Amelia McDonald
Photo From Pony Club Nationals 2025
EQUESTRIAN - DRESSAGE
Amelia is a rising young equestrian focused on Dressage. She is dedicated to improving her mental and physical fitness along with her riding skills and is proud to be training her own horses with the support of her coaches.
Amelia has represented WA at the Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships, riding a borrowed horse in 2022 at Sydney and travelling her own horse across the country to compete at Werribee in 2023. She again travelled her own horse across to Werribee in October 2025 to represent WA at the Pony Club Australia National Championships in Junior Dressage where she placed 9th overall in the Junior Novice section and was the highest placed WA rider in this section.
Amelia has previously been selected to represent Pony Club Australia in the 2024 Pony Club International Alliance Virtual Dressage Show, where she placed 3rd against riders from Australia, UK, NZ, Hong Kong, Canada, and Zambia.
Amelia has been part of the Pony Club WA High Performance Squad (2022-2024) and the Equestrian WA Junior Development Squad (2023 & 2025), and was in the Reserve Squad in 2024. She aims to be selected for this squad again in 2026, as well as aiming for selection to the WA State Team for the Australian Interschool Championships for 2026, and the EWA Youth High Performance Dressage Squad.
Tier 1 Scholarship