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Australian Para-equestrian National squad rider, Hannah Dodd, is on the hunt for a horse to campaign toward the London Olympics. Hannah came close to fulfilling her dream to represent Australia after making the shortlist for the World Equestrian Games in 2010. Now she is hoping to find a Medium/Advanced level horse that will take her…[More]

Those Australians fortunate enough to have been exposed to the dressage/horse trainer/instructor/judge powerhouse also known as Christoph Hess over the last month are inspired on lots to levels: by his wealth of knowledge of training and what’s happening in most facets of equestrian sport in the world today. Also apparent is his obvious feel for…[More]

The Melbourne International 3 Day Event last weekend produced great competition, the 3* was very exciting and saw last minute victory to Craig Barrett and Helen and Henry Hicks’ Wendela Jamie after Shane Rose and Emma Mason both had rails in the showjumping. Craig won a Next Generation Bates Elevation saddle as part of his…[More]

Sculptor Harrie Fasher‘s solo exhibition Tales of the Night is currently showing at Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Galleries in Paddington. (www.maunsellwickes.com/exhibition/132/) Harrie welds life sized steel rod sculptures which are in essence three dimensional drawings of horses. Her talent lies in her ability to capture the mass and tension of these great animals with a loosely sketched…[More]

Umbro and Mary at the prize giving ceremony in France (Photo by Carol Newby) Having represented Australia at three Olympic Games and three World Equestrian Games, Mary Hanna is out to qualify for next year’s London Olympics. With her two nine-year-old geldings, Sancette (Sandro Hit) and Umbro (Jazz / Juventus), Mary is currently based at…[More]

By Shannan Makauskas Our very own Christopher Hector will be presenting at the famous German FN Bundeschampionate seminar from the 3rd to the 6th of September this year. The seminar was a hit two years ago and you may recall Chris’s coverage of the event in 2009 ‘A unique Learning Opportunity in Warendorf’. Chris will…[More]

At 3pm today a petition to ban live export of Australian cattle to Indonesia will be presented to the Australian Minister of Agriculture Joe Ludwig. The ABC’s Four Corners program showed the disturbing footage provided by Animals Australia and RSPCA of Australian cattle being cruelly mistreated in Indonesian slaughterhouses before suffering slow and painful deaths,…[More]

Here is a link to Boyd’s latest blog. Click Here Photo credit Amy Dragoo Evie Dutton has set up a private fund to assist those affected by the tragic fire – for information visit http://phillipdutton.com/donatenow.php

It was a wonderful farewell to Bill Roycroft as so many of his friends gathered in the Camperdown golf club for an informal celebration. One by one friends and family came to the microphone to tell tales, jokes and share their memories of this extraordinary man. Here is a selection of photos from the event……[More]

Highlights from the 2010 North West Equestrian Expo The largest Pony Club event of its kind in Australia will be held at the Coonabarabran Showground from the 3rd-7th of June. More than 500 riders will battle it out as individuals and interschool teams in eventing, combined training, dressage, showjumping, and sporting. Highlights of the expo…[More]

This month THM features its dressage breeders special – a survey of the brightest and best dressage prospects in the land. It’s your chance to find that special horse right here in Australia. There is also a super clinic with Ulf Möller, the last in our series of George Morris lessons, an exclusive report from…[More]

Ever dreamed of training in Germany? After the success of the 2009 and 2010 Young Rider Tours, Organisation Unlimited and The Horse Magazine have joined forces to bring you the ultimate training experience from July 2nd – 18th. At the famed riding school, Rheinische Landesfahrschule, you will be given 11 days of riding lessons, theory,…[More]