To celebrate the opening of the new Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC), located at Corner Tuckeroo Drive and Beerburrum Road, Caboolture, the Moreton Bay Regional Council have organised a great day of entertainment from 12 noon on Saturday 3 September. Saddle up for a day of activity and fun with the 'Southern Cross Stampede' - a spectacular showcase of trick riding, whip cracking, horse tricks and freestyle dressage, finishing with a great Aussie concert. Be one of the first to kick up the dust at this world-class facility which will host state, national and international competitions, community and corporate events. ...

Sydney International Three Day Event will take over SIEC next week on 8 - 11 September - make sure you don't miss out! Following are details on everything you need to know about attending this fantastic event. ...

2010 marked the bicentenary of racing in Australia. In that time the sport has developed into a $5 billion dollar industry that 'stops the nation'. Australia produces 17 000 foals a season, the second-largest foal crop in the world after the US, and puts 200,000 starters on Australian race tracks every year. ...

William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the new world number one, is on top again, this time at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, where he leads after the first day of Dressage on a mark of 39.7. ...

Australia will face competition from Japan at the Regional Qualifier held at Blenheim Three-Day Event in the United Kingdom on 8-11 September. After a disappointing performance at the 2010 World Equestrian Games where the team did not finish, Australia is required to compete at the regional qualifying event against Japan. South Africa was intending to field a team, however they have withdrawn. New Zealand will make up the third team from the region however they are already qualified, leaving the contest between Japan and Australia. ...

The 2011 Euroa Jumping Classic was held over the weekend and Horsezone was a proud sponsor of the C&D Grade Championship, which was won by James Harvey and Patangas Oberon (pictured). Congratulations James! Organisers were thrilled with the success of the event and are keen to do it again next year. ...

Horsezone is one of the proud sponsors of the Royal Adelaide Show, which kicks off tomorrow and runs from 2 - 10 September. This prestigious show will feature a comprehensive Horses in Action programme with a huge variety of classes. See attached schedule. ...

The host nation scooped team and individual gold at the FEI Balkan Endurance Championships 2011 staged at Koprivshtitsa in Bulgaria last weekend. The Bulgarian side were the only finishers in the three-nation team contest, while Miroslav Borshosh produced an impressive and well-judged performance with his Arab gelding, Munir B, to emphatically claim the individual title. ...

Sally Formosa, owner of Tommy the pony stolen from Mulgoa, has just advised us that he's been found!!! Great news!

Are you searching for low cost, high fun entertainment for your horse-mad children these school holidays? Then look no further than the Christensen's Cutting Clinic for Kids! With the current high cost of competing in the sport of Cutting meaning that many people simply can't afford to attend clinics, let alone competitions, Mt Stanley, Queensland residents and keen Cutting competitors Sarah and James Christensen, decided to do something about it! ...