If you're keen to buy a race horse now is definitely the time! In a major boost for buyers of yearlings, Inglis is delighted to launch the new $2.4 million Inglis Triple Crown Bonus for two and three-year-olds. The new Inglis Triple Crown Bonus takes the total prizepool on offer across the Inglis Race Series to $5 million for yearlings sold in 2012....

Edwina Tops-Alexander has added a new horse to her talented stable. Tops-Alexander has purchased Titus, previously ridden by Guy Williams (GBR). The 12 year old gelding carried Williams to a team bronze medal at last year's European championships and will make a great back-up horse to Edwina's current top mounts Cevo Itot du Chateau and Vleut. ...

Back pain in the horse, said Kent Allen, DVM, "is one of the last great frontiers", reports TheHorse.com. During a Table Topics discussion at the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held 18-22 November in San Antonio, Texas, Allen, owner and practitioner at Virginia Equine Imaging near Middleburg, called back pain a condition that is "underdiagnosed in the performance horse."...

Ali Bannister was an extremely important person on the set of Steven Spielberg's wonderful movie, War Horse - Ali's job title on the film was “Equine Artistic Advisor”. The Equine Artistic Director was vital to the success of the film as the horses had to look like they were in a war, or a rainstorm, and all the Joeys had to look just exactly like Joey was described originally in the book version of War Horse - a bright bay with four white socks and a white cross-shaped star! ...

Top New Zealand equestrienne Jody Hartstone has bought herself a Christmas present... but it didn't fit under any tree in Raglan! Hartstone has a new horse waiting for her in the United Kingdom – Wunders-Tag, which fittingly translates to Wonderful Day. “I’ve been looking for a new prospect for a while now to replace Whisper, and couldn’t believe my luck when I saw this one.” UK-based New Zealand photographer Jan Milne helped her find the 16.3 hh chestnut Hanoverian gelding, who shares the same Weltmeyer bloodline as Whisper. It was through world-class dressage rider Carl Hester that the introduction was made. ...

Gatehouse Helmets expertise has been at the forefront of development over the years, producing riding headwear that is non-bulky, lightweight, comfortable and competitively priced. Your safety is their priority. They have pioneered some major changes in headwear safety in recent years and are proud to be recognised by the British Standards Institute for consistency and high levels of test results. The riding helmet range includes the HS1 jockey skull which is the only helmet in the UK to pass both British Standard Institute tests as well as Snell E2001. Snell E2001 is the highest manufactured equestrian safety standard in the world and includes a test that simulates a rider falling into a fence rail, or having a secondary hit by a horse’s hoof....

Young New Zealand showjumper, Lily Tootill, will be making her way to Hong Kong today to compete in the FEI Children’s Final. The 14 year old from Auckland will compete against another top 15 riders from around the globe who have qualified from their various regions. ...

Pedigree updates are flowing in ahead the 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale , which begins in a fortnight on Sunday 22 January. Classic will be held at Newmarket over three days from January 22-24. Since the catalogue went to print, no less than 40 yearlings to be offered at Classic have had siblings win. ...

A man is in critical condition after his 17 year old former race horse tragically died of a heart attack and collapsed on him, while he was riding on a beach at Killarney, Victoria, on Saturday. The 63 year old man, who is an experienced rider, suffered a severe fracture to his pelvis and internal bleeding. When the accident happened, he was taking part in the Dunolly Horse Activity Club's annual Christmas ride. The club is part of the Australian Trail Horse Riders Association. ...

Nominations for the 2012 PagePlay Equestrian Social Media Awards closed on the 24 December. Equestrian businesses, personalities, charities and brands in the world of social media who made it through to the finals will be available in mid January. ...