Do you need a horse breaking service in Victoria? Well lucky for you, we have the answer!
Three Nines Inc’s foundations are rampant with horse breaking and training. Peter, Shianne and Montana all come from long lines of professional horse men and women, its in their blood!
Shianne and Montana’s mother, Ruth O’Donoghue runs one of the most well renowned horse breaking services in Victoria and has for many years. Ruth grew up watching her father, Des, breed, break and train some of the best show jumping and cart horses in the country. Not one for the restraints of schooling Ruth moved to southern Victoria at just 16 years old to further her career as a horse trainer, by 18 she had followed that dream to the USA where she spent years breaking, training and campaigning cutting horses with and for some of the most well-known horse men and women in the industry.
Ruth moved home in her 20’s and brought with her all of the international knowledge she had obtained whilst in the USA. She wasted no time in starting her own horse breaking business in Victoria, and the rest is history.
Montana and Shianne’s stories are quite similar, both growing up surrounded by horses and learning the ropes from their mother they both spent plenty of time in the USA before moving home to Echuca to start their own horse training businesses. Montana even took her beloved barrel racing horse to the USA with her before selling him to a fellow Aussie.
Peter’s story has an uncanny similarity to Shianne and Montana’s as well. His mother being Canadian and both of his parents being professional horse trainers whilst he was growing up, Peter grew up on the back of a horse and learnt all that he could from his parents.
Montana closed the USA chapter of her life in December of 2024 and has moved back to Echuca at Three Nines where she has taken on the role of head horse trainer. Montana has opened up her books in 2025 to outside horses for training and campaigning.
At Three Nines we take a gentle, slow approach to training. We do not believe in rushing a horse and work with the horses to build their confidence, so you end up with a well-trained horse who is uber confident in him/herself and is ready to excel in whatever field they desire.
Weather it is Roping, barrel racing, Cow horse work, Campdrafting, trail riding or anything in between Three Nines Inc has the facilities and the knowledge to prepare your horse for their future.
Contact the team at Three Nines to check availability and book your next champion in for training.
