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The Horse Report Aussies shine in regional endurance championships
By EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA
Hundreds of visitors were welcomed to ‘Catch the Country Spirit’in Inglewood in Queensland for the 2024 Endurafest.
The event featured the inaugural Australasia Regional Endurance Championship, with teams of 4 athletes from Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia contesting the CEIO 1* 100 km event.
The Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore teams were all provided with Australian-owned pool horses.
The program also included FEI 3 star, 2 star and 1 star international endurance competitions and AERAclasses that catered for all ages and levels of riders with various divisions from 20 km through to 160 km.
The event included an educational forum, a trade village, volunteer club, spectator areas and involvement from the local community.
FEI CEIO 1* 100KM AUSTRALASIA REGIONAL ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Team Gold - Australia
Total Elapsed Time: 18:33:14
Catherine Bailey and 'Bullio Charlotte'
Eadie McWilliam and 'Harry Who te'
Sarah Parker and 'Cooroora Allyjah'
Emma Ireland and 'Kurrajong Aces'
Team Silver - Malaysia
Total Elapsed Time: 18:35:11
Mohd Saari and 'Beersheva Djeishah'
Mohd Emboog and 'Bullio Gold Son'
Mohd Rally and 'Cameo Felspar'
Mohd Hashim and 'Splendacrest Clara'
Team Bronze - New Zealand
Total Elapsed Time: 20:36:52
Susan Latta and 'Allusion TA'
Helen Graham and 'Wattle Tree Amir'
Ashley Cole and 'Razorback Blue Avatar'
Lucy Allomes and 'Shanelli Park Phoenix'
Team 4th Overall - Japan
Total Elapsed Time: 22:32:22
Toshiaki Hirohashi and 'Emilina'
Mifuyu Arai and 'Drusilla te'
Izumi Nakayama and 'La Luminiere te'
Misaki Nagatsu and 'Razorback Queen Mamba'
On Saturday, 1 June the FEI 3* and AERA 160km rides started from 3am and all other FEI and AERArides followed with over 160 horses on course at the same time. Ahuge congratulations to all riders, horses and teams that successfully completed in the FEI and AERArides.
On Sunday 2 June, flag bearers for each country led each team into the main arena for the Bremervale Justice Challenge, a spectacular feature event held prior to the award ceremony on Sunday morning.
The event is named after the renowned 'Bremervale Justice' (pictured right), that passed away in 2017. He was one of the leading advanced endurance horses in
Australia and won three medals for Australia: Team Gold in France 2000, Team Bronze in Spain 2002 and Team Silver in UAE 2005 at the World Championships.
The Bremervale Justice Challenge continues on in his memory to recognise outstanding talent across multiple criteria.
The Bremervale Justice Challenge incorporated results from the Australasia Regional Endurance Championship for Team Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. Points were scored across three categories, the first being the Overall Recovery Rates and the second being the Veterinarian Parameters for each team from the CEIO 1* and the third component was scored by guest judges Olympian Show Jumper Guy Creighton and WEG Endurance Rider Alexandra Toft on presentation, equitation and presence.
The best of three scores for each country across each category was calculated to place the overall Teams. It was very close between New Zealand and Australia with Team Australia being named the Bremervale Justice Challenge Champions.
An enormous effort was made by the Oz Endurance committee, organisers, officials and volunteers prior and during this event to run successfully and could not have been made possible without all the support of the generous sponsors, congraultions to everyone involved.
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A tribute to Elliot Patterson 1992-2024
By ROGER FITZHARDINGE Equestrian Australia
Elliot Patterson passed away on 26 May 2024 in hospital after a fall from a horse at his property, the Pines Performance Centre. It is a wonderful establishment he and his fiancée, Alexis Hellyer had produced with the support of Elliot’s parents Angie and Ron. Elliot, despite wearing a helmet, sustained a head injury that cost his life.
He fought valiantly in ICU for nearly three weeks with his family, best friends, and Alexis by his side.
Elliot Patterson was a name synonymous with the sport of dressage in Australia and internationally.
He was a role model, especially to the younger generation of riders who looked up to him as an inspiration, friend, mentor, and one to aspire to.
At the modest age of 32, Elliot had managed to produce more outstanding dressage horses and performances than many top international riders far older. He was renowned for his amazing ability and empathy with young horses, having produced and ridden the Young Dressage Horse Champion of Champions at the last two consecutive
Dressage & Jumping with the Stars at Werribee.
He also produced many successful FEI mounts.
Not only with the young horses was Elliot outstanding, but as an example of his ability, he took up the reins on the young Grand Prix horse Santiago when his rider, Matthew Dowsley, was unable to travel overseas with the horse to compete.
Elliot competed with Santiago in Europe at several big competitions, including CDI Hagen and CHIO Aachen, and won an Inter II and a Grand Prix with 72.8% and 73.2% respectively at Kranichsteiner Summer Festival in Germany. His short association with this
horse and ability to immediately take up the reins and compete at the highest level just showed his prowess.
The list of Elliot’s successes and amazing horses he produced, and his ability to compete at the top level of the sport, was an absolute credit to him.
This ability and talent pales into insignificance when you realise what a gracious man he was. Honest, modest, genuine, humble, happy, down to earth, and above all a lover of life and one who was never side-tracked by the innuendos of his sport’s ups and downs.
He took life day-to-day with a clear vision of where it was leading to.
There was always a way around things.
He was unstoppable in his determination to make the most of every day and every ride. His adoration of Alexis was infectious; they were a team.
Their ability to bring each other’s strengths to the fore shone.
Elliot was a very serious competitor who took his sport to heart. His ability to read each horse as an individual and to produce the best performances that his horses could achieve was really quite exceptional – and not only once or twice, but many, many, many times on horses with various temperaments and abilities.
This ability to communicate with his horses was also transferred to all he met.
He brought a positive attitude to everyone’s life. He always had a kind word, no matter how tough the going became.
He was an absolute sportsman of the highest accolades. He was a man of distinction.
Elliot, many were so fortunate to have had you in their lives. Unfortunately, not long enough. All who had the pleasure to know you will be ingrained with your joie de vivre, happiness and gratitude. You certainly made a huge mark in your 32 years. Alife so full, cut short too soon.
Elliot Patterson. Image: Australian Equestrian Team/Kirsty Pasto
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Feeding you horse in winter can be tricky
By FEEDXL EQUINE NUTRITION
Winter can be a tricky time of year for feeding horses, especially if you have older horses or horses that lose weight easily. Feeding the right diet during winter will help keep your horses healthy and in good body condition. Here are some tips on how you can do it:
PREPARE FOR WINTER EARLY
Use late summer and autumn, while the temperatures are still comfortable and the pasture and hay quality still high, to get your horse in good shape for winter. If your horse tends to lose weight over winter it can be fed a little more than normal during this time to get a bit of extra condition on them, so if they lose weight during winter they won’t end up being too skinny. You should also be looking to buy hay in summer as availability and quality are high but demand is lower meaning you will get a good quality product for less than you will pay in winter.
FEED PLENTY OF FORAGE
Forage (hay, chaff and pasture) provides your horse with many of the calories they will need to maintain weight during winter. Aside from that, forage will keep your horse warm in winter. During the digestion of forages in the horse’s gut, bacteria ferment the fibrous portions. One of the ‘by-products’of this fermentation is heat, and it is this heat that really helps a horse to stay warm during winter. Because of the ‘warming’properties of forage, your horse will benefit more from an additional feed of hay than an extra feed of grain, pellets or sweetfeed in very wet, cold weather.
