Our Rising Stars

💫 What We Look For in a Sponsored Rider

At giddyupgirl, sponsorship isn’t just about the biggest results, the fanciest horse, or the rider with the most ribbons. For us, it’s about something deeper.

We look for riders who give their whole heart and soul to the sport. Riders who show up rain or shine, put in the hard work behind the scenes, and chase their goals with passion and determination.

Equally important, we value riders who show true sportsmanship, cheering on competitors, supporting friends, and treating everyone with kindness and respect. Because real champions aren’t only measured by their ribbons, but by the way they carry themselves in and out of the arena.

Having been in the industry for 22 years, we’ve proudly sponsored many, many riders, some of whom are now mums with their own children in the saddle. It’s a privilege to have played a small part in their journey and to watch the next generation of riders grow up with the same love for the sport.

Our goal is to support riders with talent, big dreams, and an unstoppable spirit. Whether they’re producing a young pony, balancing school with training, or riding down the centreline at a major championship, these are the riders who inspire us most.

We believe in celebrating resilience, consistency, and the love of the journey, as much as the thrill of a win. Because at the heart of it all, it’s about the dreamers, the doers, and the horse-obsessed kids who remind us why we started riding in the first place.

That’s why we’re so proud to back our giddyupgirl sponsored riders, they represent not only the heart of the sport but also the future of Australian equestrian sport. ✨🐴

✨Georgie Sharp - Showing & Dressage 10y - KENSINGTON NSW ✨

While her passion lies in showing and dressage, Georgie is never afraid of a challenge and loves giving new disciplines a go. Her dedication and energy shine through in everything she does, and her results speak for themselves.

Sadly, last month Georgie and her family said goodbye to their beautiful border collie, Maggie, who passed away at 16. 💛 It was a very sad day in their house, as Maggie had been a much-loved part of their family.

🌟 Georgie’s Recent Highlights 🌟

🏆 2024 NSW Interschools Primary Working Hunter Champion

🥈 2024 NSW Interschools Primary Show Horse Reserve Champion

🥉 2024 NSW Interschools Primary Dressage – 3rd Overall

🏅 6th Overall – Marcus Oldham Australian National Championships (Primary Show Horse)

🎖️ Champion & Runner-Up Rider – Horse of the Year Shows

🥇 Reserve Champion – State Pony Club Dressage Championships

🏵️ Wins & Placings – Royal Shows and Dressage Competitions

Adding to her incredible achievements, Georgie was even selected to race in the Thoroughbred Industry Careers National Pony Racing Series at Newcastle Racecourse — an unforgettable experience for such a young rider.

🌟 2025 Highlights 🌟

🏆 Champion Child’s Open Pony – 2025 Grand Nationals (on her own pony, Ben — a dream come true!)

🎖️ Champion (Ridden Arabian Derivative) – Sydney Royal

🎖️ Reserve Champion (Ridden Australian Saddle Pony) – Sydney Royal

🏆 2025 NSW Interschools Primary Show Horse Champion

✅ Qualified for her riding class at Grand Nationals 2026

🏵️ Continued success across ag shows and the dressage arena

But Georgie isn’t just talented in the saddle. Off the horse, she shines just as brightly. She plays hockey, touch football, netball, water polo, gymnastics, and even the cello — performing at none other than the Sydney Opera House!

We’re so proud to have her on Team Giddyupgirl — and we can’t wait to see what this pocket rocket achieves next! 🚀✨

✨ Tahlia O’Reily - Dressage - YERRINBOOL NSW ✨

Tahlia’s Equestrian Journey

Tahlia’s passion for horses has been evident from the very beginning. She began riding at just 6 years old, and by the age of 8 was already competing in dressage and showjumping with her beloved pony, Koora Lyn Rhythm. Since then, her journey has been defined by dedication, perseverance, and an ever-growing list of achievements.

In 2025, Tahlia made a significant mark on the interschool circuit, winning the NSW Combined Training Primary Interschools Championship with an impressive 70% dressage score against a large and competitive field. This outstanding result earned her the opportunity to represent New South Wales at the Horseland Interschool National Championships—an exciting milestone in her riding career.

