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The North Coast feral horse management program works with local land managers to trap feral horses and rehome them through rescue organisations and private landholders.
This program supports landholders to report the presence of feral horses, develop a written management program, and maintain records of control actions.
Ageneral biosecurity direction is in effect in Clarence and Coffs Harbour to control feral horses. This directive relates to activities involving the presence, spread, or increase of wild horses within the North Coast LLS Wild Horse Management Area Zone.
Landholders in the zone must:
* Report the presence of wild horses.
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help develop a management program and maintain records of control actions in order to:
* Reduce the number of feral horses on the North Coast
* Support humane rehoming through approved organisations and private landholders
* Ensure compliance with the General Biosecurity Direction in Clarence and Coffs Harbour.
Timelines for trapping and rehoming are dependent on seasonal conditions and operational requirements. Members of the public can apply to own rehomed feral horses.
Applicants must provide suitable facilities, accept responsibility for care and acknowledge biosecurity risks.
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- Provide facilities that meet basic requirements and humane care.
- Understand that wild horses are not tame and are unaccustomed to human contact.
- Accept all liability associated with the wild horses once they are delivered or collected and loaded onto the applicant's transport.
- Take responsibility for the wild horses’welfare and biosecurity risks once they are delivered or collected and loaded onto the applicant's transport.
- Acknowledge that unless specifically advised by NCLLS, the wild horses have received no health treatments or vet checks. Their parasitic burden and disease/health status are unknown.
- Understand that the wild horses (and if pregnant, their offspring) become the applicant's possession and responsibility once delivered or loaded onto the applicant's transport.
Wild horse rehoming may include an unexpected foal.
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The Horse Report Tips for transporting your mare and foal
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It’s not something we really like to do but there are times when it is necessary to float your mare and her young foal. Whether it’s for breeding, moving farms or heading to the vet, with careful planning the trip can be a safe, successful and enjoyable experience.
Regardless of whether you are floating your mare and foal yourself or having a professional do it for you there are some things to make sure of before heading off.
It is recommended to not float a foal under 3 weeks of age if it can be helped, unless obviously if it is for medical reasons that cannot be avoided.
This helps make sure they are strong enough to handle the journey.
Make sure both mare and foal are healthy, check temperatures and vital signs, ensure the mare is well hydrated prior to travel. Choose an appropriate time to travel, if it is in the summer months and it’s going to be a hot and humid day, it might be best to travel at night or early in the morning, so you reach your destination before it’s too hot. If you are floating your mare for breeding (walk-on service) and the cover time for your mare is at lunch or later in the afternoon and it’s going to be a hot day, maybe try and make arrangements to get there early and see if they have an available yard for your mare.
It is a lot safer to wait a bit longer than float your foal in the hottest part of the day.
Set your float up to accommodate your precious cargo well in advance. Open the vents and windows to allow good ventilation. If you have a two horse float, remove the partition to allow plenty of room, place a board or something similar securely under the chest bar so the foal can’t gain access to the front of the float.
Angle floats are little easier to set up and again removing a divider to allow room is a great idea.
As with the chest bar, if your float doesn’t have barn doors or something similar making sure the rear of the float is secured, is also a priority.
Once you are organized about when you are heading off or when your mare and foal is being picked up, there are a few other pointers that will help.
It is ok to place float boots on your mare if you really need to but is not advisable to place boots or bandages on your foal.
They can come undone and get tangled becoming a hazard during travel.
Try not to be concerned about your mare standing or injuring your foal, mums have a very good awareness of where their baby is. The mare can be tied up, long enough that she has room to balance herself and eat her hay if you have placed a net in with her, but short enough that the rope wont’become entangled around your foal.
Leave your foal loose so they can move around a little, this way they can continue their normal behaviour of nursing during the trip and allows them room to rest.
If your mare and foal is travelling in a truck where the room can be a little smaller, when loading, place your foal so they are facing backwards to the mare, this way they can still nurse easily whilst travelling.
Take regular breaks, try not to travel for longer than 4 hours without stopping to rest. On arrival or when returning home, monitor both the mare and foal closely for any signs of distress or sickness for several days.
Foals have been known to develop cases of travel sickness and need to be treated immediately to ensure a safe and speedy recovery. Foals can deteriorate quickly once becoming sick, so picking up any problems early and speedy treatment is very important. Check vital signs regularly and if there are any changes call a vet.
Transporting your mare and foal doesn’t have to be a stressful experience, with proper planning and safety checks it can be very simple and easy.
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The Horse Report Do phytoestrogens affect mare fertility?
By FEEDXL EQUINE NUTRITION TEAM
If your mares are experiencing fertility issues is it worth considering phytoestrogens. In a word, yes, phytoestrogens affect mare fertility.
Both industry observation and published science support this.
But, we need to be very careful not to just throw all phytoestrogens (which are simply estrogen like compounds found in plants) into the one bucket.
There are many different phytoestrogens, but they don’t all affect fertility.
Some, like coumestrol, that is mainly found in alfalfa/lucerne and clover have quite dramatic negative effects on fertility in multiple animal species, including horses.
Others, like the isoflavones found in clover and soybean are not documented anywhere (that we can find) as having negative effects on fertility in mares.
A few things to consider…
There is quite a lot documented on loss of fertility in sheep grazing pastures dominated by isoflavone rich clover.
But we need to consider several things:
1. Asheep’s gastrointestinal physiology is dramatically different to a horse and likely affects how phytoestrogens are absorbed and metabolised.
2. Asheep’s reproductive tract physiology is also very different, meaning phytoestrogens are unlikely to affect fertility in the two animals species in the same way; and
3. The sheep were consuming isoflavone rich forage. i.e. the ingredient containing the isoflavone was the major ingredient in the diet.
Consider ingredients like soybean in a horse’s diet.
Yes, they contain isoflavones, but they are only fed as a small percentage of the total daily diet.
So actual isoflavone intake is minimal… so negative intakes on fertility are far less likely.
Not all phytoestrogens are the same
When looking at phytoestrogens in feed ingredients you may be using and considering their potential impact on fertility, keep in mind phytoestrogens from different ingredients aren’t the same.
There are many different phytoestrogens, but they don’t all affect a mare’s fertility.
And that the amount of an ingredient you feed per day will affect total phytoestrogen intake.
And also remember that almost every feedstuff you feed can potentially contain phytoestrogen, even grasses.
The tricky thing with forage phytoestrogens is that both the plant variety and the environmental conditions it is grown in will affect its phytoestrogen content.
For example, clover or lucerne that is attacked by aphids will have a higher coumestrol content.
Or nitrogen deficiency in clover can have double its normal isoflavone content.
If your mares are experiencing fertility issues it is certainly worth considering phytoestrogens, but as always, look at your basic nutrition first to make sure your mares’most important nutrient needs are met.
If you do think phytoestrogens may be to blame, check your forages first, especially if you are using clover or lucerne/alfalfa. It is highly unlikely other ingredients like soybean or flax that are typically fed in much smaller amounts will be your culprits. For further information and advice FeedXL can help you figure out exactly what to feed.
Visit the website at www.feedxl.com
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Helpful tips to keep your horse warm
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During winter your horse’s energy requirements will increase, this is to help maintain body weight and for heat production.
Access to good grazing pasture will also be reduced as the growth of grass slows down, and you may stable your horses when it’s cold.
Now might be a good time to make some gradual adjustments to your horse’s diet to help them through winter, especially if they maybe getting a little older in years.
There are a couple of simple but important things you can do to help them through the colder months.
Increase forage intake.
The first thought of many horse owners to help increase energy is to add or increase the grain in your horse’s ration.
Whilst this is a good idea as grain is the most readily digestible energy source, it isn’t always practical for every horse or every diet.
Forage, meaning hay, chaff or grass, is just as important and just as effective.
The fibre from forage is digested in the hindgut, during the digestive process known as fermentation, producing heat, helping to keep the horse warm from the inside.
At least 1% of the horse’s body weight should be feed daily as roughage/forage and can be increased to as much as 1.75% per day in cold conditions.
Whilst a good quality meadow or grass hay is more than sufficient, the equivalent amount of lucerne hay has a higher calorie together with higher protein to help maintain body weight, so is ideal for winter feeding.
Adding an oil to the ration
Adding a good quality oil to your horse’s diet can also help them stay warm.
Oil is a cool energy source that can help boost calorie intake without the need to increase your feed ration, whilst also providing essential fatty acids.
It is highly digestible and has the added benefit of helping keep a nice shiny coat through winter.
Including a boiled mash to your diet
Mashes or boiled feed such as barley can also be a good addition.
They are a good source of carbohydrates which provide energy, proteins, vitamins, and minerals depending on which one you choose.
They are easily digestible and mashes such as boiled barley are low in sugar and starch but high in fibre.
Something as simple as adding an extra biscuit of lucerne hay to your feeder in winter can make all the difference to helping your horse maintain good condition and stay warm when it’s cold.
As with all changes to your horse’s diet, they should be made slowly and gradually.
