In a sand arena, two elite athletes are defying gravity, taking on dizzying heights as lofty as 1.6 metres. James Arkins – at 29, one of Australia’s leading showjumpers – and his magnificent stallion, Eurostar, canter in harmony before sailing over a two-bar spread, the bay’s ears pricked as he contemplates the next obstacle in line. Under Arkins’ steadfast direction, they jump a clear round, poetry in motion.
At just nine years of
