In this issue
Horses are a common feature in the British television series 'Peaky Blinders'. For actor Cillian Murphy, learning to ride bareback was a little more challenging than he anticipated – however with the help of a 12-year-old tutor, he was a convincing horseman on screen.
Maddison Vallender has just turned 17 and has a burning passion to train, ride and compete to the very best she can in dressage. To say that she is talented in this sport is probably a great understatement, reports Roger Fitzhardinge.
Early this year, Keira Byrnes farewelled her beloved Thoroughbred Fox Hill at the grand age of 28. A remarkable horse by every definition, his resume included four CCI5* completions and over 100 eventing starts, a Grand Prix showjumping debut aged 20, and 65 starts in his first career as a racehorse.
Horses are commonly affected by respiratory complaints, with asthma, nasal discharges, coughing, bleeding, and pneumonia among the main ones, says veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain.
Charlotte Dujardin delivered a wonderful educational masterclass at the QSEC indoor to a 2,500-strong crowd. With the view to developing a Grand Prix horse, Charlotte focused on the importance of good basics and explained that we shouldn’t fear making mistakes.
Sam Overton and Oaks Cassanova last year won some of the biggest events in Australia and competed at the FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Omaha. Back home, the success continues this year with a win in the country’s richest Grand Prix class at the GDP Classic.
Australia’s Para Dressage riders descended in force on Willinga Park for the first CPEDI Paralympic Qualifier for 2024, with the aim of gaining the ever-important qualifying scores that allow for nomination for the Paris 2024 team.
It’s time to change the discussion on equine welfare and science is showing us the sentience and emotional capacity of animals is far in excess of what we once believed, says Kerry Mack.
It was once Hannah Lloyd’s pipe dream to merge her career with her love of horses. As it turns out, occupational therapy and horses go hand-in-hand – and it benefits not only clients, but also the equine practitioners.
Amelia Douglass tells us how it feels to compete against the world’s best showjumpers in Qatar while taking a break from the action at CHI Al Shaqab Presented by Longines 2024.
Our Olympic contention leaderboards will continue to change, but as far as we can see all of the top Australian riders now have a presence. And oh yes, has EA set a new world record for reading the room badly?
The sun has set on summer, but competition is only just starting to heat up ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Enjoy the March issue of Equestrian Life.
Every horse is special, but some actually become legends. Sefton is a hero of the IRA bombing at London’s Hyde Park in 1982 who was seriously wounded but fought back to health and entered the annals of history as the horse who refused to die.