Our coaches are all extremely experienced and have been teaching over a number of disciplines for many years.
Coaches
Mallorie Riddett has been riding since the age of 6 years old and has owned and competed horses since 8 years old. Currently Mal owns, breeds and competes warmblood dressage performance horses. Mal has been teaching at pony clubs, adult riding clubs and here at Wallington Park and is an experienced and passionate teacher. She is invested in her pupils and loves to help them achieve their goals. Although predominantly training dressage horses these days, Mal’s background was originally eventing. Having trained many horses up to pre-novice and 1 star level, she is looking to make a come back into the eventing scene soon, as well as continuing with high level dressage. With her experience alone, she is a great Coach and role model for the aspiring horse riders.
Alice Parrello has been part of the Wallington Park family for 12 years. Alice has a very special talent of understanding and nurturing her clients. She is dedicated and extremely passionate, and has helped so many complete beginner riders develop their skill and confidence, eventually purchasing their own horse and moving up the pony club ranks. Alice has worked extensively with special needs clients, both adults and children, including autism, anxiety and PTSD. We love seeing the progress, both emotionally, psychologically and physically that these clients make when working regularly with Alice. Alice is able to take on clients who are funded through NDIS and various financial support providers.
Alannah Mioduchowski started with Wallington Park as a lesson clients and then as a volunteer, progressing into a role of teaching theory and then coaching. Horses are in her blood, and her knowlage and passion coupled with her ability to communicate and engage with children and Adults makes her a very popular coach. Alannah has many of her own horses and competes in Dressage. She loves teaching here in the riding school, and also teaches many clients with their own horse around the Bellarine Peninsular. She has had success in bring along young beginner riders all the way through to owning and competing their horses successfully. She has a kind and neutering manner and always goes the extra mile with her clients, ensuring not only progress in their riding but a connection with them also.
Tea Johns– Tea joined our Wallington Park team at the end of 2024 and has proven herself to be such a fun, kind and knowledgeable coach. She most enjoys teaching beginner children and advancing them through the levels doing a variety of activities such as dressage, games, jumping and ride outs. She has a strong understanding of horsemanship and enjoys riding the horses also. She has been teaching in a riding school environment all through her university years and so comes with experience and passion. Tea is kind and a fantastic mentor and role model to the kids and truely cares about the horses and ponies also.
Lisa Wight- Lisa has been a coach here at Wallington Park for the past couple of years, and is a pleasure to have on our team. She comes with decades of experience and knowledge, having owned and competed her own horses for many years. We first met Lisa when her daughter was having lessons here on school horses. Lisa has a passion for dressage, but has also done it all, from jumping to trails, games and horsemanship. She loves teaching all her clients and develops a strong bond and investment in their progress.
Kailah Kiddle has been part of the Wallington Park community since she was a tiny tot learning to ride on Bridget, then with her little grey pony Abby. 15 years on, she is an active Dressage competitor on her gorgeous horse Crash. She rides to a high level and is passionate about her riding and horse care. Kailah enjoys variety in her teaching, from the young shy children through to more serious adult and teen riders. She has ridden all disciplines and so enjoys teaching dressage, jumping and cross country. She is also a great role model with a kind and relatable approach.
Judith Jeackel- is a very experienced and active eventing competitor. Originally from Germany, Judith completed the Marcus Oldham Scholarship Equine program and is a qualified NCAS Level 1 coach. She has successfully broken in horses and taken them through the eventing grade to 2 star level. She also retrains horses, breaks in horses and teaches and mentors many competitors on their own horses all around Victoria We are super lucky to have someone with this level of experience and knowledge on our team. She is kind and encouraging and happy to teach any level of rider so long as they love horses like she does!
Sienna Grundell also started as a riding school client here at Wallington Park, and progressed to teaching theory in our Saturday school program and onto coaching. Sienna owns three gorgeous horses, and is an active showjumping and dressage competitor, she has successfully competed to a high level. With her current warmblood superstar horse, they are a combination to look out for! She is our youngest coach, and as such, is very relatable, patient and kind with the children, progressing them and passing on her passion for riding and horse care.