CONDITION SCORE YOUR HORSE
Don’t throw a rug on your horse in winter and leave it on for weeks on end without taking it off to check your horse’s body condition (and of course that it doesn’t have any injuries or sores that are covered by the rug). Condition scoring involves looking at areas on your horse’s body such as the top of the neck, the wither, over the ribs and over the loin to assess the amount of body fat (we call body condition) your horse is carrying.
For more information on Body Condition
Scoring, click here https://feedxl.com/1-whybody-condition-score/
At the very least, take your horse’s rug off every week so you can check to see if your horse is losing, maintaining or gaining weight.
ADJUST YOUR HORSE’S DIET TO CONTROL BODY WEIGHT
Because you will be condition scoring your horse regularly you will know if your horse is maintaining, gaining or losing weight. You may need to adjust the horse’s diet to maintain his bodyweight and condition. If your horse is gaining unwanted weight, you will need to reduce or remove high energy feeds like grains, pellets, sweetfeeds or oils in the diet.
If your horse is losing weight that you don’t want him to lose, you may need to feed more calories in the diet.
You can do this by:
Feeding more hay and if you’re not already doing so feeding some alfalfa/lucerne hay. Adding high energy feeds to the diet like pellets, sweetfeeds, oil and or high energy fibres like soybean hulls, sugarbeet pulp or copra meal. Use the best quality feeds you can afford and if using a sweetfeed look for one that contains either extruded or micronised grains as these are more digestible for horses.
FEED A BALANCED DIET
An unbalanced diet doesn’t meet your horse’s requirements for each of energy, protein, vitamins and minerals so your horse won’t be as healthy as he could or should be. Nutrient deficiencies can lead to:
- Weight loss
- Muscle wastage
- Increased susceptibility to diseases like greasy heal and respiratory disease
- Dull, dry coat and skin
- Brittle and slow growing hooves
- Suppressed immune systems
BEWARE OF LAMINITIS
For horses susceptible to laminitis (including overweight horses, horses with Cushing’s Disease or those who have previously had laminitis) winter can be a danger period. If your horse is at risk you should: Restrict your horse’s access to pasture to only the very early hours of the morning up until 11 am. Feed low sugar hay and avoid hays made from ryegrass or cereals like oats or wheat. Avoid all feeds with grain or grain by-products in them.
Read the label of all feeds carefully. If they contain anything like bran, pollard, millmix or millrun do not feed them to a horse prone to laminitis.
ADD A LITTLE OIL TO THE DIET
Ahorse’s coat can become dry and dull during winter. To help keep the coat and skin healthy, add 1/4 cup of oil to the diet.
AND FINALLY…
Feeding a well balanced diet in conjunction with good dental, hoof and veterinary care as well as a strict worming regime will help keep your horses in top shape over winter. The FeedXLHorse Nutrition Calculator makes it very easy to see if what you are feeding is the right thing for your horse. FeedXLwill also help you manage your horse’s bodyweight. Click here to learn more and get started now. www.feedxl.com www.feedxl.com
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The Horse Report Feeding for good growth and sound bones
By FEEDXL EQUINE NUTRITION TEAM
When breeding a young horse, one of the highest priorities, regardless of what the horse is being bred for, is to have the foal develop with strong bones and ‘clean’legs, free from developmental disease and defects like Osteo Chondritis Dissecans (OCD). Developmental Orthopaedic Diseases (DODs) are known to be what is called ‘multifactoral’, or caused by multiple things. One of the best known and also easiest to manipulate causes is nutrition. Unfortunately DOD and the role nutrition plays is not well understood in much of the breeding community.
It is well-known that overfeeding is a cause but unfortunately many a breeder’s answer to that is to not feed nearly enough and in doing so unwittingly causing problems through other mechanisms like mineral deficiencies.
So how do you feed young horses for sound bones? Let us take a look…
CONTROL GROWTH RATE
The one very predictable way to increase a horse’s risk of developmental bone diseases including OCD is to feed too much and make youngsters grow too fast. In this situation the young horse’s bones grow too quickly to be properly mineralised, or problems like contracted tendons and being over at the knees develop and put uneven pressure on growing bones and joints.
To minimise the risk of rapid growth rates causing problems with bone development, feeding regimes need to be closely controlled and adjusted as needed to match changing pasture and climate conditions and an individual horse’s requirements.
Growth rates should be closely monitored through regular weighing where possible. The people responsible for feeding should also be observant, experienced and diligent, checking for signs of overfeeding and rapid rates of growth including excess body condition, physitis or any deviation in leg struc-
ture from normal in one or more of the horses in a group on a daily basis.
As soon as any signs of overfeeding are noticed, feed regimes should be adjusted to bring growth rates back in check.
In keeping growth rates in check however you also need to be really careful that you don’t hold youngsters back too much for fear of DOD.
Horses that are stunted from an early age by overzealous control of their growth rates may never actually reach their full potential for growth at a later age.
MIND YOUR MINERALS
It is also well-recognised that unbalanced mineral nutrition can lead to developmental issues in growing thoroughbreds.
While a growing horse requires an extensive suite of minerals, minerals of particular importance for bone development are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc and manganese.
Not only do these minerals need to be supplied in the diet at correct levels, but they also need to be provided in the right ratios so that one mineral doesn’t block the absorption of the other (for example too much
phosphorus will block the absorption of calcium, too much zinc will block the absorption of copper and too much potassium will block the absorption of magnesium).
Balancing the mineral component of growing horse rations is not a super simple task, but this is where FeedXLcomes into play.
FeedXLallows you to see if these mineral requirements are being met in a young horse’s diet and also if they are in the correct ratios to one another.
FeedXLalso allows you to constantly adjust diets as a youngster’s growth rate changes allowing you to control growth rate (by increasing or decreasing feed amounts) without ever compromising mineral intakes.
ARE THERE PROBLEMS LURKING IN YOUR PASTURE?
Because so much of a young horse’s sound development is dependent on mineral intake it is important to have your pasture (or hay) tested to assess its mineral status throughout the year.
Pastures can have various characteristics that can quite quickly unbalance a diet and bring your entire feeding regime unstuck.
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Controlling a young foal’s growth rate can help avoid bone disease in the future.
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Feeding good quality protein sources
From page 9
Some examples from pastures include:
Unbalanced calcium to phosphorus ratio –
Pastures that contain more phosphorus than calcium are more common than you would imagine and if not corrected by careful calcium supplementation, can lead to a long term calcium deficiency which will almost certainly disrupt sound bone development.
Unbalanced zinc to copper ratio –
Pastures that contain more than 5 parts zinc to 1 part copper put horses at risk of a copper deficiency. While not common, it is critical that this ratio is corrected through calculated supplementation to avoid copper deficiency.
Extreme potassium content –
Potassium contents upwards of 55 grams per kilogram of pasture dry matter have recently been recorded in horse pastures. While very little work has been done on the impact of this in horses, it is well recognised that potassium at these levels will disrupt the absorption and metabolism of both magnesium and calcium in other animal species and circumstantial evidence suggests this may be the case in horses.
Mineral deficiencies –
This is perhaps the most common problem seen in pastures. Calcium, copper and zinc are the three most common deficiencies seen of minerals important to bone development. Phosphorus and very occasionally manganese can also be too low to meet a growing horse’s requirements.
This problem is also the easiest to correct through calculated supplementation with good quality feeds or pasture balancer pellets.
Because of all the spanners that pasture can throw into your feeding regime the first step toward putting together a well balanced feeding regime for growing horses should always be pasture analysis.
PROVIDE GOOD BUILDING BLOCKS
Bone is built upon protein, both collagen and non-collagenous proteins, so it is reasonable to assume that the protein quality of the diet will have an impact on the quality and soundness of bone in growing horses. Diets based on high quality protein will better support sound bone development than rations based on low quality sources of protein like cottonseed meal.
