AQHA January / February Magazine AQHA JAN-FEB 2020 PRINT | Page 25

PG.23 HORSEBACK RIDING t n e m e v e i h c A ARTICLE/PHOTOS BY: GENEVIEVE LIEBICH My name is Genevieve and I currently live in Orange, NSW. A s a mixed practice veterinarian I live a very busy life and I use horse- riding as my downtime and stress outlet. I bought my horse ‘Stuart Little’ (Playboys Xmas Cat) from a friend 2 years ago and started back into trail riding. He was nicknamed that being only 14.1hh! I enjoy trail riding on weekends in the bush and occasionally go to the Snowy Mountains riding with friends. For the past two years I have been lucky enough to complete Riley’s Ride, as part of the Riley’s Ride crew, being their on-ride Veterinarian. This annual ride is held to commemorate Jack Riley’s life, who is reputed to be the inspiration which led to the penning of “The Man From Snowy River”, Banjo Paterson’s epic ballad. JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE 2020