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When it comes to horse shows, they don’tcome much bigger than EQUITANA and inNovember, Sydney will play host to thebiggest equine show in the SouthernHemisphere.To he held at the Sydney Showground,EQUITANA Sydney, will run fromNovember 10-13 with the four day eventpromising exciting competition, education,shopping and great family entertainment. From top class competition, educational clin-ics, workshops and seminars, family showsand fun and trade stalls galore, this is anevent for all lovers of things equine.EQUITANA Sydney heralds a new era ofbusiness opportunity for NSW, providing adedicated equine forum for the many horserelated businesses. Event Director, Rod Lockwood, believes thatthe Sydney event provides a unique market-ing and sales opportunity for these business-es, as they will be able to reach an eventaudience of over 50,000 from aroundAustralia and the Asia Pacific region. “The opportunity is particularly beneficialfor growing business, as the audience is

there because they want to be immersed inall things equine for at least a full day,” MrLockwood said. “The on-flow to associated industries suchas food, equipment hire, accommodationand feed suppliers will also contribute con-siderably to the state's economy.” The inaugural Sydney spectacular’s competi-tion program will see the launch of the`Australian Grand Final’, the pinnacle ofAustralian equine competition. Equestrian Australia has joined forces withEQUITANA to develop a national annualgrand final for Dressage, Jumping and thenew and thrilling, Exhibition Eventing com-petition, a first for Australia. The Sydney event will also feature the`EQUITANA Australian Open’, which incor-porates the action-packed Australian nation-al finals for Campdrafting, Reining andCutting, showcasing the `best of the best’.These two series bring the excitement andpace of elite competition to Sydney, with thebest Australian and international riders com-peting for substantial prize pools. For detailsand tickets , visit www.equitana.com.au

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States join forces to fight virusA cross-border task force will beformed to investigate theHendra virus following a recentspate of cases in NSW andQueensland, NSW PremierBarry O’Farrell and QueenslandPremier Anna Bligh haveannounced.The taskforce will include ChiefVeterinarians, Chief HealthOfficers and Chief scientistsfrom both states as well as aCSIRO representative.Mr O’Farrell said the NSW-Queensland Taskforce wouldmeet urgently to examine thecurrent Hendra outbreaks andensure a consistent and co-ordi-nated approach in responding tothe disease.“Veterinary, medical and scien-tific experts will examine the cir-cumstances surrounding recentoutbreaks and lead a coordinat-ed cross-border response,” MrO’Farrell said.“This investigation will includethe risks associated with thevirus, property and animalbiosecurity to avoid infection,education and available science

and research, especially vaccinedevelopment.”NSW Primary IndustriesMinister Katrina Hodgkinsonsaid there had been two isolatedcases of Hendra virus, whichcan be passed to humans fromhorses, in northern NSW. “Flying foxes are known tospread the disease but there hasbeen no evidence of bat tohuman or human to human

infection,” she said. “This is also an opportunity tostudy risk factors peculiar toNSW including possible similar-ities between the recent out-breaks and spike in incidents.“Given the threat this virusposes, not only to animals, butalso to humans, we need to lookclosely at human risk factors toensure all is being done to pre-vent any human cases."

PROTECTING HORSESFROM HENDRA VIRUS

Horse owners can take thefollowing steps to reduce therisk of horses becominginfected with Hendra virus.This advice is based on thecurrent understanding of thevirus:

- Place horse water contain-ers under cover and feed ·horses under cover.

- Do not place horse feedand water containers undertrees, particularly if flyingfoxes are attracted to thosetrees.

- Do not use feed that mightbe attractive to flying foxesif they are known to be inthe area. Fruit and vegeta-bles (e.g. apples, carrots) oranything sweet (e.g.molasses).

- Do not allow horses to access the area under treesthat may be attractive tobats when the trees areflowering or fruiting. If pos-sible, remove horses frompaddocks when the trees areflowering and fruiting or, ifthis is not possible, fence ortape off the area under thetrees.

- Alternatively, stable horsesat high risk times when fruitbats are feeding or roostingin or around their paddocks.

- If it is not possible toremove horses from pad-docks, try to temporarilyremove your horses duringtimes of peak flying foxactivity (usually at dusk andduring the night).

While the exact route of infection is not known, it isthought that horses may contract Hendra virusinfection from eating food recently contaminatedby flying fox urine, saliva or birth products.

