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Battle on this weekend for a ticket to ride at Paris Olympics
THE dressage world is bubbling with excitement with the Olympic Games just weeks away and the final CPEDI qualifier in Australia begins...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Banks blow their chance to self-regulate by betraying trust
IT may have taken 20 years but a Federal Government inquiry has finally made good on a warning that if the 'big four' banks did not...
Dale Webster
May 25, 20243 min read
Report signals party is over for Australia's big four banks
OFFICIAL recognition of banking as an essential service, the end of self-regulation of the banking industry and a pathway forward for the...
Dale Webster
May 24, 20244 min read
Trust is something that is hard to win but easy to lose
COMMENT IF there was ever a time to take a close look at the relationship Australia’s major banks have with the word “trust” it is now....
Dale Webster
May 14, 20244 min read
Horse owners to gain greater protection on Victorian roads
HORSE riders and drivers will be officially recognised as vulnerable road users in Victoria if recommendations from a state government...
Dale Webster
May 8, 20242 min read
Carriage driving dressage 'like ballet on wheels'
CARRIAGE driving is one of the most beautiful equestrian disciplines and viewing it live for the first time is a special experience....
Fran Cleland
May 8, 20242 min read
Middleton all smiles after 24-year gap between wins
THE 2024 Adelaide Equestrian Festival has again lived up to the hype, with record-breaking crowds and some of the finest displays of...
Fran Cleland
May 8, 20242 min read
Guardian of the dressage gate always ready with a kind word
ABOVE: Les Limpus is a familiar face at the Adelaide Equestrian Festival. Picture: TY MANNING EACH year at the Adelaide Equestrian...
Ty Manning
May 8, 20242 min read
Tookak triumphs to take interschool team trophy
THE 2024 Victorian Interschool Championships at Werribee attracted 400 happy riders from across the state. They ranged in ages from five...
Fran Cleland
May 8, 20242 min read
Sydney saddle horse lineups feature new and familiar faces
SADDLE classes at the Sydney Royal Easter Show produced a good mixture of new faces in the lineups, particularly in the show hack section...
Fran Cleland
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Fun, games as northern zone riders vie for spot on state team
WHILE the big, elite events like Dressage and Jumping with the Stars and the Sydney Royal Easter Show were in full swing, the youngsters...
Fran Cleland
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Best of the breeds put on right royal display at Sydney
THE Sydney Royal Easter Show’s breed classes have again provided a highlight for spectators as the best of the best go under the judges’...
Fran Cleland
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Annual celebration of the stars keeps getting better each year
SOME of Australia’s finest horses put their best hoofs forward at this year’s Dressage and Jumping with the Stars at the Werribee Park...
Fran Cleland
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Galloping in the hoof prints of champions at Emu Creek
IF ever a pony club could lay a claim to having produced famous riders, it’s Emu Creek. Four former members of the Victorian Western...
Fran Cleland
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Wandin Horse Trials attracts biggest crowd since 1990s
IT’S impossible to say anything uncomplimentary about the magnificent Wandin Park International Horse Trials. Run in a magnificent...
Fran Cleland
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Tassie's top eventers battle it out for state honours
MORE than 80 of Tasmania’s best eventing combinations have fought it out for the spoils at this year’s State Eventing Championships at...
Liz Walch
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Feast for the eyes as the Arabians take centre stage
THE Arabian National Championships at Werribee Park in March was a delight to anyone who loves beautiful horses. There are few more...
Fran Cleland
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Imagine being in pony club in the heart of horse country
THE young riders of the Sale and Rosedale pony clubs are lucky – they live in one of the “horsiest” parts of Victoria, with some of the...
Fran Cleland
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Young rider shares what it's like to represent Australia at just 18
ABOVE: Mackenzie Walch and Will flying high. Picture: CHRISTINE CORNEGE MACKENZIE Walch, 18, has only been riding seriously since 2014...
Fran Cleland
Mar 27, 20244 min read
South Australians jump to it as season kicks off
THE South Australian show jumping season is underway with events organised by local jumping clubs and the Agricultural Show Society of...
Ty Manning
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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