Education: Completed HSC at Northholm Grammar in Arcadia, NSW, and Year 10 at New England Girls’ School, Armidale, NSW

Coach: George Sanna

Top Horse: Vedor, 8-year-old warmblood by Indoctro. World Champion 6-Year-Old Showjumper in 2009.

Elite Listed Rider for London Olympics 2011.

Sponsors: CopRice, Kingsland, NatureVet Ceva and Copabella.

Early Career Highlights

• Member of Young Rider, Development and Elite Squads since 2005
• National Young Showjumping Rider of the Year 2007
• Winner of the Silver Classic and Champion Young Rider  at Elysian Fields Showjumping 2007
• European tour during EI in 2007 on leased horse, Kuntakinte, with wins and places at Audi Equestrian Masters in Brussels, Morsella and Zuidlaren
• 2^nd Bell Tea Olympic Cup COC qualifier at Horse of the Year Show in New Zealand, 2009
• 1^st Gawler World Cup qualifier 2008

Recent Performance Highlights

2011

• Based in Europe with Edwina Alexander from May in the lead-up to Olympic selection trials in May 2012
• 1^st World Cup COC qualifier at Sydney Royal
• 1^st EFA Perpetual Trophy Class in Part 1 at Sydney Royal
• 3^rd Bell Tea Olympic Cup COC qualifier at Horse of the Year   Show, New Zealand
• Member of winning Australian team in Nations Cup at Horse of the Year Show, New Zealand

2010

• 5^th World Cup qualifier at the Summer Championships, SIEC
• 4^th World Cup qualifier at Wodonga World Cup Show
• 4^th World Cup qualifier at Sale World Cup Show
• 5^th Senior Titles at NSW State Championships
• Equal 1^st Senior Title Grand Prix, National Titles
• 3^rd overall in the Senior Titles
• Member of the winning NSW team, National Titles
• 5^th Adelaide Royal World Cup qualifier

HISTORY

Julia’s riding career began at the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club’s facility at Bees River when she was 7 years old. The Hargreaves family moved to Connecticut in the United States when Julia was 9, and she continued her training at Oxridge Hunt Club for the following four years, riding successfully on the equitation-hunter circuit.

The family returned to Australia in 1997, and Julia attended New England Girls School where she rode successfully on the school team for the next 5 years. She completed her schooling at Northholm Grammar in Sydney, again representing her school with distinction on the riding team. During this time, Julia trained with Vicki Roycroft, who accompanied her to Europe for three months’ training and competition in 2003.

Julia has been training with George Sanna since 2005. With her first schoolmaster Grand Prix horse, Haymen, Julia quickly rose through the ranks, to be named National Champion Young Showjumping Rider in 2007, after a series of wins riding her mare Courchevel, as well as Copabella’s stallion, Visage, and Haymen. She began competing successfully at World Cup level in 2008.

Also a gifted coach in her own right, Julia trains a team of competitive young riders. She is also the primary rider for Copabella Sporthorses and responsible for the training and competitive progress of their young showjumping horses.