In this issue
The Victorian Youth Dressage Championships always highlight our sport’s up-and-coming talent and gives young riders the opportunity to ride through the tests in the FEI classes to a national standard in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
We catch up with Netherlands-based Australian expat Tristan Tucker to learn more about how he’s helping horses and owners around the world through his growing TRT Method – including how to handle the common issue of paddock anxiety.
This year is a great year to have a crack at getting into the final Olympic selection trials which will occur in the first half of next year, 2024, says Heath Ryan, who ventures to the Bong Bong racecourse to try his luck at the Bowral Dressage Club’s competition.
Following her hard-earned successes at the Victorian Youth Dressage Championships, Maddison Growcott has big plans this year for herself and her star Questing gelding BZ Qantas – aka ‘Que’.
Made by Walt Disney Productions in 1960, The Horse with the Flying Tail was the almost true story of Nautical, an American gelding who won international showjumping events after beginning life as a cow pony.
We should not underestimate the importance of the walk and should learn to ride it well, says Kerry Mack, because in dressage tests, the walk marks are often doubled, then counted again in the mark for paces.
Following on from last month’s column on the importance of having a full cardiac examination when buying a horse, veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain discusses some of the types of murmurs and their significance.
From grassroots to the elite, equestrians must be dedicated to get where they want. While this may be the lunar year of the rabbit, we are reminded that every year is the year of the horse.
After long believing that horses, riding and dressage were all that mattered, Mim Coleman explains in an intriguing new series why she has chucked in her corporate career and wants to bring out the best in all of us in our riding pursuits.
Regardless of the level of the rider or horse, Stefan Wolff aims to bring out the best in both of them, as we saw at his Australian clinic where he always concentrates on the basics.
Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is an accomplished showjumper who trains and competes regularly – but she had to miss a few episodes of the smash-hit comedy when she had a bad fall and almost lost a leg.
Long a proving ground for potential Olympians, the Avenel Horse Trials were back in force after a two-year hiatus, continuing the popular tradition of running lower-level classes alongside the upper levels.
New year, new Novice tests – throw out your old tests and familiarise yourself with the small but important changes in Equestrian Australia’s 2023 versions or you will find yourself losing marks through ignorance.
Dressage & Jumping With The Stars will once again see competitors and spectators flock to Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre next month as future stars of the sport step into the limelight.