FROM THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRIBUTORS
OPINION
RYAN’S RAVE
DRESSAGE
MARY HANNA
MELISSA GALLOWAY
SPECIAL FEATURES
TERRY COWAN
TRAINING
DAVE & TALLARA CAMERON
INGRID KLIMKE
EVENTING
THE BARRETTS
EQ JOURNEYS
SAVING THE BRUMBY
THE GAUCHO DERBY
HEALTH
CARING FOR WEANLINGS
RIDING GERIATRIC HORSES
KENTUCKY EQUINE RESEARCH
REGULARS
MY FAVOURITE DISH
DISMOUNTED
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Let’s ride this out together! That’s our theme in these changing times and for our first digital edition of Equestrian Life magazine. Read more…
RYAN'S RAVE
With no olympic selection events to report on, health ryan shares with us what the team ar ryans have been working on during the pandemic – a recipe for improving any horse’s trot! Read more…
MARY HANNA
Back on home soil, Olympic veteran Mary Hanna topped a record 80% score this year at Dressage by the Sea. Despite now being in coronavirus lockdown, her sights are still firming set on Tokyo 2021. Read more…
THE TERRY COWAN SHOW GOES ON
There’s no hint of slowing down for veteran show horseman, driver and trainer Terry Cowan, who is still thriving after more than 40 years on the national circuit with the late, great Vince Corvi. Read more…
FLATWORK FOR JUMPERS
Who better to share their insights into flatwork training for jumpers than Dave and Tallara Cameron? They were both jointly named EA NSW 2020 Coach of the Year for jumping. Read more…
MELISSA MAKES HER MARK
Not so long ago, the name Melissa Galloway meant nothing to the Australian dressage community. Now everyone is talking about her and her wonderful horse Windermere J’Obei W after their performances at Willinga Park’s Dressage by the Sea. Read more…
THE BARRETT FAMILY CIRCLE
Regulars on the eventing circuit since the early ‘90s, Prue and Craig Barrett have made their mark in the competition arena, as well as coaching, training and breeding. With sons Oliver and Jesper now picking up the reins, heading out to competitions is a family affair. Read more…
WHY HORSES LOVE INGRID KLIMKE
Ingrid Klimke’s father once said: “It is not Ingrid that loves the animals, it is the animals who love Ingrid”. In Australia for a masterclass, the German Olympian dressage and eventing great opens up to Kerry Mack on what drives her and how she relates to horses. Read more…
BITTEN BY THE BRUMBY BUG
A gloriously subtropical landscape and engaging horses await near the charm-filled Mid-North Coast village of Bellingen in New South Wales where a brumby sanctuary is tucked away behind long, empty beaches backdropped by dramatic mountains. Read more…
THE GAUCHO DERBY
The people behind the Mongol Derby have created another ultra-endurance marathon – the Gaucho Derby, a 500km, 10-day epic race across high mountains and through pampas lowlands in the most rugged Patagonian wilderness. Read more…
CARING FOR WEANLINGS
The weaning process can be one of the most stressful events of a young horse’s life. Providing young horses with a nutritious, balanced diet before, during and after weaning is key to ensuring weanlings thrive. Read more…
WHEN IS OLD TOO OLD?
Veterinarian Dr Maxine Brain addresses the age-old question facing owners who do not want to do the wrong thing by the horse, but also don’t want to retire the animal if it can still be ridden. Read more…
KENTUCKY EQUINE RESEARCH
More than 30 years ago, KER was founded by equine nutritionist Joe Pagan, Ph.D., with one goal in mind: to put innovations in equine nutrition and exercise physiology in the hands of horse owners and feed manufacturers. Read more…
FAVOURITE DISH
Just as she is true to the classic style in the saddle, Mary Hanna likes to go with the classics in the kitchen. Few desserts are more classical than apple pie. Read more…