Disease in humansThe few known cases of human Hendra virusinfection have become unwell with:an influenza-like illness (which led to pneumonia inone case) with symptoms such as fever, cough,sore throat, headache and tiredness and/orencephalitis (inflammation of the brain) with symp-toms such as headache, high fever, and drowsi-ness, which progressed to convulsions and/orcoma and death. Time from exposure of a person to a sick horseuntil the start of illness showing signs in humanshas been reported to be between five and 21days.

Disease in horsesSmall amounts of virus may be present in ahorse’s bodyfluids, particu-larly nasalsecretions, fora few daysbefore theybecome sick.Hendra virusinfection inhorses canproduce a wide range of signs. Early signs usually include:- fever, - increased heart rate and restlessness; - difficulty breathing and/or weakness, - neurological signs such as uncoordinated gaitand muscle twitching,.

What to look out for in both humans and horses

NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has unveiled itslatest electronic communication tools to assist horse owners find thefacts on Hendra in the state. NSW DPI Principal Director Biosecurity, Dr Bruce Christie, said thecommunity can now easily stay informed on the current Hendra situa-tion in NSW by jumping online. “Members of the community can now receive everything they need toknow about the Hendra situation in NSW easily and quickly usingTwitter, a regular email newsletter and our NSW Hendra web portal,”Dr Christie said. “Information we will be providing will include information on outbreaks,tips on how to keep you and your horse safe from the Hendra virusand dates of public information events.” Follow the updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NSWHendraHQRegister to receive the NSW Hendra email newsletter: www.agriculture.nsw.gov.au/info/hendra

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Biosecurity Queensland is reminding peoplethat there are no general restrictions onhorse movements in Queensland.Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr RickSymons said Biosecurity Queensland hadreceived a number of enquiries from con-cerned horse owners wanting to know aboutmoving horses to and from events.“With a number of horse-related events onweekends, it is understandable that peopleare seeking information,” Dr Symons said.“Hendra virus is not highly infectious and,consequently, the horse industry is not sub-ject to movement restrictions for Hendravirus - except for the nine properties current-ly under quarantine.“Horse owners need to take precautions ontheir properties to protect their horses fromHendra virus infection.Dr Symons said although the current caseswere all located in the south-east region,horse owners across the state should be vigi-lant for signs consistent with Hendra virusinfection.“While people are free to move their horses,we would encourage them to practice goodbiosecurity practices and not travel, work onor take unwell horses to other properties orequestrian events.“A full list of precautions for owners to pro-tect their horses and themselves should theirhorses become sick is available atwww.biosecurity.qld.gov.au”

In Queensland, there are currently six sepa-rate locations where Biosecurity Queenslandis managing Hendra virus cases. These are located in the Beaudesert, MtAlford, Park Ridge, Kuranda, Hervey Bayand Boondall areas. The total number of properties quarantinedas a result of Hendra virus in Queensland is11.

Currently, 83 horses are being monitoreddaily. All horses currently appear to be clini-cally normal.There have been eight confirmed horsedeaths in Queensland since June 2011.Only the properties under quarantine forHendra virus have movement restrictions. It is vital that horse owners do not takeunwell horses to horse events and that theypractise good biosecurity before, during andafter the event. For information on biosecurity planning formanagers of all horse venues, includingracecourses, showgrounds, riding and ponyclub venues, agistment properties and horseevents, download the Horse VenueBiosecurity Workbook (PDF, 2.17 MB) orvisit the Animal Health Australia website.

Horse owners are urged to review theirbiosecurity procedures and contact a veteri-narian if they suspect Hendra virus. Horseowners around the state should be vigilantthroughout the year for signs consistent withHendra virus.

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Knowledge is key to Hendra solutionBy DAVID LOVELL BVScRedlands Veterinary Clinic