If you have any questions or you just aren’t sure your horse is getting everything, don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Diet evaluations can be a very helpful tool. Ranvet offers a free diet evaluation service that can help you with your horse’s winter feeding.
Adding extra hay in winter can help your horse maintain good condition and stay warm.
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How do I know if my horse is cold?
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Because of their size, horses are better equipped to cope with low temperatures than we are.
In fact, what we call cold, might not even feel cold to a horse.
In winter, a horse’s coat will stick straight up, with their long winter hair coat trapping air next to the skin, which helps insulate them against cold weather.
They may also stand together in groups or keep their backs to the wind to try and stay warm.
So how do I know if my horse is cold?
- They are shivering. Shivering is a natural response to the cold.
Horses, like people, shiver when they are cold.
If your horse is shivering, it is clearly uncomfortable, and this is an obvious and definitive sign that your horse is cold.
- Their temperature is below 37.4°C (99.32°F). To measure your horse’s temperature, use a rectal thermometer.
Anormal temperature range is 37.4-38.5°C (99-101°F). It is good practice to get to know your horse’s normal temperature, This is just a guide and knowing what your horses temperature normally is helps you to know if they are outside that normal range and maybe getting cold.
- They are huddling together with other horses. Horses if uncomfortable may seek shelter from the cold and wind by huddling together.
Horses will stand with their heads away from the wind, their tails set low and into the wind.
If housed on their own, they may stand with a tightly tucked tail trying to keep warm.Direct touch. Place your hand up under the horse’s rug and feel his shoulders and chest
area where you can get an indication of body warmth or feel around the horse’s kidneys.
Ahorse’s kidneys are on either side of their back, behind where a saddle would be placed.
Check these areas regularly as you add and remove layers if your horse is rugged.
- They are losing weight.
Some horses that struggle with keeping weight on or lose weight during winter, may be getting cold at night.
Older horses are usually affected more by the cold weather than their younger companions, and horses in poor body condition are more susceptible to feeling the cold. The ambient temperature that feels comfort-
able for most people is between 19-22°C. Whereas most weathered horses, on the other hand usually only feel uncomfortable when the temperature dips below 0°C or rises above 25°C.
Although, horses that are well adjusted to colder climate temperatures may still feel comfortable between -8 to 15°C.
Whereas horses adjusted to warmer climates may start to become uncomfortable when the temperature drops below 10°C. Typically, horses require 10 – 21 days to adapt to the cold.
If you are moving horses between areas of different climates or if you are ceasing to rug previously rugged horses it is important to monitor them.
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Why do some horses grow longer winter coats?
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When the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, many horse owners notice their horses’coats beginning to thicken in preparation for winter.
But not all horses will grow the same kind of winter coat; some turn into fuzzy teddy bears while others stay surprisingly sleek. So, why do some horses grow longer or denser winter coats than others?
The answer lies in a fascinating combination of genetics, environment, management, and overall health.
Genetic factors
Genetics play a major role in how much coat a horse grows.
Breeds that evolved in colder climates, such as Icelandic Horses, Shetland Ponies and Clydesdales, naturally develop heavier, denser coats to cope with harsh conditions. On the other hand, breeds with desert or warm-climate origins, like Arabians or Thoroughbreds, tend to have finer, shorter hair and grow less winter coat.
Even within breeds, individual variation occurs. Some horses simply have a stronger genetic predisposition to grow thicker coats.
Environmental factors
The primary trigger for coat growth is daylight, not temperature.
Horses are highly responsive to changes in the length of daylight hours, known as the photoperiod.
As autumn approaches and daylight
Environment plays a big part in coat growth.
decreases, a horse’s pineal gland signals the body to begin producing a thicker coat in preparation for cooler weather.
However, not every horse responds to changing photoperiod in the same way.
Horses living in regions closer to the equator, where daylight changes less dramatically, often grow lighter coats compared to those in temperate climates.
Meanwhile, a horse kept outdoors through the changing seasons will typically grow a heavier winter coat than one kept in a warm stable.
Artificial lighting in stables can also affect this photoperiod process.
Horses kept under lights for extended periods may not grow a thick winter coat at all
because their bodies are “tricked” into thinking it’s still summer.
Horses do adapt remarkably well to their environment, so their responses may change year on year depending on conditions faced. Horses moved from a cold to a warm climate (or vice versa) may take a year or two to fully adjust their coat growth cycles to the new environment.
Nutrition
Ahorse’s ability to produce a healthy coat is also influenced by nutrition.
Adequate protein, amino acids, and trace minerals such as zinc, copper, and selenium are essential for strong, resilient hair growth. Horses lacking key nutrients may produce a dull, patchy, or thin coat, regardless of the season.
Using an A-Z daily multivitamin such as Ration Balancer can help produce healthy coats, by balancing out these daily nutrient needs.
When it comes to coats, hormonal health matters too. Conditions like Cushing’s disease (PPID) can cause abnormally long or shaggy coats that don’t shed properly in spring, due to the overproduction of cortisol.
Understanding these factors helps owners manage their horses more effectively, whether that means adjusting lighting, diet, or rugging routines.
No matter how thick or thin a horse’s coat may be, its safe to agree that nature has equipped our horses with an incredible ability to adapt to their surroundings.
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Equine nutrition and feeding the nervous horse
By LARISSA BILSTON, BAgrSc (Hons 1), Nutritionist, Farmalogic
Appropriate nutrition is a key component for successful behaviour management of 'hot,' anxiety-prone or spooky horses. Training and nutrition go hand-in-hand to produce the best outcome.
For best results, consider the forage to hard feed ratio, total caloric intake, amount of starch or sugar in the diet whilst maintaining correct vitamin and mineral levels and fatty acid ratios. Nutraceuticals to maintain a healthy microbiome and mycotoxin binders can also have a significant impact on behaviour.
1. Minimise hard feeds
Avoid overfeeding horses prone to nervous and excitable behaviour.
Feed the smallest amount of hard feed required to maintain a healthy weight. The amount your horse needs is influenced by the quality and availability of pasture for grazing as well as horse size, level of activity or breeding status and his or her individual metabolism.
Split the daily allowance into multiple small meals across the day to prevent microbiome disruption, hindgut acidosis and the reduce the risk of colic.
For a 500 kg horse, a hard feed should not exceed 2 to 3 kg dry weight per meal, many horses thrive on just a fraction of this amount.
Consuming too many calories, even from 'cool feeds' can make a horse feel playful. Adjust the amount fed regularly in response to changes in work level and forage quality. Forage (also called roughage) should form the foundation of all horse diets.
This is the grass, hay and chaff component. Horses need a minimum of 1 per cent and preferably closer to 2 per cent* of their bodyweight measured by dry weight. (* The 2% forage rule applies to horses needing to gain or maintain weight. It may not apply to overweight or insulin resistant horses.)
A500 kg horse without pasture access needs around 10-12 kg (as fed) of hay, predominantly grass or meadow hay.
The more grass available for grazing, the less roughage needs to be fed.
Learn to monitor your pasture's availability. Be aware that paddocks with large over-
Which hard feeds are best suited for nervous horses?
forage.
The amount of hay required will change depending on daylength, rain and temperature.
You can check whether your horse is getting enough forage by offering good quality grass or meadow hay.
If your horse eats it all, keep increasing the amount of hay fed each day until your horse is leaving just a little, then decrease slightly. Limit lucerne and clover to no more than 20 per cent of forage intake.
Some 'hot' horses may react to high protein diets so observe carefully how much lucerne or clover forage and legume grain your horse can tolerate.
Ensuring enough roughage is the best starting point for designing a good diet for a nervous horse.
Horses who hold condition easily may only need a mineral balancer pellet or powder to complete their diet of grass and/or hay.
If your horse does not hold weight when allowed free choice access to grass or grass hay, add calories with a hard feed low in sugars and starch.
You don't have to use pre-mixed feeds with the word 'cool' in the name to provide a nutritious diet capable of keeping your 'hot' horse in good condition without losing his or her cool.
In fact, some feeds marketed under the name 'cool' are high in starch and cereal grains which are actually 'heating' ingredients. The best source of additional calories to keep condition on a nervous horse are those with a low glycemic index (GI).
These feeds provide 'cool' calories and are also ulcer-friendly.
Horses exhibiting anxious, nervous or unsettled behaviour may be more prone to developing gastric ulcers, and these behaviours can be a sign that ulcers are present, so feeding ulcer-friendly feeds is a worthwhile strategy.
The glycemic index measures the rise in blood glucose levels two hours after eating that food. High GI foods such as cereal grains like barley, oats and rice are rich in sugars and simple carbohydrates are generally considered 'heating.'
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grazed sections and smaller patches of mature grass are not likely to provide enough
Monitoing feeding is crucial when dealing with nervous or excitable horses.
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The Horse Report Poor gut health contributes to nervousness
From page 16
Feeds with added sugar/molasses/honey are best avoided in a 'cool' diet.
'Cool' feeds have a low GI value and are low in sugars and starch. Read the label on premixed feeds carefully and choose feeds made from the following ingredients or make your own feed by combining 2 - 3 from the "Cool Feeds" list.
