Latest Horse Articles & News

Hendra Virus Cases Profiled By Flying Fox Scientists
August 17, 2012

Queensland scientists are reviewing Hendra virus cases from previous years to better understand why some horses become infected and others don’t.

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Hendra Virus Cases Profiled By Flying Fox Scientists
An Equestrian Celebration In Our Backyard!
August 15, 2012

The 2012 Inaugural West Gippsland Equestrian Expo will be a huge celebration of the region’s equestrian talents, with competitions, exciting demonstrations and lectures from local riders, breeders and equine professionals.

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An Equestrian Celebration In Our Backyard!
Equestrian Competitors Should Have A Biosecurity Plan In Their Saddlebag
August 8, 2012

With this year’s horse events calendar rapidly filling up across Queensland, equestrian competitors and event organisers are being reminded of the importance of a carefully thought out biosecurity plan.

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Equestrian Competitors Should Have A Biosecurity Plan In Their Saddlebag
Rescue Of Blind Horse Helps Raise Awareness Of Abandoned Animals
August 7, 2012

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — As she was growing up, Beatriz Andert loved horses. Images of them decorated the walls of her room and she talked about eventually becoming a veterinarian, or a similar field in which she could work with the animals.

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Rescue Of Blind Horse Helps Raise Awareness Of Abandoned Animals
Central Coast Polocrosse Club Seeks Support
August 7, 2012

The Central Coast Polocrosse Club would like to invite local business to support our annual carnival, to be held at Morisset Showgrounds on the 8th and 9th of September 2012.

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Central Coast Polocrosse Club Seeks Support
Triumph Over Adversity
August 6, 2012

At 20 years of age, Hannah Dodd is the youngest member of the Australian Paralympics team. A current Pony Club member and elite athlete, Pony Club NSW chats to Hannah about her life, passion, and what it takes to overcome a crippling disease to represent Australia at the Paralympics.

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Triumph Over Adversity
Victoria's Turn To Get Medieval
August 2, 2012

Rod Walker (FMJ’s Black Team head coach) is giving interested Victorian riders the opportunity to learn to Joust at his Full Tilt’s School of the Tournament this September.

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Victoria's Turn To Get Medieval
Want To Get Medieval With Your Horse?
July 30, 2012

Rod Walker (FMJ’s Black Team head coach) is giving interested riders the opportunity to learn to Joust at his Full Tilt’s School of the Tournament this September.

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Want To Get Medieval With Your Horse?
Quiet Man From Japan Steals Eventing Dressage Limelight
July 29, 2012

Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa and Noonday de Conde produced a sensational test to take the individual lead in the closing stages of Eventing dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park (GBR) today.

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Quiet Man From Japan Steals Eventing Dressage Limelight
Cairns Hendra Incident
July 28, 2012

Biosecurity Queensland is working with the operators of a Cairns equestrian centre to manage the latest case of Hendra virus infection. The centre has been quarantined.

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Cairns Hendra Incident