In this issue
Get the basics right. Reward the horse. Create harmony. They are simple ideas that sit at the heart of everything Pony Club aims to develop in riders. FEI 5* judge Isobel Wessels, who has spent decades at the highest level of the sport, kept returning to the same priorities at her recent Victorian clinic. However advanced the work became, the focus remained on the basics that underpin it, alongside a genuine commitment to the horse.
From Pony Club to the racetrack, Jett Newman is proving how an equestrian foundation can shape elite success, with her early all-round riding education now underpinning a rapidly rising and composed career in racing.
Guest rider at the forthcoming Sydney CDI (29 April - 2 May), New Zealand’s Kallista Field brings a legacy shaped by Olympic experience, family influence, and decades of elite training reflecting her enduring pioneering roots.
At the crossroads of the outback and the tropics in the Northern Territory, the Katherine Horse and Pony Club is thriving. With a team dedicated to delivering a welcoming and inclusive experience, the club is committed to fostering community spirit and involvement – and it has big plans for the future.
Straight lines, accuracy to markers and true corners set combinations apart. Sit back and watch any dressage test and what often sets one combination a cut above another is the precision with which they negotiate the lines each test prescribes.
Think Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka and Jack Sparrow – quite clearly Johnny Depp loves dressing up in movies. As Tonto in The Lone Ranger, his face is painted white with long black lines, a dead crow is stuck to his head and his neck adorned with pheasant feathers.
Seventeen-year-old Mila Jane is pursuing her show jumping ambitions while keeping pace academically, using online schooling to balance elite training, interstate competition and international travel as she builds experience within Australia’s highly competitive Junior ranks.
The 10th anniversary of Dressage by the Sea at Willinga Park marked a significant milestone — a decade of extraordinary competition, remarkable horses, and performances that have steadily elevated the national standard.