General
STABLES
She and her husband Rob run Statene Park stables in Bellarine, VIC, Australia. They coach riders, and train and trade dressage horses at the facility. She has also spent time in Europe, where she was briefly based in 2018 at Australian rider Briana Burgess' yard near Munster, Germany. (statenepark.com.au, 21 Mar 2021; eurodressage.com, 04 Apr 2018)
BACK TO AUSTRALIA
She is a long-time pupil of Swedish equestrian Patrik Kittel, who is based in Germany, and in 2018 she began moving her horses to a satellite barn in Munster near Kittel's stables in Appelhulsen. In October 2019 she decided to return to Australia to take care of her daughter Gitte, who had sustained a serious head injury in a riding accident, but she continues to receive coaching from Patrik by video over the internet. "When people ask me where I live, I have to say that I actually live in Germany. I don't think my family quite get that. In October [2019] my daughter Gitte suffered a traumatic head injury after a horse fell with her. I have made the decision to bring my horses home to Australia, so I can remain close to her and her family during the recovery phase. If all goes well I will continue my 2020 Olympic Games campaign from home. Patrik has been very understanding and has promised to keep training me via video." (dressage-news.com, 29 Feb 2020; Facebook page, 20 Oct 2019; statenepark.com.au, 11 Aug 2019; equestrianhub.com.au, 08 May 2019; eqlifemag.com.au, 01 Feb 2021)
BIOGRAPHY
She has written an account of her life called 'A Long Rein'. Among other things, the book describes how she saved her horses from a bushfire and talks about the car crash that killed her first husband Gert Donvig. "The unifying theme is looking at people who have influenced my life, who have helped me get through difficult times. When I set out to write this book I intended it to be a love story about my mother, but as her story unfolded and I researched it, I realised there were many gaps. In trying to fill in those gaps I learnt a lot more about my mother and that made me understand myself." (weeklytimesnow.com.au, 27 Nov 2013)