Tuesday 18 October 2016

Profile: Katie Page

Image result for megan lehmann katie pageBy Megan Lehmann
The Weekend Australian Magazine
October 1, 2016

Everyone knows that when Katie Page says jump, you jump. But does this horse know? Is it even listening? The darn thing is not. This horse, a strapping blue roan, is blithely sailing over fences in the historic parklands of La Plaine de Jeux de Bagatelle in Paris with no regard whatsoever for the slim woman standing ringside with her heart in her mouth. It takes a tight turn in the sand of the arena and tenses its unusual bluish hindquarters, little caviar beads of sweat catching the light. There's the takeoff point: now. Tucking up its legs, it clears another jump, and this time the top rail rattles slightly in its cup. The horse tosses its prettily braided mane, and Page flexes knuckles clenched so tightly they'd been turning as blue as the gelding's coat.
Full story: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/tight-reins/news-story/95652c6094e51c55d75c4d4ecec39774

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