SCHOLARSHIP
Delivering Dreams Scholarship Winners are grinners, and so they should be. Meet the top three applicants for our inaugural HorseVibes Delivering Dreams Scholarship.
W
e were looking for community spirit, and we found it in spades in all our top three applicants, but the judges, our editor Candida Baker; columnist, coach and eventer Charlie Brister and coach Charlotte Inglis were all unanimous in their opinion that 18-year-old trick rider Billie Morgan stood out from the crowd. We were thrilled with the quality of the applicants, and we would like to thank everybody who applied. We hope you enjoy reading about our top three as much as we did. Watch this space, as they say, while we bring you news of what the scholarship will mean to Billie Morgan, who was thrilled to hear that she’s won.
Our winner, Billie Morgan Billie Morgan, from Bundaberg, Queensland, grew up in a horse-loving family and began riding lessons when she was just six years old. It was while she was still very young that she saw a video of a trick rider in action, and from that moment, Billie knew exactly what she wanted to become. Now 18-years-old, Billie‘s long-held trick riding dream began three years ago when she started to learn the ropes. She has since trained her own horse and has purchased a trick riding saddle. But Billie isn’t just about pursuing her own goals, she likes to help others along the way. A regular assistant coach volunteer at the Bundaberg Riding for 26
HORSEVIBES MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2019
Billie Morgan, winner of the Delivering Dreams Scholarship, with four-legged friends (Image courtesy of Lindon Josefski).