WHAT ABOUT FANCY STUFF?
There are many supplements and feed additives on the market nowadays that will claim they can help reduce OCD and other bone issues. Some are backed by credible science, others aren’t.
The key to using any of these supplements though is to make sure you are feeding them with a well balanced diet, as no matter how good they are or claim to be, using them when other problems already exist in the diet is not going to give you better results. For example, adding silica to diets that are deficient in copper is not going to solve any problems that may exist due to the copper deficiency.
STILL A LOT WE DON’T KNOW…
While managing growth rates, feeding wellbalanced diets that are formulated to suit pasture conditions, meeting all mineral requirements and feeding diets with high quality protein will give you the very best chance of producing a sound yearling, some horses will still develop bone issues, even under the very best conditions.
It is also well-recognised that some mares will consistently throw foals that go on to develop OCD or other issues.
What we still don’t know is why, what is genetically different about these animals that puts them at much higher risk?
There is however a lot we do know and with some good management and the use of tools like pasture testing and FeedXLyou can reduce the risk of developmental problems.
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The drum on calcium and phosphorus ratios
By ANTOINETTE FOSTERBSc Nutrition, Equine Nutritional Therapist and Medical Herbalist
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Calcium and phosphorus
Calcium and phosphorus are extremely important for the horse’s health and wellbeing.
The horse’s bones and teeth contain approximately 99% of the calcium in the horse’s body.
The horse’s health is very reliant on calcium and phosphorus. Calcium supports brain and neuromuscular function, blood clotting and the activity of enzymes. The attributes of phosphorus are as follows, the regulation of muscle contraction, integrity optimization of glucose for energy conversion.
About 35% of the average bone is made up of calcium where is phosphorus is approximately 14 -17%. This ratio is roughly 2:1. Based on this ratio, I suggest that it is ideal to maintain this in the horse’s diet.
What suits each individual horse?
We understand that the calcium and phosphorus ratio is especially important but the amounts of each mineral in the horse’s diet is also important.
Calcium and phosphorus are macro-minerals which means that horses must receive a
Table 1. Average daily values of calcium and phosphorus needed for horses at different life stages with different activity levels. (Supplied table from various sources)
number of grams per day per body weight. Whereas milligrams per kilo are called micro minerals.
What you will supply your horse depends entirely on individual needs.
For example, there are different requirements for pregnant and lactating mares and young growing horses.
It makes sense that these horses require a higher level of these minerals.
Calcium should be at least 0.6% and the phosphorus 0.4% of the total ration to ensure that the joints, muscles etc are supported for these types of horses.
Mature horses require the lowest amounts
for maintenance.
These types of horses are those that are in work and only require adequate levels to support physical function. Horses undergoing intense exercise require higher levels of calcium.
The higher the work level, the higher the requirement for calcium, this is necessary due to bone and tissue repair but a high level is lost through sweat.
By increasing the intake 1.5-2 times the maintenance requirements should support the horse efficiently.
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The risk of orthopaedic disorders
From page 12
Make sure you calculate the total feed ration.
The ratio of Ca and Pis always important when looking at horse rations. Aratio of two parts Ca: one part Pis ideal, with a range of 1:1 to 6:1 being acceptable.
Because phosphorous competes with Ca for absorption in the gut, total diets that are less than 1:1 or contain more P than Ca should be avoided. If only one part of the diet has an inverted ratio, the total feed ration may be perfectly adequate. in some cases, you may have the correct ratio, but still be deficient in these minerals if there are inadequate quantities within the feed.
It is rare to have excessive amounts of calcium in the feed ration however if this does occur it can interfere with absorption of some trace minerals. These can include iron, zinc and copper and can have an impact on kidney function.
What can happen if the ratios are inverted?
I am sure everyone has heard from time to time about the importance of feeding a correct calcium to phosphorus ratio! There is a reason for this because if the ratio is inverted and there is a calcium deficiency it can cause serious issues which include muscle trembling and neurological conditions.
If your horse’s diet is deficient in calcium or there is too much phosphorus this can impair the
calcium's absorption. overtime the skeleton will weaken and this can cause many orthopaedic diseases. One of the most common all these diseases is big head. Young horses have a higher risk with developmental orthopaedic disorders, especially those younger than the age of two. Developmental orthopaedic disease can consist of osteochondrosis lesions, physitis, angular limb deformities and even wobbler syndrome. Symptoms of these conditions include pain, stiffness, joint swelling, lameness and unevenness. other conditions associated with an inverted calcium to phosphorus ratio can be hyperparathyroidism. It is essential to ensure that your horses are fed a well-balanced diet according to its age and work requirements.
By managing your horse’s diet efficiently, you will ensure that
your calcium to phosphorus ratio is correct.
Most horse feed manufacturers provide sufficient calcium and phosphorus within their feeds; however, the form of minerals is also a topic of discussion. I personally prefer the use of mineral tissue salts if you are supplementing with at vitamin and mineral formula as they are more readily absorbed and used by the horse.
Mineral Tissue Salts: broadening the horse owner’s view about mineral and trace element use.
Understanding the unrecognised therapeutic action and the importance of effective absorption and utilization using mineral salts is important.
Some salts have a much wider action and use in the human and animal body than is recognized by most veterinary and medical authorities.
Knowledge of these wider uses means that these minerals can be used more selectively in the case of a need or symptoms.
Much of the known yet overlooked therapeutic information regarding common natural mineral salts... such as silica, calcium fluoride, calcium sulphate, sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, iron phosphate, calcium phosphate, potassium phosphate, potassium chloride, magnesium phosphate, and zinc sulphate, comes from discoveries made in the 1800’s by German doctors, particularly by Dr. W. H.Schuessler in 1873.
He obtained his data from homoeopathic clinical trials or ‘provings’involving thousands of human volunteers, mostly university students, who imbibed both large and small doses of a variety of triturated (finely ground) mineral salts to establish optimal therapeutic effect.
He found that the above minerals in small doses, often in combination with others, have repeatable therapeutic effects beyond the standard, widely known uses of these simple mineral salts.
These minerals represent the core of the so-called ‘12 Tissue Salts’, originally described and utilized by Dr. Schuessler.
Of utmost importance is the form of the salt in which the mineral is delivered to the animal. Nott all calciums are the same, not all irons are the same, etc.
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One of the most common orthopaedic diseases is big head.
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Finding the right balance with your feed
From page 13
Different salts of one mineral can have significantly different effects both in terms of absorption/ utilization of the actual mineral, and in terms of a specific therapeutic action. Let us take calcium as an example, it being the mineral needed in the largest quantities in animals.
We note that calcium does not occur naturally as the metal calcium but occurs in nature as various salts.
The main natural-occurring calcium salts are calcium carbonate, the most generic form, (chalk, limestone, marble, and dolomite); calcium sulphate (gypsum); calcium fluoride (fluorspar); and calcium phosphate (complexed as apatite and organic bonemeal).
Calcium carbonate is the cheapest and one of the most common forms used in feeds and supplements but is poorly absorbed in many cases, compared to calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite complex), which is well absorbed and utilized, perhaps because its animal source gives it the
inherent balance most suited to animal absorption.
Calcium sulphate, also is not well tolerated or absorbed as a bulk source of calcium. But, it also has therapeutic value in small-dispersed doses, particularly helpful in suppurative conditions such as chronic thick, yellow and lumpy mucus discharges, recurrent abscesses and poor
healing after injury.
