THE National Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Festival has once again shaken the earth at Werribee as the world’s much-loved working breeds were shown off in hand, under saddle and in harness.

THE 57th Barastoc Horse of the Year Show at Victoria’s Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre ran like a well-oiled machine, with organisers and volunteers receiving all-round praise for their efforts pulling of yet another premier event.

HIGH temperatures did not deter competitors at this year’s Victorian Show Horse Council’s Horse of the Year Show for 2026, with big fields turning out in all sections to contest the annual championships.

REG Cleland has been recognised for 60 years of service to equestrian sport with an Order of Australia medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours list.

LOVE it, hate it or don’t even understand it, Bendigo Bank’s multi-million dollar “Better Big Bank” marketing campaign has raised a lot of questions since its launch seven years ago, but as 2025 draws to a close it finally has one hard fact to hang its hat on.

THE Horse Riding Clubs Association of Victoria continues to provide grassroots equestrian competitors with a happy place, with members riding serenely on, untouched by the turmoil making headlines at the elite level of the sport.

MAJOR-BRAND supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns could be eligible for exemptions from the Federal Government’s proposed cash mandate regulations under exceptional circumstances provisions, an official from Treasury confirmed today during Senate Estimates hearings.

THE Royal Geelong Show continues to offer a gold-standard horse program, presenting a traditional range of classes over the four-day event.

THERE are fatal flaws the Federal Government’s draft cash mandate laws and they can be traced back to the Government’s refusal to respond to senate recommendations to fix the banking crisis in regional Australia.

THERE have been few horses more talked about in the show world over the past few years than Simone Padoin’s elegant black gelding, Wynara Signature, aka Orlando.

THE show horse classes at the Royal Melbourne Show for 2025 have been run and won, with quality in all sections and some new faces.

TRADITION is still strong in the heavy horse section at the Royal Melbourne Show and what they lack in numbers from days gone by is made up for in the quality of the exhibits.

WITH the dust now settled on the Royal Adelaide Show for 2025, what stands out when taking a closer look at the winners is the amount of new talent that has progressed quickly to the top of the lineups. For the Shaw family, Margot Haynes and David Quayle, this royal was definitely one to remember, with two of their young horses featuring as stars of the show.

DOCUMENTS released under Freedom of Information have revealed that contrary to statements made to ratepayers and the media, the City of Greater Bendigo was fully responsible for the Bendigo Showgrounds Master Plan Project and had told the government it would undertake a significantly greater level of consultation than it delivered.

ORGANISERS of the Brisbane CDI and Queensland Dressage Championships put together a seamlessly run event featuring top class performances and a bit of fun.

THE inaugural Off-The-Track Carnival at Boneo Park, Victoria, showcased retired Thoroughbred racehorses in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd over two days. The 387 horses displayed their versatility, competing on the flat and jumping across dressage, showing, showjumping and combined training disciplines.

EXPERIENCED event rider Delwyn Ogilvy and her current mount, Walter, are proving that in the sport of equestrian, age is just a number.

VICTORIAN Stacey Rusic continues to blaze a trail in her chosen discipline of side saddle, winning this year’s Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to study the historic art of riding “same side” as a modern-day equestrian discipline.

JUST like the fictional Tasmanian town of Mystery Bay, a star in its own right in the hit ABC TV series Bay of Fires, Queenstown, where much of the show was filmed, is being held back by mysterious forces.

THE Mallala Showjumping Club has hosted its much-anticipated Winter Jumping Classic at the Mallala Equestrian Centre, just north of Adelaide.