Property & Pasture
Keep Them Safe With Horserail
Horse fencing has seen a great modernization over the last 20 years, with horse owners realizing
Building Resilience and Drought-proofing Your Horse Property
Australia is a country in the grip of extreme weather bingo. Over the last year we
Enrichment
Enrichment means providing captive or domestic animals with a better housing situation and stimulation that replicate
Horse Health & Well-being
The Mystery of the Missing Lamellae
Our knowledge of equine anatomy may be based on outdated findings and needs to be revised. According to the anatomy books that, to date, have served as study reference to veterinarians and practitioners around the world, the nuchal ligament lamellae attaches from C2 to C6 or C2 to C7. However,
Horse Training
The Standardbred’s Track-to-Hack Journey Part 5: Consolidating the Basics
Welcome to Part Five of the Unharnessed Potential project, an education and awareness campaign to promote the re-training and re-homing of Standardbreds that retire from racing. In this article series, Alistair McLean from the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC) is documenting the re-training of ‘Ideal Guy’ (a.k.a Andy), a five-year-old
Horse People & Culture
The Standardbred’s Track-to-Hack Journey Part 5: Consolidating the Basics
Welcome to Part Five of the Unharnessed Potential project, an education and awareness campaign to promote the re-training and re-homing of Standardbreds that retire from racing. In this article series, Alistair McLean from the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC) is documenting the re-training of ‘Ideal Guy’ (a.k.a Andy), a five-year-old
News & Science
Whip Use in Equestrian Sports
Whip use in horse sports is currently a highly debated topic, not just within racing but across the entire industry, and a recent study into the use and perception of the whip in equestrian sports suggests there is an appetite for changes in regulation and education. Dr Jane Williams and
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Keep Them Safe With Horserail
Horse fencing has seen a great modernization over the last 20 years, with horse owners realizing that old fashioned wire and timber fencing really is not suitable for our beloved and easily startled animals. It is easy to see why Horserail is the number one choice for keeping our horses
Protecting Queensland’s Horses is Now Easier
Many horse owners are developing action plans to keep them and their horses safe during natural disasters like bushfires and floods. But these are not the only dangers from which owners need to protect their horses. Emergency animal diseases like equine influenza and Kunjin virus can spread far and fast
Feed Balancers: Much More Than Simple Nutrition
Very well-established in countries like the United Kingdom, where forage-based diets have been the traditional norm, feed balancers are becoming very popular in Australia as more and more horse owners get in step with the fibre-feeding mantra and move towards healthier, low-starch forage-rich diets for their horses and ponies. We
Feeding for Weight Gain
Some horses do not maintain their bodyweight easily and it can prove a real challenge to keep them at an ideal weight. Ultimately, your horse’s ribs should not be visible, but they should be easily felt if you run your hand along your horse’s side. A common complaint from horse
Horse Welfare
Gypsies and Travellers Understand Horse Welfare
Some people might think they know all too well how Gypsies and Travellers treat their horses… right? (Insert their eye roll, nodding, and even perhaps a judgmental smirk?) Actually, maybe
Whip Use in Equestrian Sports
Whip use in horse sports is currently a highly debated topic, not just within racing but across the entire industry, and a recent study into the use and perception of
Human Mindset
Taking Action – The Simple Guide
Ok, here it goes, I am saying the ‘P’ word… Procrastination! How often do we know we have to do
Three Steps to Developing Focus
We can ride with focus or we can ride while being distracted. The difference will be enormous. The distractions can
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Equitation Science
Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
Since ancient times, horse behaviour, and the bond between horses and humans, has been a source of intrigue and fascination.
Safety Overhaul in the Horse Industry Will Require a Mindset Change
Every year, 20 Australians lose their lives to horse-related incidents, and hundreds more are hospitalized. But according to an industrial
Horses and People in Art
My Journey Into the Unique Gypsy Cob
Sometimes, we have no idea where a road will lead us. We follow it because
Legacies of Strength: Aboriginal Stockwomen
From the point of first contact with European explorers and pastoralists, Indigenous Australians used art
Dressed for the Ride: The history of rider wear
Rider wear is an area of sports clothing where history, function and symbolism are uniquely interwoven. Simultaneously, the very essence of riding wear is to underscore the nobility of the horse itself, not exceed it, or draw attention away from it.1 Therefore, riding wear has traditionally been sober and understated.
The Certain Magic of a Beach Photoshoot
As an Australian Equine Photographer my mission is to capture timeless moments showing the love and connection between my clients and their equine, using our incredible countryside and spectacular rural estates. Creating beautiful photographs that tell a story is my passion. And in Australia, we have many unique environments on
AVA and EVA call for a national horse register
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has called upon the Australian government to implement a nationwide welfare standard and a register to protect the welfare of all horses, not just the racehorses. Their official statement reinforces that the footage as reported on the ABC’s ‘The 7.30 Report’ was highly distressing and
Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it
In the wake of a shocking ABC report on the dismal end of many racehorses’ lives in slaughterhouses, many Australians are questioning whether the horse racing industry can operate ethically. Some people will never agree that animals should be used for human entertainment. Others argue horse racing is ethical and