Nine properties and growing!What a devastating year for thehorse industry. Hendra was isolated in 1994 andnever have we had such a clusterof infected cases. Something has happened. Thequestion everyone wants to knowis what?Every day there is some `new’theory about why we have expe-rienced the reality of 2011. I am sure there are a multitude offactors but it is absolutely essen-tial that no stone be left unturnedin the quest for answers as hope-fully this opportunity will neverbe repeated. The horse industry must demandanswers and to achieve these,resources must be committedtowards achieving this end. I hear constant criticism of thegovernment departments for fail-ing to do this and that. These criticisms are extremelyunfair as the staff of the variousdepartments are all dedicated,committed and very hard work-ing individuals who are simplydoing their job. We all have to remember that it is

the elected government that dic-tates what the departmental staffdo and the only way to achieveresults is for the people who electpoliticians to demand of theirrepresentatives that policies aredirected at and funds committedtowards ensuring that we findout what is different. Objective scientific facts are theonly way that anything can beachieved. We gather this data, analyse it,and then proper and correctadvice and management prac-tices can be evolvedSo what has changed?Simplistically one would have tothink that the answer must liewithin the following factors: the virus, the bats, the environ-ment, or horse management.I was privileged to listen to a pre-sentation by Dr Linfa Wang, theworld's leading expert onHendra virus and his informa-tion was amazing. We do know a tremendous lotabout this virus. The relevant points to me werefirstly that the virus is highly vir-ulent, ie deadly once a suscepti-ble animal has been infected butvery poorly transmissible. This confirms that the virus is

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extremely difficult to catch. It does not easily spread from aninfected individual to a suscepti-ble one. Secondly, the virus is ancient. Ithas been in existence in bats forthousands of years and it'sgenetic make-up hasn’t changed. Strike out viral change as beingresponsible. It is difficult to believe that horsemanagement has changed,although it would appear thatthe majority, if not all, of the cur-rent infected horses have beenfree roamers out in the paddock,with little direct human supervi-sion. A vital theory put forward byDale Andersen of Beaudesert, isthe fact that horses need a cer-tain amount of fibre in their dieteach day. Horses out in paddocks thathave a shortage of grass, aremuch more likely to scavengeand look for sources of feed.Perhaps this is a factor that pre-disposes them to search in areasthat bats may have been feeding.This is not a `change’ and so weshould rule this outWe are left with two elements.The bats and the environment.Certainly the environment haschanged dramatically. The last two seasons in particu-lar have given us the best annualrainfalls for at least a decade.Surely this is a significant differ-ence. It is absolutely essential that allaspects of the possible effectstheses excellent seasons mayhave contributed are studied.One possible theory could bethat bat numbers have increased.

We need to know. Certainly in nature, almost allnatural populations expandexponentially in times of plenty.Do bats follow the same pattern?The time of the year could becritical in relation to this. July is certainly the middle ofwinter. Does this mean that availablefood sources for the bats, partic-ularly if their numbers haveincreased, are at their lowestbecause of reduced floweringand fruits in the middle of win-ter? We need to know! Certainly it appears that sciencehas determined that the batsseem to shed more virus whenunder stress. Tests so far this year haverevealed a dramatic increase inthe amount of virus being shed.What is causing the stress in batsthat has resulted in thisincrease? We need to know.We need, and must demand,answers. Rest assured that the presentdepartmental staff members areworking as hard as they cantowards this end. The horse industry has to be sat-isfied that this is enough, giventhe uniqueness of the situation. Our elected representatives mustbe challenged immediately tosatisfy the industry that enoughfunds and resources are beingapplied now so that the oppor-tunity is not lost. Horse owners should make theirideas and concerns known,either by contacting their repre-sentatives, or instructing the var-ious societies to which a majori-ty are affiliated, to make repre-sentations on their behalf. I personally would like to seefunds allocated towards out-sourcing an epidemiologicalinvestigation, either through aprivate company or an academicresearch institution.Governments are keen to callinquiries into almost everythingelse, why not Hendra? There can never be too muchinformation as it is validatedinformation that allows us todevelop management practicesto help manage this disease. If nothing else, there are dailycalls for culling of bats, andequally emotive responses toleave them alone. The answer lies in knowledge. If we know the ecology anddynamics of bat populations,rational scientific recommenda-tions can be applied.

