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BUCKLE UP – IT’S ALL ROCKING AT WILLINGA PARK

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The World Championship Gold Buckle Campdraft is the sport’s biggest showdown, with 500 entrants, 2,500 head of cattle and 5000 spectators expected at Willinga Park.

BY ADELE SEVERSMay 2022

Dressage is training horses to develop balance, suppleness and obedience, explains Kerry Mack, and often we have to improve the suppleness and balance of the horse before he is able to be obedient.

BY DR KERRY MACKMay 2022

Understanding the subtleties of the selection criteria for the Australian dressage team for the FEI World Championships is almost as difficult as qualifying, argues Heath Ryan in Ryan’s Rave.

BY HEATH RYANMay 2022

Ashleigh Meagher is making waves – and history – as she claims victory after victory in both Non-Pro and Open classes at Australia’s most prestigious cutting shows.

BY AMANDA YOUNGMay 2022

A horse’s stomach is an incredibly sensitive and balanced instrument, and when it gets out of tune, the horse is going to let you know about it! Hygain has the answers.

BY ELLIE JOLLEYMay 2022

Michael Baker digs deep into the nuances of the Training Program to uncover the real meaning of key words and why understanding them is almost like learning another language.

BY MICHAEL BAKERMay 2022

For successful breeding outcomes, timing is everything. Equilume’s award-winning mobile Light Masks and smart Stable Lights ensure maximum success for timely conceptions.

BY EQUILUMEMay 2022

Is it really almost four years since the World Equestrian Games in Tryon? Hard to believe, but yes, our combinations are now in the home stretch of qualifying for the 2022 FEI World Championships.

ROBERT MCKAYMay 2022

A horse has six paired sinuses in the skull, so inflammation of the sinuses – or sinusitis – can become frustrating for owners and tricky to resolve, as veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain explains.

BY DR MAXINE BRAINMay 2022

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way” is a mantra Roz Tippett has followed all her life. At 66, she has produced yet another horse from scratch, scoring a creditable 66% at their first Grand Prix.

BY ROGER FITZHARDINGEMay 2022

Get to know riders from the Para Nationals to see who is in the frame for para dressage team selection for the FEI World Championships at Herning, Denmark.

BY ADELE SEVERSMay 2022

If you saw Julia Roberts astride a rearing horse in Runaway Bride, you’ll appreciate she really can ride, which she loves doing whether on her ranch in New Mexico or on the plains of Mongolia.

BY BERNARD BALEMay 2022

Yet another member of the celebrated Whitaker family is making his mark in showjumping, already featuring on the Longines Global Champions Tour at just 20 years old.

BY ELLI BIRCHMay 2022

Tatum O’Neil was a fast learner on horseback, ensuring she looked genuine in her starring role aboard a real-life Olympic eventing champion in MGM’s 1978 production of International Velvet.

BY SUZY JARRATTMay 2022

New Zealander Gaylene Lennard and her black gelding Jax Johnson scored a record 76.875% in the Freestyle at the Sydney CD-Lite to notch up their second MER for the FEI World Championships.

BY ROGER FITZHARDINGEMay 2022