Recent Highlights

🏆 NSW 2025 Combined Training 45 Primary Interschools Champion (70%)
🥈 NSW 2025 Reserve Champion – Primary Preliminary Dressage, State Interschools
🏆 1st Place – CT45 Dressage Phase, Horseland 2025 Interschool National Championships
🏆 Champion – Combined Training 45, Arndell Interschool Competition 2025
🏆 Champion – Preliminary Dressage U13, Cobbitty Pony Club 2025
🏆 Champion – Preliminary Dressage U12, The Vines Pony Club 2025
🥈 Runner Up – Sugarloaf Preliminary Pony of the Year 2024
🥈 Reserve Champion – Overall Point Score (Age Group), Oxley Equestrian Day 2023
🏆 1st Place – Official Preliminary Dressage, Alexander Park Autumn Competition 2026
(Scores: 70% in 1.1 and 69.554% in 1.2, qualifying for NSW Interschools Championships)

Tahlia also competes regularly in open preliminary dressage, consistently achieving scores above 65%, demonstrating her reliability and competitive edge in the arena.

Currently, Tahlia is developing a team of up-and-coming ponies and horses, focusing on building their confidence and performance for future competition. She trains under the guidance of accomplished Australian dressage rider Sienna Anderson-Hawkins, whose expertise in developing young horses to Grand Prix level continues to support Tahlia’s progression.

Beyond her results, Tahlia stands out for her genuine love of her horses, her strong work ethic, and her determination to improve. She approaches every ride with focus and commitment, making her a promising young athlete with a bright future ahead.

Tahlia is a rider we are incredibly proud to support—one with big dreams, growing talent, and the dedication to achieve them.

✨ Lexi Wales - Show Jumper & Dressage - 7y - HEYWOOD VIC✨

Lexi is the definition of a true horse girl – she got her very first pony for her very first birthday, and from that moment, there’s been no stopping her! 🐴💫

With her beloved pony Alfie by her side, Lexi has built an unbreakable bond. While the journey hasn’t always been smooth sailing, together they’ve shown the kind of determination and resilience that makes them an unstoppable team.

Now with a small but mighty team of ponies, Lexi regularly competes in combined training, dressage, and showjumping, as well as being an active member of Pony Club.

Lexi recently took two ponies to her first Interschool State Championships, Alfie & Pinky Pie. A true highlight was Alfie placing 4th Overall in the Primary Combined Training, to grow to together from babies to competing at a state championships Is mind blowing. To top off a successful week Pinky Pie & Lexi took out Reserve Champions in the Primary Showjumping.

🌟 Lexi’s Recent Highlights 🌟

🏆 Overall Champion – Emu Creek Combined Training Grade 6 (Pie) 15/3/26
🥈 Reserve Champion - Emu Creek Combined training Grade 6 (Alfie) 15/3/26
🥇 Mount Gambia Easter Showjumping Carnival 50cm (Pie) 4/4/26
🥈 Mount Gambia Easter Showjumping Carnival 40cm (Misty) 3/4/26
🥈 Mount Gambia Easter Showjumping Carnival 50cm (Misty) 3/4/26
🥇 Mount Gambia Easter Showjumping Carnival 60cm (Misty) 3/4/26
🥈 2nd – Heytesbury Ag Show VEIS 60cm 2/3/26 (Pie)
1st - Heytesbury Ag Show VEIS 50cm 2/3/26 (Pie)
🥈 Reserve Champions Led Show Hunter Pony - Heytesbury Ag Show 2/3/26 (Alfie)
🥈 Reserve Champion Primary Rider - Heytesbury Ag Show 2/3/26 (Alfie)
🥈 Reserve Champion Ridden Hunter Pony - Heytesbury Ag Show (Alfie) 2/3/26
🥇Shipwreck Coast Showjumping 45cm (Alfie) 8/2/26
🥇 Shipwreck Coast Showjumping 55cm (Alfie) 8/2/26
🥇 Moyne Showjumping 40cm (Pie) 16/1/26
🥇 Moyne Showjumping 50cm (Pie) 16/1/26
🥈 Moyne Showjumping 60cm (Pie) 16/1/26
🏆 Overall Primary Showjumping Champion 35cm 🏆 (Mimi) 15/1/26
🏆 Overall Primary Showjumping Champion 45cm 🏆 (Pie) 15/1/26
🥉 Third Overall Primary 45cm (Alfie) 15/1/26

Lexi has been on an incredible run of consistent results, showing the kind of focus and talent that promises a very bright future.

