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By Meg Kennedy<\/p>\nBy Meg Kennedy<\/p>\n
A young woman with a passion for campdrafting has become a national ambassador to support charities through her sport.
\nAlice Fitzpatrick has been named this year\u2019s Classic Ladies Foundation Young Ambassador, which allows young women in the campdrafting community to get involved with aiding important causes.
\nThe 24-year old former Bacchus Marsh resident has been campdrafting for seven years, and says the sport is great \u201cbecause the whole family can do it.\u201d
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve met so many beautiful people from travelling all over the country to campdraft\u2026not only do you have to refine your own and your horse\u2019s skills, you have to show up on the day and work as a team,\u201d she says.
\nThe Classic Ladies Foundation Young Ambassador Quest aims to support and empower young women who participate in campdrafting to get involved with the Foundation\u2019s fundraising efforts, which includes donating to the charities Kiss Goodbye to MS and Foundation for Breast Cancer Care.
\nMs Fitzpatrick says she wants to \u201craise awareness of the foundation\u201d by getting other campdrafting clubs on board with raising money, and to encourage young women in campdrafting to become involved.
\n\u201cI want to help promote and grow our sport and I really want the young riders in not only campdrafting, but the greater equine industry to realise that there are huge opportunities out there for them,\u201d she says.
\nHer advice for young girls and women in campdrafting is to \u201cstep up and put yourself out there.\u201d
\n\u201cDon\u2019t let being shy or embarrassed stop you from having a go and having fun,\u201d she says.
\n\u201cSay what you feel. Everyone is only human like you, you\u2019ve nothing to lose from being yourself. You\u2019d be amazed the support that you get when people can see how hard you\u2019re trying.\u201d
\nAs for the future, Ms Fitzpatrick has completed a Bachelor of Agribusiness, which has included working on a cattle station in the Northern Territory and working under top cutting horse trainer Corey Holden.
\nShe says she is currently looking for her \u201cnext opportunity in the agricultural industry,\u201d but aims to make the most of her new opportunity with the Classic Ladies Foundation.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been meeting as many new people as I can, and making sure all our sponsors are recognised while undertaking presentations at major events around Australia, trying to best represent the foundation and promote campdrafting.\u201d
\nAlice will be showing off her skills at the Bacchus Marsh Campdraft competition from 22-24 March at the Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Reserve.
\nTo follow Alice\u2019s adventures, you can find her Facebook Page called \u2018Al\u2019s Classic Ladies Foundation Young Ambassador Quest\u2019, or on Instagram @alicefitzzz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Meg Kennedy A young woman with a passion for campdrafting has become a national ambassador to support charities through her sport. Alice Fitzpatrick has been named this year\u2019s Classic Ladies Foundation Young Ambassador, which allows young women in the campdrafting community to get involved with aiding important causes. The 24-year old former Bacchus Marsh […]<\/p>\n