COOL FEEDS LIST:
Super Fibres - high in digestible fibre like Beet pulp, Copra, Legume hulls (e.g. soy, lupin, chickpea hulls)
Legume Grains - high in fibre and resistant starch like Lupins, Soy beans.
Soy beans should not be fed raw. They must be processed through a controlled heat treatment to improve digestion and bioavailability of nutrients. Lupins may be fed cooked or raw, but whole or cracked lupins must be soaked until soft.
Oils - energy dense, no carbohydrates
Fatty acid balance
Oil is very calorie dense and can be used to boost the energy intake of underweight and hard-working horses without increasing the size or carbohydrate content of the hard feed.
Oil can be fed at up to 1 ml per kilogram of horse bodyweight provided it is introduced very gradually and vitamin E intake is increased by 1.5 IU per millilitre of oil. Common usage is within the range 50 to 250 ml oil per horse per day.
Although any plant-based oil can be used to provide 'cool' calories, many are extremely high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Since horses need to consume more omega-3 fatty acids than omega-6, the type and amount of oil used must be chosen carefully with consideration to the roughage source.
Horses grazing plentiful green grass have an omega-3 rich diet. The more hay and grains fed, the higher the omega-6 intake.
Horses on high omega-6 diets should avoid oils with an omega 3 to 6 ratio of less than 1. Oils and oilseeds with an omega 3 to 6 ratio above 1.0 include linseed, chia and blends of canola with fish or algal oil.
Alternatively, algal or fish oil based omega balancers may be used to correct the omega3 to omega-6 ratio.
Horses with particularly sensitive digestive tracts and those suffering chronic stress can benefit from ongoing omega-3 supplementation regardless of diet.
Research shows that marine-sourced omega3s (DHAand EPA) can improve cognitive function in humans.
DHAis essential for normal brain development before and after birth.
EPAis linked to mood and behavior. Perhaps in future we will see research linking marine-sourced omega-3 supplementation (DHAand EPA) to improved horse behavior and learning.
Gut health and nervous horses
Anxiety and stress are detrimental to gut health, and poor gut health exacerbates 'hot' behaviour.
Nervous horses usually benefit from extra care for good gut health to avoid the downward spiral caused by painful gut issues
such as gastric ulcers, hindgut acidosis and dysbiosis (disrupted gut microbes).
Horses rely on a healthy gut microbial population to produce butyrate (a calm energy source with gut healing properties) and many B-group vitamins.
Vitamin B deficiency can reduce appetite, affect the nervous system and influence behaviour.
Ahealthy microbiome reduces the levels of lactic acid and maintains a more stable hindgut pH which can reduce the impact of stress on the gut and avoid potentially behaviour-modifying deficiencies.
Scientists found that horses fed live yeast probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) prior to a stressful event had measurably lower stress hormone levels and their gut flora returned to a normal healthy state faster than unsupplemented horses.
Supplementation with the live yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae helps maintain the natural diversity of hindgut bacterial populations and is a useful strategy in the management of 'hot' horses.
Vitamin and mineral supplements for dietary balance
'Hot' or nervous behaviour can be caused by inadequate vitamin B levels or mineral imbalance.
Providing nutrients to overcome nutrient deficiency can impact positively on behavior, but overfeeding can cause imbalances that may be harmful.
All horses need to have microminerals added to balance their diets (especially copper, zinc, selenium, iodine).
The correct balance of calcium, phosphorous and magnesium is important for muscle contraction/relaxation and normal brain and nervous system function.
Vitamins and minerals can be supplemented by providing the full recommended amount of a quality pre-mixed feed, or by adding a balancer powder or pellet.
When feeding a reduced rate of pre-mixed pellets or muesli, use a balancer powder to top up and balance your horse's vitamin and mineral requirements.
Remember that it is possible for a horse to be deficient in one mineral even if the recommended daily intake is provided if mineral ratios across the whole intake are unbalanced.
Pasture-related behavioural changes
Sometimes pastures can contribute to changes in behaviour as a result of mycotoxin contamination, mineral imbalance, the presence of phytoestrogens and high sugar levels which can cause hindgut acidosis.
Mycotoxins are harmful substances produced by bacteria and fungi that grow on forage and grains.
They can be present in pastures and hay as well as in grains or hard feeds.
Mycotoxins can negatively impact gastrointestinal function and cause damage to the brain, nervous system and other organs. Symptoms of mycotoxins affecting the nervous system may include unpredictable, irritable or spooky behaviour and separation anxiety.
Clover, subclover and some kinds of mycotoxins contain phytoestrogens which mimic the sex hormone estrogen and can cause 'marey' behaviour and fertility problems. Very lush grasses from highly productive species (e.g. ryegrass and clover) contain high levels of sugar, potassium and nitrates especially during spring and autumn.
Horses grazing these pastures may need extra salt and magnesium.
Lush patures may also affect your horses behaviour
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Roughage first nutrition: A path to optimal health
In the realm of equine nutrition, the phrase "overfed and undernourished" poignantly underscores a critical issue that many horse owners face today.
Feeding a horse without considering the nutritional value can lead to cellular-level deficiencies that compromise overall health. One of the most overlooked aspects of equine nutrition is the role of inflammation. When inflammation persists in a horse's body, it can hinder the effectiveness of even the most carefully chosen feeds.
To combat this, it is essential to prioritize a roughage-based diet tailored to the horse's evolutionary needs.
Horses have evolved over millennia as natural grazers, consuming a diet rich in grass and forage.
By mimicking this natural diet, we can enhance their health and well-being significantly.
The misconception of complete feeds
Commercially available complete feeds often give the impression that they can address all a horse's nutritional needs, leading many to believe that such feeds are sufficient for every horse.
However, the reality is that no horse is average; each animal has its unique needs, behaviours, and physiological responses. Relying solely on complete feeds can inadvertently result in nutritional imbalances. One major concern with these products is the potential for overfeeding vitamins and minerals. If a horse receives nutrients that it does not need, this excess can cause imbalances that affect its health negatively.
For example, too much calcium might interfere with magnesium absorption, leading to various health issues.
The dangers of by-products
Another critical factor to consider is the incorporation of by-products in some commercial feeds. These by-products can cause spikes in inflammation, throwing the balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids out of sync. Ideally, horses should consume a diet that provides adequate omega-3 fatty acids, as they possess anti-inflammatory properties. When the omega ratios are disrupted, this can lead to a cascade of issues, including subpar hoof health and poor topline development. Horse owners may wonder why their animals are struggling with these problems, often
attributing them to age or breed rather than examining their diet more closely.
Supplements: A temporary fix at best
Many horse owners may resort to supplements in hopes of reducing inflammation caused by an inadequate diet.
However, it is crucial to understand that simply adding supplements cannot effectively address the underlying issues stemming from a poorly formulated feed.
No amount of supplementation can compensate for a diet that does not align with a horse's evolutionary diet and natural digestive needs.
Instead, focusing on a roughage-first approach ensures that horses receive the necessary fibre and nutrients, fostering a balanced and healthy body.
Makeshift solutions like adding supplements often fail to resolve inflammation in a sustainable manner.
A holistic approach to feeding
In summary, a horse's diet should reflect its evolutionary background, with an emphasis on roughage that supports its natural digestive processes.
By steering clear of overly commercialized feeds and by-products, and by avoiding the over-supplementation of vitamins and minerals, horse owners can pave the way for healthier horses.
A tailored approach to equine nutrition
Adopting a well-rounded, evolutionary-based feeding strategy can make all the difference in your horse's health and vitality. One excellent option to consider is EquiCube, a 100% haybased cube designed specifically for the needs of horses.
What sets EquiCube apart is its adjustability, allowing you to customize it to suit the individual dietary requirements of each horse.
This feeding system is very user-friendly, providing horse owners with enhanced control over their animal's nutrition.
Rather than relying on one-size-fits-all feeds, EquiCube allows you to cater to your horse's specific needs.
Each EquiCube feed contains one of Hi Form's carefully formulated daily blends, giving you the flexibility to increase or decrease the feeding rate of EquiCube and the Hi Form formula.
This tailored approach ensures that your horse receives the right balance of nutrients alongside its regular hay and pasture. By integrating this method, you're not just feeding your horse; you're actively working to reduce inflammation and promote better overall health.
The ability to fine-tune your horse's diet means you can support their journey back to optimal health more effectively, leading to a longer, more vibrant life.
Embracing a customized feeding routine with EquiCube allows you to foster a healthier, happier horse, and gives you peace of mind knowing you're making informed choices about their nutrition. For an obligation free diet analysis, email us enq@hiform.com.au
Adopting a well-rounded, feeding strategy can make all the difference in your horse's health.
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“BYE BYE FLY”
QUEENSLAND ITCH, SWEET ITCH, SUMMER ECZEMA and EQUINE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS are names for distressing skin conditions which affects horses in spring and summer months throughout Australia and around the world.
The usual cause is a hypersensitivity to the bites of flies (in particular sand flies or midges).
While the bite of the flies are an irritation, some horses develop sensitivity to the bite and will rub themselves so much that they cause injury to their skin.
