Anna Hingley
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Anna Hingley, is the first woman to ride on horseback
across the Australian Outback, which she completed on 5 August 2006. The 3510 km journey was undertaken to raise for Angel Flight
, an Australian charity that co-ordinates non emergency flights for financially and medically needy people.
Hingley and Ostwald met in 2004 whilst Hingley was travelling from Sydney
to Darwin
by bus as part of a year-long backpacking tour. Ostwald was driving the bus and their conversation turned to their mutual passion for horses. They decided to perform the trek while visiting Hingley's parents in December 2005.
nurse from Stourbridge
in the West Midlands
, Great Britain
, began the journey from Broome
in Western Australia
on 17 March 2006. She and boyfriend John Ostwald used six Brumby
horses that they had caught and tamed through a process of horse whispering before the trek. The pair were assisted in their record-breaking effort with a support truck carrying the spare horses, gear and water tanks. The couple covered an average of twenty-five miles per day.
Also travelling with Ostwald and Hingley was English filmmaker Thomas Guerrier. His documentary "Rode Trip, The Australian Horse Journey", will be released in 2009.
The first section of the route involved following Outback highways and traversing the top of the Great Sandy Desert
before turning in to bush roads, tracks and fording rivers. Notable points of interest on the journey were Fitzroy Crossing
, Halls Creek
, Daguragu
, Top Springs
, Daly Waters, Borroloola
, Doomadgee
, Burketown, Normanton
, Croydon
, Georgetown
, Atherton
and finally Cairns
, Queensland
, on 5 August 2006.
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
across the Australian Outback, which she completed on 5 August 2006. The 3510 km journey was undertaken to raise for Angel Flight
Angel Flight
Angel Flight is the name used by a number of groups whose members provide free transportation for needy patients and perform other missions of community service...
, an Australian charity that co-ordinates non emergency flights for financially and medically needy people.
Hingley and Ostwald met in 2004 whilst Hingley was travelling from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
by bus as part of a year-long backpacking tour. Ostwald was driving the bus and their conversation turned to their mutual passion for horses. They decided to perform the trek while visiting Hingley's parents in December 2005.
Angel Trek
Hingley, a veterinaryVeterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
nurse from Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, began the journey from Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
on 17 March 2006. She and boyfriend John Ostwald used six Brumby
Brumby
A Brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region in south-eastern Australia. Today, most of them are found in the Northern Territory, with the second largest population in Queensland...
horses that they had caught and tamed through a process of horse whispering before the trek. The pair were assisted in their record-breaking effort with a support truck carrying the spare horses, gear and water tanks. The couple covered an average of twenty-five miles per day.
Also travelling with Ostwald and Hingley was English filmmaker Thomas Guerrier. His documentary "Rode Trip, The Australian Horse Journey", will be released in 2009.
The first section of the route involved following Outback highways and traversing the top of the Great Sandy Desert
Great Sandy Desert
The Great Sandy Desert is a desert located in the North West of Western Australia straddling the Pilbara and southern Kimberley regions. It is the second largest desert in Australia after the Great Victoria Desert and encompasses an area of...
before turning in to bush roads, tracks and fording rivers. Notable points of interest on the journey were Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
Fitzroy Crossing is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 km east of Broome and 300 km west of Halls Creek. It is approximately 2,524 km from the state capital of Perth....
, Halls Creek
Halls Creek, Western Australia
Halls Creek is a small town situated in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Turkey Creek on the Great Northern Highway...
, Daguragu
Daguragu
The Daguragu Community is an Aboriginal community in the Katherine Region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located 460 km south west of Katherine, Northern Territory....
, Top Springs
Top Springs, Northern Territory
Top Springs is a location in the Australian Northern Territory, at the junction of the Buchanan and Buntine highways....
, Daly Waters, Borroloola
Borroloola, Northern Territory
Borroloola is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located on the McArthur River, about 50 km upstream from the Gulf of Carpentaria. At the 2006 census, Borroloola had a population of 773, of whom 579 declared themselves indigenous....
, Doomadgee
Doomadgee, Queensland
Doomadgee Aboriginal Mission, originally known as Dumaji, was located on Bayley Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1936 after being destroyed by a cyclone the community was relocated to Nicholson River...
, Burketown, Normanton
Normanton, Queensland
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, Croydon
Croydon, Queensland
Croydon is a town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 255.-History:The historic goldrush town of Croydon is located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah, 562 km west of Cairns. Croydon was a large pastoral holding covering an area of...
, Georgetown
Georgetown, Queensland
Georgetown is a town on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the town, linking Cairns - 412 km to the east - and Normanton - 301 km to the west...
, Atherton
Atherton, Queensland
Atherton is a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Atherton had a population of 7,068.-Roads:...
and finally Cairns
Cairns, Queensland
Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, on 5 August 2006.
Sources
- Epic ride across outback near end BBC Online, 13 July 2006
- First woman conquers the Outback, Times Online 10 July 2006
- Anna's Outback Challenge, Bromsgrove Advertiser, 19 July 2006
- Angel Ride facts and figures