Several laboratory prepared salts of calcium are also in wide use and some of these also show good absorption compared to calcium carbonate. Most useful of these are the chelated calcium’s, combined to amino acids and other organic nutrients such as calcium orotate and calcium gluconate.
However, these do not provide the inherent needed phosphate balance found in the organic calcium phosphate complex. Finding the right feed balance
Make sure when you are looking for a supplement for your horse no matter what age, that you have read the label and the levels of calcium and phosphorus, but also the form of mineral that is being used. It is also important to remember that if you have a young growing horse you will need to be making changes prior to maturity.
Feeding hays such as alfalfa can be beneficial for young growing horses.
Alfalfa contains an excellent level of calcium and the ratios of calcium to phosphorus are also excellent.
Grains tend to be higher in phosphorus then calcium, so make sure that you are formulating the correct balance between the two.
Aim for a diet suited to the species, one that is packed full of natural nutrients.
Horses have evolved to consume a high roughage diet this means, pasture, hays some grain and possibly some oils, plus the correct added vitamins and minerals.
Always contact a qualified nutritionist to assist with balancing your feed ration.
Nutrition is essential for ongoing health and wellbeing, supporting skin, hoof growth, muscle, and joint health and gut microbiome.
For more information email enq@hiform.com.au
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Supplements benefit digestion, coat and joints
By HOOF WOOF & COOKIE CO
The Hoof Woof and Cookie Co have finalised and released their Giddy Up N Go supplement and is now available at many local feed outlets.
The dried herbal mix is suitable for both dogs and horses and helps with anxiety, stomach health, arthritis, itch, hoof health and much more.
Flax seed supports healthy weight maintenance, coat quality, skin health and exercise performance.
It is an excellent source of essential fatty acids required in the equine diet.
Flax seed is the best source of alpha linolenic acid which is the most prevalent omega-3 fatty acid in plant food.
Supplements with omega-3 fatty acids typically results in a sleek coat, and healthy skin and supports a healthy normal internal inflammatory response.
Omega-3 fatty acids impact each cell membrane by increasing membrane fluidity.
This enhances cell-to-cell communication, cell receptor function and controls transport of compounds in and out of cells.
Flax supports:
Hair and coat, joints and soft tissues, immune system, circulation and vascular health, normal gastrointestinal function, normal hoof growth.
Turmeric is a strong antioxidant and has a metabolic effect in the natural inflammation cycle of the body's defence mechanisms. Benefits of turmeric to horses include muscle recovery, joint function, through to insulin sensitivity.
Turmeric components can help optimise efficiency of metabolism and so support general health and wellbeing.
It has the ability to regulate the inflammatory pathways, which is particularly important for horses needing joint support.
Turmeric supports:
Skin, arthritis, cancers, immune stimulant, greasy heal, laminitis, bowl issues, liver detox.
Hemp helps with anxiety, behaviour, helps cardiovascular support, faster recovery for working horses, inflammation, immune system enhancement, mobility and joint function, antiinflammatory regulation, digestive and intestinal matters, colic, improved brain function, skin
allergies and irritations, hoof conditions and stamina.
Chia seeds are an excellent source of protein, minerals and antioxidants. They can also assist in preventing sand colic.
This occurs when horses ingest sand when eating.
Ingestion of sand can result in problems in their GI tract and abdomen.
The issues result from the accumulation of sand in your horses stomach which can lead to impaction.
Hoof & Woof Cookie Co
Feeding of chia seeds along with access to pasture or hay will ensure the cecum is full and help prevent this.
Chia supports: Digestion, coat and joint, flammation, energy levels.
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This little guy was one of the Hoof & Woof Cookie Co brand ambassadors that recently started on the Giddy Up N Go supplement. Above are before and after pics of him since starting on the product.
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The Horse Report Tips for Feeding your Horse through Winter
BY LARISSSA BILSTON, BAgrSc (Hons 1), Nutritionist, Farmalogic
Most horse diets need tweaking through winter to compensate for seasonal reduction in pasture quantity and quality whilst horses burn extra calories to keep warm.
Older horses in particular can have trouble maintaining weight through cold weather as their bodies become less efficient at producing, processing and absorbing nutrients.
Minimise issues with winter weight loss by taking care of teeth, worming or other veterinary issues early and before the full stress of winter hits.
Keep them warm
The two most important things you can do for your horses through winter are also the two easiest - keep them warm and feed plenty of hay.
The body uses energy (calories) to stay warm during cold weather and for horses with a lower body condition score it is energy they cannot afford to lose.
Providing rugs, wind breaks or shelters will help older and underweight horses use more of their available energy for weight gain and maintenance.
Provide adequate roughage Plant growth is naturally slower in winter due to longer nights and less sunlight hours for photosynthesis to occur.
Plants also become stressed due to cold weather, frosts, drought and water-logged conditions which further restricts their growth.
As a result there is less pasture available for horses to graze and supplementation with grass or meadow hay is usually necessary.
Horses need to be able to eat
approximately two per cent of their bodyweight in dry matter per day to keep their gut functioning optimally.
That equates to at least 10 kg of hay or up to 18 kg of grass per day for a 500 kg horse.
The horse gut evolved to constantly digest a steady stream of fairly low energy, high fibre forage.
When pasture is in limited supply, it is essential to provide enough good quality grass or meadow hay to fill the gap in pasture availability.
Hard-keepers and underweight horses will benefit from access to free choice hay whenever pasture is overgrazed or the average length of leaves in the pasture falls below ankle height.
For overweight horses and those with metabolic conditions who are prone to laminitis, it is necessary to limit access to short, green or stressed grass as these are higher in sugars and carbohydrates that can cause weight gain and trigger laminitis.
Although spring and autumn are the highest risk times for laminitis, it is important to monitor pasture and horses carefully through winter as well. When weight loss is necessary, remove horses from pasture and supply low calorie (or soaked) hay at a rate of 1.5 per cent of their bodyweight per day. Slow feeder hay nets can help make the daily ration last longer to avoid the stress and gastric ulcer risk associated with leaving horses for hours without roughage.
Abonus for horses eating plenty of hay or grass during cold weather is that fibre digestion occurs through fermentation by hindgut microbes which produces heat and has a 'warming' effect.
Adequate roughage usually provides enough protein to meet the daily needs of adult horses but some older horses are less efficient at digesting protein and may need extra protein in their diet.
Higher protein feeds include lucerne, clover, soy or legume products.
Add calories
Some horses will get enough energy (calories) from hay and grass to maintain weight through the winter but many will need a hard feed to maintain weight.
Be prepared to increase the size of hard feeds in response to weight loss but ensure adequate roughage (as pasture or hay) is available before deciding to introduce or increase hard feeds. If you're looking for something to top up a diet to put weight on you don't necessarily need a product that says 'weight gain' on the bag - you only need to add more calories.
This is often easiest achieved by feeding more of what you already feed.
You can increase the level of energy (calories) in the diet with a cereal grain (such as oats or barley), a legume grain (like soy or lupins), a 'super fibre' (such as copra, beet pulp or soy hulls) or oil.
You can use these ingredients alone or combination or as part of a premixed pellet or muesli blend.
When choosing your grain or energy source, consider how much time and energy you are willing to put into preparation. Whole oats can be fed raw, but other cereal grains such as barley or corn should be fed in a cooked form.
You can boil them or buy steamflaked, pelleted, extruded or micronized grains.
Super fibres usually require a short period of soaking to absorb water while whole lupins are best soaked for hours to soften the seed coat.
Continued page 19
Horses can have trouble maintaining weight through cold weather
Equine Health Feature
The Horse Report Feeding a correctly formulated balanced diet
From page 18
If you are feeding older horses, take into account the condition of your horse's teeth and digestive efficiency when choosing a hard feed.
