In this issue
The dust has hardly settled from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and we’re in the final dressage selection trials for the FEI World Championships in Denmark. Here’s my leaderboard.
In 2018, we reported on top event horse Algebra’s retirement party. Let’s catch up with owner Julia McLean to find out just how the beloved OTT pocket rocket has settled into life in the slow lane.
The buzz was back in the air and in the arena as the 2022 PSI Dressage & Jumping with the Stars showed again why it is such a standout event on the Australian equestrian calendar.
Just over a decade ago, I was playing around with what was then new technology and tried my hand at live streaming. Who would have believed where it has taken us, and equestrian sports, since then?
Jayden Brown and his Willinga Park team are taking the big plunge and heading to the UK for a European campaign ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
When more than 400 riders and their horses – plus 2,500 head of cattle – get together for the biggest cutting showdown in two years, you know something spectacular is going down.
There has been a lot written about Japanese Encephalitis and its current existence in Victoria, but don’t panic, horses are generally too big and way down the list of hosts to be an issue.
The EA Australasian Show Horse & Rider Championships returned to Werribee Park after a two-year hiatus due to Covid – and as always, off-the-track Thoroughbreds took centre stage.
Lauren Balcomb and Verdini d'Houtveld are a combo to watch as we head towards the FEI World Championships in Herning this year – and cast our eye further afield to Paris 2024.
The making of War Horse was similar to a major military manoeuvre. Steven Spielberg had an army of 5,800 extras and 300 horses and had to film his WW1 epic in just 63 days.
After extensive research, development and field testing, Hygain has released a new product that it believes not only improves dietary absorption, it actually protects the digestive system as well.
Here at Equestrian Life, we’ve been championing the live streaming of horse sports for more than a decade – and as you might expect, a few things have changed in that time.
To improve we need to step out of our comfort zone, take risks and have a go even if we make mistakes in the process, because that is how we learn, says Kerry Mack.
Persistence, patience and passion are paying off for Jodie Dunstan, who is at last reaping the rewards of producing horses from scratch, manifesting in her latest star, Hollands Bend Highlander.
Jessica Rae is determined to make up for time lost from the Covid disruptions and a bad knee injury. The EA ‘Generation Next’ High Performance Squad member has serious goals to kick in 2022.