Jacinta Maurer riding Buddy, one of her heavy horses during one of her performances. Photo courtesy Jacinta Maurer.

Clydesdale Trick Riding Horses And Girls, Girls, Girls W.A.

Heads Up…Heavy horses have the wow factor in the discipline of trick riding.   Jacinta Maurer has the trick riding team Girls, Girls Girls in Western Australia, which includes Digger, the 13 hh Clydesdale Welsh D cross pony. 

Digger is, ‘13hh but 17 hands wide,’ according to Jacinta. 

He is about 14 years old but is as solid in performance and temperament as the day is long.  But let’s not forget Buddy the Quarter horse Clydesdale cross who is proving to be a rising star in the discipline too.  Jacinta loves these horses’ calm natures and their sturdy bodies.

Jacinta began trick riding at the end of 2007 but already has a major award under her belt.  In 2009 she competed in the Trick Riding Championships in Tamworth and won Reserve Australian Champion.

The Beginning Of Girls, Girls, Girls, Trick Riding Team In Western Australia

After speaking to Heath Harris who owns Girls, Girls, Girls, in New South Wales, Jacinta began the Trick Riding Team Girls, Girls, Girls in Western Australia.  She was the first person to have bought Trick Riding to the West.

And Jacinta’s passion for this discipline has grown.  Her current goals were to compete in the Australian Trick Riding Championships as well as to make people aware of the discipline.  Being a discipline there is a particular level of fitness you and your horse need to achieve in order to participate in trick riding.   

Jacinta calls this, “trick fit.”  The horse and rider both need to achieve this level of fitness so tricks can be performed safely as a horse and rider team. Riders need to be able to cope psychologically and physically with the demands of the sport.  So Jacinta alternates her training each day to cater for the rigors of trick riding. 

But the discipline isn’t just about the horses or the rider’s physical fitness.  A trick rider needs to be able to rely on good gear which should be kept in good order. The rider also comes to rely on the horse’s nature and be comfortable in the knowledge the horse will perform reliably on each outing. 

Also in Jacinta’s sights is Equitana as the National Trick Riding Championships will be held at each Equitana.  For those who may not be aware, Equitana is an enormous equine event where people can go to shop, learn and be entertained by horsemen and women from across the globe.  This year it will be held in Sydney.

Jacinta plans to travel one of her horses to Sydney from WA to Equitana which is being held on the 10^th – 13^th November this year.  She has planned to take her paint gelding Swarvy who simply loves to travel.

Jacinta loves the excitement and adrenaline rush of performing tricks.  But with excitement comes risk so Jacinta has trained her horses to stop should something not go according to plan.  Then…If the rider ends up in trouble the horse and rider are more likely to walk away from a show. 

Trick horses need to be so intuitive they can distinguish and anticipate the tricks as well as identifying what they must do so the horse “positions itself” to prepare for each trick. And as heavy horses are smart, they make perfect trick horses.

So Jacinta’s daring enterprise to embark on the discipline of trick riding, use Clydesdale cross trick horses and start Girls, Girls, Girls, W.A. has certainly paid off.  The introduction of heavy horses into the troop has just added something new and exciting into her world of trick riding. 

Jacinta has gone from challenge to triumph.  The result…She now has a successful business. Jacinta not only entertains people, she does something she loves and, like Emily, Jacinta loves using the heavy horse.And the heavy horses love what they do.  What an awesome bunch of people and what awesome horses! 

Will we look forward to seeing these girls in the future?  You bet y’u.  And we at Heavy Thunder look forward to hearing from and seeing more of these brave and amazingly talented young women and their heavy horses.

Thank you one and all for joining us once again.  We’ll look forward to you dropping by again.

Cheers

Paul and Jann