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TAKE #2: BRISBANE OLYMPICS 2032 DRESSAGE

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To ride for your country at the Olympics on home turf is probably the biggest dream you could aspire to, says Heath Ryan, and now is the time to start planning for Brisbane 2032.

BY HEATH RYANMarch 2021

There’s nothing like red-hot competition to get the juices flowing and see where our sports are heading. It's as if the genie is out of the covid bottle.

ROBERT MCKAYMarch 2021

Dr Maxine Brain explains how a simple hair test on your horse can not only confirm its bloodlines, but can also identify desirable traits or disease-casing genotypes in potential offspring.

BY DR MAXINE BRAINMarch 2021

How the horses at Hunter Horse Haven were saved when the ferocious floods swamped Australia’s east coast is but one example of how horse communities responded when the call went out.

BY ELLIE JOLLEYMarch 2021

Terri Trivett has combined the two driving passions in her life – art and eventing – to create a life-size oil painting of her 17-hand warmblood mare, and now she’s looking for new subjects.

BY ADELE SEVERSMarch 2021

Queensland showjumper Billy Raymont had major wins in the young jumping horse arena and took out the overall Champion of Champions class at the 2021 Dressage & Jumping with the Stars.

BY ADELE SEVERSMarch 2021

When a CCI5* level eventing horse such as Bells N Whistles retires, it can leave a gaping hole in a rider’s team. However, Rohan Luxmoore is excited to have two new young horses to produce.

BY AMANDA YOUNGMarch 2021

Acclaimed course designer Wayne Copping has added some surprises at this year’s Naracoorte Horse Trials, an event that has been staged in the same classic rural setting for almost half a century.

BY ADELE SEVERSMarch 2021

British dressage rider Amy Stovold likes working young horses slowly, and is happy to take her time bringing on Kenjiro Reactive, with whom she hopes to return to Grand Prix competition.

BY PHOEBE OLIVERMarch 2021

Horses have exceedingly sensitive gastrointestinal tracts and owners should always be vigilant and act quickly when issues arise, advise the experts at Kentucky Equine Research.

BY KENTUCKY EQUINE RESEARCHMarch 2021

Up-and-coming young horses and riders excelled alongside Olympic hopefuls at Dressage & Jumping with the Stars after a forced year off, with scores as high as 89.90% thrilling all in attendance.

BY DANA KRAUSEMarch 2021

From relaxation to balance and suppleness, straightness and understanding the inside leg to outside rein, Dr Kerry Mack says there are endless ways to use the shoulder-in to better train your horse.

BY DR KERRY MACKMarch 2021

Suzy Jarratt continues her entertaining series on Horses in the Movies with a behind-the scenes look at the making Jappeloup, the true story of an undersized upstart that won Olympic gold.

BY SUZY JARRATTMarch 2021

Not only were Charlotte Phillips' performances at Willinga Park aboard CP Dresden inspiring, they were a sparkling window into the depth of young rider talent at this year’s Dressage by the Sea.

BY ROGER FITZHARDINGEMarch 2021

Lyndal Oatley and her exciting new 12-year-old mare Elvive scored a stunning 76.2% in the Grand Prix at a national dressage show in Germany, giving us a glimpse of a potential Olympic combination.

BY ELLIE JOLLEYMarch 2021