In this issue
NZ Grand Prix rider and coach Vanessa Way stepped up and delivered a masterful masterclass at the Victorian Dressage Festival after star attraction Steffen Peters had to cancel for medical reasons at the last minute.
When a genetic bottleneck began creating problems for Lipizzaner breeders in Australia, collaborative grassroots action saw the creation of the Australian Lipizzaner Registry in an effort to help preserve the breed here.
Anhidrosis, the medical term for total or partial loss of the ability to sweat normally when stimulated, has no defined cause nor cure, but veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain explains how it can be managed and treated.
Too quirky and obstinate to become Tim Boland’s next dream eventer, he recognised Cooley Gangster’s jumping potential and offered him to Tom McDermott to take him on as a project– with stunning results.
Winning the Open Large Hack Championship at the Nationals with homebred Anaki Park Fernando was a career highlight for Montana Breust, especially given the twists and turns in ‘Dave’s’ journey to get there.
With just six months left to qualify, the window is closing and the tension building on who will make the Australian dressage, eventing and jumping teams for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Winning the top class at the Lakes & Craters International Horse Trials was another feather in the cap for 15-year-old OTT Reduction and made crossing the Nullarbor well worth it for West Australian rider Sophie Warren.
Isabel Juby first visited Africa as a 16-year-old on a family holiday. She now runs African Horse Safaris offering horseback safaris and adventures with a network of 30 handpicked operators across 12 African countries.
Filmed on small islands off the coast of Virginia, USA, the 1961 movie Misty is an unpretentious and endearing story set among the unique Chincoteague Ponies and their famous annual Pony Swim.
Roger Fitzhardinge wouldn’t wish trying to cure a headshaker on anyone, yet he says his learning journey with Bloomfield Vision, aka ‘Jeremy’, is taking him on enlightening detours he otherwise would not have travelled.
If a holiday that includes lessons with Portuguese dressage stars in their yards, beach rides and equestrian sightseeing appeals to you, then consider joining a Classical Riding Tour of Portugal run by Australian Sarah Warne.
Well, hello 2024 already! An Olympic year and an exciting one on many fronts. In this special combined January-February issue, we look back at recent highlights and ahead to what’s in store in the build-up to Paris.
Every dressage horse is basically trained by cues that alert them to what is to be expected within the next few strides. These cues are called preparation, which is what builds confidence, empathy and trust, says Roger Fitzhardinge.
Led into the dressage world by an eventer with a preference for sand dancing, Kaitlin Colless is now not only breeding quality horses but is one of the youngest Hanoverian breed assessors in the world.