Post by TERRANCE D'AMICO xx on Nov 26, 2006 18:23:30 GMT -5
HISTORY
Wild River Academy was created by an old Olympic trainer name Vincent Damico. He taught show jumping, cross country, and dressage. He had many students ride in the Olympics and achieve great success. He was a kind man, who had been born in Italy, married at age 20, and had a son named Terrance at age 30. A year after his son was born, the Damico's moved Australia, which is where Wild River began.
It started out small, but quickly grew. He raised and trained prized Irish Warmblood show jumpers, and Dutch Warmbloods. Though he enjoyed the sporthorse breeds who competed in Show Jumping, Dressage, and Cross Country, his specialty was the rare breed of the Lipizzaner, Andalusian, and Lusitano. In his young days in Italy he worked for his father who took his stallions worldwide to preform. It could be called Equine Art, or Ballet of the Horse. Even when he began training Sport Horses at Wild River, he still had his fair share of Andalusians and Lipizzaner's.
Wild River was a success for many, many years. But tragedy struck on September 2nd, 2000. Vincent died of cancer, but on his death bed he had stated to never let Wild River die. He handed it over to his son, Terrance, who was only 17. He was to keep the legend alive. Terrance dropped out of high school to keep Wild River running, and it did. To this day it is still an active equine boarding school. Things changed a bit. No longer does the facility train olympic atheletes, but it is simply for students to come spend their four years of high school at an Equine Academy. They also offer jobs as stablehands and instructors for after the students graduate.
THE FACILITY
Wild River has over 200 acres of Equine property. They have miles and miles of trails that cover many different terrain types, such as apple orchards, local vineyards who allow horses on the property, a large lake, forests, valleys, and of course, the long winding river that gave the Academy its name. This river runs through the whole place, along the outskirts of the property. They have four rings. Two indoor heated, for Dressage and Jumping. The outdoor of course is for nice weather, both Dressage and Jumping. They have a cross country cross suitable for all levels. A total of 5 pastures, three barns (two main and one for local shows), a lounge, and heated/air conditioned tack rooms. It's a magical place, to say the least.
[/sub]Wild River Academy was created by an old Olympic trainer name Vincent Damico. He taught show jumping, cross country, and dressage. He had many students ride in the Olympics and achieve great success. He was a kind man, who had been born in Italy, married at age 20, and had a son named Terrance at age 30. A year after his son was born, the Damico's moved Australia, which is where Wild River began.
It started out small, but quickly grew. He raised and trained prized Irish Warmblood show jumpers, and Dutch Warmbloods. Though he enjoyed the sporthorse breeds who competed in Show Jumping, Dressage, and Cross Country, his specialty was the rare breed of the Lipizzaner, Andalusian, and Lusitano. In his young days in Italy he worked for his father who took his stallions worldwide to preform. It could be called Equine Art, or Ballet of the Horse. Even when he began training Sport Horses at Wild River, he still had his fair share of Andalusians and Lipizzaner's.
Wild River was a success for many, many years. But tragedy struck on September 2nd, 2000. Vincent died of cancer, but on his death bed he had stated to never let Wild River die. He handed it over to his son, Terrance, who was only 17. He was to keep the legend alive. Terrance dropped out of high school to keep Wild River running, and it did. To this day it is still an active equine boarding school. Things changed a bit. No longer does the facility train olympic atheletes, but it is simply for students to come spend their four years of high school at an Equine Academy. They also offer jobs as stablehands and instructors for after the students graduate.
THE FACILITY
Wild River has over 200 acres of Equine property. They have miles and miles of trails that cover many different terrain types, such as apple orchards, local vineyards who allow horses on the property, a large lake, forests, valleys, and of course, the long winding river that gave the Academy its name. This river runs through the whole place, along the outskirts of the property. They have four rings. Two indoor heated, for Dressage and Jumping. The outdoor of course is for nice weather, both Dressage and Jumping. They have a cross country cross suitable for all levels. A total of 5 pastures, three barns (two main and one for local shows), a lounge, and heated/air conditioned tack rooms. It's a magical place, to say the least.