Research shows the cause is an allergic reaction to the chemicals in the saliva of the midges (as with humans).
Not only that, but once or twice a day, stable lies come to the horse, feed vigorously for a minute or two, and then return to the shade to digest their food. These bites can cause intense irritation in some horses. The bites appear as small raised lumps with a central scab.
The effects on the horses can be dramatic. They suffer intense pruritus (itchiness) on the mane, tail, face, ears and back, resulting in biting, rubbing, hair loss, self-trauma and a change of temperament. They become miserable and irritable.
KURITCH has been specially formulated to help assist this problem effectively, in a number of ways:
Firstly, it repels the biting insects using the combination of the natural repellent “Citronella Oil” and a highly effective repellent “DEET”. Secondly, it soothes the irritated areas thus relieving the horse from biting and rubbing, which in turn allows the normal healing process to begin.
Also rugging, hooding or stabling your horses between the hours of 4pm – 7am during spring and summer will limit the contact of the flies.
Should your horse already be suffering from the effects of allergic skin dermatitis, ensure you use QUIT ITCH to treat and relieve the effects of insect bites.
Since the 1970’s, QUIT ITCH has been an essential weapon in the fight against skin disorders in horses.
It achieves this by the inclusion of the natural antiseptic “Eucalyptus oil” and Camphor oil” which naturally relieves itchy skin.
These significant benefits are also enhanced by the “Rain Resistant” and “Low irritant” formula. As it doesn’t contain alcohol (prevalent in most fly sprays) it won’t “sting” the horse. It can also be applied to surface wounds, minor cuts and skin abrasions to help prevent irritation and possible infection by nuisance insects.
Registered by the APVMA in Australia for over 40 years, extensive field experience has proven KURITCH to be a most effective solution for both preventing and healing distressing skin conditions caused by biting insects.
As well as KURITCH as a repellent, environmental management will also assist in protecting your horse.
Midges breed near stagnant water. As they don’t fly more than a few hundred metres from their breeding area, housing or paddocking your horses more than 500 metres from those areas will reduce their exposure to the flies.
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Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption
By Samantha Gunter, Equine Dentist
Understanding EOTRH:
If you're the proud owner of an older horse, you may have heard your equine dentist or equine dental veterinarian mention the acronym EOTRH.
It stands for Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis-try saying that five times fast!
But what does it actually mean?
In simple terms, EOTRH is a painful condition that primarily affects the incisor teeth of older horses.
The body begins to resorb (break down) the tooth roots. In response, it produces excessive amounts of cementum-one of the three tissues that make up a tooth-in an attempt to repair the damage. Unfortunately, this creates enlarged, irregular tooth roots that can become inflamed and painful.
Many horses show subtle signs at first. They may become reluctant to bite into hard foods such as carrots, appear uncomfortable grazing short grass, or have red, swollen gums around the incisor teeth or excess plaque. Some horses, however, show very few outward signs despite having significant disease.
The only way to definitively diagnose EOTRH is with dental radiographs (X-rays). Early diagnosis allows pain to be managed appropriately and, where necessary, affected teeth can be removed.
While this may sound alarming, horses generally adapt remarkably well following extraction and often experience a significant improvement in comfort and quality of life. EOTRH is most commonly seen in horses over 15 years of age.
Regular dental examinations are the best way to identify changes early and help
ensure your horse remains comfortable for years to come.
For more information visit the Sam Gunter Equine Dentristry face book by clicking on this QRcode
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NEW PRODUCT FOR RUBBED MANES AND TAILS
The Regrowth Ritual Pack
For many horse owners, dealing with thin manes, rubbed tails, rug rubs, or patchy hair can feel frustrating, especially when you're doing everything right and still not seeing results.
That's exactly why Horse Queened created the Regrowth Ritual Pack. Made in regional Victoria by horse people, this simple two-step routine combines Grow It, a nourishing mane and tail serum, with Soothe It, a rich purple comfort cream designed to support skin exposed to rugs, weather, and everyday horse life.
Together, they work routinely to support healthier-looking hair while keeping the skin feeling soft and comfortable. What makes it different is how easy it is to use.
No complicated routines, no harsh ingredients - just practical, everyday care designed for real horses in real conditions.
The Regrowth Ritual Pack has quickly become a favourite among customers across Australia and the world, with many horse owners incorporating it into their regular grooming routine.
At Horse Queened, everything we make is created with one goal in mind: simple, effective care that fits into a busy horse life. For more information visit www.horsequeened.com
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE, AIRBNB, SUBDIVISION POTENTIAL
Offered for sale is this outstanding property located just 3km from the beach at 17 Genoa-Mallacoota Road, Mallacoota.
Set on 8 acres, the 481 square double brick 4 bedroom home has two large family rooms and two bathrooms. The large master bedroom has a huge ensuite and walk-in-robe. There are three large children's bedrooms, 2 of which have built-in robes and the third a walk-in robe close to the second family bathroom with shower. The office could serve as a fifth bedroom. The house has recently painted inside and out ready for the new owner to move in.
The home features beautiful Western Red Cedar cathedral ceilings, Oregon beams and Blackwood dado wood panelling.
In addition, there is a large 8 seat spa, a built-in bar, wood heater, carport and double garage topped by a new colour bond roof. Two phase electricity and also wired for generator power, the property runs on both electricity and cylinder gas so is outage-proof.
The property boasts a large 7 bay stable and tack room, a shed port that has housed a helicopter, a massive workshop with work benching and a large 3 double bay feed shed (approximately 45 squares of shedding).
Children will love the 3 level tree house with fireman's pole, 70m zip line and pulley system…or feed the chooks in the large fox proof poultry run.
Surrounded by mature trees, the garden offers colour and fragrance through all seasons with a fully enclosed veggie garden next to the orchard of fruit and citrus trees.
Completely fenced with mostly new white polycarbonate horse fencing and completely new boundary fencing all around, the property is also eligible for subdivision.
This outstanding property is perfect for a large family, an equestrian centre or luxury Airbnb.
For further information email: catherine.tregellas@gmail.com
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Red Healer is an Australian company that specialises in the research and development of natural equine and canine skin and coat products.
By A Cox, K Wood, G Coleman, AJ Stewart, F-R Bertin, H Owen, WW Suena, and CE Medina-Torresa
Essential oil spray reduces clinical signs of insect bite hypersensitivity in horses
Objective: To assess the efficacy of an herbal spray combining various essential oils, with a claim of mast cell stabilisation, antipruritic, antiinflammatory, and insect repellent effects on the clinical presentation of insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in horses.
Methods: Twenty adult horses with clinical IBH were treated with a daily application of herbal spray or placebo for 28 days in a randomised, cross-over fashion, separated by a>28-day washout period. Horses were examined and scored prior to and after the completion of each treatment. Histopathology was performed on four horses.
Owners kept daily diaries of observations.
Results: The herbal spray significantly reduced the severity of all assessed parameters (pruritus, excoriations, lichenification and alopecia; P< 0.05) compared with baseline values (pretreatment) and with placebo.
Owners reported improvement of pruritus in 19/20 horses (95%) with complete resolution in 17 horses (85%) following treatment. Skin biopsies showed resolution of orthokeratosis in 4/4 horses, reduced thickness of the stratum spinosum in 2/4 horses and complete resolution of histopathological abnormalities in 1/4 horses after treatment
Ask us about our latest trial and publication on a potent natural anti-inflammatory ointment for all other equine skin conditions
The tested herbal spray may be an effective treatment for the management of equine IBH.
- What we learnt from this trial on our Equine QLD Itch 3 in 1 formulation: 'Insecticides and horse covers only prevent new bites and can't help with existing itching and lesions - a multi-action spray that repels, stops the itching and heals the existing lesions is necessary.'
BARREL RACING
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JULY
4 Gingin, WA
4-5Wingham Showgrounds
11-12 Geurie, NSW
12 Emerald, QLD
18-19 Ridgelands QLD
25 Cooranbong, NSW
26 Beaudesert, QLD
26 Bartlett Park Futurity & Maturity
AUGUST
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8 Batten Park, Ulverstone TAS
8 Walkamin QLD
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16 Moonbi, NSW
22 Batten Park, Ulverstone TAS
22 Geurie, NSW
22 Cooranbong, NSW
22 Bundarra Showgrounds NSW
23 Waubra, VIC
23 Geurie, NSW
23 Bartlett Park
28 - 30 Gracemere, Qld
29 Forbes NSW
29 Beaudesert, QLD
BREEDS
JULY
5 Qld Riding Pony HOTY@ Park Ridge
12 Winter Woolies Breed Show @ Luddenham
16-18 Qld State Paint Championships @ QSEC
19 2026 All Breed Versatility Ranch Show
AUGUST
9 Tasmanian Pinto Society Winter Warmers day CAMPDRAFTING/CUTTING /TEAM PENNING
BONE Gold nutritional bone joint and collagen supplement was formulated to provide some of the essential amino acid requirements of collagen type I, II and III (found in bone and connective tissue) in addition to supporting the nitric oxide pathway which has been found to assist in the formation of bone callus postinjury.
