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Banks' disconnect from regional Australia never more obvious
THE chief executive of the Australian Banking Association Anna Bligh did not read a single submission to the 2021-2022 Regional Banking Taskforce she was a member of.

Dale Webster
Sep 24, 20238 min read


Wentworth's huge program has something for everyone
WENTWORTH Agricultural Show has a long and decorated history. The town, located in the far south west of NSW at the junction of the...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Mandurang South club gets fancy with freshmans event
HOW to keep pony club kids (and their parents) happy? Have a great idea and then make it happen. At the monthly Mandurang South Pony Club...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Divisions full to the brim at spring horse trials
ALL eventing roads are leading to Werribee Park at the moment. Firstly there was the Friends of Werribee’s massive event, followed last...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Geelong's spring classic delivers inside and out
FINE weather, perfect surface and capacity fields combined with good organisation made for Geelong Showjumping Club’s two-day Spring...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Para equestrians just need a helping hand to get started
ABOVE: Five countries competed in the first World Para Reining International Team Competition in 2016. This video features photos from...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20233 min read


Bits: Showjumping gone, new statue and top comp for Dertell
DESPITE all efforts, this year’s 156th Wangaratta Show won’t have showjumping on the program. “It’s the first time many of us can...

Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20235 min read


Four seasons in one royal show at Adelaide 2023
THE Royal Adelaide Show has been run and won for another year with those who were there from start to finish experiencing all the...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Big and small contend carriage driving championships
THE Victorian Indoor-Outdoor Carriage Driving Championships were held at Huntly north of Bendigo on the weekend. Organised by the Central...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Pony clubbers pick right time to make their run up the straight
THE Pony Club Victoria’s Ride to Time final held at Moonee Valley was a huge thrill for the 20 young riders who qualified in trials...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Amateur owner riders enjoying dressage just for the love of it
MORE and more equestrian disciplines are finding it necessary to provide competitions for their non-professional members. The intent is...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Pony crosses filling gap in dressage mount market
ROSSANNE Mason is not only a horse lover but an astute business woman as well. She was one of the first to see the expanding interest in...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Bits: Foal ambulance, stolen horse, Brumby plan & Waler dies
THE Victorian Equine Group at Bendigo in Victoria has set up a most important and valuable resource – a foal ambulance. The project was...

Fran Cleland
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Volunteer crisis could bring down the sport of equestrian
IT’S easy to go to a big horse event and admire the beauty and talent of the horses, the elegant riders, the enormous size of the fences...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20234 min read


Adelaide a joy for those who love a traditional royal show
ADELAIDE still holds on to many of the agricultural features that many royal shows have lost and they are much appreciated by the lovers...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20233 min read


After 15 years, interschools showjumping still going strong
THE Interschools Show Jumping series was started in Victoria in 2008 to promote the sport in the school community over courses designed...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20232 min read


Bendigo club puts in top effort to win three-phase championships
WHILE the Equestrian Federation of Australia has morphed over the years to focus on the elite level of equestrian sport, it has to a...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20232 min read


Werribee becomes dressage central for combined event
DRESSAGE riders have been serenely circling in the Werribee Park arenas at the annual inter-club weekend. It’s a shared format;...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20232 min read


Bits: Equine jeweller in finals, Good Old Days news & AGM time
A WOMAN who makes jewellery from the hair of “the special horses in our lives that leave their hoofprints forever on our heart” has made...

Fran Cleland
Sep 6, 20234 min read


Royal gala lights up the faces of showies in the north
THE Show Horse Council of Victoria responded to the request of many of its members to hold an event in the north of the state with a show...

Fran Cleland
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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