Rodwell works out of the Munce family’s Ballycapall Thoroughbred Spellers and Pre-Trainers in the Scenic Rim region.
She and the family currently have eight horses on their nearby home property, with the new addition thoroughly enjoying his time running around with the stock horses and quarter horses.
It is Rodwell’s step-daughter Tillie who has formed the closest bond with the former racehorse, and also the one responsible for the “Pizza” name becoming a permanent fixture.
“I used to call him Supreme Pizza at the track, and then it caught on with the track riders,” Rodwell explained.
“And then when I came home, I told Tillie ‘this is what we’ve been calling him’ and she said ‘well, that’s his name now, it’s always Pizza.’
“I gave him one ride off the track, and I thought this horse is way too slow so I gave him to Tillie and she’s done everything with him since.
“She takes him to pony club, takes him mustering, takes him to campdrafts…she also took him hacking on the weekend and sporting – anything she wants to do, that horse just does.
“She trots him around and she stops and he just stands there…he never puts a foot wrong, he’s definitely a one-in-a-million pony.
“People usually ask me if he’s 25, and no-one believes me when I tell them how old he is.”