Meet more of our Vaulting stars as Nationals draws closer!
The 24th Australian Vaulting Championships are now under three weeks away!
As part of the build up to the championships, we've been taking a closer look at some of the stars who are representing our state with pride in Sydney.
This week we're profiling RDA Carine's Emmi Kneale, REVA's Yindi Falconbridge, and Dryandra PC's Annalyce and Jenaveve Page.
Emmi Kneale
Age: 12
Years Vaulting: Seven
Level: Novice
Favourite Horse: Monte (RDA Carine)
Favourite Move: Handstand dismount
Move I Want to Learn: One-handed cartwheel
Favourite Thing About Vaulting: Our vaulting friends, they are family! It's also lots of fun choosing a theme and being super dramatic!
Yindi Falconbridge
Age: 15
Years Vaulting: Three and a half years
Level: Intermediate
Favourite Horse: Willow
Favourite Move: Ground jump
Move I Want to Learn: Handstand
Favourite Thing About Vaulting: Spending time with the horses and my team and developing new skills
Annalyce Page
Age: 13
Years Vaulting: Two
Level: Novice
Favourite Horse: Mac
Favourite Move: Shoulder stand
Move I Want to Learn: Shoulder stand at canter
Favourite Thing About Vaulting: The creatvity required
Jenaveve Page
Age: 11
Years Vaulting: Two
Level: Pre Novice
Favourite Horse: Ruby
Favourite Move: Bend back
Move I Want to Learn: Hand spring off rump
Favourite Thing About Vaulting: Everything
The full list of our WA stars set to shine at the championships is below:
- Matilda Yates (REVA)
- Rachel Ryan (REVA)
- Yindi Falconbridge (REVA)
- Skyelah De Vries (REVA)
- Elise Cox (REVA)
- Olivia Barry (REVA)
- Grace Joyce (REVA)
- Zane Jakse (REVA)
- Emmi Kneale (RDA Carine)
- Imogen Capelli (RDA Carine)
- Tia Kaiser (RDA Carine)
- Annalyce Page (Dryandra PC)
- Jenaveve Page (Dryandra PC)