The amount of hard food required depends on the horse's size, level of activity or breeding status, the amount of energy provided by the pasture or hay and the individual's metabolism (easy-keeper or hard keeper).
Research shows that some older horses experience a decline in the function and efficiency of their digestive tract but others seem to process feed as robustly as ever.
Horses produce less saliva as they age so dampening feeds assists the process of chewing and swallowing.
Balance the vitamins, minerals and fatty acids.
Feeding a correctly formulated diet complete with all the vitamins, minerals and fatty acids in balance allows the horse's body to function optimally. This can result in improved 'fuel efficiency' and immune function to help horses through the stress of winter.
Horses will always be deficient in some minerals and vitamin E, regardless of pasture quality,
unless supplemented.
Even the best pasture in the world, able to provide more than enough calories and protein to keep horses fat and shiny, fails to provide enough of the microminerals copper or zinc and often selenium and iodine. The macrominerals calcium, phosphorous, salt and magnesium are also frequently needed to balance mineral ratios across the whole diet.
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.
If feeding a reduced rate of premixed 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 given unless all minerals are provided in correct mineral ratios.
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation can be necessary through winter when horses are reliant on hay for roughage and are fed more omega-6 rich grains, oils and hard feeds.
Omega 3 rich supplements containing DHA(usually sourced from algae or fish oils) can also assist horses with inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, airway disease, allergies and itchy
skin.
Tips for choosing hay for winter
Grass or meadow hay is the best choice to substitute for pasture when grass growth is poor due to seasonality or over-grazing. Lucerne hay is a good way to boost protein intake but should be limited to no more than thirty per cent of the roughage intake. When buying, choose hay that smells sweet and fresh.
Look for lots of leaf in the haystalky hay, and significant amounts of seed heads are signs of poorer quality hay.
Avoid hay that is:
* too stalky
* dark in colour
* dusty
* browning (especially on the bottom of bales)
* hot to touch
* of mould
* displays visible fungus.
When stacking hay in your shed, arrange it so that the oldest hay can be used first.
Maintaining horses in optimal health and condition over winter takes a little extra attention to forage availability, body condition and tweaking a well-balanced hard feed.
Your efforts will be rewarded with horses that glow with a healthy winter shine.
Flax Seed Oil provides the richest (almost 60%) natural source ofOmega 3, an essential fatty acid (EFA) which is not generally present in equine foods. Like all animals, horses cannot manufacture this essential fatty acid which is so important for their overall health.
The Horse Report
What makes Rose-Hip Vital Equine stand
There are in fact many reasons. It all starts with the humble Rosehip, the berry-like fruit of the wild rose bush species Rosa Canina. A wholefood known to be one of nature’s richest sources of natural vitamin C. A superfood containing 8 naturally occurring vitamins (including C, E, B1 and B6) and 23 minerals (including iron, copper, zinc and magnesium), essential fatty acids (omegas 3, 6 and 9),
You may already know rosehips are often fed to horses for immune system support and a
improved circulation and improved digestive function. So you’re probably wondering what makes Rose-Hip Vital® so special?
Rose-Hip Vital® is made from Rosehips manufactured with patented extraction and drying processes which isolate and activate a galactolipid (fatty acid) called GOPO®. GOPO® has clinically proven anti-
The patented processes also concentrate and preserve the naturally occurring vitamins and minerals, transforming Rose-Hip Vital® into a product that is both in a category all on its own, and across many; It’s a joint
antioxidant and a nutritional supplement. It delivers noticeable improvements to mobility, mood, condition, willingness to move forward, performance and recovery while reducing
improving general health and wellbeing, and boosting immunity.
Rose-Hip Vital® is a clinically proven plantand rich source of natural vitamin C. There is no product like it. Unlike other joint supplements, Rose-Hip Vital® is 100% plant-
Rose-Hip Vital® is safe for long term use and it does not swab. It can be used alongside conventional treatments and supplements as well as potentially replacing or reducing the medication.
Horses like it so much, even the fussiest of eaters become more enthusiastic about their feed once Rose-Hip Vital is added. So while Rose-Hip Vital Equine has become a highly use, it also has become highly recommended for improving general health and wellbeing, improving performance and maintaining healthy joints.
How does Rose-Hip Vital® Equine lengthen the lifetime of a working horse?
Vital is comprehensive. There are in excess of placebo controlled clinical trials on people, dogs and horses mainly focusing on antithe unique compound GOPO.
To many people, antioxidants and anti-aging go hand-in-hand. Antioxidants are talked about as the antidote to cell-damaging free radicals. Exercise and the associated stress and increase in oxygen consumption are linked to an increased production of free radicals. When the production of free radicals overwhelms the body’s antioxidant defences, oxidative stress can occur with subsequent
research shows horses need natural vitamin C to help block toxic free radical activity, which causes damage throughout the body including joints and cartilage.
Some white blood cells in the body contain granulocytes which enable them to ‘clean’
bacteria in it. Too many of these white blood cells wear down tissue cartilage. In large numbers they can also produce chemical enzymes and toxic freeradicals which cause even more tissue damage. Excess accumulation of white blood cells combined with the release of chemical substances cause’s joint pain
The more becomes, the more the white blood cells are attracted to it –a painful cycle.
protects cartilage. This means it helps to delay the onset of arthritic changes or slow down further cartilage degeneration if it already exists.
In short, if you want to extend the lifetime of your working horse, feed it a natural antirich source of natural vitamin C. Rose-Hip Vital® Equine is your only option, and the results speak for themselves.
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The Horse Report
Radiographic proof in clinical results
By Dr ANDREWWATTSBVSc Equine Veterinarian
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.
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The Horse Report
“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.
Murwillumbah Pony Club
JULY HOLIDAY CAMP
They offergreat facilities, stables, camping, canteen, new dressage arenas, jumping and sporting equipment, qualified instructors, friendly helpful members. Murwillumbah Showgrounds, Queensland Rd, Murwillumbah
BARREL RACING
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JULY
6-7 Biloela, QLD
6-7 Branxton, NSW
6 Berrimah, NT
13 Nebo Under Cover Arena QLD
13 Trafalgar Western Sports Arena
13-14 Bundara Showgrounds NSW
14 Nebo Under Cover Arena QLD
20 - 21 Caboolture, QLD
27 - 28 Nebo Under Cover Arena QLD
27 Cooranbong, NSW
27 - 28 Bassett Park, Roma QLD
AUGUST
3 Berrimah, NT
11 Quirindi Rodeo Arena
11 Tambo Rodeo Grounds QLD
17 Stonehedge QLD
18 Ridgelands QLD
18 Moonbi, NSW
18 Bartlett Park NQ ABHA**FUTURITY& MATURITY**
BREEDS
SEPTEMBER
1 Qld Riding Pony HOTYShow @ Park Ridge
13-15 Pacific Coast Arabian Show @ Maryborough showgrounds
29 NNSW Allbreeds Show @ Alstonville
14 TLEC Dressage and Hack Show
19-21 Australian Youth National Dressage Championships featuring QLD Pony Championships @QSEC
20-21 Quirindi
20-21 Rockhampton
20-21 Hunter Valley DA
21 Equestrian Gold Coast
21 Sydney Dressage Inc
27-28 Gladstone Calliope
27 Hastings Valley Dressage
27-28 Willinga Park
28 Caboolture 28 Samford AUGUST
4 Far North Equestrian Group 4 Toowoomba
4 Tweed Valley
9 Maryborough Active Riders 10-11 Atherton Tablelands
18 Fig Tree Pocket 18 Equestrian Gold Coast Club 24 QSEC 31 Toowoomba
DISTANCE RIDING
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JULY
20-21 Yarraman
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CAMPDRAFTING/CUTTING /TEAM PENNING
JULY
4-7 Mount Isa Campdraft
9-14 Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge & Campdraft
12-14 Baralaba Bottle Tree draft
20-21 Esk Youth Camp
25-28 Mount Chapple Campdraft
26-28 Marlborough Campdraft
30-2 Harts Range Campdraft NT
AUGUST
2-4 Moranbah Campdraft
2-4 Blackall Campdraft
2-4 Theodore Campdraft
27 Bellthorpe AUGUST 17-18 Nanango
DRIVING
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3-4 Driving Queensland State Championships @ Park Ridge 10-11 Carriage Driving Ashes & Nations Cup Bundanoon NSW, Australia
ENDURANCE
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JULY
6-7 South Coast Zone Championships 6-7 Kholo
6-7 Paluma Passion
6-8 Victorian State Championships
13 Cardiff Endurance Ride
8-11 Pussy Cat Sports Club Campdraft 8-11 Capella Campdraft 9-11 Georgetown Campdraft 10-11Glenmorgan P&C Encouragement Campdraft
16-18 Ray White Rural Gracemere CQ Performance Horse Campdraft 16-18 Alpha Campdraft 16-18 Eumamurrin Campdraft 22-25 Mostly Hills Campdraft 23-25 Dirranbandi Campdraft 23-25 Taroom Golden Horseshoe
DRESSAGE.
