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Bareback and bridleless at home in California, Warwick Schiller and his WEG horse Petey come to an impressive sliding stop (Image by Tyler Schiller).

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4 Our Contributors 7 From The Horse’s Mouth 8 Spotlight on Warwick Schiller 18 Brister’s Brief 24 Ready, Set, Goal! 32 Vet Vibes: Sarcoids 36 Taking it in Your Stride 42 Nutrition: Summer Feeding 48 Travel: Paradise in Portugal 52 Around The Traps 54 Feature: A Hair’s Breadth 60 Life After Racing 64 The Heart of a Horse 66 Horse Breed: The Bodacious Baroque 72 Around The Traps 74 Feature: Summer Relief 80 Around The Traps 81 Saddle Review: Bates Pony Dressage 82 Around The Traps 84 On My Tackbox: The First Ride 88 Around The Traps 90 Training Tips: The Forgotten Art of Patience 96 Young Rider: Alishia Thomas 98 Around The Traps 100 Perfect Partners 102 20 Questions with Dr Andrew McLean

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OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Skye Liikanen

Co-founder of Knight’s Equestrian, Skye was previously a member of the QLD Young Rider Squad, a HOTY winner, and a trick rider in the Australian Outback Spectacular for four years. She’s competed at national level in dressage and showing, and shares some sound advice on the do’s and don’ts of preparing horses for their first ride.

Amanda Mac

Amanda has had two lifelong love affairs: one with horses, and the other with writing. Now she happily combines both passions as the editor of HorseVibes. In this issue, she talks to Warwick Schiller about mindfulness, energy and going with the flow, and takes a look at SMART goals and why we should have them.

Andrew McLean

Winner of the Eureka Prize for Science, Australia’s highest science award, Andrew is in great demand as a trainer, coach and speaker. He’s the CEO of Equitation Science International, has written five books, including an international best seller, authored 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, and in this issue answers 20 of our most interesting questions.

Jeanne O'Malley

Originally from the US, Jeanne gained a British Horse Society Assistant Instructor’s certificate before going on to teach, train horses, and judge in the show ring. She later wrote two equestrian-related books, and has competed in most disciplines, including long distance and Western. In this issue she turns her expert attention to the subject of stride.

José Mendez

An international dressage trainer and coach, José and his partner founded the Mendez Equestrian Centre in 1990 - the only Australian riding and education centre that combines the principles of Classical Horsemanship with the ASK framework in its training, clinics and coaching programs. In this issue, José offers expert tips on training in-hand.

N.G. Quinlan

N.G. Quinlan, otherwise known as ‘Q’, is a writer, musician, poet, and regular HorseVibes contributor. Intrigued by the story of John Solomon Rarey, the tamer of supposedly untamable horses, Q investigated. Turn to Perfect Partners to find out what happened when Rarey met Cruiser, the most vicious horse in England.

Charlie Brister

Regular columnist Charlie is an allround horseman whose expertise is in re-training problem horses, as well as coaching riders in the art of cross country, show jumping and dressage. In the final of his three-part lunging series, he explores the benefits of learning to jump without someone sitting on your shoulders!

Catherine Bird

Catherine Bird, equine herbalist and author of A Healthy Horse the Natural Way and Horse Scents, teaches herbs, bodywork and the use of essential oils to horse care providers worldwide. She also advises Country Park Animal Herb’s clients on herb selection, and in this issue suggests herbal remedies for common summer problems.