Sydney CDI Media Officer, Scott Pollock, continues his chat with Ricky MacMillan. Like all FEI competitions, the judges for the 2011 Sydney CDI 3* will be able to use half marks. From the 1 January, 2011, judges can also give scores of 0.5 to 9.5. Australian Olympian and 4* International judge, Ricky MacMillan said, “This innovation allows judges to refine their judging further and be more precise....

Despite the inclement weather there were plenty of stars to be seen on the first day of PSI Dressage & Jumping with the Stars, both equine and human! A number of lovely horses captured the attention of judges and spectators in both the dressage and jumping classes. Interstate riders dominated the first rounds of both the PSI AYDH 4yo Material Championship and the PSI AYDH 5yo Championship. South Australian young rider John Thompson riding Hollands Bend Santara was a clear winner in the 4yo class, ahead of Western Australia’s Deon Stokes with Lord Lamarque, and NSW’s Danielle Dierks and Sugarloaf Sirhara. ...

At 3.15pm on Sunday, 3 April at Inglis Newmarket, there will be an auction of a stunning portrait of Makybe Diva (original oil on linen painting, 78 x 26 inches - pictured left), plus a Comission of your choice by the Artist. There will also be a parading of Makybe Diva's three-quarter sister, by Redoute's Choice, prior to the auction....

The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, hosted in the Duke of Beaufort's Gloucestershire Park will be held during the Easter weekend for the first time in over 20 years. Awarded...

Ricky MacMillan is well known to the Australian dressage community and still holds a Sydney CDI record score for the 2004 Grand Prix Freestyle. After spending more than 25 years as a national judge and having a career as a rider that took her to two Olympic Games and two World Championships, Ricky became a 3* accredited judge in 2008 after completing a formal examination in Spain. ...

There seems to be a growing number of horses happily getting around the USA with the help of a prosthetic leg! They appear to be pain free and most are able to enjoy relatively normal movement. There's Molly the pony who managed to survive Hurricane Katrina, but was then attacked by a pitbull, which resulted in the loss of a foreleg...

Alvaro De Miranda Neto (BRA) riding former Australian Olympic Team horse AD Ashleigh Drossel Dan, were the winners of the Global Champions Tour of Qatar. 18 heavyweight show jumping rivals progressed to the second round of the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix with only three jumping double clear....

Equestrian Australia is seeking your suggestions for a slogan for their London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic campaign. EA are running a competition on facebook so put your thinking caps on and log on!...

The FEI Bureau has approved a revised points system for the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011 series. The new system, which takes on board recommendations from event organisers involved in the series, has now been brought in line with other rankings and standings in Eventing....

Excitement is building for this year’s PSI Dressage & Jumping with the Stars which starts on Thursday and continues through until Saturday evening at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre. Almost 300 horses are competing, from all states of Australia. ...