With plenty of indoor and outdoor areas, plus an inground pool, entertaining is made easy.The horse facilities include three stables and four paddocks with shelters. All you ever wanted and more  Located at 30 Lamrock Avenue in Glossodia, New South Wales, this premium property is guaranteed to stop you in your tracks.  This stunning 14.75 acre (5.97 hectare) property has been listed for auction on Saturday 25 May. Located in Glossodia, a small town in the historic and picturesque Hawkesbury region north west of Sydney, the CBD is just under 70 kilometres away and easily accessed by r ..read more

TEK Grip Gloves available from Ariat.Uvex Ceravent Gloves from The Equestrian.Dublin Pull-On Glitter Mesh Back Riding Gloves from Horseland.Roeckl Roeck Grip Winter Glove from Ashbree Saddlery. Hand in glove   A must-have in any rider’s wardrobe is at least one pair of good quality, durable, stylish gloves.  First there was the popular Roeck Grip Riding Glove, now get ready for winter with a pair of Roeckl Roek Grip Winter Gloves. Cut from exclusive ROECK-GRIP® fabric, these gloves are breathable, elastic and supple. The addition of soft, warm Micro Bemberg lining will keep your ..read more

Karolin van Onna with Moose (L), and Nicole Kumpfmueller with Rasta (R), were accompanied by packhorse Alex. A long and winding road  Two friends decided to set out an epic journey on horseback. How did it turn out and what did they learn along the way? AMANDA MAC has the details.  Nicole and Rasta, on the way to completing an epic trek. Would you be prepared to step right out of your comfort zone in return for the experience of a lifetime? It’s a big ask that might appeal to some, but not quite so much to others. However, for Karolin van Onna and Nicole Kumpfmueller, the opportunity ..read more

Connie Miller and Delicato safely over one of the houses. Adelaide’s cross country masterclass  Olympian AMANDA ROSS put five riders and their horses through their paces in an informative Godolphin sponsored cross country masterclass.  Amanda at work (Image by Michelle Terlato Photography). Off the track Thoroughbreds have become renowned for their versatility. They are well suited to most disciplines from dressage and show jumping, to recreational and therapy horses. Their intelligence, willingness and stamina also make them excellent eventers, as Shenae Lowings and her OTT Bold Ven ..read more

  Winter equine nutrition Winter feeding for health and immunity  Making changes to your horse’s feeding program during the colder months can improve their wellbeing. Equine nutritionist LARISSA BILSTON explains the benefits.  Sometimes it only takes a small feeding or horse husbandry change to provide significant health benefits over winter. But why is it that horses need a change to their feed regime over the colder months?  Winter pastures in many parts of Australia can be lower in quality and quantity at the very time of year when horses’ requirements for good forage ar ..read more

At the Al Ameri Raha Ranch in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi in 2007. A life less ordinary  Dr Jennifer Stewart studied hard to become a veterinarian, and her career has taken her down a few unexpected roads, as AMANDA MAC discovers.   Dr Jennifer Stewart has earned a number of impressive qualifications: a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, a Bachelor of Science, and, to put the finishing touches to a successful time in academia, a PhD.  Since then, she has been a practicing equine veterinarian and nutritionist, working with horses, their owners, trainers, breeders and other vets in loc ..read more

Swelling over the affected splint bone and surrounding area is usually sore to palpate. Fractures and exostoses of the splint bone  They’re small but they play an important support role in your horse’s leg. DR LAUREN JORDAN discusses splint bone injuries and their treatment.   Have you ever heard your vet say that your horse has ‘popped a splint’ or that they have a splint fracture and thought what on earth does that mean? The splint bones are small vestigial bones that run along the inside and outside of the cannon bone in each leg. Whilst comparatively small, they are importan ..read more

More energy, more passion, more footwork  What does collection mean to you? It’s an important feature of training that NICOLE TOUGH believes needs to be properly understood.  Collection at the walk, trot and canter is the result of successfully training your horse through the first five steps of the Training Scale. There are many developmental stages of collection, and each stage requires tremendous effort from the horse. It’s the quality of collection that gives them the power and balance to perform the difficult dressage movements required at higher levels.  The increased stre ..read more

Canon 7D One of Australia’s top equestrian photographers, MICHELLE TERLATO travels the world capturing equestrian athletes in action. Each month she shares one of her favorite shots.  Behind the shot  Rider: Jeremy Janjic  Horse: Django of Cacharel  Event: Equitana 2016  Location: Melbourne, Australia  Camera Type/Settings: Canon EOS7D 70-200mm Lens ISO 1000 f 2.8 1/800 sec  Challenges:  This image of Jeremy and Django was taken early in my career and looking back on it, I think I would have changed a few things. The main arena at Equitana did not have g ..read more

What you should know about sarcoids  Sarcoids, the most common skin tumour in horses, are non-malignant but should not be ignored. The team at HUNTER EQUINE explain.  Sarcoids, the most common type of tumour to affect horses worldwide, develop in the fibrous connective tissues under the skin. A form of skin cancer, they spread locally in the skin and sometimes to tissues beneath the skin. Although they do not spread to internal organs, they can be very invasive and destructive and should not be treated lightly.  Sometimes confused with proud flesh, sarcoids can occur anywhere o ..read more