Day One of the Landmark Classic has kicked off with fantastic weather and some top runs with riders competing with over $200,000 cash & prizes.

With a huge increase in entries in all of the campdraft and challenge events, the event has extended an extra day starting on Sunday 1st Feb at 6am..

Heath Ryan will be looking to secure an historic seventh win in the Grand Prix Freestyle event at this year’s prestigious Sydney CDI***.

More than 200 competitors from around the country and overseas are expected to travel to the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park from May 7 to 9 for Australia’s premier dressage event, vying for $44,000 in prize money.

Located in South Grafton on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, North Coast Western Riders Club Inc. caters to meet the interests of all equine enthusiasts.

Not only does the club’s show program offer an extensive western program, but it also caters for a range of other disciplines including; English, Hack, Stock Horse, Sporting and a vast array of in hand breeds classes.

From 2015, Crackin’ Cancer will be expanding its number of annual weeklong horse trail rides from two, to three, the extra one being at Dayboro, QLD

There is no doubting the fact that cancer is becoming more and more prevalent. Most families in this country have felt the devastating effects of cancer, first hand, so much so, that we now find ourselves with our backs to the wall.

About 3 inches below the navel is the symbolic energetic centre for Earth Ki, the hara. Building Earth Ki creates a solid foundation from which to progress in Japanese energetic teachings. It is imperative that a solid energetic base exists. To understand its importance, imagine the human body as an energetic triangle, with the base of the triangle playing the supporting role.

Can you perceive the strength you have drawn into your body? Is it steadier, more solid and powerful?
Julie Abrahams –www.reikiforhorses.com.au

VENUE: 287 Featherstones Road, Upper Corindi, NSW.

DIRECTIONS: Turn off Pacific Highway 30km north of Coffs Harbour and 50km south of Grafton. Travel
14km in from the highway – signs on the highway will show you where to turn, and signs on
the roads direct into the ride base. Please note if coming from the south that Woolgoolga
is now bypassed. The turnoff to the ride base is shortly after the bypass rejoins the old highway.

It’s hard to imagine anything further departed from the manicured turf of the racetrack than the stock routes of the High Country, but when four ex-racehorses depart Thoroughbred Park in Canberra on November 15 with owner Susan Campbell and the aim of showcasing the versatility of the off-the-track Thoroughbred, that’s exactly where they’ll be for the two-month journey to Healesville.

Day Three of EQUITANA showcased a truly diverse program. From Dressage Clinics to Sport Horse Racing to the Couple’s Challenge the day highlighted the true diversity of the horse.

The Education Program held a broad array of sessions. Kicking off the program was the highly anticipated EQUIPE Dressage Clinic with World Champion Dressage Rider Charlotte Dujardin and Judy Harvey, her former coach, all the way from the UK.

Day Two of EQUITANA went off smoothly. The well attended day saw a diverse program with everything from the pretty Show Ponies to Barrel Racing to the exciting Obstathon.

Meanwhile in the Kelato Breed Village Fjords from Norway, Viking horses; the Icelandic Ponies and Peruvian Paso’s were just a sample of some of the exotic breeds showcased at EQUITANA.

Horse & Country TV, the award winning international TV channel devoted to equestrian sports and lifestyle, announced today that it will launch in Australia on February 1, 2015.

Speaking at Equitana Melbourne, H&C TV CEO, Heather Killen, said the channel will initially be available on Fetch TV, where it will be offered as an à la carte option for $7.95 per month.

Equestrian Grand Final: On Daily
Join in Australia’s elite equestrians as they take on the Equestrian Grand Final; a spectacular multidiscipline showcase of equestrian sport.

This competition, proudly supported by IRT and Gow Gates Insurance Brokers, will bring together Australia’s leading equestrian competitors in Dressage (Saturday 22nd November), Jumping (Friday 21st November) and Exhibition Eventing (Thursday 20th November) for one grand showdown – expect big prizes, big action and big excitement, be sure to catch the Jumping and Dressage by securing your Friday, Saturday or Super Tickets early!

Quadrille – a quaint word meaning very little to many people. Could it be a tool for assembling furniture, a collection of nautical sandals or, perhaps, a muscle-building routine?

Maybe readers of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ will have an idea recalling when the Mock Turtle introduced a dance involving sea creatures and how the Lobster Quadrille proved a most entertaining diversion for young Alice.

Now for your enjoyment the National Dressage Championships presents its very own Quadrille
Exhibition – with horses, of course, as it was many hundreds of years ago.