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When you're sitting in thegrand stands watching thefinal workout of a champi-onship at a major show, don'tunderestimate the time andeffort that goes in to preparingthe horses involved. It all starts in the paddock. It is possible to turn the hairi-est, muddiest and tangledhorse in to a superstar, as longas the basics have been cov-ered such as; hoof care, dentalchecks and overall health havebeen attended to. The process of taking yourhorse from the paddock to theshow ring can be done withinfive simple steps. Step One: Assess the situation Have a good look at yourhorse, consider whether thehorse needs; the hair alongthe coronet band trimmed, it'sears clipped, mane or tailpulled and/or shaven, taildyed and trimmed, whiskersand long eyelashes need to beshaved and most importantlycheck the horses shoes. Once

you know exactly what thehorse needs to be done inpreparation for the ring thanyou can acquire an action planfor the make-over. Step Two: Action PlanSpecific time frames need to bemade before you start yourmake-over. For instance, manepulling should be done at leastone week prior to a show.Mane pulling for a horse canbe very uncomfortable, howev-er it is the only way to get per-fect plaits. A horse should never shouldnot have its mane pulled andbe plaited on the same day asthis will hurt the horse’s skin.This is also the same with tailpulling. If you think that you horse’sshoes need to be checked by afarrier than arrange a time.When you get to a show andyour horse has lost a shoe andtherefore is lame, all of yourhard work is wasted.Trimming your horse is veryimportant as this gives you thefiner detail that can mean theworld of difference in the

show ring. The most important areas thatneed to be looked at each timebefore a show would be:- legs and hooves, - bridle path - ears When trimming the hooves,make sure that the hair alongthe coronet band is perfectlystraight. The bridle path should not betrimmed too long as yourhorse’s neck will look a lotlonger with more plaits. When it comes to trimmingyour horse’s ears, we all knowthat they don't like it. So, you have two options, clip-pers or hair removal cream. If you chose to use hairremoval cream, put a cottonball down the ear drum first toensure that no cream goesdown. Shaving is another thing thatneeds to be done. Your horse’s chin hair and thelong eyelashes on top of theeyes need to be shaved. There are two options that youcan choose when it comes to

your horse’s tail. Either shave the sides of thetail or braid it. If your horsehas a long thick tail and has along hair at the top, braidingwould be a good idea.However, if your horse has athin tail or you don't knowhow to braid or just don't wantto, shaving would be youroption. Once you feel confident thatyour horse is all the right col-ors and has hair in all the rightplaces you can then move ontoyour next step, the day beforethe show!

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Step Three: The day beforethe show-The day before the show isusually a very busy day espe-cially if you are still at schoolor working. Planning your dayalways helps. The following preparationneeds to be done to ensurethat your show day runssmooth and is less stressful. It is a good idea to make surethat your horse is worked thisday at some point, preferablybefore bathing. Once worked, touch up on anypast trimming. Once touch uptrimming has been done, bathyour horse. Shampoo yourhorse’s coat and its mane andtail and do not put conditionerin the mane as this will makeit hard for plating. This is also a good time towash any false tails if need be.A little trick to make yourhorse’s coat look immaculate ismix some QV oil with warmwater and pour over yourhorse (but don't forget thequality of a horse’s coat comesfrom the inside not outside).When the horse has beenbathed, allow the mane to dryand then your horse is readyto be plated. Once your horse has beenplaited, it is good to put amane stay or tight fitting hoodover the plaits as this will helpto flatten them over night. When your horse’s legs arecompletely dry another littletrick that can be used to giveyour horse the whitest socks isto mix baby powder and water

into a paste and then rub onwhite socks and allow to dryover night whilst bandaged. The day of the show just brushoff the baby powder. As soon as the horse has hadits beauty pamper, you need toget yourself ready. Think about clothing, hairaccessories, helmets, whips,horses make-up, human make-up, saddles, bridles, numbnas,browbands and/or anythingelse you might need. The day before the show youalso need to clean your showgear, make sure that your sad-dle is polished and stirrupscleaned. Your bridle bit shouldbe spotless and browbandsparkling. Ensure that everything ispacked away in the float andpray that your horse doesn'tsleep on a poo pillow.Step Four: Day of the showWhen it comes to presentingyour horse for a show youhave to take everything intoconsideration. The ultimate goal when itcomes to showing a horse isgaining the attention of thejudge. As soon as you get your horse

off the float at the show, takethe boots off and start blackingthe hooves. If your horse has any whitesocks, brush off the baby pow-der and get a permanentmarker and go around the topof the sock to even out patch-es. White chalk can then beapplied to missed areas on thesocks. Once the hooves and sockshave been done, you need tograb a half sponge with someranvensoil and highlight thefront of the horse’s legs and onthe hind legs up the back ofthe leg. Once the legs have been com-pleted fully, you can thenmove onto your horse’s tail. If it needs to be braided or afalse tail needs to be put in.Then most importantly sprayand final brush.

