Caleb Degen, a 27-year-old horseman, has built a career driven by his passion for all things horses. His journey began in the Equine Mastery Program at TKIS with coach Leah McCarron where he was lucky enough to compete in eventing throughout his high school career, laying the foundation for the next few years where he delved into the world of polo completing a season in the UK.

Currently, Caleb serves as the Equine Coordinator at Australian Outback Spectacular and has been with the show for nearly 9 years, assisting in the management and training the horses for this acclaimed live show. His role involves overseeing their care, training, and performing alongside his equine counterparts as well as ensuring they are well-prepared for their captivating performances. He has been lucky enough to be trained and assisted in both trick riding and liberty work by one of the countries greatest Horsewomen “Zelie Bullen.”

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Coming to you from Equitana in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Warwick interviews Brett Parbery in front of a live audience as a part of the Equitana programming.

Brett Parbery was born to ride, growing up in Dorrigo, NSW, in a family deeply immersed in horse culture. His father professionally broke and trained horses, specializing in cattle horse sports like campdrafting and cutting, and Brett was involved in stable life from a young age, helping train horses before and after school. Weekends were spent competing in various equestrian activities, from campdrafting and polocrosse to pony club and agricultural shows, where Brett's passion for rodeo was ignited by watching saddle bronc riding at night-time events. Determined to become a cowboy, Brett pursued saddle bronc riding nationally and internationally from 1989 to 2000, consistently ranking among Australia’s top 20 riders. However, his love for training horses led him to transition to dressage, and in 2000, he moved to Europe to train under top professionals before returning home to establish his own stable. Over the years, Brett has excelled in dressage, representing Australia at two World Equestrian Games and earning numerous accolades, including over 30 Australian Championships and a standout 2010 season featuring an 8th-place finish at the World Games in Kentucky. With extensive training under legendary riders like Edward Gal and Ulla Salzgeber, Brett developed a horse-friendly training system, which he now shares through “Performance Riders,” an online education program co-founded with Natalie Foxon to mentor riders of all levels, guiding them from foundational skills to high performance. He lives in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales with his wife Melinda and his son Jake.

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Shane Healey enlisted in the Australian Army in 1995, serving in an elite infantry parachute regiment and later as a reserve special forces soldier. After a serious back injury in 2001, he became a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver before returning to the Army in 2003 as a military dive instructor. From 2004 to 2008, he worked as a private military contractor in the Middle East, training Iraqi Special Forces and participating in major combat, including the second battle of Fallujah. Reenlisting in 2009, Shane served as an intelligence operator in Special Operations Command, with deployments to Afghanistan in 2010/2011 and 2012, where his threat assessments aided critical operations. He later joined the Special Operations Tactical Assault Group and provided threat advice for key international events. Shane deployed to Iraq in 2014-2015 with Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIS. Since 2018, he has consulted on terrorism and extremism threat assessments and co-founded Pegasus Connections in 2023, supporting veterans through mental health programs and equine-assisted therapy.

Peta Lowe is the Principal Consultant at Phronesis Consulting and Training and a former Director of Countering Violent Extremism for Juvenile Justice in NSW. With degrees in Social Work, Business, and Terrorism and Security Studies, Peta has extensive experience in assessing and managing violent extremism risks, particularly among young people. She provides expert risk assessments and has trained professionals in using the VERA-2R risk assessment tool both nationally and internationally. Peta consults for various global organizations, including the UN, and co-authored key publications on reintegration of violent extremists. She is a regular speaker at international conferences on terrorism and violent extremism.

Pegasus Connections was founded to provide an alternative to traditional therapy and services offered to individuals and their families. It was founded with the recognition that the current services offered did not meet the needs of everyone, from the lived experience of both founders who have each experienced the broader support services paradigm. Pegasus Connections seeks to provide support and services for any individuals, families, groups or workplaces who want to utilise the unique benefits of nature and partnerships with horses to build awareness and growth.

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