Janet Mansley, HL Theodore A1-9904
1. Name: Janet Mansley
2. What area do you live: Seville, Victoria
3. Are you married and have children? Married to Martin, my ever supportive and long suffering husband of 25 years with two gorgeous girls, Charlotte and Katie. I work for my parent’ s company as a Funeral Director, which I know probably freaks most people out, but we are fourth generation Funeral Directors and I love my job and the families we look after. We get to be a part of some amazing farewell celebrations and an insight into some amazing people and their life’ s journey.
4. Are you on acreage and have your horse / s with you? We live on a beautiful 20 acre property with my parents, set up with a lovely indoor and outdoor arena, 13 stables, a hot wash and five star accommodation for the horses. The horses have better living facilities than us!!!!!
5. What are the names of your horse / s now? I have two horses, Designed by the Prophet, a four old that I have just started riding western classes on, and HL Theodore that I do the non-traditional events on. My daughter also has My Deliberate Breeze that I occasionally ride and we have just been blessed and are now leasing the amazing Annlee Wait N Cee from Annie Boyd.
6. What is the breeding of your horses? Designed by the Prophet is by Good Prophecy out of Designer Zipper, HL Theodore is by Im Justa Beaver and out of Telaane, a thoroughbred mare. My Deliberate Breeze is by Deliberate Chip and out of Temptedtoconceno1as. Annlee Wait N Cee is by Cee a Barpasser out of Circle J Pocomelia.
7. When did you commence riding? When I was 7 years old when I first started riding. I loved it, I have never looked back..
8. What was your first horse’ s name and what breed was it? TONTO- my uncle who at the time bought a gorgeous Cremello two year old colt, not what you’ d normally buy for a kid to learn how to ride. He was gelded and broken in by his brother and given to me. He was the quietest sweetest pony that went onto my cousin and many of our friends’ kids to teach them how to ride. I could not have asked for a better first pony.
9. What attracted you to the Quarter Horse? My cousin had a Quarter Horse when we were growing up called Remus that was an amazing jumper, and all rounder and I remember growing up in the era when Colleen Brook rode a Quarter Horse called Rebound that was amazing. I have always loved their versatility and look. We have always had show ponies and competed to Royal Show level. We had some great wins, but after I had my first child I struggled with my weight, and riding ponies was not an option. A friend sent a Campdrafter to me to get me back riding and that was the start of my love affair with Quarter Horses- his name was Rocky( BPS STAGE ONE). He came to me to be worked and sold, and needless to say I fell in love with his beautiful calm nature and kind soul and he never left the property.
10. What attracted you to the English side of the Western world? After purchasing Rocky, friends invited me to a western show, as they had ridden him and he had some training. I enjoyed it, but he was too quick legged to go through the ranks and after some attempt at Western, good friend Liz Keating suggested that attempting the non-traditional events might be the way to go. She wasn’ t wrong; we took out many State, National, Australian Hi Points in Dressage and Hacking, along with three Senior Horse Hi Points at the National Show. I think it was a good decision and I have never looked back.
11. What events do you ride in now? This year I have attempted once again to master Western
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