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.