Welcome to the July issue of Equestrian Life magazine!

With the FEI World Championships drawing nearer, we meet some new faces who have leapt into contention for possible team selection — including Melbourne International Three-Day Event winners Shenae Lowings and Bold Venture, and the rising Grand Prix combination of Warwick McLean and Hendrix 11. The countdown to Herning and Pratoni del Vivaro is very much on, and of course Heath Ryan is here to deliver the latest on that front.

Still at the elite end of the sport, Kristy Oatley shares with us the story behind her recently retired star, Du Soleil, and we also head to Chedington Equestrian in Dorset where Chris and Bek Burton have helped develop a facility designed to bring out the best. In the world of western sports, Tamworth has just hosted the richest indoor performance horse event in the southern hemisphere — and we’ve analysed the action in a fast-paced report from the 2022 NCHA 4CYTE Futurity Legends show.

In addition, Roger Fitzhardinge catches up with mindset coach Tanja Mitton, and we also meet Equine Assisted Learning practitioner Tanya McDermott, who’s giving off the track horses a very different — yet meaningful — life after racing.

On the training front, Kerry Mack talks us through how to get our horses on the bit, Roger Fitzhardinge unpacks the extended paces, and Michael Baker demystifies the meaning of ‘straightness’. Our health pages cover the ways you can start preparing for spring, while our resident vet gives her advice on what constitutes a true equine emergency.

Finally, Suzy Jarratt has your winter movie list sorted — this month going behind the scenes of a 90s favourite, ‘The Horse Whisperer’.

Happy reading!

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