Brooke Velli

[Brooke Velli]

NICKNAME • Brookey
AGE/BIRTHDAY • 27 years old, 24/08
ZODIAC • Virgo
PLACE OF BIRTH • Riverview
ETHNICITY/NATIONALITY • Australian
HEIGHT/WEIGHT • 5'2" 125 lbs
SEXUALITY • Straight
FAMILY • Mother, father, and younger brother.
RELATIONSHIPS • Single
EDUCATION • Double degree in Psychology and Business Management
RELIGION • Agnostic, leaning more towards Atheist.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN • English, some Italian
ECONOMIC STATUS • Just scraping by for the time being, but hoping things will pick up a bit once Olive Park takes off.
CRIMINAL RECORD • None (such a good girl)
OCCUPATION • Head trainer and owner at Olive Park



PETS • 3 horses for the time being
TATTOOS/PIERCINGS • Bird on right side of back/shoulder.
LIFETIME ASPIRATION • The jockey
TRAITS • Slob, clumsy, perceptive, mooch, equestrian
FAVORITE FOOD • Sushi
FAVORITE COLOR • Purple
FAVORITE MUSIC • Custom (very much into Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Portishead, and David Guetta at the moment)
HOBBIES • Horses (a shocker, I know), graphic design, reading, and drawing.
STRENGTHS • Open minded and compassionate
WEAKNESSES • Stress and anything creepy crawly with wings
FUN FACT • Never misses an episode of the Bold and the Beautiful.
PET PEEVES • Sticky beaks and people who say "nothing's wrong" when something clearly is. Just tell me!
FAVORITE HANGOUTS • By the hay bales in the main paddock, and in the tack area (gotta love that clean leather smell!)



Brooke grew up in a horse-oriented family, for which she has always been grateful. Being hard workers, her family always encouraged Brooke to take on every task that came with the responsibility of horse ownership. Following her parent's footsteps, Brooke learned to select fantastic Thoroughbreds who had short lived careers on the racetrack. With her parent's guidance, she trained each of these horses to become A-Grade eventers. This idea has always been her passion - the idea of reinventing a horse which might otherwise be seen as worthless.

From an early age, her parents told her that the horse industry was not a money-making one, and were always focused on their children's education. After graduating high school, Brooke completed a double degree in Psychology and Business Management. While she completed the course in good standing, she realised quickly that she had no passion in this area. So, much to her parents quiet disapproval, she traveled the world as a working pupil and (eventually) assistant trainer at many world class horse training and breeding centres. There, she also came to love Trakehners as they were a fantastic representation of Thoroughbred blood being used to perfect a light Warmblood breed.

When Brooke's grandmother passed away, she inherited a good amount of money which she used to establish Olive Park. Here, Brooke strives for success and perfection through training and harmony with her horses. The last thing Brooke wants is to move back in with her parents and see the "I told you so" look on their faces. Olive Park is 'do or die' for Brooke, and will always be treated this way.

***Please Note*** I can't seem to change the size of my avatar? The original pic is 150x200 and I put these dimensions in under "modify profile", but it always seems to revert back to 64x64 for some reason. Please help

ETA: Nevermind... It seems to have sorted itself out