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'We Actually Did It' Childhood Olympic Dream Becomes Reality For Dressage Star

"For a New Zealand girl to have trained a New Zealand-bred horse that gets sold to Germany... it's quite unbelievable," she remarks.

Melissa Galloway was one of the few elite athletes representing New Zealand in Paris earlier this year at the Olympics where she set a national record in dressage.

Galloway talks about the special bond she shares with her horse ‘Joey’, who she trained from just two years old and has since been sold to a young rider in Germany.

Although she says it was a bittersweet decision, Galloway is now focused on coaching and nurturing the next generation of dressage talent.

Listen to the full chat between Melissa Galloway and Dominic George above.

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