In this issue
The future of equestrian sports in Australia is bright, with young riders kicking goals – especially at the 2022 Australian Dressage Championships, where even wet weather couldn’t stop them.
From a background showing her family’s Arabian horses, young rider Jessica Dertell has expanded her repertoire and taken to the dressage arena like a duck to water.
Kerry Mack looks at how attitudes to bullying have changed and how it should be called out and dealt with in the equestrian disciplines.
Roger Fitzhardinge analyses what Australian dressage can learn from what he saw in the elite end of the sport at the FEI World Championships in Denmark earlier this year.
As a 14-year-old, Jemima Calder promised herself she would one day work and ride for a professional showjumping stable in Europe. This year she made it a reality.
Jett Newman has shown prowess at several disciplines while waiting to become a jockey. Now that her jumping career is taking flight, however, destiny may have other plans.
It was full credit to all involved that the Australian Dressage Championships at Boneo Park were such an outstanding success despite the wildest and wettest weather.
The British Olympian Carl Hester added much credence and intrigue to the short film, The Equestrian, by appearing in it in the same year he won team gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
From eventing to a pleasure horse and then a police mount, Astro the wonder horse has had a remarkable life after racing and is still putting smiles on faces as a confidence builder.
You’re familiar with the Dressage Training Scale for horses, now it’s time for the Equestrian’s Training Pyramid for riders to give you the fitness foundations to match your horse.
NSW rider Isobelle Muller is proving you don’t necessarily need an expensive steed to enjoy success at the higher levels – or to have fun!
Russell Crowe has been cast to ride horses in many of his movies and is always delighted to be given the opportunity to work with what he counts as among his friends.
This is the month where Heath attempts to produce a high performance template that can be adapted to deliver a program for eventing or show jumping or dressage.