In this issue
Ann-Maree Lourey, daughter Dimity and granddaughter Kara not only made folk history by competing at the same event on the same day recently, they all rode family-raised Byalee horses.
Competitive spirit is what we enjoy most in our equestrian sports, whether at the elite level at world-class venues or the down-to-earth Aussie grit at the local showgrounds. This is what riding is about.
Penny Hill Park Warmblood stud principal and founder Michelle James has a passion for producing quality horses on Australian soil, and it all starts with mares.
There is perhaps no issue more passionately debated in equestrian circles than whether mares or geldings make the better performance horses.
This year’s Aachen Challenge for young Australian riders will have a greater focus on rider ability in the quest to decide who wins the ticket to the world’s most famous horse festival.
At 21, Madeline Sinderberry has six Australian jumping titles to her name, a team of talented young horses, and the beginnings of her very own business.
After coming close previously, Olivia Hamood took out the Senior Championship title at the 2021 Australian Jumping Championships riding the “family horse”, Jane Fonda DVD.
Despite starring Adam Driver, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jodie Comer – and magnificent horses – this 2021 feature was a flop. Driver’s horsey role in a subsequent commercial got better reviews.
Dual Paralympian Emma Booth says we have the riding and coaching talent in para dressage to take on the world at Herning and Paris – the next step is to find horses to match.
A new addition to the stable of Australian Olympian Lyndal Oatley, eight-year-old mare Dante’s Herzchen is already turning heads after her winning Small Tour debut in Germany.
The difference between judging dressage in person and watching online from afar was put to the test at our crucial MER qualifiers at Willinga Park and Boneo Park. What could go wrong?
The walk pirouette is a complex movement that reflects more on the rider than the horse — and it is one of the hardest exercises in which to score a perfect 10!
Mary Hanna and Jayden Brown once again were true to form at Willinga Park, dominating at Dressage by the Sea and both ticking MER boxes.
Veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain explains the treatment for the different hernias that can affect horses, such as the relatively common umbilical hernias seen in foals, to the rarer diaphragmatic hernias.