Veterinary surgeons have recommended that Bone Gold may assist with sore shins, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, osteoarthritis and post-surgery in horses and polyarthritis, geriatric osteoarthritis, and post-surgery in dogs.
Here is a veterinary radiographic report on a horse with a fracture evident on the medial toe and after treatment and feeding Bone Gold during this period. More information on these products can be found at www.vetgold.com.au
VETERINARY RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT
HORSE: "XXXXXXXX"
DATES OF EXAMINATION: 26TH AUG, 21ST OCT 21 & 17TH NOV '21
PLACE: XXXXXXXXXX FARM
XXXXXXX's left and right front feet were radiographed on 26th Aug, 21st Oct (8 weeks) and again on the 17th Nov '21(12 weeks).
RADIOGRAPHS:
26.08.21: Right Front: Large P3 solar margin fracture evident on medial toe 32.6mm x 4.1mm with approximately 1.4mm separation from parent bone as below left image.
21.10.21: Right Front: Fine residual 4.2mm fracture still evident, approximately 90% resolution
17.11.21: Right Front: Fracture fully resolved
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Radiographic results as of the 17th Nov '21 show total resolution of the original fracture.
XXXXXXX was reshod today utilising off an alloy shoe with a toe clip - inner circumference seated out to avoid any sole pressure.
The horse can return to training. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries
COMMENTS:
Solar margin Type IV fractures of this magnitude have well-documented internationally published healing rates of 7 - 12 months. Full resolution of these fractures is rare as most often the fracture fragments are resorbed.
Full resolution in a 3 month period was not anticipated.
The horse was on Bone Gold 3 x scoops fed once per day for this period.
"Go to our webpage or scan the QR Code to see more Bone Gold Radiographic results"
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How Much Should You Feed Your Horse
By FeedXL Equine Nutrition
Grains should be fed at a minimum, as highgrain diets can have many complications, including colic, hindgut problems, stomach ulcers, excitable or “hot” behavior, and more. Instead, look to balance your horse’s diet with quality forage and healthy sources of protein and fat. Ration balancers or concentrates are another good option. FeedXL can help you build your horse’s diet without feeding excessive amounts of grain. When feeding grain to horses, it’s best to feed in small, frequent meals. It’s recommended to feed no more than 1kg/meal for a 500kg horse (or 2lbs/meal for a 1000lb horse). Because horses have only one stomach and their digestive system was designed to be grazing constantly, feeding in these small, regular intervals serves to mimic this and to avoid an empty stomach full of acid, which can cause ulcers.
Sometimes feeding more gives your horse less
When we exceed about 2.5 to 3% of a horse’s bodyweight in feed per day (so 12.5 to 15 kg for a 500 kg horse) the feed starts to move really quickly through the gut. Problem is, digestion, and particularly fiber digestion takes time. Fiber is digested via fermentation in the hindgut (more on how that works here) and fiber fermentation is a slow process. So feed needs to just have the time to hang about in the hindgut for a fair while (like 24 to 48 hours).
When we feed too much, feed gets pushed through the gut really quickly (essentially as it comes in the front end it gets shoved out the back) and it will only be partially digested… so you may be feeding a lot, but your horse doesn’t have full opportunity to digest it.
Think about it like this…
If you had a pool noodle, one of the ones with a hole in it, and were told to keep it perfectly flat/horizontal and then push a small bucket of marbles through the noodle one by one… you would poke them in one end (and assuming it’s flat so they don’t just roll out) they would only start coming out
the other end once the entire noodle was full and as you pushed one in, one should come out… make sense?
Now suppose you were told to take 10 minutes to put all of the marbles through the noodle… you would need to take your time in poking one in so they didn’t come out too fast.
Now, if you had a bucket of marbles 3 times the size of the original bucket and told to push all of these through the pool noodle in 10 minutes you would have to do it three times as fast to get them all done in time. When you feed too much this is what happens, feed goes in one end and comes out the other too fast and only partially digested. In a lot of cases, less is more!
Feeding less gives the feed time to sit around and move slowly through the gut, allowing it to be fully digested. Not much sense making expensive manure right?!
Take a look at your feed program and feed amounts and see if this might apply… often when we try to push for weight gain we get stuck in this trap of feeding too much and it doesn’t seem logical to feed less to get more weight gain.
www.feedxl.com
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The Australian Pony- a truly versatile breed
Supplied by QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN PONY OWNERS AND BREEDERS
The Australian Pony, from its inception, was always purpose bred.
Our Australian Ponies were bred to be hardy, hardworking equines that could stand up to the harsh Australian conditions. This tough pony is noted for its endurance, agility, sure footedness and exceptional temperament
Its ancestry dates back to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
The Australian Pony is used in every equine discipline.
Possibly the world’s most versatile pony - a beautiful pony with great bone and substance, renowned for its intelligence, athletic ability, speed, quiet temperament and great mind. It has all the prerequisites for a first-class, modern-day performance pony.
This pony did not just appear as a recognised breed in 1931 at the formation of the Australian Pony Stud Book Society.
It had developed from the time of colonisation and with the importation of the very first equines into Australia.
Thoroughbred, Mountain and Moorland ponies, Timor ponies, Arabians, Manipur and Batik Hill ponies, as well as that little Hungarian pony, Bonnie Charlie, all contributed to the foundation of our breed.
The Australian Pony was a combination of all these genetics and more.
Over 100 years of breeding has gone into this breed for it to become one of the most versatile and outstanding ponies in the world.
The Australian Pony has evolved during this time as Australia’s own pony.
The harsh conditions and vast open spaces of early Australian
settlement demanded a tough, durable pony with a good mind and a comfortable ride, able to work on the farm, deliver the kids to school (usually bareback) and to harness up and take mum to town.
It was suitable and handsome enough to transport the family to Church on Sundays.
The pony continued to develop and a definite type was emerging by the 60s.
In the 70s and 80s a very consistent type of pony, that, if left to develop, would have set a standard easily recognisable as our own true Australian Pony.
Today, the Australian Pony is still an exceptional pony as it can do a hard day’s mustering on an outback Australian station, go to the local agricultural show and compete in hack and child rider classes, then off to a gymkhana to compete in the novelty events. They even capably chase cows in a Campdraft and that’s only mentioning a few of its disciplines and talents.
The purebred Australian Pony is known for its great mind kind and trainable nature and its reliability, it has been used for many equestrian pursuits by children and adult riders or drivers.
It is a very versatile and accomplished pony that excels in the show ring, pony equitation,
English and Western pleasure, pony jumping, sporting classes such as barrel racing, flag and bending races, pony jumping, harness, dressage, pony club and pleasure riding.
It is still used to this day on large and small country properties to muster cattle or sheep and then their young riders can enjoy their ponies by swimming with them in the dams and creeks, after a long day’s work.
The relatively new Inter-school competitions have proved to be an area where Australian Ponies are very proficient.
There are five disciplines for young riders to compete, these being Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, Show Horse and Combined training.
Pony dressage is another discipline that is becoming increasingly popular and once again this pony has risen to the challenge and is highly competitive.
Our Australian Pony will do all of this without complaint and very successfully.
They also make the best children’s ponies from a very young age looking after their little human and, in a lot of cases, the kids use them as playmates.
They don’t need shoeing and live on love, feed and hugs all year round.
Many Australian Ponies have
been highly decorated in their fields of expertise prior to the formation of The Australian Pony Stud Book Society.
There are many records, pictures and results of Australian Ponies, from our very early Royal shows, winning their classes in hand and under saddle.
The Australian Pony should not exceed 14 hands and all colours are acceptable, grey being a dominant colour.
The Queensland Australian Pony Owners and Breeders Group was formed in late 2023 by a few dedicated Australian Pony enthusiasts.
The group’s main function is the preservation and promotion of the Australian Pony whilst being governed by the rules of the Australian Pony Stud Book Society Inc.
We promote the Australian Pony in all equine pursuits and welcome new members or enthusiasts whether you own, breed or are interested in the Australian Pony of today or yesterday.
We produce a quarterly newsletter Aussie Antics, for anyone keen to read it (accessed via our Facebook page).
It provides information to assist new and established owners and breeders through educational articles and details of promotional activities.
The versatile Australian Pony is used in every equine discipline.
The Horse Report Les than one month till – CANTER CON
By Equestrian Australia
Coaching Advancement through Networking, Training, Education and Relationships
The countdown is on! With les than a month to go, now is the perfect time to secure your place at CANTERCON 2026, proudly presented by Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers.
Melbourne Showgrounds
25–26 July 2026
Whether you're an experienced coach, just beginning your coaching journey, an aspiring coach, or simply passionate about learning more about equestrian coaching, CANTERCON is open to everyone with an interest in coaching!
An inspiring weekend packed with: Industry-leading presenters and practical demonstrations.
Networking opportunities with coaches and equestrian professionals from across Australia.
Avibrant Trade Village showcasing the latest products and services.
Educational sessions designed to inspire, challenge and grow your coaching skills
The newly released programme offers something for everyone.
How Carriage Driving can broaden your coaching knowledge in partnership with the Australian Carriage Driving Society and Jessica Meredith.
