The Icarus Equine Management Team

Petra Gloyn - Equine Talent Manager
Petra started riding on her uncle's farm in Cooma, Australia, helping to herd sheep and taking visitors on trail rides, and over the years has ridden as a hacker and in reenactment military parades. She owns her own horse and uses natural horemanship in training. She is responsible for booking equine talent (horses and riders), plus her other duties as Talent Manager.
Dianne Wright - Head Wrangler, Instructor
Dianne is a competent horse rider and has competed in many dressage and showjumping events. She teaches riding. She owns 3 horses. Her horses Buddy and Silver featured in Sensing Murder.
Aveael Webb - Sidesaddle Rider/Instructor, Thoroughbred Breeder
Aveael breeds racehorses and specialises in riding sidesaddle in period costume. She is also a capable eventer and racetrack rider.

She owns 18 horses, including show horses and racehorses.
Tina Fagan - Horse Trainer
Tina breeds and trains horses, teaches riding, competes in jumping and dressage events and performs with horses, including liberty and bridless displays in Night shows, Equidays and Riding with the Stars. She was a riding extra on Lord of the Rings and has featured in Horse and Pony.

Tina owns 30 horses of various ages, breeds, uses and talents.
Clarissa Draper - Horse Archery, Instructor
Clarissa has a riding school, Grove Riding School. She teaches riding and is a qualified trainer for horse archery. She does horseback archery.
Stephen Polwart - Western and Rodeo, Roping
Stephen has experience in western and rodeo riding and can teach skills to our riders related to those disciplines. He has just backed his new horses, Buddy and Jazz, and is currently training them for rodeo and roping work.
John Burrill, Cowboy Games, Horseback Shooting
John runs Sherwood Cowboy Sports Group and Cowboy Mounted Shooting Club NZ. Icarus has alligned with these groups for film, TV and advertising projects involving equine talent. John's riding disciplines include cowboy sports and shooting from horseback and is our trainer for teaching our riders these disciplines. He has Tennessee walking horses.