In this issue
With the qualifying period for the Paris Olympics underway, let’s start our running leaderboards of the top 10 contenders for Team Australia in dressage and eventing.
From the professional matchmaking skills of horse breeders to the achievements and dreams of our Olympic and Paralympic contenders, we have a smorgasbord of reading for you this month.
A supple horse will be relaxed in mind and body, which is the real importance of training for suppleness for a happy and relaxed athlete, says Kerry Mack, whatever the discipline.
Every so often in the show ring, a special horse comes along that captivates judges and captures hearts alike. Kaitlin Labahn-Meyland’s Rolex II is one of those horses.
After a long career in the horse feed business, Colin Price knew there was room for innovation and a shake-up of what equestrian horses really want in their feed bins. And it’s catching on.
The 2023 FEI European Dressage Championships are a real eye-opener and a preview of what horses will be in the running for the Olympics in Paris next year.
“It’s all about the team," says David Paradice about his involvement in the world of polo. David should know; he has established his own team, Scone Polo International.
Common tumours of a mare’s reproductive system, granulosa cell tumours are generally benign. However, they can lead to pain and behavioural changes, as veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain explains.
David Shoobridge is dedicated to producing ideal sport horses for Australian dressage riders. With two stallions already in play – Vittorio DS and Toto Nation de Jeu – he has exciting news to reveal.
A dramatic wartime movie depicting Vienna’s famous Spanish Riding School and featuring the school’s actual Lipizzaner stallions still stands up 60 years after it was made – if only for the dressage scenes, says Suzy Jarratt.
Simone Pearce rides No Limits to silver in the five-year-old final at the FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in the Netherlands to take home Australia’s first ever international dressage medal.
Mary Nitschke juggles training at Ryans Horses in NSW with a breeding program back home in South Australia as she builds momentum for a tilt at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
Take a close look at three studs – Mayfield Farm, Ryans Horses and Salisbury Dressage – alongside frozen semen importers International Horse Breeders, to see what’s on offer this breeding season.
Jodie McKeon has worked away at her goal of representing Australia at the FEI Para Driving World Championship for Singles since 2015. Now she’s nailed an Aussie first!
Three Aussie riders make the most of CPEDI 3* international competition at the Hartpury International Festival of Dressage in the UK on their way to a chance at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.