FINALIST PROFILE
RACING VICTORIA’S ACKNOWLEDGED RETRAINER
OF THE YEAR finalist
Jade Willis
MEET JADE
An inspiring instructor, passionate rider and dedicated thoroughbred re-homer, Jade has rehomed over 240 thoroughbreds.
After moving to Australia from New Zealand in 2016, Willis has helped find new lives for ex-gallopers in a myriad of disciplines, with her horses going on to compete at high levels in polo, eventing and show jumping, as well as becoming vital team members at trail riding and riding schools across the country.
Jade has attended clinics with international riders such as Lucinda Green and Andrew Hoy, learned about biomechanics and injury prevention at veterinary-run seminars and consulted with equine feed specialists to tailor specific diets for individual horses.
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