The benefits of vaulting, including its surprising impact on concentration and learning.
Creative, fun and engaging ways to teach group lessons.
International coaching insights from Sam York (UK), who travels the world helping develop coaching standards in emerging Nations.
Inspiring stories from renowned Olympians. What elite riders really need from their coaches.
How to successfully educate your OTT horse.
Tips for matching the right horse with the right rider when purchasing.
How straight do you sit on your horse and how fit is your horse?
Emerging technologies from The Better Rider Project and Garmin.
Akey focus throughout the weekend is Horse Welfare—being guardians of both
horse and rider while creating safer, happier partnerships.
Hear from respected experts including Dr Andrew McLean, IGEQ and the work they are doing in the international space, Sports Accounting Australia, and Gow-Gates Insurance as they share practical knowledge to support coaches at every level.
You can even get some exercise from The Rider Physio Zoe Farrant.
And don't miss the ever-popular Gary Lung, whose session "Coaching with Clarity" is guaranteed to leave you laughing while taking away practical coaching tools.
Visit the Trade Village and browse the latest products and innovations from an exciting range of exhibitors, including: Gow-Gates Insurance, Garmin, Scoot Boots, She Science, The Better Rider Project, Stable Comfort, APK Helmets (including information on the new helmet standards)
Multi-Cube, Off The Track (OTT), Kohnke's Own, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Stance Equitec, Jenequine, Horsewyse Magazine and much more
With less thn a one month to go, now is the
time to book your place and be part of Australia's premier coaching conference. Secure your ticket today: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1556474
Find out more and view the full programme: https://www.cantercon.com.au
Melbourne Showgrounds 25–26 July 2026
Presenters include Vicki Roycroft, Sam York, Gary Lung, Will Enzinger, Sarah Venamore, Rachel Downs just to name a few. CANTER Con aims to bring together coaches from Pony Club Australia, Equestrian Australia and Riding for the Disabled to strengthen and advance coaching across the equestrian sector.
The Horse Report Arena outside track maintenace made easy
Supplied by eziedge.com.au
Why your arena's outside track should be inside your welfare plan
Why does arena edge maintenance matter so much for horse welfare and performance?
We sat down with FEI competitor, trainer and EAAccredited Level 2 Coach Anjanette McClean Smith to talk about arena maintenance, horse welfare and a handy new tool that 'loves the job you hate doing the most'. "Arenas need to be maintained regularly if they're going to do their job, and that's to provide horses with a safe working surface," said Anjanette.
Having successfully competed through to Grand Prix and trained horses and riders from grassroots through to FEI competition, Anjanette has seen first-hand how important footing is to both performance and longterm soundness.
"I'm really passionate about horse welfareour horses rely on us to do the best we can to keep them happy, healthy and safe."
"The surface we ride on every day has a direct impact on their joint and tendon health. In my own arena, it was so frustrating spending hours each week raking the outside track - where we ride the most but arena graders miss - with a shovel to create a safe surface for my horses and my clientswhich inspired my husband Ozzy and I to develop the EZI edge Arena Edger.
"The EZI edge has been a lifesaver for us. It takes less than 10 minutes to do the entire outside track including getting right into the corners. Before that, we'd waste an hour or more using a shovel for a final result that
wasn't even half as good as the smooth finish we get with the EZI edge.
"The edge of the arena is where we spend most of our time riding, yet it's often the hardest area to maintain.
EZI edge fills that gap beautifully."
"Aconsistent, well-maintained surface helps support the longevity of your horse, whether they're a high-performance competition athlete or simply a horse you enjoy riding.
EZI edge makes it easier to create and maintain that consistency every day."
Today, EZI edge forms part of the couple's
regular arena maintenance routine.
"It's made a significant difference for us," says Anjanette. "Anything that helps riders maintain a safer surface more easily is a win for their horse."
To learn more about the EZI edge, or to request a demonstration on your home arena, contact Ozzy Smith on 0419 253 036, or search for the EZI edge on Facebook or Instagram.
Visit www.eziedge.com.au
The EZI edge is available for delivery in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
EQUINE - new book by Western Australian writer
BY Jennifer Kean
EQUINE - the newest equestrian book by Western Australian writer, horse trainer and academic Portland Jones, will be released in June 2026.
The work combines narrative fiction with scientific and historical insight to examine the evolution, cognition, and enduring relationship between horses and humans, and what defines the horse as a thinking, feeling animal.
Jones, who lives and works in the Swan Valley region of Western Australia, is uniquely positioned at the intersection of literature, science, and equine practice. With a PhD in Literature, Jones is an awardnominated novelist whose debut was shortlisted for the TAG Hungerford Award and whose second novel was shortlisted for the ARAHistorical Novel Prize, one of Australasia's most significant genre-based literary awards.
Alongside her literary career, Jones is an experienced horse trainer with a strong focus on animal welfare and evidence-based training practices.
She also teaches equine behaviour at Murdoch University and works as a trainer for The Help Foundation, a charity dedicated to improving the welfare of captive popu-
lations of endangered Asian elephants. Drawing on more than 30 years of horse training experience, Equine examines equine cognition, sensory perception, and learning, translating scientific research into accessible insights for horse people and general readers alike.
At its core, the book argues for evidencebased training as a way to improve both safety and welfare, and offer new insights into Horse Behaviour and Training.
"It is my belief that evidence based training not only makes horse training safer but also improves the welfare of the horse." Jones says.
Jones describes the project as the culmination of decades of daily practice and observation, aimed at deepening public understanding of horse behaviour and strengthening the human-horse bond which spans 6000 years of co-existence.
"I want people to feel the same sense of awe and wonder as I do at the side of the horse. Equine is my love letter to the Horse and is for anyone who works with horses, rides them, or simply admires this most beautiful of creatures."
Equine, ALove Letter to the Horse is published by Exisle Publishing.
This book will appeal to a broad audience, from equestrian communities and animal
welfare advocates to readers interested in science, history, and the human-animal connection
For further information or to get yor copy visit www.keanandcreative.com.au contact Jen via email: E: jen@keanandcreative.com.au
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The Horse Report Flexi-Fibre®
Flexi-Fibre
Fibre provides root structure, similar to grass roots in turf, to existing or new sand-based riding surfaces. Fibre improves the surface stability, therefore the horse will work ‘on top’ of the surface rather than ‘through’ it.
Our Flexi Fibre is a mixture of polypropylene, polyester and nylon Fibres which are the base material to all of our surfaces worldwide and similar to all other top surface suppliers. We
Australian conditions and manufacture here in Australia, enabling us to produce at very competitive rates.
• Improves preformance
• Improves stability of new or existing sand surfaces
• Long
• Enhances drainage
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Unique Collaboration takes riders to a deeper understanding
By TANJA KRAUS
Ive been teaching clinics for quite some time now, and I have witnessed first hand the power of owners being able to understand their horses on a deeper level.
Trainers
Understanding why your horse reacts the way they do to certain things, how they see the world, how they learn, respond and think takes training to an entirely new level. But, there has always been something missing. The last piece of the puzzle that will allow a deeper connection and way of being with our horses, and that is a deeper understanding of ourselves.
It's been long understood that horses are a prey animal, humans are a predator, and thus we both see and respond to the world differently. This has been the heart of my teaching over the past 15 years - helping people see the world through their horses eyes.
But what about having a deeper understanding of ourselves?
How does the human brain think, feel, learn, react and respond.
Why do I get frightened when my horse does something ?
Why do I get angry when he does something else?
The human mind is a complex thing, and we don't learn a lot about its function when we are children. In fact most of us go through life 'at the mercy' of our mind, without realising we can learn how to understand it, and more importantly, how we can control it.
Since late last year I have been collaborating with Linda Sawrey, to deliver a unique retreat experience. Aclinic like no other, where you learn from a horse behaviour expert, and a human behaviour expert at the same time, to have a deeper understanding of how we function, how our horse functions, and how we can optimise that partnership together.
In a short time we have helped many people understand how and why they respond and react to situations the way that they do.
Coupling that knowledge with how the horse responds and reacts with the world has forged a deeper and more confident connection in both the horse and the human. From understanding the Window of Tolerance, Trauma, relationships and attachment styles, students have reported not only
having a better, safer and deeper connection with their horses, but with their family, friends and co-workers.
This collaboration has been a long time coming to the Equine community, and is rapidly becoming a 'game changer'.
Masters have long said the horse is a reflection of ourselves, so isn't it time we knew more about who is looking back at us from the mirror?
Tanja Kraus is an experienced horsewoman specialising in building skill and a deep understanding of the horse. Linda Sawrey, a highly qualified Psychotherapist, Clinical Counsellor, and Registered Nurse and blends evidence-based psychotherapy with real-world leadership experience to help individuals and teams navigate stress, build resilience and strengthen connection
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To find out more about Tanja or Linda visit their websites
Tanja Kraus- www.horsemanshipforperformance.com
Linda Sawrey- www.nurturedbynaturepsychotherapy.com.au
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The Horse Report Intelligent Inventions recognised with awards
BY ADRIAN MORGANTE
Intelligent Inventions (II) continues to lead equine welfare and performance innovation, now recognised with 29 international awards across its expanding product range.
