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THE MASK OF ZORRO

In this issue

Antonio Banderas complains he received more attention as the voice of Puss in Boots in Shrek than he did playing the horse-riding vigilante Zorro. Learn more in our latest Horses & the Movies feature.

BY SUZY JARRATT October 2022

Kerry Mack turns her creative mind to keep your horse engaged and amused indoors to avoid the risk of mud fever and other diseases that are inevitable during wet and muddy springtime.

BY DR KERRY MACKOctober 2022

From dominating the Young Rider circuit in Australia to working the young horses for Jan Tops and Edwina Tops-Alexander in the Netherlands, Jacob Wells is still pinching himself.

BY MICHELLE TERLATOOctober 2022

In a wide-ranging interview, Maree Tomkinson reveals her joy at working with the para riders, her faith in her leading horses – and why Europe is no place for the faint-hearted.

BY ROGER FITZHARDINGEOctober 2022

Australia’s Boyd Exell shook off some serious challengers to lead from start to finish and take out a historic sixth title at the FEI Driving World Championship Four-in-Hand in Pratoni del Vivaro.

BY EQ LIFEOctober 2022

Two Australian Thoroughbreds did their country proud in the Australian eventing team at the FEI World Championships in Pratoni, proving they’re is still capable of matching it with the best.

BY ADELE SEVERSOctober 2022

Dr Maxine Brain gives us a heads-up on yet another condition to watch for in mares during the foaling season, a condition that can be disastrous if not treated in a timely fashion.

BY DR MAXINE BRAINOctober 2022

For Christan Trainor of Glenhill Sporthorses, breeding is less about following trends and more about investigating what genetic crosses are likely to produce horses of the modern athletic type.

BY EQ LIFEOctober 2022

Australia is so isolated from the sharp end of elite competition in Europe and North America that sometimes we just have to go to the mountain. It won’t come to us.

ROBERT MCKAYOctober 2022

Brooke Major has created a life and career by following her two great passions, breeding elite jumping horses as well as producing stunning French-inspired equine-themed paintings.

BY ADELE SEVERSOctober 2022

Australia’s eventers gave it their best shot but found the competition unrelenting, the courses daunting and their competitors’ horses “beasts that you had to see to believe”!

BY HEATH RYANOctober 2022

More than 320 horses and their riders were thrilled to christen the state-of-the art jumping stadium at Willinga Park as the Covid-delayed Jumping@Willinga competition was launched at last.

BY ADELE SEVERSOctober 2022

There were many well-performed horses that turned heads at the NSW Dressage Championships that will be very exciting to follow as they near FEI level.

BY ROGER FITZHARDINGEOctober 2022

Australian Lipizzaner enthusiasts are leading the world with a global database for the famous breed and attracting international entrants for the first Lipizzaner Global High Point competition.

BY NIKKI HARDINGOctober 2022