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Interschool finals a grass-roots showcase of future stars
THE dressage and showjumping grand finals for this year’s Victorian Equestrian Interschool Series have been held over two huge days at...
Fran Cleland
Jul 7, 20242 min read

A win for the people as Australia's big banks finally go too far
IT is impossible to pinpoint an exact time when Australia’s big four banks turned on their regional customer base but May 24, 2024 will...
Dale Webster
Jun 30, 202423 min read


When money changes hands, independence is out the window
THE Commonwealth Bank has marked the Sunshine Coast again being named the fastest growing regional migration destination in Australia by...
Dale Webster
Jun 16, 20243 min read


Clubs head north to celebrate 70 years of championships
THIS year’s Pony Club Victoria state championships was very much a big sky event, with competitors and their crews heading north to...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20243 min read


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
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