Exciting news from Willinga Park at Bawley Point with a Willinga Park rider selected for the Australian Dressage Team.
Jayden Brown, joined the Willinga Park Elite Athletes program back in 2020 before moving to England in 2022 to ensure optimal preparation for the 2024 Paris Games.
This strategic move aimed to maximise his training opportunities and enhance his chances of Olympic selection which obviously helped.
Jayden will be competing at his first Olympics on board the Willinga Park-owned horse ‘Quincy B’.
It’s a huge achievement also for Willinga Park owner Terry Snow, who strives to contribute to the Olympic sport of dressage through having the best facilities in Australia.
Jayden’s journey in the dressage world has been nothing short of impressive.
He grew up on a small property near Bellbowrie, on the outskirts of Brisbane, with three older sisters who all rode and attended poly club – so little brother just went with the flow.
Jayden admits he showed no talent for jumping, so his only option was dressage – and he has never looked back.
As a 13-year-old, he was introduced at pony club to Jenny Gehrke, one of Australia’s leading riders and coaches, and the pair have worked together for two decades.
He made headlines when he represented Australia at the 2008 Young Rider World Cup Final on Widelo and the 2013 World Young Horse
Championships on San Andreas. Between 2012 and 2016, Jayden made his CDI breakthrough aboard Furst Friedrich, competing at both small and big tour levels.
Jayden said he was thrilled by the announcement, “I couldn’t be more excited about representing Australia at my first Olympics with Quincy B, a horse I have trained since three years old,” he said.
“I’m incredibly grateful to Terry and Ginette Snow, Quincy’s owners, who have supported this dream, and I could not have done it without them.”
Owner of Willinga Park, Terry Snow, said he’s strived to contribute to the Olympic sport of dressage by creating the best facilities in Australia, where riders of all levels can qualify for international standing.
“Willinga Park fully supports Australia’s athletes across equestrian disciplines and future Australian Olympians,” Snow said.
“We couldn’t be more excited about Jayden’s selection and cannot wait to see him perform on the world stage.
“The whole Willinga Park team is proud of Jayden and his Olympic journey, and we congratulate him on this remarkable achievement.
“We are confident that Jayden and Quincy B will represent Australia and Willinga Park with distinction at the Paris 2024 Olympics.”
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