In the March edition of Equestrian Life, we look back on the fantastic events that have kicked off the 2022 competition season in Australia! From the delights of Willinga Park’s Dressage by the Sea, which saw record-breaking and jaw-dropping performances, to the 2021 Australian Jumping Championships… this issue of Equestrian Life magazine has all the competition updates you need!
This month, Heath Ryan delivers his assessment of the situation surrounding the awarding of FEI World Championship MERs via a Judges Supervisory Panel at the recent Boneo and Willinga Park CDIs, while Para rider Emma Booth tackles the problem of finding the right horses to take our para riders to the top of the international stage. Australian dressage rider Lyndal Oatley introduces us to the new member in her stable, eight-year-old mare Dante’s Herzchen, and we also discover the story behind the famous Aachen Challenge.
A passion for horses is hereditary, as we find out through third-generation equestrian family, the Loureys, while in the jumping arena we meet two young guns of the sport in Olivia Hamood and Madeline Sinderberry – who both shone at the recent national championships.
Getting back into the training arena, Roger delves into the walk pirouette, while on the health front Dr Maxine Brain gives her thoughts on hernias in horses. We also grapple with the age-old question of what makes the best performance horse; Mare or Gelding? But for Michelle James at Penny Hill Park Warmblood stud, there is no question with her passion for mares. ? ?Finally, our movie feature this month is ‘The Last Duel’, which despite its star cast, fell a little flat with viewers!
