Bret Parberry, once one of Australia’s top 20 bronc riders, will present Dressage at Devon’s popular Masterclass Sept. 26. But don’t worry, he isn’t going to be offering rodeo tips.
His expertise in dressage was demonstrated impressively when guiding Australia’s eventing team to lead the dressage phase at the 2012 London Olympics. He has also competed successfully, finishing tenth in dressage at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games.
Bret Parbery (James Abernethy Photography)
His father broke and trained mounts for cattle horse sports. Bret did everything from Pony Club to Polocrosse before focusing on dressage. His eclectic background will enable him to offer pointers to a diverse group of demo riders at Devon, with practitioners of western dressage able to participate along those who ride in the more traditional English competitions.
Bret’s Performance Riders program has an online platform in which horse welfare is the top priority, with horse and rider development as his daily motivation. His training style could be called “Modern Australian,” combining “classical principles with a high-performance sports focus.”
This is the third year of Devon’s Masterclass. Previous instructors were Olympic medalists Sabine Schut-Kery and Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour.
Want to buy tickets? Here’s the link.