About Us
Director Profile:
Janice Clyma:
Janice enjoyed a very "horsey" Southland upbringing and was
involved in Pony Club and Showing from very young until age 14.
The racing industry then became a major attraction, and from ages
15 to 18 she rode trackwork, and learned many skills as a
stablehand. She initially worked for her mother, Mrs Gaynor
Goble, one of the first professional women TB trainers in New
Zealand, and later Brian Smith of Cambridge, of Balmerino fame.
Janice represented Southland in the last "International Ladies Race
Series" held in the Waikato just prior to women being approved as
licensed jockeys.
In 1974 Janice worked as a veterinary nurse at the Waikiwi Vet
Clinic in Invercargill. This was a fabulous grounding in animal
health and medicines, and she considered herself fortunate to work
with two exceptional horse vets in Micheal F. Brown and Peter
Williams.
In 1978 at age 19 Janice started her first independent venture,
The Horsemans Trading Post, in Invercargill. This fed her other
passion of smelling leather, and talking horses all day, and also
allowed time for riding trackwork in the mornings.
In 1979 came another lifestyle change when Janice and partner
Rick Stirling purchased the Horse Trekking business in Hanmer
Springs, North Canterbury. This also was a great learning
experience in dealing with people and horses from all walks of life,
and to spend your work day riding in beautiful scenery and eating,
sleeping and living horses was to say the least idyllic.
1988, partially the result of the wear and tear of shoeing a team of
trek horses, and the heavy lifting involved in the business, saw
Janice under the surgeons knife having a spinal fusion. This put an
end to her ability to cope with the workload of a very busy trekking
stable. 1989 she made a dramatic career change and qualified as a
Real Estate salesperson. Over the past 18 years this has progressed
from being a salesperson and branch manager for Harcourts Real
Estate, to owning and operating her own business of Alpine Realty
Ltd in Hanmer Springs. She has also managed to fit in some
competitive equestrian pursuits during this time, and has enjoyed
much success at showjumping, and eventing.
At age 45, being prompted by a loved equine who suffered
mystery lameness, Janice decided to pursue an interest in natural
medicine and Therapies (wishing she had known more when opting
to have her spinal operation). Janice feels that herbal medicine,
homeopathy, and natural healing therapies have such a major part
to play in the health of both people and animals, yet we have
become so out of touch with what nature provided to cure our own
bodies of ailments.
Janice, through Animal Therapies Unlimited, and her activities in
the horse world hopes to create a new awareness for animal owners
as to what good health entails, and the more natural ways and
means to achieve it. |
Director:
Janice Clyma
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