Jodie Smith is a Charles Sturt University Master's Research student looking to increase participation in her online survey, which is researching the distribution of asymmetric locomotory responses in horses under saddle. "What we are researching," says Jodie, "is the effect of our horse's natural motor bias and our motor bias when in partnership. The aim is the explore the relationship between the motor preferences and to see if we are inadvertently training a motor bias into our horses....

We are all united through the devastating effects of cancer. The truth is, it affects one in two Australians by the age of 85 and is the leading cause of death in Australia. The cost of cancer on our health system is a huge one; it takes approximately $85 Billion a year to treat and care for sufferers. Cancer takes too many of our loved ones from us. Improvements in care and treatment are needed urgently and the Horse Ride for Cancer aims to support this by raising $1 Million for the Cancer Council, by riding 2545 kilometers on horseback across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland....

The world’s top riders arrive in Hamburg this week for the third leg of the Global Champions Tour 2012 with €285,000 at stake in the hotly-contested Grand Prix. The highest ranked riders on the international scene (listed below) and the richest prize money in the sport of show jumping set the stage for a thrilling four days of competition as part of the GCT season, the world’s premier show jumping circuit....

The bid for Olympic selection for Australia's elite dressage riders was underway earlier this month, with the first of the Nomination events at Mannheim CDI in Germany. Rain storms and cold weather didn’t dampen the mood among the Aussies who pulled out all stops to impress selectors who were onsite. Lyndal Oatley (pictured) has put together this video of the Aussie competitors - we love the choice of music! ...

In his Stetson and red neckerchief he could be mistaken for just another American tourist on the streets of Windsor hoping for a glimpse of the Queen. But unlike the other sightseers, Monty Roberts is here at Her Majesty’s personal invitation, having served as a trusted adviser on her beloved horses and corgis for the past 23 years....

Australia’s top Para-Equestrian riders were put through their paces at the fourth and final Para-Equestrian nomination event in Sydney this weekend. With a position on the four member Paralympic Games team on the line, riders were in top form with many recording personal bests in an effort to impress selectors....

Royal Ascot awaits Australia’s mighty mare Black Caviar, which celebrated her 21st straight win in style today when victorious in the $500,000 Group 1 SAJC The Goodwood (1,200m) at Morphettville in Adelaide. 30,000 fans travelled from all over South Australia to farewell the country’s unbeaten superstar and the world’s best sprinter (pictured) did not fail to deliver, ...

The first phase of the Olympic Games selection process for Australian Jumping combinations has entered its second week. A further four riders were given their first chance to impress national selectors overnight at the Linz CSIO4* Nations Cup event in Austria. Last weekend, six combinations were assessed at the Lummen CSIO4* in Belgium. ...

The FEI today launches the FEI Awards 2012 and invites the international equestrian community to contribute to this annual celebration of outstanding talent. For the fourth consecutive year, the search is on for five individuals who have demonstrated remarkable ability and commitment in the following categories:...

In a super-tight fight to the finish, the Belgian team came out on top at the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series in La Baule, France this afternoon. It took three tough rounds of jumping to decide the result however, as The Netherlands chased them all the way to a third-round jump-off in which Gregory Wathelet clinched it with his new ride, the 10 year old mare Euphony Cadjanine Z....