Eliza Bullen

I began riding at the age of 11 after many years of begging my parents for a pony. In 2009 I found Foxgrove Annie and together we moved up the grades from pony club grade 4 to FEI 2* level.
Following on from Annie I worked with a number of young horses bringing them up through the levels.
My career highlights include winning the Melbourne International Three Day Event Young Event Horse class in both 2016 (4yo) and 2017 (5yo) with Dark Venture. Although still only young, I look forward to what the future will bring for this talented horse.
Aside from horses I currently work as a vet nurse and have reently completed a degree in Paramedicine
FAVOURITE BLACK HORSE BREECHES
GET TO KNOW ME
| My age is | 21 |
| I live | Drouin, Victoria |
| I would describe my occupation as | Vet Nurse |
| My favourite breeches are | 'Coolmax' breeches |
| I started riding when I was | 11 years old |
| My first pony | was a little grey pony named Bella who bucked me off at any chance she got |
| The highlight of my career so far is | winning the young horse event at Melbourne 3 Day Event 2 years in a row with Dark Venture |
| My secret crush is | Gizmo - my dog |
| My biggest riding influence is | Sam Griffiths |
| The best piece of advice I have for up & coming riders is | never give up on your dreams - keep setting yourself little goals to reach them |
| When I'm not riding I'm | working or catching up with friends |
| My dirty little secret is | chocolate |
| My pre-comp secret weapon is | a good singalong to calm my nerves |
| The greatest challenge I've faced is | too many to choose from |
| My least favourite task is | getting out of bed on the cold, windy and wet mornings |
| If I won lotto I would | go travelling |
| I would tell my 13 year old self | don't be disheartened by set backs - they always give you new learning opportunities |
| You probably didn't know this but I | enjoy baking |
| If my horse/s could talk he/she/they would say | more food please! |