You then need to move ontoyour checkers and sharksteeth. Grab a bucket, waterspray, a small round brush anda cut nit comb. With your nit comb draw aline in the middle of thehorse’s back so that it lines upwith the top of the tail. Draw another line underneaththe middle line so you knowhow long the checkers shouldbe. Then start drawing yourcheckers on your horse liningthem up with a base line eachtime. Your sharks teeth should startright from the flank on thehorse and all it is , is drawingcrosses on the side of yourhorse.When you have finished thecheckers and sharks teeth youmove onto the make-up.

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From page 15Start by getting some chalk andputting baby oil on the endthen outline your horse’s eyes(as shown in the picture above)and simply color in with thechalk. When applying chalk to thehorse's mouth area go a littlebit higher around the veryfront. Whatever you do justmake sure that it blends inwith your horse’s natural look.You then need to get someclear cover and rub over thechalk for the shiny look. If your horse has a blaze or astar, you can get white cover

paste and a toothbrush andadd on to your horse’s whitemarkings to make perfect. Even if your horse doesn't haveany white markings on the faceand you would like to test itout, start at the swirl on theirface and follow the hairaround. Step Five: Hopefully berewarded for your efforts!A lot of time is devoted toworking on your horses perfor-mance in the ring. This can be taken away soquickly by having poor presen-tation. So remember the five steps asthey will guide you from showto show and hopefully fromwin to win!

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To get the best results the maneshould be thoroughly washedand conditioned and the manepulled to about 8cm long andstill damp. ( Keep mane damp withspray bottle)

Step 1. Divide into sections 3.5cm apart, hold back the rest ofthe mane with a comb or clipand plait right down to the endand secure with a rubber band.

Step2. Using a darning needleand cotton the same colour asthe mane sew into the end ofthe mane then fold the plait inhalf then in half again and sewthrough plait to secure

Step 3. When all plaits are fin-ished and securely sewn give afinal spray with hair spray andput on a clean satin lined hoodor skinny hood to protect plaitsand keep them neat and cleanready for the show.

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This discussion is one in a series onthe training of the lateral exercises. If you have just commenced read-ing this article, I would suggestaccessing previous articles whichare readily accessible on the HorseReport website atwww.horsereport.com.

These same articles will be avail-able on my websitewww.freewebs.com/downeseques-trianservices within the next fourweeks. In the last issue I discussed theintroduction of the lateral exercises. The first of these exercises was turnon the forehand. Although theturn on the forehand is not a com-petition movement it serves a cru-cial role for introducing horse andrider to the concept of using theinside leg into the outside rein. This exercise is an important pre-cursor exercise to all other move-ments executed in dressage as itteaches the horse to move awayfrom the inside (driving) leg intothe outside rein. Not only are all lateral exercisespredicated on this concept butmore importantly it allows therider to rebalance the horse byengaging the horse's inside hindleg. This rebalancing is also called thehalf halt or parade. I will leave the

discussion of half halt/parade for afuture article but keep in mindthese exercises or tools are beingintroduced to improve the paces ofthe horse and subsequent commu-nication between horse and rider.Once the turn on the forehand canbe executed easily on both reins inan open arena horse and rider willbe ready to move on to the next lat-eral exercise which is leg yielding. Leg yielding is a competitionmovement which can be executedin trot on the diagonal. To make it easier for both horseand rider to acquire these newskills, my suggestion is to practicethis movement in walk until youfeel proficient before trying in trot. Leg yielding is commonly per-formed in one of three ways:1.down the long side of the arena(nose to wall/haunches in)2.across the diagonal, or, 3.on a circleIn this article we will concentrateon leg yielding in nose to walldown the long side of the arena.Nose to wall is the easiest lateralexercise to train as the wall willhelp to control the paces and makeup for lack of outside rein. We will commence nose to wallaway from the inside left leg to theoutside right rein, in walk, bygoing large around the arena onthe right rein or clockwise. Proceed through the corner before

the long side of the arena ensuringthe horse is bent around the rider'sright leg . As you reach the long side straight-en the horse. Place your newinside or left leg on the girth, andblock with your outside right reinwhilst maintaining a slight flexionto the left. This will cause the horse to swingits hindquarters towards the centreof the arena . Proceed down the long side forseveral steps. If you find this exer-cise initially confusing and difficultto execute, straighten the horse,take a few deep breaths and recom-mence the exercise. When you are able to execute thisexercise easily, increase the num-ber of steps until you are able to dothe whole long side of the arena. At the end of the long side straight-en the horse and ride the corner incorrect bend and flexion. On the short side of the arena allowthe horse to relax by surrenderingyour reins while maintaining activ-ity in the walk.

