Jamieson the Trick Horse
Horse trainer Steve Jefferys wrote to Burke’s Backyard to tell us about his black stallion, Jamieson. Jamieson, aka ‘Spud’, is a 7 year old Australian Stock Horse. He has a huge repertoire of tricks including:
counting
retrieving a ball that has been kicked to him
answering questions with a nod
lying down on command
sitting up like a dog
bowing
pulling the saddle cloth off when being saddled
rearing on command
standing on a pedestal and balancing on a tiny surface area
holding a whip in his mouth and cracking it
Jamieson, Steve and Jana the Border Collie entertained spectators at the Horsley Park Equestrian Centre during the 2000 Olympics. Jamieson also works as a stock horse, and does dressage, jumping, hacking and one day eventing. He has won many awards in shows and has also appeared in many advertisements.
More information
You can see Jamieson performing in the Mane Event as part of the horse spectacular Equitana 2001. Steve Jefferys will delight audiences with a brand new “ballet” as Jamieson and special guest, 10 year old daughter Ashleigh, join him in the beautiful ‘Toy Story’ piece.
Date: 22 November 2001
Venue: Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
Bookings: RACV Ticketing 13 28 86 or for more information (03) 9596 8744
Website: www.equitana.com.au
Steve and Jamieson will also be giving schools at the following locations and times:
Albury, NSW 15-16 November, 2001 Equitana, Melbourne 24-25 November, 2001 Melbourne 27-28 November, 2001 Corryong, Vic 1-2 December, 2001 Canberra, ACT 5-6 December, 2001
For details about any of these events or to arrange a school at another venue contact Sandy Jefferys on (02) 9999 1563 or mobile 0411 871 063 or by email:
[email protected]