PG . 23
After finding an old saddle bag full of his dad ’ s old bridles and Saddlery items that were falling apart , a young Jarrod Hunt tried his hand at fixing them .
At the tender age of 9 , he admits he didn ’ t really know what he was doing , but loved the challenge . At the age of 16 , Jarrod commenced his three year Saddlery apprenticeship with Mal Fishenden , and at the completion of his apprenticeship Jarrod headed to the NT to work for a while .
“ I started out on an old singer 132k10 , which my parents bought for me when I was 16 , and I ’ ll be forever grateful because at the time money was a pretty scarce commodity and that old work horse did the job for many , many years ,” recalls Jarrod .
Jarrod began his life of rodeo at the age of 8 . “ I got on my first calf when I was 8 years old and loved it so much I made a career out of it for the next 21 years ,” says Jarrod . Rising through the junior ranks , Jarrod won many junior titles , including ; Junior National Finals all-round cowboy and junior National Finals bull riding average winner . Jarrod sealed his open status in the bull ride when he was just 16 years old . He was runner up in the Bull Riding Title in 2008 , coming back the next year and winning the 2009 ABCRA National Finals bull ride . One of his memorable achievements was winning the open bull ride at The Mareeba Rodeo in 2008 .
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER ISSUE 2020