Equitas Co-Founder, an equestrian mum of three, rider and HSI Level 2 Coach. She is passionate about empowering women, keeping girls in sport, and supporting equestrian mums as they navigate horses, motherhood and everything in between.
Where Does Responsibility Sit?
Responsibility is often assumed to sit with organisations, governing bodies, or safeguarding officers. But prevention doesn’t work if it only exists at that level.
Day-to-day environments aren’t shaped by policies alone. They’re shaped by people.
Female riders are leading international eventing across every major performance metric in the first half of the 2026 season, according to new statistics released by EquiRatings.
prevention relies heavily on boundaries, and more importantly, on people being able to recognise when those boundaries are clear and when they’re not.
That sounds straightforward, but in sport, it’s not always obvious.
The rapid growth of female jockeys in Australian racing is driving significant investment in racecourse infrastructure, with three of Sydney's major tracks set to undergo upgrades to better accommodate the changing face of the sport.
You don't have to be LGBTQIA+ to care about inclusion in equestrian sport. In fact, some of the most meaningful progress in any community comes not from those most directly affected,