I would normally repeat this exer-cise a number of times on bothreins. Once I feel the horse understandsthe exercise and is executing it withease I then move on to the next legyielding exercise which is acrossthe diagonal of the arena. This movement initially is best exe-cuted from the quarter or centreline to the long side of the arena. Turn the horse down the centre lineof the arena and proceed straightfor a few metres. Once you havethe horse straight and waiting foryou flex the horse slightly awayfrom the direction of travel. Drive the horse towards the longside of the arena being careful toensure the horse is as straight aspossible and its hindquarters arenot trailing while utilising theinside leg to outside rein aid con-cept at all times. Points to be aware of* In leg yielding the horse is alwaysflexed and bent away from thedirection of travel* Keep the horse as straight as pos-sible while maintaining flexion andbend* Overuse of the inside rein is thebiggest cause of failure to executethe leg yield correctly. This actionwill result in your horse being over

flexed and going through the out-side shoulder in the direction oftravel * Alternatively if you feel the horseis not moving away from your leguse more leg and not more insiderein. If your horse ignores your leguse a more forceful aid such asyour spur or whip* Try to excite the inside hind leg.We want the horse to cross andshow some expression as this willhelp create engagement* Once the exercise can be donewith ease in walk try it in trot* If trying for nose to wall in trot,try for less angle as too much anglecauses loss of the outside shoulderand you will lose the engagementyou are trying to create* There is currently some consider-able confusion in the naming of theleg yielding exercises. When ahorse is bent and flexed to the leftand travelling to the right, this iscalled leg yield left due to the waythe horse is flexed. HoweverEquestrian Australia recentlyadopted the United States DressageFederation tests and have namedthe lateral exercises after the direc-tion of travel not flexion unlike theAustralian and EuropeanFederations. Leg yielding is not only a greatexercise to improve the horse's sup-pleness and engagement but it isalso a way to improve the rider'ssense of timing, coordination andriding skills. By synchronising thetiming of the driving aid of therider's leg when the inside hind legof the horse is in the air, this willassist in adding expression to themovement. One of the results ofthe leg yield is the horse shouldnow begin to carry himself on thebit due to the engagement of theinside hind leg. It is most impor-tant to remember the roundness ofthe horse comes from ensuringflexion/bend, controlling the paceswithin the movement and not fromthe overuse of reins or harsh bis. If you require any clarification onthe above comments, don't hesitatein contacting me on (07) 5498 3807,0429 486 734 or alternatively viaemail on [email protected]. I will discuss additional lateralexercises in the next issue of theHorse Report.

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COLOURAMA 2011The 2011Colourama Spectacular will be held at Gatton showgrounds fromFriday, September 16 to Sunday, September 18. The Colourama is now thelargest coloured and dilute horse show in the country and this year willhave a Palouse feature. Working with the Palouse Association enables theirchampionships show to run during Colourama, meaning Palouse poniescan do both their show and Colourama on the same day. It will be a greatweekend with many state and national champions of all breeds turningup to compete.There will be some of Australia’s top trainers at the event and their aresure to be some first time showies as well. There are hundreds of classes,Scores of Champions, Grand Champions, Supreme Champions, 18Garlands, Open Halter Futurities, Best Yearling Exhibit., Supreme LedGelding of Show, Supreme Led Exhibit, Supreme Under Saddle.,Dressage,Hacking Western and Hi Point Awards. Put some colour in your weekendand drop in and have a look for further information contact Gail 07 32828858 or email: [email protected] or Tania 0405 056 568email [email protected]

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NATIONAL DILUTE CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Inaugural National OPEN Dilute Championships will be heldat the Sydney International Equestrian Centre on October 1 and2. This promises to be a great event thanks to the wonderfulsponsorship from Konkhes. The event is open to all dilutes thatare registered with a recognised dilute society and will include acompletely separate program for 10.2 hands under and over10.2 hands.The program includes a full halter and mini performance pro-gram for 10.2 hands and under plus a full program for halter, for-mal under saddle, dressage, hacking and western for over 10.2hands.There are dilute sections for Palomino, Buckskin, Dun, Cremelloand Perlino, Silver, Champagne as well as Ancillaries, Appendix,DA Broken coloured dilute.No qualifiers required to enter this event so everyone is wel-come to attend regardless of experience. A show like this hasnever been undertaken before. It is the first truly open DiluteChampionships.Entries close September 9 but late entries will be accepted up toSeptember 23 at double entry fees.For enquiries & programs contact Gail 07 3282 8858 or [email protected] or Jacqui 02 6288 0961 email [email protected]

