Paige Jardine's "Rollercoaster" Year

If there is a central theme to Australian Paige Jardine’s show jumping career so far, its resiliency.

To be sure, that’s not a new concept for horsemen—or athletes, in general. But the stakes are undeniably higher when you’re under 30, and staking your claim some 8,000 miles across the world.

“I left Australia when I was 18 [and] moved to France. I spent 12 months there, and then I’ve been in America ever since,” says Jardine, 29, who works alongside her partner/boyfriend, Nicky Galligan as a trainer and manager at Guardian Stables in Camarillo, California.

“I’m actually an only child, and I’m very close with my parents. I try and get back to Australia to visit as much as I can, but it’s tough. I miss them, they miss me, but I’m so lucky that they understand what I’m doing, and how important it is to me. [They] support me in any way they can.”

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Article written by: Nina Fedrizzi and Carley Sparks