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JULY
5-7 NSW Youth Dressage Champs @ SIEC
7 Noosa Eumundi
13-14 Far North Equestrian Group
14 Tweed Valley
14 Armidale
20-21 QERAState Championships
27-28 Snowy Mountains Zone Champs AUGUST
3-4 Johns River Endurance Ride
3-4 WRERAHarvest Ride 10-11 Murrumba
10-11 Ararat Endurance Ride
10 WAERAState Champs 17-18 Brooklyn
INTER SCHOOL
JULY
20 Showjumping Pomona
26 Orange Anglican Grammar AUGUST
17 show Jumping Jimboomba
17 Arndell Equestrian Carnival Hawkesbury
18 Dressage Allora
SEPTEMBER
14-15 Show Jumping Figtree pocket
15 CCGS Combined Training & Dressage
19-23 Australian Interschool Championship AELEC
POLO/ POLOCROSSE
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JULY
15-28 South Africa to Host 2024 Polocrosse World Cup in Durban
PONY CLUB
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www.ponyclubqld.com.au
www.ponyclubvic.org.au
www.ponyclub.asn.au
JULY
18-19 Murwillumbah PC camp
SHOWHORSE
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JULY
5-7 Laidley
6-7 Dayboro
11-12 Innisfail
13-14 Samford
14 TLEC Dressage and Hack Show
17-19 Cairns
18-20 Gatton
19-21 NSW State Showjumping & Jumping
Equitation Champs @ Camden
20 Murwillumbah Pony Club Gymkhana
21 Z15 PC Show riding Champs @ Murwillumbah
19-21 PCANSW Showjumping Champs
AUGUST
16-18 State ODE & Combined Training Champs @ Coonabarabran
REINING
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JULY
6-7 SQRHARoad to Nationals Show & Mini Clinic - Gatton
13-14 MRR Show & Clinic - Mackay
18-19 TRHAClinic - Tamworth
RODEO
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JULY
6 Imbil
13 Canungra
13 - Taroom
19-20 - HEARTOF THE GOLD FIELDS
19 - Charters Towers
20 Theodore
27 Texas Show
27 - Richmond QLD
AUGUST
2 Pine Rivers
3 Kilcoy
16 Moura Coal & Country Bull Ride
17 Tamborine
24-25 Gympie Muster Bull Ride
31 Wondai Show
31 Ipswich
SHOWJUMPING /EVENTING
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JULY
11-14 QSJC Festival of ShowjumpingCaboolture World Cup
17-19 Cairns Show Frosty Mango Series
27-28 JNSW Indoor Winter Showjumping
AUGUST
3 Qld Showjumping QSEC
10-18 EKKA
9-11 Waratah Warm Up Showjumping
15-18 Waratah Showjumping
17-18 North Qld Frosty Mango Series
22-25 NNWSJC - World Cup
24-25 Tropical North Frosty Mango
26-27 Kilcoy
27-28 Mt Gravatt
28 Texas
28-30 Charters Towers
AUGUST
2-4 Pine Rivers
3-4 Sarina
10-18 RNA- Ekka
10 Mt Morgan
17 Wowan
24 Canungra
24-25 Moura
30-31 Wondai
31-8 Adelaide Royal
TRAINING/ CLINICS
JULY
6-7 Kim Daley Clinic Slattery Lane Indoor Arena, East Greenmount QLD
TRAIL RIDING & CTR
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Beaudesert Shire 0429 443 237
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JULY
4-7 Qld State QH Champs
6-7 Maryborough 27 Gatton
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The Horse Report Super Stefi - Stradbroke Winner Emulates Mum
Provided by MAGIC MILLIONS
Ten years after her dam, Mid Summer Music, won the famous Group One The Star Stradbroke Handicap, Stefi Magnetica was able to continue the tradition with a remarkable success.
In winning, the filly provided former Gold Coast-based apprentice Zac Lloyd with his first win at racing's elite level and also delivered the Cunningham family colours Queensland's two $3 million races after Storm Boy won January's The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Stefi Magnetica, who was facing the starter for just the 13th time, made a surging run in the home straight when Lloyd elected to go to the inside of a large bunch of runners. She surged to the head of the field and then had to hold out the seasoned runners led by star sprinting mare Bella Nipotina and race favourite Vilana.
"She's an amazing filly," stable representative and her co-buyer Jim Clarke said.
"She won a Wellington two-year-old race at the back end of the season, she won a Benchmark 58 at Orange in December.
"She was just chinned in the Surround, Bjorn opted to give her a short break and set her for the winter.
"Her run in the (Doomben) 10,000 was amazing. She was in the wrong part of the track, I think everyone saw that.
"It was an amazing ride there.
"To win Queensland's greatest race with a filly that they (the Cunningham family) bought as a yearling and trained by one of my best mates and one of my best supporters in Bjorn, is the biggest thrill of my career and I'm just so pleased."
Clarke teamed up with Baker and Cunningham Thoroughbreds to purchase Stefi Magnetica for $140,000 from the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. She was sold by her breeder, Cressfield. For 20-year-old apprentice Zac Lloyd, the win continued his rise through the Australian riding ranks.
This was his first at Group One level.
"I was fine the whole time cantering back but to see my dad has got me emotional," Lloyd told reporters after the race.
"I was very confident pre-race. She galloped enormous on Tuesday.
“My dad and I went through the race thoroughly and we honestly thought we were on the right horse.
"The first furlong or two went perfect. She was in a good rhythm, she wasn't overracing.
"Just as a couple of horses started dropping back in our face I had to make a decision to go around with the pack but I ultimately thought there'd be too much traffic so I thought I was travelling so well I was happy to go inside of them.
"She was tough, I saw Bella Nipotina and I thought that was one horse you don't want to be in a finish with, but she was great.
"It is really good just to get that Group One on my resume. I've had some great opportunities in the past year or so and I haven't been able to capitalise.
"To get the job done today in a very big race,
it is very special."
Stefi Magnetica adds her name to an elite line up of Group One winners by her sire, All Too Hard.
Ahalf brother to Black Caviar, All Too Hard's best five progeny were all sold through the Gold Coast sale ring as yearlings. Stefi Magnetica fits in nicely with fellow Magic Millions graduates Wellington, Alligator Blood, Behemoth and Forbidden Love as top tier performers for her Vinery Stud based sire.
