Jenny Austin

Jenny grew up in a non-horsey family but caught the horse bug very young and started having riding lessons at age eight. Her Mum hoped it was a passing fad, but Jenny’s love for all things horse related only got stronger. She fell in love with the beauty of the Arabian horse breed and was determined to get one as her first horse. That didn’t happen until Jenny was eighteen years old, working full time, and able to finance owning a horse herself. This first mare was a part Arabian, as purebreds were too expensive then. Being a freshly started 3-year-old, the chestnut mare, “Britt”, taught Jenny a lot!

From then on, Jenny’s life has been filled with many horse experiences including breeding and showing Arabians, judging halter and ridden shows, endurance, dressage, lessons and clinics with many different instructors, and much more. Her own style of "horsewomanship" has evolved along the way, using skills and methods that resonated with her.

Jenny realised several years ago that her experiences and how she dealt with horses, could be of benefit to other riders and horse owners, to help better the relationship with their horses. Office administration can be unfulfilling, so she began to put a plan together to enable her to offer some quality equine services.

With support and encouragement from her friends and family, Jenny faced her fears, stepped out of her comfort zone, and turned her ideas into action. Positive feedback from early clients led to increased confidence that she was on the right path, and Jenny Austin’s Equine Services was launched.

In 2011, Jenny became the first qualified Australian Hoof Care Practitioner in South Australia. In 2014, she attained a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, so that she could run Hoof Care Workshops. She studied with the University of Tasmania to achieve a Diploma of Sustainable Living, in 2021.  In 2024, Jenny is studying Equine Nutrition with Dr E. Kellon.

Richard and Jenny ran their businesses separately for many years, but it was beginning to make more sense to unify, and now together, they are Train Teach Trim. Jenny travels out to clients’ properties for trimming, lessons and training. At home, she gives lessons on the Fjord horse, Arnie, as well as training clients horses with Richard. Jenny also does all the behind-the-scenes administration, social media content, etc. for Train Teach Trim.



Outside of horses, Jenny has lots of hobbies. She likes to grow vegetables, cook from scratch, bake bread, paint art, make beeswax wraps, entertain friends and more!