Makayla Wood

RIDER PROFILE

Name: Makayla Wood

Discipline/s: Eventing

Year started riding: 1997
                  
Year started competition: 2001

Saddle/s you ride in: Prestige X-Contact K and Prestige Verona K 

Favourite Product: Schockemole Anatomical Bridle, the Prestige Leather Oil and of course my Prestige Saddles                                                                                 

A bit about your riding career: I started at pony club, representing Riverside Park PC (hence blue being the colour I ride XC in) and competed in all disciplines, eventually riding at my first Pony Club Nationals in 2008. From 2009 onwards I spent the next several years training multiple horses to FEI level in Eventing, made many trips across the Nullabor, represented Australia in the YR Trans Tasman in 2012, and produced my “horse of a lifetime” Early Days to FEI 5* level in 2015. I am currently training and compete my new OTT Brave Battle and hope that he will have a 1* start this season. I have been proud to represent Saddles Plus and ride in Prestige Saddles for my entire career. The team have supported me since the very early days (excuse the pun) and I am very grateful. 

Most Memorable Moment: Nothing beats making it through the finish flags at my first 5* with Daisy. I still get emotional to this day when I think about it. That one moment symbolizes years and years of time, effort, dedication, love and partnership