Her dam, the aforementioned Mid Summer Music, won 11 races before retiring to stud.
While the Stradbroke was her pin-up success she also captured a Bletchingly Stakes and Cockram Stakes at Group level.
Mid Summer Music has done a great job at stud for Cressfield Stud.
She is the dam of two Group winners with Hellfest the other - a Group Three Typhoon Tracy Stakes winner for Godolphin.
Another of her daughters Euphoric Summer won a Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat and was placed in stakes races at two in Melbourne and Brisbane.
All of Mid Summer Music's five runners are winners.
Magic Millions August Virtual Sale Tuesday 27 August
Following recent successes and responding to industry requests, Magic Millions is delighted to announce an exciting Virtual Sale on the eve of the breeding season.
To be held on Tuesday, August 27, the auction will offer a select line up of stock to a virtual audience with a quality catalogue to go under the hammer.
The virtual sale will enable vendors and owners to present stock at auction with a proven “live” Magic Millions sale feel utilising world class auctioneers in a streamlined online style.
Over the past 12 months, Magic Millions has held virtual sales to sell the retired racemares Sheeza Belter and Seradess who realised $1.35 million and $700,000 respectively. Asimilar process was used to offer the 10 time Group One winner Imperatriz who sold for a Southern Hemisphere record price of $6.6 million last month.
While the lots being offered will not be present in the sale ring, the sales process will be conducted from the Magic Millions Sales Complex on the Gold Coast.
The news comes with the first high profile entry for the sale confirmed with Yarraman Park Stud announcing that international Group winner Have a Good Day will go under the hammer. Visit https://www.magicmillions.com.au/sales for more information
Star three-year-old filly Stefi Magnetica completed a historic "family" win in the $3 million Group One The Star Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm when she scored a thrilling win in the famous Queensland feature.
Photos by Hoofprintz photography
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Trainers
The Horse Report
Accreditation for our valued coaches
By EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA
EA Coaching Renewals 2024/2025
As the financial year 2024/25 draws to a close, the accreditation of our valued coaches in the Australian equestrian community is due.
EAwould like to take the opportunity to thank you for your commitment to training riders, vaulters and horses across all levels in the different disciplines.
You are a significant cornerstone in developing equestrian sports into the future.
Equestrian Australia (EA) has re-established the National Coaching Committee (EACC).
It will facilitate and direct the strategy and education requirements of coaches as experts in the Discipline.
EAwill support you with better service and further your development and knowledge through different avenues.
The EACC has committed to a substantial review of the training curriculum across all levels in all disciplines and you will be asked for your feedback.
For those including Insurance in their accreditation, we offer this for a total of $650.
Whilst all insurance premiums have experienced a significant increase, your insurance levy will stay the same.
In total, you have received a fee discount of $124.59.
The compulsory requirements of the 2024/2025 Coaching Renewal is as follows:-
* Financial EAMembership: Renew annually through your State Branch via MyEA.
* Coach Update: Attend every 2 years, either online here for $50 or face-to-face.
* CE/SSTAUpdate: Only for CE/SSTA’S. Attend every 2 years, either purchase online here or face-to-face.
* Working with Children Check: Valid check according to your State/Territory.
* First Aid Certificate: Provide a current HLTAID011 First Aid certificate.
* Concussion Course: Complete via the Equestrian Learning Centre.
* Community Coaching – Essential Skills: Complete via the Equestrian Learning Centre.
* Clean Sport 101: For Introductory and Level 1 Coaches, complete via Sport Integrity Australia.
* Annual Update 2024: For Level 2 and Level 3 Coaches, complete via Sport Integrity Australia.
* Insurance: Either join EA/Marsh National Insurance Program or provide a Certificate of Currency at the same level of cover if opting to source own insurance. To ensure you are covered to the required level please see Insurance | Equestrian Australia.
New compulsory requirements to be
EAConcussion Update: Brief update during the renewal process with a confirmation tick box at time of renewal through MyEA.
Sport Integrity Australia: Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction via Sport Integrity Australia.
Applied: $124.59
Payable: $650.00
*Discount only applied to those taking out both Coach Accreditation and Coach Insurance.
completed for the 2024/2025 Coaching Renewal is as follows:-
2024 – 2025 Coach Accreditation Fee Structure
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The Horse Report Trainers
It's an observation not a criticism
By TANJA KRAUS
Being an educator is a huge responsibility.
Unfortunately many people who are good competitors or trainers are drawn to a career as a coach, but do not have the communication skills required to be a great coach.
I'm sitting here beside our arena, checking emails while @philmonaghan is coaching his Wednesday group.
I just heard him say, "it's not a criticism, it's an observation".
When a student takes something as a criticism, they shut down, whereas if you make sure they know it is an observation, it opens them up to improving it.
I just opened an email saying “thanks for judging at our recent show, you are so good at it”.
I also got comments from competitors saying "thanks so much for your feedback, it gives me a lot to work on".
Again, the way you give feedback either opens the student to improvement, or closes them down and puts them one step closer to quitting.
I hear a lot of people say they
train with coaches who "make them cry" because they "are so hard" but "it's necessary" because they "are being honest".
That’s rubbish!
Acoach that bullies you, intimidates you, calls you names, teases you, humiliates you, is not a good coach who is trying to make you better. They are an
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insecure person using bullying and humiliation to make themselves feel better about their own issues that they don't want to deal with.
Say goodbye and get yourself a coach who is honest, encouraging and kind.
That is what a positive learning environment feels like.
The picture above is of Angel, my young mare who I am working with to preserve her curiosity as we begin training to start her under saddle.
I work with horses the same way I work with students - encouraging curiosity and an open mind while developing skills and progress.
Trainers feature
The Horse Report
Find a Place of Peace for your horse
BY KIM DALEY
Finding peace for your horse with your day-to-day interactions, competitions, general riding, floating, tying up or training is essential and makes life a lot easier.
Aplace of peace (POP) is learning how to focus and relax with stillness and is essential for emotional regulation for your horse to be able to cope in domesticated life.
Just like meditation has proven to be one of the most effective ways to help humans with anxiety and emotional regulation, applying POPis a great way to help with your horse's anxiety and self-regulation.
When I'm helping a horse to find their POPit essentially means asking your horse for stillness and focus.
It starts on the ground in a halter in a calm environment. I don't use a discipline approach with this but more of an approach that helps guide a horse into stillness.
When I achieve some sort of stillness, I want to see my
horse's nervous system change e.g. blinking, top line lowering, muscles softening, breath rate change, lick and chew or even yawning.
In this moment it's also important to check in on your own emotional state and soften your muscles, draw focus to your breath and be still within your own body language.
Be aware stillness in some hors-
AITC offers hands-on experience
The Australian Industry Trade College (AITC) and Racing Queensland (RQ) collaborated to introduce the Residential Industry Training - Equine (RITE) program, aimed at unearthing the next generation of workers in the racing industry.
The two-week immersive experience, part of the unique AITC Equine Academy, covered various aspects of horse care and industry operations, including grooming, saddling, feeding, and trackwork. Ten students participated in the inaugural RITE program, gaining hands-on experience at Eagle Farm and Deagon under the guidance of RQ Industry Educator Jeff McKay.
Mr McKay said the experience gave students the opportunity to get a taste for all avenues of racing.
The program provides practical training and contributes to the completion of the Cert II in Racing (Stablehand) for the AITC Equine Academy students, blending classroom learning with practical experience over 12 weeks.
