John Kelly is a renowned horse trainer and behavioural analyst. He has been breaking and starting horses for over 30 years and has had extensive experience in a number of disciplines including campdrafting, polocrosse, hacking, dressage and showjumping.
In recent years he made an amazing competition comeback winning the Mini Prix at the JK Williams Orchard Show and going on to win the Bronze Classic at Elysian Fields Qld, 2007 on Oaks Miss Scarlett, a horse that was started and trained by the CK team.
John has been responsible for preparing many horses and riders for performances such as “Man from Snowy River“, “Ned, the Legend of Ned Kelly“, “Jemma, Spirit of the Outback” and the 2011 Sydney Royal Easter Show Production “The Wild Ride of Cobb & Co”. John held the position of foreman of the horse activities for all productions, a role that included teaching horses and riders to perform stunts and managing a large number of horses.
His focus is:
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breaking in young horses
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pre-training racehorses
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training horses for showjumping
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training showjump riders
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general horsemanship advice for all disciplines, including pleasure riding
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presenting General Horsemanship Clinics throughout the east coast of Australia
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coordinating “horse spectaculars”, such as the extremely popular “Man from Snowy River Arena Spectacular”.