Megan Puschmann
Meet Megan, our Managing Instructor. Megan joined us here at Riverside in 2005 as a trainee coach. Megan is now a fully qualified riding coach - and she is responsible for the day to day running of the Riding School.
Megan has had plenty of experience in coaching before moving to Brisbane as she is a Black belt and instructor in South Pacific Tae Kwon Do! So remember the mild exterior conceals some serious Ninja skills......
Megan started riding when she was eleven years old in her home town , Townsville. Megan had riding lessons with a lady named Beryl Sabadina. Beryl had taught Jenny to ride in Cairns in the late 1970's!
As a child Megan rode at pony club and showed horses at hack shows. She was also interested in harness driving and was involved in training and showing horses in harness.
When Megan was 13 she got her own pony. Also like Jenny, her first pony was an Arab. Megan and her pony dabbled in as many "horsey" sports as they could including halter showing, harness, hacking, western, pleasure, trail rides, jumping, sporting in local breed shows and pony club competitions.
After studying politics and History at James Cook University, Megan moved to Brisbane and joined Riverside soon after. Since being at Riverside Megan has attained her Horse Riding Coach Certifates three and four. Megan is an achiever, committed to a career in Riding Instruction and there is no sign that the study ends here. Well done Megan, and keep it up!