Healing comes naturally: A practising equine herbalist for 25 years, VICTORIA FERGUSON has been instrumental in the healing of many injured and sick horses – but few needed her help quite as badly as Aussie Bob. Victoria Ferguson nearly didn’t answer her phone when it rang one afternoon in June. It was, after all, a …
Delivering Dreams Scholarship November / December 2020 Edition With Fiona Todd It’s nearly that time again! Christmas looms and after a dreadful 2020, we hope 2021 is a huge improvement for us all. To see the year out, we’ve brought you a bumper issue of HorseVibes, jam packed with everything you love: informative articles, inspiring …
Defiance Dressage: After travelling the globe Dr Clarissa Brown-Douglas now calls Bendigo home. It’s where she’s settled with her husband, two children and a horse called Pi. Dr Clarissa Brown-Douglas, originally from Wellington in New Zealand, has ridden all her life. As a child, she was fortunate to have parents who were happy to drive …
Endurance for the long haul: Endurance riding is the odyssey among equestrian sports. No other discipline requires a horse and rider to traverse such varied terrain and travel such great distances as this one, writes CHRISTINE ARMISHAW. In the sport of endurance riding, horse soundness, fitness and overall health are of utmost importance. Added …
The tough keep going: For Phoebe Roche, life has had challenges, but her tenacity and courage have earned this young rider a considerable degree of success, writes AMANDA MAC. Phoebe Roche is Grade IV FEI Para Rider. Look her up on the FEI website and you’ll find that since 2015, she’s been a successful …
Lunging: It’s a circular question Pt. 2 In Part Two of this three-part series, resident columnist CHARLIE BRISTER goes deeper still on the subject of circles and how to perfect them. I’m hoping that you made it at least halfway around the circle after reading Brister’s Brief in the September/October issue of HorseVibes! …
It’s a busy life: Having horses in your blood doesn’t necessarily make equestrian success a foregone conclusion. Without single-minded focus and sheer hard work there are never any guarantees, writes AMANDA MAC. I’m talking to champion showjumper Olivia Hamood. It’s late afternoon and she’s just finished riding for the day – not that that …
Delivering dreams on the double: The quality of applications in this round of the Delivering Dreams Scholarship was nothing short of amazing! But we can now introduce you to not one, but two recipients! When one life-changing scholarship meets two equally deserving recipients, the magic doubles. For these young equestrians, the Delivering Dreams Scholarship has …
Para horses need pizzaz: When you think about it, a good paralympic dressage horse must have something a little special in their makeup. But what is it? CHRISTINE ARMISHAW investigates. A good horse must have pizzaz. That’s what Paralympian Emma Booth tells me. But finding the perfect horse is no mean feat, especially …
White knuckle ride: Dressage superstar Brett Parbery has ridden life’s roller coaster with remarkable aplomb. But that’s really not such a surprise, because as AMANDA MAC discovered, he’s always up for a challenge. Most of us have experienced tragedies and triumphs in our lives: dark days followed by a turn of the cards that …
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