Ariella Stafford. Image: Blue Ribbon Photography.
Barastoc Junior Squad: Ariella Stafford
In August 2016, Barastoc launched the Barastoc Junior Squad program to riding enthusiasts aged 13 – 18 who are passionate about riding.
The Barastoc Junior Squad aims to teach, inspire and guide young equine enthusiasts. The squad program assists young riders in gaining the experience needed to support a commercial sponsorship in adulthood, if it is desired or needed, as well as provide a solid understanding of feeding their horses. Each year Barastoc welcomes 20-30 new young riders to be part of the team.
Here, we catch up with young rider Ariella Stafford…
“Thank you so much to Barastoc and Equestrian Life for this amazing opportunity! I absolutely love being on the Barastoc Junior Squad; the amount of support and advice that we receive is just wonderful. I’m very keen to get my little standardbred team out and about this year, with Nemo stepping into the 1m classes and Jag to hopefully have some nice solid rounds in 1.10-1.20m classes as well as a couple of starts in the Juniors. I would also love to get a few more standardbred retrainers as projects throughout the year!”
You can find out more about the Barastoc Junior Squad here.
This article was written in conjunction with Barastoc Horse.