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The Horse Report What’s HappeningTOP OF THE RANGE ARABIAN SHOWThe Downs Arabian Club Inc. is holding the annual Top of theRange Arabian Event for 2011 over the weekend of October 22and 23 at the Toowoomba Showground. A focus of the event willbe the Youth Feature culminating in Hi Point Youth of the Showalong with a range of amateur classes. A full purebred and deriva-tive halter program including Crabbet and Egyptian Feature eventswill be run as will the very popular the Top of the Range GalaEvent. This year the show coincides with the Riding Pony StateChampionships also being held at Toowoomba Showgrounds onSunday, allowing riding ponies to compete at both shows. Wehave also expanded our dressage program to include elementaryfollowing the success of the dressage program last year. Formore information on the Top of the Range 2011 please contactTracey Keller 0403 837 375 or Richard Sharman 0408 668 326Email: [email protected] or visitwww.downsarabianclub.com

TERRANORA FUN DAY GYMKHANAThe Terranora Lakes Equestrian Club is holding a T-shirt fun dayGymkhana on Saturday, August 20.This is a great day out for riders just starting out or with younghorses to come along and experience some fun events in a friend-ly relaxed environment.All riders and any or capability are welcome and events willinclude Hack class, Rider class, walking and trotting races,bends, Keyhole, Barrels, Diamond flag,Obstacle course, and a

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Margaret Campbell and 'Misere" took out the Central QueenslandHack Champions of Champions.

Thomas Madigan rode "Kolbeach Vogue”to win the Champion Galloway Hack.

Brock Everingham 1st & 2nd place with "Countdown" &"Eagle Street" in the Under 18 yrs Grand Prix.

"Willowcroft Madamoiselle" exhibited by Judy Cowie & GarryLennon winner of the Led Australian Saddle Pony Mare class.

Supreme Led Exhibit of the Rockhampton Show "Brown Royo DarkShadow" exhibited by Marty Hayward from Grand Shire Horse Stud.

Susan Paine and "Braefoot Park Secret Show" awarded the ChampionRising Star Led Horse 2011.

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Champion Newcomer Ridden Large Pony of the Year "Kolbeach WeddingChorus" ridden by Kirsty Harper-Purcell.

Ella Devantier rode "Kolbeach Classic" to win Champion Junior Child Rider.

Angela Kyle rode "Rathowen Storm Warning" to win theGordon Salmond Memorial Grand Champion Hack

Amy Greenhaugh on a lap of honour after winning GrandChampion Rider of the Show.

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Samantha Swaine from Matthew Flinders AnglicanCollege rode `Hanley Park Pratical Magic’

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Anna Macmillan from Glennie riding ‘Le MoulinRouge’ won the Brett Family Trophy for the

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Tom Coggan from Toowoomba PrepSchool & ‘Cashmere Princess’

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Judges Toni Harper-Purcell, Kym Stewart &Kylie Raymont with Katika Lipp from

Glennie riding ‘Absolut Royalty’after winningthe Supreme Champion Hunter

Supreme Champion Hack `Dunlem Royal Obession’ and Tyler Harris from Canterbury

The Glennie team from Toowoomba won the LoretteWigan Trophy for the Highest Aggregate Score.

Terry Ryan riding `Kirkbys Stud Zorro’ OverallHigh Point in the Open Challenge.

Nikki Doogue and her Champion Rising Star ShowHunter Hack ‘Kallidah Regard’ with judges Darren

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Adam Oliver rode `High Fashion’ to win theChampion Newcomer Ridden Large Hack of The

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Alexia Fraser rode `Willowcroft Coco Chanel’ to winChampion Rising Star Galloway.

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Predict the time your mare will foal.

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The foaling predictor kit allows you read the calcium levels, allowing you to predict time of foaling.

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Test from 110 days to 300 days post breeding

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The Horse Report August 2011