EQUITANA Melbourne is Galloping into Town so get Your Tickets While You Can!

With only 11 weeks till EQUITANA opens, the excitement is building and tickets are going fast. The amazing clinics only have limited seating left and the evening programs are so fantastic, you won't want to miss seeing the pinnacle of your favourite competition, combined with great entertainment!

Horsezone is excited about having a stand (#216) at EQUITANA in the Grand Hall, so be sure to pop in and say 'hi' to our team. We will be providing great coverage of EQUITANA across all events again this year. See Horsezone EQUITANA 2011 Coverage.

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BE PART OF ONE OF THE SPECIALIST EDUCATION CLINICS

YOU have the chance to be a part of one of our specialist education clinics! Nominations are open to apply for the Dressage Clinic with Kyra Kyrklund, the Eventing Masterclass with Mary King and the Behavioural Clinic with Josh Lyons & Richard Winters. They are only open til Monday 14 September, so don't miss out on this rare opportunity to be a part of a wonderful opportunity.

 

AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE HORSEMANSHIP CHALLENGE WOWS OVERSEAS VIEWERS

EQUITANA attendees since its inception in 2005, it now seems that British and European audiences have also fallen under its spell. Horse Rush TV, who produced the TWOTH 2010 DVD, took the footage to the UK's popular "Horse and Country TV" producers and they immediately snapped it up for broadcast. TWOTH 2010 aired at the end of March this year and we recently received reports on its popularity. Horse and Country TV advised that it was the number one rated show in the UK, Netherlands, France, Ireland and Malta, as well as on the Sky Cable Network, reaching 12 million viewers! TWOTH is the only Australian show airing on the largest horse network in Europe and Horse and Country TV is looking forward to airing the 2011 and future challenges. What a great way to showcase Australian Horsemanship to the world!!

 

EQUINE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

The two hour Showcase on Sunday 18 November is pure equine entertainment, with the best riding and horsemanship displayed in acts that will have you holding your breath! The showcase is designed for the whole family to enjoy and there is a special family pass that makes it a very affordable day out. There will be an exciting "ride off" when international star presenters, Josh Lyons, Mary King, Ali Al Ameri and Richard Winters meet Aussie riders in "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better"! The showcase also features skilled carriage driving with large and small rigs performing intricate patterns, an amazing Dressage quadrille, bush comedy, dare-devil Roman riding, beautiful liberty horses performing with world class musician, a trick riding quadrille that will leave you gasping and a reining Pa de Deux by that is truly unbelievable.

 

THE EQUITANA APP IS COMING!

FREE to your iPhone or Android/Smartphone! It'll make planning your days at EQTUIANA Melbourne easy!

Mark your diaries - available late October 2012!

 

THE STORY BEHIND THE GRAND PAVILION STAND NAMES

Each year in planning our event we discuss the naming of the stands in the Grand Pavilion Indoor arena. Being an Olympic year the EQUITANA team decided that we should get into the spirit and chose names for the indoor arena stands that are relevant to some of the memorable horses that have helped Australia win gold. After lots of research, we could not go past the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics story of courage and determination, where despite great odds, our Australian Eventing team gained a place of honour in the equine history books. Australia's team for the Rome games was made up of Brian Crago & Sabre, Laurie Morgan & Salad Days, Bill Roycroft & Our Solo and Neale Lavis with Mirrabooka

 

YOUTH FORUM – MEET YOUR FAVOURITE EQUESTRIAN AMBASSADORS

EQUITANA Melbourne is proud to host the specialist 'Interactive Youth Forum' for dedicated young riders and their families. This family friendly event will provide young riders with the unique opportunity to meet some of Australia's elite equestrian heroes, from a range of equine disciplines and backgrounds. The 2012 Youth Forum will give YOU the chance to ask the questions, face to face with some of our country's favourite equestrian ambassadors! A superb line-up of Aussie sporting super stars - including Megan Jones (Eventing), Stephanie Spencer (Dressage) Sharon Jarvis (Para Equestrian Dressage) and Shaun Saunders (Reining) - will share their stories on how they started out in riding and where their passion for their sport has taken them. HorseWyse Magazine's very own Pony Princess Michelle O'Neill will be there too, with some terrific tips for teaching young riders and buying your first horse.

Quick Links

• Find out more about all of the above and book your tickets now at www.equitana.com.au