TURPENTINE PARK - Key Persons
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- Di Has Always Been a Passionate Horse Lover and Takes Great Pride and Enjoyment in Providing the Best Care Possible for All Their Horses
Di and Peter's admiration and attraction to quarter horses stems from attending several Ken May ‘cow-horse' clinics at Willalooka in the late 1990's. Several years of camp drafting and stockman challenges followed but it was a trip to Tamworth to watch close friend Chris Fox compete at the 1999 NCHA Futurity that would change their course. Vivid memories remain of watching the spectacular NCHA Gold Cup, in total awe of these gifted and incredible athletes, they were instantly hooked on cutting. (Ironically a few years later this dream would be theirs with Turpentine Acres)
Peter has an agricultural/farming background. Born at Wudinna SA then moved when 4 years old with farming parents Boss and Peg to a Soldier Settlement farm near Keith. Family involvement with horses can be traced back to his Uncle John McInnis who is a legendary buck jumper and his Grandfather Angus McInnis a WW1 Light-Horseman. Childhood memories of riding the farm horses Chummy & Tinker later transformed into reality with the purchase of his first cutting horse in 2000.
He attended his primary schooling at the Keith Area School then completed secondary education at the Urrbrae Agricultural College in Adelaide. His Father and older brother Terry already worked the family farm so it wasn't long before Peter took charge of the stock truck. This was to be the humble beginnings of his now very busy and diverse business ‘Bordertown Haulage and Trading', involving interstate bulk haulage with 7 vehicles, grain trading and 3 grain/fertiliser storage depots. He also sits on the State Board of SARTA (South Australian Road Transport Association).
Peter has an agricultural/farming background. Born at Wudinna SA then moved when four years old with farming parents Boss and Peg to a Soldier Settlement farm near Keith.