Darby__In a Life Time__ John _Paddo_ Paderson

Patto a jockey, a teacher of apprentice jockeys, a horse breaker, a master teacher, a Royal Melbourne Show competitor and a drover.

The common theme across all these iterations is best captured by Peter Cox, an erstwhile colleague of Patto’s from the Newmarket sale yards.

“He always stood out as a great horseman.

He gets to the bottom of what a horse is thinking very easily.

He has a great understanding of them and the horses seem to trust him.

I’ve never seen a horse whisperer like him.”