Amanda and Dicavalli Diesel's magnificent test put them in the lead in the dressage phase of the 2018 R.M. Williams CIC3. (All images by Michelle Terlato Photography)
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t’s around 7:00 o’clock on a Monday night and in the background I can hear the clatter
of pots and pans, and possibly
S P OT L I G H T
Keeping it real
something being stirred. I’m a virtual, mobile phone facilitated presence in Amanda Ross’s kitchen and she’s busy food prepping. “I was feeling guilty thinking I should have ridden a couple of horses today,” she tells me, “but then I thought no, you have to have one day a week where you don’t ride. A day off when you do your human things – so that’s what I’m doing now.”
Olympian Amanda Ross is an equestrian coach, professional athlete and personal trainer with a refreshingly down to earth take on life. She recently spoke to AMANDA MAC about the journey so far.
A great believer in healthy eating and with a fitness level that’s through the roof, the word ‘powerhouse’ comes to mind, which is very likely what Anni Sedgwick, Amanda’s mother, was referring to when she dubbed her daughter the ‘energizer bunny’.