Recently awarded seven major global awards for 2026, Intelligent Inventions is recognised for their leadership in equine safety, welfare, engineering and performance innovation.
These awards highlight why more trainers, riders, veterinarians, retailers and owners from around the world are choosing to stock and use II Winners products. Each award affirms the credibility, trust and proven results behind our patented designs.
Below is a summary of II Winners seven newly awarded products:
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GLENARTHON STOCKMANS CHALLENGE
The 2026 Glenarthon Stockmans challenges will be held at Woodenbong Showgrounds on the weekend of July 4 & 5 at Woodenbong showgrounds
There is a lot on offer this year not only for the Open rider but for everyone. They will be running11 challenges and the challenges are open to all breeds not just Australian Stock Horses.
Events include the Tiny Tots Challenge, Mini Challenge, Junior Challenge, Youth Challenge , Encouragement and Rookie Challenges and Challenges for 2, 3 and 4 year old horses.
Plus the feature event the Open challenge Winner of this years challenges will recieves prize money , rugs and great prizes thanks to the wonderful sponsors.
There will be an auction on saturday night to raise money for Neimann Pick Disease awareness and they are still looking for donations for the fundraising auction.
For further information contact the Event Co Ordinator: Colleen McQueen 0429 334 041 Email glenarthonstockhorses@hotmail.com
The 2026 Pony Club is well under way, club have been running camps and rally days and competition have started.
If you haven’t yet signed up:
All registrations are done online via JustGo. Simply head to www.pca.justgo.com/Account.mvc/SignIn
• Log in or create an account
• Select your Pony Club and membership
• Follow the prompts to complete your registration For clubs needing new uniforms or promotional gear visit www.williamson.com.au
Looking for a pony club event in the school holidays why not enroll for a Murwillumbah Pony Club camp. The Murwillumbah club runs a camp in each school holidays. The camps are open to all ages including little lead line riders, junior and senior and associate riders and adult riders so that mums dads and kids can all enjoy pony club and all it offers together. They offer great facilities, stables, camping, canteen, new dressage arenas, jumping and sporting equipment, qualified instructors, friendly helpful members. Based out of the Murwillumbah Showgrounds, Queensland Road, Murwillumbah. For further information contact Paula on 0413 733 294.
QLD RIDING PONY OF THE YEAR
The 2026 Qld Riding Pony of the year show will be held on July 5 at the Park Ridge Pony club grounds in conjunction with the EAQld winter show. The show offers an excellent program for both youngstock and senior led and ridden ponies. There are great prizes on offer including rugs, trophies and garlands for all the Supremes, prizes and rosettes for all the champions and trophies for the most successful exhibiter and breeder. Programs are now available at www.rpsbs.com.au/qld/qld-events/ and entries are now
For more information email rpsbsqld.treasurer@gmail.com
SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMPS
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IT’S WHO YOU KNOW
Price: $ 8,000.
Height: 16.0 hh
Reg: SHC
Bay Gelding
Sire: Apologia
Dam: Catakate
Spud is a lovely educated gelding who has had professional training since retiring from the racetrack.
He has good established flat work and is a nice ride with balanced paces.
Spud is suitable for an intermediate rider and above wanting a nice horse to enjoy and educate.
Spud has had 1 season in the show ring and low level show jumping training.
Contact: Shauna McClean
Ph: 0478 191 171
LORD MARKEL
Price: $ 9,000 - This Week ONLY!
Height: 15.3 hh
Reg: SHCV/Thoroughbred
Bay/Brown Gelding
Sire: Hallowed Crown
Dam: Given With Love
Quality Small Hack – “Pickles” 9yo Thoroughbred Gelding | Sourced from Greg Gerry, Whitmere Stud. Pickles is the full package, stunning looks, exceptional movement, and undeniable presence. Currently in his newcomer year, he’s already proving himself, winning at every outing and taking out his Ridden OTTto qualify for VAS.
He’s in full work and show condition, ready to continue his successful campaign. This beautiful gelding oozes quality and turns heads wherever he goes.
Like any OTTB, Pickles will best suit a knowledgeable home to continue his showing career, he has all the makings of a highly competitive hack in the right hands.
Price is negotiable to the perfect home.
Footage available upon request.
Contact: Amber Baker
Ph: 0422 033 123
SANLIRRA NOTATION
Pice: $25,000.
Height: 15.3 hh
Reg: RPSB
Brown Gelding
Sire: Sanlirra Revelation
Dam: XX
15.3hh 9yo Gelding
Reg Riding Pony x Thoroughbred
Sire: Sanlirra Revelation
This beautiful little gelding is not limited to the show ring, possessing three quality paces, and a natural ability to expand and compress within the pace, Noah could have a future in the dressage arena.
His experience lies within the show ring, in 2022 he qualified for Grand Nationals and was Champion Novice Hack and winner of his open at Brisbane Royal, in 2023 he again placed in all his classes at EKKA, and has too many Champion Small Hack titles to list.
Noah has performed well in very big atmospheres and indoors. He is very sweet on the ground and straight forward to ride but wouldn't suit a nervous or novice level rider, he takes alot of confidence from his rider, and under the right riderhe happily does just about anything (see video ??
Avery talented, clever and fun horse to ride!
For further videos and details please phone.
Contact: Courtney Larard
Ph: 0415 592 569
SUPER ANGEL
Price: $20,000.
Height: 15.2hh
Reg: Thoroughbred, SHC, Equimillions Eligible
Colour: Black/Brown Mare
Sire: Super One
Dam: Bangal Angel
Quality Small Thoroughbred Show Mare
Madge is a rare find — a small TB mare with a lovely temperament, correct conformation, and genuine show-ring potential. She is soft, sweet-natured, and very straightforward to handle both on the ground and under saddle. Aconsistent and reliable ride, Madge is at the very beginning of her showing career but already boasts impressive results — including winning at her first Royal Show under extremely challenging conditions without putting a foot wrong. Her most recent results include winning her novice and open hack 15-15.2hh class at Brisbane Royal 2025.
She would suit a capable teen rider or an adult looking for an uncomplicated and honest mare to enjoy and produce. However is not a beginners horse and does require a confident rider still. With limited outings due to work commitments, she’s only been lightly shown and would thrive in a home with time to bring out her full potential.
Easy to handle in every way
Contact Lillian Mills
Ph: 0429 916 767
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JA REGAL TEMPEST
Price: $12,000.
Height: 13.2 hh
Reg: Riding Pony & Saddle Pony
Bay Gelding
YOB: 2020
Sire: Willowcroft Regal Alliance (exp NZ)
Dam: Kolbeach Roses
Offered for your consideration.....
'JARegal Tempest' 5yo Riding Pony 'Gary' as he is known is by Willowcroft Regal Alliance (exp NZ) and from Kolbeach Roses. This pony is super pleasant, unspoilt and an all-round 'Gary'. Just a good bloke.
His first official competition was the QLD State Riding Pony Show a few short weeks ago. He was Reserve Champion Led SH Pony and Supreme Ridden Hunter Pony. He was a pleasure to prepare and exhibit. Gary is still green in the competition arena but we know with the correct guidance, he will be a super show pony for the whole family. In show work and ready to be viewed at Paul Austin Equestrian in Tamborine QLD. About to go home to Gympie for a spell over Christmas so be quick!
Enquiries Paul Austin on 0401 660 189 or Mel Gauld on mel@westerhorseannual.com
LYNLEA PRINT DELIGHT
Price: $12,500.
Height: 13.0 hh
Reg: EA, WPCS, RPSB
Bay Gelding
Sire: Ponsteffan Simwnt
Dam: Lynlea Paper Doll
Legs is a sibling to the highly decorated hunter pony Lynlea Print Design. He is sure to follow the same path in the show ring and is truly royal quality.
Legs is rising 5 with an attitude and work ethic of a school master. Nothing fazes this guy, he epitomizes the saying box to ring with no work down required down required and no plugs. He is happy to carry my six year old daughter around both at shows and home.
Legs has attended three agricultural shows with success at each of them. Only reason we are selling him is with four little children and other ponies in work I am finding I don’t have the time legs deserves.
Legs is 100% sound and blemish free. More photos and videos available for genuinely interested parties.
Contact: Sammy Reeves
Ph: 0431 487 166
Ph: 0421 483 920 Contact: Suzie
MEADOW'S GOLDEN GIFT
Price: $15,000.
Height: 13.0 hh
Reg: EA
Brown Gelding
Sire: Kolbeach Holly's Gold
Dam: Pemberley Amazing Gift
4 years old, by Kolbeach Hollys Gold and out of the beautiful, Pemberly Amazing Gift. Currently measuring 13 hands.
Teddy has been brought on slowly and is now ready to find his new home. His nature is impeccable - absolutely NO dirt. Easy to trim, clip, wash, travel. Atrue fuss free pony that has never put a foot wrong. Although green, he has been ridden by child riders with no issue, never requiring any lunging. Whilst he has no shying or silliness, he is forward moving, so would also be suited to a teen or small adult in his first season!