The AITC Industry Engagement Officer - Equine, Divina Jenks, said the program was already showing signs of success for students.
"We've had young people working for trainers on the Gold Coast like Adam Campton, as well as Chris Waller Racing,”Jenks said.
"We think it's important for young people to come into the industry and not just any young person but those with an education as well.”
The success of the Equine Academy has led to its expansion across multiple locations in Queensland. Students like Caity Bridges and Sienna Simpson have found the experience invaluable, gaining insights into various career paths within the equine industry and building connections with professionals.
Caity and Sienna aspire to pursue careers in breeding and equinerelated professions, highlighting the program's effectiveness in providing a head start in their chosen careers.
To learn more about the AITC and their Equine Academy, please visit www.deliberatelydifferent.com.au
es can be deceiving - they can be still but emotionally withdrawn and look sleepy, which is ok
sometimes, but it can be a form of dissociation which is a coping mechanism if your horse isn't comfortable in certain situations. Making sure your horse is not only still but totally aware of their environment, allowing the nervous system to change which in turn makes a chemical change within the horse's body is key to finding POP.
It’s sort of like when you get home at the end of the day, and you've got a certain spot that makes you feel safe and relaxed with a sense of relief.
I've seen horses get addicted to POPand search it out whenever possible.
The POPmakes life easier when training it gives an energetic base line or starting point before starting and during training, especially when things may not be progressing or in a desired direction you can always go back to a POP, regroup and start again.
You can find more on POPon my social media or if you want more details and information go and check out my website www.kimdaleyhorsemanship.com.au
Place of Peace is like the feeling you get relaxing on the lounge.
The Horse Report
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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
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The Horse Report
RIDING PONY QLD OFFERS TWO SHOWS
The RPSBS Queensland Committee will hold two shows this year. The first being The 2024 Queensland Riding Pony of the Year show to be held at Park Ridge Pony Club Grounds on Sunday, 1st September.
This show offers a great program that includes classes for led and ridden Show Pony, Show Hunter and Overheight exhibits, handler, rider, leading rein, first ridden, home produced and double registered exhibits. The 2023-24 season Newcomer Series Sweepstakes Final will also be held at this show awarding the cash prize pool to the winners.
Trophies rugs and garlands will be awarded for all supremes along with awards for most Successful Exhibitor and Breeder.
The second show is the 2024 Queensland Riding Pony Pageant to be held in October offering another great program that includes Yearling, twoyear-old and three-year-old Sweepstakes Futurities with cash prize pools.
Senior led and ridden program for Show Pony, Show Hunter and Overheight exhibits. Progeny and exhibitor group classes and dual-registration led and ridden classes. Programs are available at www.rpsbs.com.au/qld/qld-events/ and entries will be via www.rpsbs.com.au - login
For enquiries contact Susan Poultney Email: suz.p@icloud.com
DAYBORO SHOW
The 67th Dayboro Show will be held on the 6th and 7th July 2024 at the Memorial Showgrounds, 3512 Mt Mee Road, Dayboro. For schedule, events etc visit - www.showday.online/show/dayboro Saturday - Hack classes, Rider classes, showjumping, and Stockman's Challenge, V8 utes display, Ute Show, mullet comp, fireworks at 7pm. Sunday - ASH Feature Show, showjumping and Breed classes, dog jump, poultry. All weekend - pavilion displays, trade displays, food trucks, sideshow alley, woodchopping and lots of family fun for all. All enquiries: secretarydayboroshow@gmail.com or phone 0477 766 841 or visit www.dayboroshowsociety.com
MUDGEERABA SHOW
The Mudgeeraba show will be held on the 29-30 June. The led and ridden breed classes along with the Hack, Hunter and rider classes will all be held on Saturday. Saturday’s program also includes a ranch show, beginner ring and sporting events with the grand pararde being held at 12:30pm. Sunday has a 14 event show jumping program with walk the course from 7:30am. For further information visit www.mudgeerabashow.org.au and for inquiries and forms, email: ring.mudgeerabashow@gmail.com
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SUNDAY1 SEPTEMBER Park Ridge Pony Club Grounds
Judges - Alison Doyle (NSW) Rebecca Gerber
Great program that includes led and ridden Show Pony, Show Hunterand Overheight exhibits, handler, rider, leading rein, first ridden, home produced & double registered classes 2023-24 season NewcomerSeries Sweepstakes Final TROPHIES RUGS AND GARLANDS FOR ALL SUPREMES AWARDS FOR MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR & BREEDER
2024 RIDINGPONYPAGEANT
MID TO LATE OCTOBER venue to be confirmed
Yearling, 2 year old and 3 year old Sweepstakes Futurities with cash prize pools
Senior led and ridden program for Show Pony, Show Hunter and Overheight exhibits
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Enquiries to Qld RPSBS Secretary Emily Hyland - 0421 776 908 email: rpsbsqld@outlook.com
Entries via www.rpsbs.com.au - login Show entry queries to Susan Poultney Email:suz.p@icloud.com
(VIC)
The Horse Report
NNSW SHOW HORSE ASSOCIATION
The NNSW Show Horse Association will be holding their annual Grand National Qualifer event the Northern NSW Show Horse champs this year on the weekend of September 20-21-22 at the new recently opened revamped Casino Showgrounds.
The new all weather venue has amazing facilities including indoor arena, grass arenas, round yards, wash bays, showground, cross country course, pony club facilites and much more. Programs and entry information will be posted on the Northern NSW Show Horse Association Facebook page For further information Email: nnswshowhorse@gmail.com
MURWILLUMBAH PONY CLUB CAMP
The Murwillumbah Pony Club will be holding a two day camp on 18-19 July 2024 followed by Murwillumbah Gymkhana on 20 July. Instruction will be provided in show jumping, sporting, showriding, dressage, mounted games, theory, Horsemanship, and scary obstacles and lots more.
The program offers something for riders of all ages and interests from the lead line under eight riders up to associates rider 17 yrs and under 26 yrs, plus a special section for adult riders of any age. Disciplines will include dressage, flat riding, pleasure and bareback showjumping, grid work games, sporting events and much more. The club operates out of the Murwillumbah Showgrounds and offers great facilities, stables, camping, canteen, new dressage arenas, jumping and sporting equipment, qualified instructors and friendly helpful members.
New members are welcome to join the club and join in the fun but riders from any club are welcome to come along. Nominations are essential to attend the camp. For further information contact Paula on 0413 733 294 or email cobakibob@bigpond.com
Show Horse Queensland 2024 CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
HOLIDAY CAMP
arenas, jumping and sporting equipment, qualified instructors, friendly helpful members. Murwillumbah Showgrounds, Queensland Rd, Murwillumbah
T-Shirt Hack Show - Park Ridge September 7-8 EQ HOTY - QSEC October 12
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Youth - Spring Show
For Show enquiries Ph Rebecca Fedrick 0437 440 024 For
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www.qld.equestrian.org.au July 7
TLEC ANNUAL HACK AND DRESSAGE DAY
The Terranora Lakes Equestrian club will hold the annual Barbara Bridges Winter Hack and Dressage Day on July 14 at the club grounds 316 Bilambil Road, Bilambil.
The Dressage program caters for dressage riders Prep to Elementary with each level awarding ribbons for Junior, Senior and Masters divisions.
The Show Horse section has a great program of events for the open and novice show riders as well as a section catering for beginners with loads of prizes for champion led, novice and open classes for both show and show hunter exhibits. There will also be awards for Supreme Led , Supreme Hack, Supreme Hunter and Supreme Rider. Nominations will be via www.nominate.com.au and programs will be available on their facebook. For more information contact Paula 0413 733 294 or email cobakibob@bigpond.com
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