Last year, Lexi and her young pony Mimi enjoyed a successful first season together on the agricultural show circuit, collecting plenty of Championships and Reserves. It was Mimi’s very first time out showing, and the pair handled it brilliantly. This season, we’re expecting even bigger things from them as their partnership continues to blossom.

When she’s not competing, you’ll find Lexi at clinics or in lessons, always eager to learn and grow. Turning 8 is a milestone she can’t wait for, as it means stepping into the world of eventing – something she’s been dreaming of! She is also producing a young pony, carefully and confidently bringing her up through the grades, with all the makings of a future superstar. The beautiful Mimi is currently in foal to our own Pony Warmblood stallion hoping to produce Lexis future superstar! Lexi currently has 3 ponies competing, our quirky pony Alfie, little Misty & her new very special pony Pinky Pie!

Her dreams reach far beyond the pony ring. Lexi hopes to one day ride for Australia at the Olympics and build her own showjumping stable. Big goals, but with her work ethic and love for the sport, she’s well on her way.

Evie D Equestrian - Central Coast, NSW

🐴 Show Jumping • Age 13 🐴

Evie D is the definition of a true horse girl, she has been in the saddle since the age of just two, and from that very first ride, there has been absolutely no stopping her! 🐴✨

Growing up alongside her beautiful mare Wyann Poppy, Evie built the kind of deep, unbreakable partnership that forms the foundation of every great equestrian career. Poppy came to Evie as a rising four-year-old straight from the breeder, and the two grew up together , competing at the highest levels of hacking at Sydney Royal and Horse of the Year, as well as dressage and interschools. It was Poppy who first opened Evie’s eyes to the thrill of show jumping, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Today, Evie is a dedicated show jumper, and every ounce of her classical foundation, the feel she honed in the hacking ring, the precision she developed through dressage, the partnership skills built over years of interschools, shows in the way she rides. She is not just a competitor; she is a horsewoman.

🌟 EVIE’S TEAM 🌟

Evie campaigns a small but talented string of horses, each with their own story and each playing a unique role in her development as a rider.

Wyann Poppy - The mare who started it all. Poppy and Evie grew up together from the very beginning, forging an unbreakable bond across hacking, dressage and show jumping. A true once-in-a-lifetime horse.

Wyann Bugatti - Evie’s own home-produced project. Purchased as an 18-month-old in 2022 and grown in Evie’s paddock, Bugatti was broken in and brought through the grades entirely by Evie herself. He is now jumping 80–90 cm with confidence, a testament to her skill and patience as a producer of young horses.

Mr Mungus - On lease from the celebrated Stapleton family, Mr Mungus is a 22-year-old, 16.2½ hand chestnut Thoroughbred schoolmaster with an impressive record. He joined Evie’s string at the start of 2026 and together they have wasted absolutely no time, stepping straight into the 1 metre arena and already collecting wins.

🌟 EVIE’S RECENT HIGHLIGHTS 🌟

	Result	Competition
🏆	1st — Winner	1 Metre TSHA Class , Stonewall Small Tour
🏆	1st — Winner	90 cm TSHA Class \| Hawkesbury Show
🏅	4th Place	1 Metre Class \| Hawkesbury Show
🏅	7th Place	90 cm Open \| JNSW Show
🏅	12th Place	1 Metre Open \| JNSW Show

Evie has only been competing in show jumping for two months, and she is already winning. Taking out titles in TSHA classes and stepping into the competitive open rings at JNSW with 60+ riders and within weeks of her debut at this level is a remarkable achievement. The consistency, the confidence, and the hunger are all there.

LOOKING AHEAD

With three quality horses in her stable, a rapidly growing results record, and the rounded foundation of a rider who has competed across hacking, dressage and interschools since childhood, Evie D is a name that NSW show jumping is going to be hearing a great deal more of. She is not just a rising star, she is a horsewoman at a very young age with something genuinely special to offer the sport.

There is a very big future ahead for Evie D Equestrian. 🐴🌟

Proudly representing:

Giddy Up Girl • Horsewyse Magazine • Rodney’s Photography

Follow Evie’s journey: 📸 @eviedequestrian on Facebook & Instagram