Teddy has recently attended his first 2 shows for broad sashes, and has been ridden off property to indoors, trail rides and the beach. He is a much loved family member and is only available to the best of homes - you don’t get a temperament like this often!
Contact: Sarah Ryan Ph: 0437 526 076
WESTON PARK MAXIMUS
Price: $19,000.
Height: 13.0 hh
Reg: Welsh
Colour: Chestnut
Sex: Gelding
YOB: 2016
Sire: Steehorst Kyro
Dam: Weston Park Madonna
Atrue standout in and out of the ring, Maximus is the ultimate all-rounder for a competitive child rider. Professionally schooled in dressage, exposed to jump lessons, pony club, riding school environments & jump days, Max is beautifully educated, level-headed, and ready for his next little rider.
Career Highlights:
Highly placed in open Show Hunter pony classes, Melbourne & Canberra Royals
Reserve Champion Welsh B Exhibit, Canberra Royal
Contact: Jessica Stalling
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MALIBU PARK TOP CLASS
Price: $ 20,000.
Height: 14.1 7/8 hh
Reg: ASPB, EA, SHCV, Part Welsh
Colour: Bay
Sex: Gelding
YOB: 2018
Sire: LLanarth Top Cat
Dam: Malibu Park French Kitten
Patch is a full novice & has completed at HOTYshows, Barastoc, Royals Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Canberra. He’s also done pony dressage, suited to someone who can take him higher, someone who is not a full beginner, loves food & liquorice & carrots. Patch has beautiful paces. He’s currently in full work & condition, in Mornington VIC.
Contact: Sharon Ph: 0477 157 638
LENDENE SKYFALL
Price: $12,000.
Height: 14.2 hh
Reg: AHSA, WPCS, Dilutes
Colour: Palomino Gelding
Sire: Ablue Moon’s James Blond
Dam: Marwans Fortune KP
With beauty, movement, and an enviable show record, ‘Tucker’is a superb coloured Galloway who will shine in a competitive show home. Triple registered, he is 4yo and has recently measured just under 14.2hh. Lightly shown with enormous success as a halter horse, Tucker’s accolades include Australian National Champion, Supreme at the Melbourne Summer Horse Show, and Supreme at Barastoc HOTY, with numerous other Champion and Supreme titles to his credit. These already impressive achievements offer only a taste of what is ahead.
Professionally broken in by the Lee sisters at Tamrie Park, and ready to go on with, Tucker’s height, movement, and temperament make him a superb prospect for a ridden home. Kind and willing, with absolutely no dirt, he has taken everything in his stride and has proven to be very quiet under saddle. Elegant and scopey, with beautiful length of rein, a gorgeous face, and expressive eyes, He is easy to do anything with, great to catch, rug, trim, wash, clip, float, etc., and has a lovely, people-oriented nature. He is available to a loving show home where he will have the opportunity to fulfil his potential, and we welcome your enquiry. $12k firm - Video available on request.
Contact: Tamara Lee Ph: 0409 182 938
Contact: Sonja Ph: 0449 527 233 Contact: Suzie
GREENWOOD PARK
CALVIN KLEIN
Price: $14,000.
Height: 15.0 hh
Reg: Riding Pony x TB
Brown Gelding
Sire: Royalwood Boy Soprano
Dam: Keys to Windsor (TB)
Calvin is a beautiful kind gelding with an eye catching big soft front and way of going. Calvin has only been lightly shown over the last 3 years through no fault of his own but due to having another large Galloway and starting a young family not long after he was ready under saddle. Calvin is full brother to Greenwood Park Prada Champion Galloway 2025 Perth Royal show. He is currently stabled and in show condition and he can happily go days or weeks without a ride and ride no lunge etc. He is gentle and polite to handle on the ground and loves attention, he does require a competent teen or adult with a kind encouraging nature to bring out the best in him as he is very eager to please.
Please don't let Calvin’s age deter you from enquiring, he has not been spoilt and all of the hard work has been done ready for his lucky new owner to take the reins and reach his full potential.
This is a difficult sale and Calvin will only be sold to the best of homes. $14,000 negotiable.
Video and more photos available on request.
Contact: Emma Panizza
Ph: 0439 134 175
JEWEL OF AJMAN
Price: $ 4,500.
Height: 14.2 hh
Reg: Arabian Bay Gelding
Sire: Ajman Monisione (Dec)
Dam: Daughter of Kiss and Tell
Highly competitive with movement to burn.
Very pretty 14.2hh Pure-bred Arabian Gelding that oozes presence and demands attention in the ring. Julez is one of the most affectionate and loving horses I've known. He loves his person wholeheartedly, very in your pocket type gelding.
Julez has competed successfully in Halter at both Ag and National levels ranging from National Capital, East Coast, Double Diamond, Victorian Championships andwalks out in the Champion circle every time.
Has attended dressage training days and Ag shows lightly.
Julez is still relatively green under saddle due to life getting in the way of our saddle plans. Fantastic for the farrier, float, catch, rug etc. No Kick/bite/buck
Julez is not a beginners mount - he is far to smart, he will however be perfect for capable, sensitive and confident older teen/young adult who is looking for a horse to take them up the levels in both show and or dressage, he would also hrive in endurance as he is bold and inquisitive.
Heartbreakingly hard sale of a loved member, He is not one I ever thought I would sell (my childhood dream type) however it just seems to be in the cards for us. He is being sold out of the paddock and out of work therefore is priced accordingly will negotiate to the right home
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BARINDALE BUTTONS
Price: $7,000. neg
Height: 12.2 hh
Reg: SHC, RPelig Part Welsh
Brown Gelding
Sire: Chelleason Soldier of Fortune
Dam: Morningside Fancy Affair
Suzie
Buttons is a stunning small show pony with the world at his feet and has the nature to be an exceptional child's pony in the future. Full brother to successful child's show pony Barindale Silhouette.
He has had a fantastic start and been out to his first show taking out Champion Newcomer Small Pony at SHC Rising star. Buttons has taken everything in his stride and been a pleasure to have and show.
Only for sale as was purchased as a foal to be a lead rein pony and unfortunately got a little big.
Contact: Melissa Harding
Ph: 0402 660 884
ARTSWORTH PARK LOVE STORY
Price: $20,000. - Price Updated!
Height: 12.2 hh (life measured)
Reg: RP, SHC, EA
Bay Mare
Sire: Final Edition of Astral
Dam: First Love of Astral
Lexi provides the perfect opportunity for a confident young rider looking to dominate the show ring or excel in any discipline.
Lexi is beautifully educated, sits softly into the bridle and highly responsive to seat aids.
Aconsistent winner in the show ring, having qualified for EANationals and Grand Nationals multiple times.
While she shines in the ring, she is just as happy at Pony Club, popping over jumps, or enjoying a relaxed trail ride. Apleasure to do anything with and an absolute professional to take out requiring no work down at shows. Lexi is very in tune with her rider and is therefore best suited to a confident, capable rider who wants a pony that can take them to the top of their game.
She is ready to bring as much joy to her next family as she has to ours.
Plenty of photos and videos available.
Contact: Jodi Goss
Ph: 0407 941 497
ASCOT TRU LA LA
Price: $8,000. - Price Updated!
Height: 12.3 hh
Reg: Riding Pony, Welsh, SHC
Grey Mare
Sire: Mirinda Field of Dreams
Dam: Ascot True Love
Newcomer 2026
Layla is beautifully bred and is going to be a super competitive child’s large pony with having the most beautiful movement that floats across the ground and she has been an absolute pleasure in every way to have at home and show in such a short time of her career with minimal work down at the shows.
Layla has been ridden by my 8 year old at home, she has a lovely soft mouth and sits in frame and has a lovely way of going. She is not lazy and always happy to please. She has been ridden at the shows by a 15 year old and is now qualified for Adelaide royal 2026.
Layla would suit a teenager to finish her newcomer career and then she would absolutely be suitable for a child once she has done some miles. She has no nasties whatsoever. She can have days off and jump on and go.
She has been on trail rides on her own and with others and always a pleasure to take out.
She is amazing to float, clip, tie, shoe. She has no vices, full vet check is welcome.
Contact: Naomi Karutz Ph: 0425 198 277
CARLINGFORD PARK SWEET SURRENDER
Price: $5,500.
Height: 12.3 hh
Reg: Riding Pony, EA& SHC
Black Mare
Sire: Royalwood Rossini (exp NZ)
Dam: Carlingford Park Sweet Embrace
Lightly shown with success. Although very quiet and easy to ride with little to no work down required Sia isn't a huge fan of show preparation and coupled with the fact she is more of a small pony type in a 12.3 body we decided it was in her best interest to retire her. She has since enjoyed a number of years wasting in the paddock as a beautiful paddock ornament as we’ve reduced our breeding interests.
We would prefer a home wishing to do some light riding or as a broodmare where she offers some very beautiful bloodlines for the discerning Riding Pony breeder.
She paddocks well, isn't pushy with others, and does very well on very little.
