Fourteen-year-old Millie Fisher of Aberdeen travelled to the Bega Showjumping Cup after Christmas as a warm up event for the NSW Country Championships held at the Snowy Mountain Showjumping Festival in Jindabyne last week. 

The talented teenager took two of her own horses as well as ‘Mo Jo Jo Jo’ (aka ‘Jo’) on loan from her coach, international show jumper Ron Easey based in Quirindi. 

“I’ve only been riding Jo six months so I am still getting used to him.

“He jumped so well and tried really, really hard even though he did play up with a few pigroots to start with,” Fisher said.  

Undeterred by his pre jump antics, Fisher and Jo went on to take out Reserve Junior Champion of NSW, placing second to the current state showjumping junior champion by just one point. 

Dad Kiwa Fisher, said Millie had given him a few ‘heart in his mouth’ moments at both events as, as the fences got higher, so did the stakes. 

“The most nerve wracking was when she rode her own horse, Vivianne, in the $10,000 jump off. 

“She was well within time and only just rolled the second bar on the last fence - but she had the whole crowd on tenterhooks,” he said. 

Fisher said she is fortunate to have the support of family as well as decades of international equestrian experience from her mentors behind her.

“Jumping at the Aberdeen Pony Club was where my love for show jumping started. 

 “Today I have the support of Nikki Richardson and Ron Easey who have both helped me so much to get to where I am today,” she said. 

“My next goal is competing at the Gold Tour in Camden later this year.  

“This is the qualifying event for the FEI Children’s International Tour in New Mexico and I would love to be one of the two riders     selected to compete for Australia.”