Vinery Stud Announce Sponsored Equimillion Riders

Tara Madgwick - Monday August 5

Vinery Stud are thrilled to announce their two sponsored riders for this year’s Equimillion on the October long weekend.

Paige Baxter and Tyler Kelly are local Hunter Valley riders and their horses are Vinery graduates by Vinery sires All Too Hard and Myboycharlie (IRE).

Paige has been eventing since she was five and has been introduced to the world of off the track thoroughbreds in the last two years. She has had Charlie Hascet (Charlie) for just under a year and they will be competing in the 95cm Eventing and 105cm Showjumping.

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Tyler has been riding and competing since he was about four. Her All Too Hard gelding, Vintage Moochi (Harold) competed at Equimillion last year also and came into Tyler's life in January 2024. They are planning to enter in the 95cm Eventing and 90cm Showjumping.

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