The July issue of Go Jump magazine is out now! An informative online magazine, Go Jump, caters to the Showjumping industry in Australia and New Zealand, in addition to covering jumping events on a global scale. It is an all digital publication that embraces the digital age....

Further to our report yesterday, Biosecurity Queensland is managing a second confirmed case of Hendra virus at Mt Alford in the Boonah area. Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Rick Symons said one horse at a local property had been sick on 20 June and was euthanased. “A second horse became sick on 1 July and samples from this horse were sent to Biosecurity Queensland for testing,” Dr Symons said. “Test results overnight have confirmed this as a case of Hendra virus infection. “The sick horse was euthanased. There are eight other horses on the property that we are monitoring closely....

A month before nominations close for the FEI Awards 2011, Ros Spearing, founder and director of the London-based Ebony Horse Club, the winner in last year’s Development category, recalls her pleasure in receiving it. The Ebony Horse Club is a charity that has in 15 years enabled more than 300 children living in one of London’s most deprived boroughs to enjoy the benefits of riding and caring for horses. ...

HSBC, in partnership with the FEI, has created a rider armband to identify the current leader in the HSBC Rankings. The red and white armband featuring “HSBC Eventing World Rankings Leader” will be debuted by Mary King (GBR), remaining with her for as long as she stays at the top of the HSBC Rankings. The armband will be passed on if King is overtaken in the rankings....

The eight-leg FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 series reaches the halfway stage when it resumes, after a four-week break, at Falsterbo, Sweden next Friday (8 July), and with The Netherlands holding a solid lead at the top of the league table. Once again this will be a nine-nation contest as the host country is entitled to compete despite being relegated to the Promotional League last season....

New Zealand's most capped Olympians will arrive at the first test event for the 2012 London games in a traditional black cab, complete with silver fern. Double gold Olympic medallist Mark Todd and World Equestrian Championships bronze medallist Andrew Nicholson are competing in the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational which starts on Monday (UK time)....

Authorities have now quarantined four Queensland properties due to two separate hendra virus outbreaks. The latest case in Queensland is at a property in the Boonah area south-west of Brisbane. Biosecurity Queensland says test results overnight confirmed a sick horse at the Mount Alford property had hendra virus. There has also been a confirmed case of hendra in northern New South Wales. Lab tests show a horse on a property at Wollongbar was suffering from the virus when it was put down on Thursday morning....

EQUITANA Sydney tickets are on sale! From 7.00am (AEST) Friday 1st July you can purchase all tickets online. Alternatively you can book over the phone from 9.00am (Please note that you may be placed in a queue when booking over the phone; we recommend to book online - it is quick and easy). So be sure to organise your jam packed equine experience NOW! ...

The Australian Warmblood Horse Association Ltd (AWHA) Queensland Branch in conjunction with Horsezone, is conducting an online stallion service auction of AWHA stallions commencing on 1 July 2011 and concluding 26 August 2011 at 8:00pm EST. ...

If results of last Sunday’s Auction of the Stars is anything to go by, a strengthening in the riding horse market is on the cards. The magnificent Sydney Polo Club was a fitting venue for the quality line-up of horses where traditionally the market at these auctions has been stronger for unbroken stock. This time around, however, saw many a bidding dual for the riding horses - with six lots selling over $20,000 and the highest priced lot fetching $45,000....