquiries about big mango! I have got back to some but I can’t keep up to all of you sorry!

Yes he will be becoming available, yes details will come won’t be going to the first to throw an offer at me, I’m looking for the most suitable home.

He’s a good boy but still requires an experienced rider.

Please follow the page for an updated add if I manage to get him to that stage. I’m trying to be fair in order of enquiring but it may not always work sorry.
He has one viewing booked that has been organised well before that’s video. I’ll assess that home first and go from there.

Grace

17/07/2026

If you want a horse that would literally jump off a cliff if you asked him to then mango is your man! We had cattle cross the river so I had no choice but to head over to bring them back. I chose mango for the job mostly because he’s the biggest horse I had at the farm and was hoping to keep my feet dry 🫣 and because I knew it was going to be a rough ride getting the cattle back across the river! And I was right! I literally had to send him off a very steep drop into water he had to swim in straight away, sadly no footage of that part! He far exceeded my expectations! We both got very wet and cold but the cows are home 😆 this video is from my first crossing, coming back across wasn’t quite as Nice! Poor mango had to swim and fight the current that was a lot stronger than I expected. Extra carrots tonight for the boy!

22/06/2026

After a solid morning of riding, I climbed onto my last horse for the day and had a moment to reflect…

Just 9 short weeks ago, I was lying in surgery, wide awake, having the little human I’d grown with my own body brought into the world.

Why a C-section?

Because over a decade ago, a terrible horse riding accident left me with a shattered pelvis. I spent months in a wheelchair before learning to walk again. Back then, I was told that giving birth naturally would never be an option for me.

Thankfully, I’ve been blessed with two beautiful girls, and because of C-sections, they both arrived safely. I will personally throat punch anyone who tells me a C-section is the easy way out especially if they themselves have never had one.

Nine weeks ago my abdomen was being cut open. Today, I rode nine very green, slightly spicy horses, stopping between rides to breastfeed my baby.

Women’s bodies are truly incredible.

I’ve had five abdominal surgeries in my lifetime. My body carries the scars, and it carries more weight than I ever imagined it would. Some days, when I look in the mirror, all I see is a body that’s a bit battered and worse for wear.

But then I remember…

This body created life.

This body continues to nourish life.

And this body still allows me to chase the things I love. I was told that becoming a mum would mean I wouldn’t be able to keep doing what I do. Yet here I am, still riding horses, still chasing big dreams, just with two little girls cheering me on from the sidelines.

Maybe I don’t look the way I used to. But I’ve never been more proud of what this body has achieved. ❤️

21/06/2026

Our beautiful “scotch sun” AKA Rachael in her perfect new home! Sometimes there’s more to money! When I great home comes up you just have do it! Rach was far from perfect and her new people were willing to look past her flaws and they are being rewarded now!

The kid next door . . . . .

Riley had been riding with us for 2 years, when her parents started looking for her first horse for her. Of course, after learning to ride on a Thoroughbred, she wasn't keen on having a pony. They were going stright to first class!

I put the feelers out and spoke to Grace (who actually is not a very good friend to have if you are trying to have less horses I have found . . . But that's another story, for another day!).

Grace had Rachel coming back from lease, and suggested she might work for Riley.

Rachel is a plain brown mare, with the mare sass, windsucks like a trooper if you let her and has a face only a mother could love due to fracturing her skull in a freak paddock accident.

I rang Sarah and said "I have a horse for Riley" and her reply was "cool, we trust you". Rachel was shipped from the other side of Victoria to us, and away they went- Best Christmas ever- Riley got her first horse!

6 months down the track- today they went to their first ever Pony Club rally together. Rachel was a total pro, and Riley wasn't too bad either 🙌

Thanks to Grace, for sending us another ripper!

To Beau and Sarah for always trusting me to make the right call.

And to Riley for mostly doing as your told 😅

Insert proud coach moment here 🫶 this is why I love my job!

Second chance horses
Off The Track

13/06/2026

SOLD pending

For those that missed out on Johnny!

New photos ridden added

I offer “flapjack”
4yo
15.3/16 (finer build)
An absolute sweetheart to handle (unlike his mate johnny😆)
He’s definitely not the prettiest of ponies but his temperament makes up for what he lacks and looks. 

I will get some ridden footage of this guy, he’s currently spelling and I trust him 100% not to eat my children 😆 so there’s no rush to place him, but as so many missed out on Johnny I thought I’d pop up a basic post for him.

He’ll be offers over $2000 depending how much work I put into him. Home is of most importance here, he’s a delight to have around!