Australian Performance Horse Magazine
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July - August 2023
Australian Performance Horse Magazine
Unique in the horse industry, covering a wide selection of equine disciplines.
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine3 min readRingers Western Gold Buckle Campdraft ChampionshipThe Ringers Western Gold Buckle Campdraft Championship 2023 has proved to be Willinga Park’s biggest and most successful year. With over 350 riders and 500 horses competing over 1,200 runs across the four days. Competitors included some of campdraft
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine7 min readEquine De-wormingThere are a lot of different (and outdated) practices and theories about how to de-worm your horse. Internal parasites = a significant threat to the health of horses. They can cause extensive internal damage without you even realizing your animals ar
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine1 min readFrom the EditorsWelcome to the July-August 2023 Issue of Australian Performance Horse Magazine. Winter has well and truly set in here in the Snowy Mountains, and local events have wrapped up for the season. Breeding Season will be upon us in the blink of an eye with
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine4 min readMaking Your Dollars CountThere is a lot of talk about the cost of living these days. Of course for horse people, we not only have to consider what it costs us humans to live, but also what it is costing us to keep our horses. But not everything about horses needs to be expen
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine3 min readMid Western Working Horse Association (MWWHA) ACEN Australia Stubbo Solar Reined Cow HorseOn the 28-30th of April 2023 Mid Western Working Horse Association held the ACEN Australia Stubbo Solar Reined Cow Horse competition. Despite the difficult weather conditions, this small but enthusiastic and cohesive club hosted a full program of Cow
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine5 min readRiding the Pattern WESTERN HORSEMANSHIPIn a Western Horsemanship Pattern a Judge will assess your position on your horse, as you perform a series of maneuvers in a pattern set by the Judge. Western Horsemanship is also based and judged on each of those maneuvers, and how well you perform
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine8 min readA quick word on … WESTERN SADDLES, BRIDLES & EQUIPMENT for Western Performance Show ClassesIf you’re just beginning in Western Performance classes, and you’re looking to purchase the correct tack and gear to get you started, remember to take it one step at a time and not rush into anything. Take time to educate yourself on what you’ll need
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine6 min readMEU State Lodge Blackwater RodeoOn a fine April morning, before the weather turned cool the Novice Horse Barrel Race competitors assembled to complete their event prior to the commencement of the 2023 Blackwater Rodeo. For many years the May Day long weekend has been an important e
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine6 min readComet Sporting and Agricultural Show Society Annual ShowLike many small communities Comet in Central Queensland is home to a group of people who ‘get things done’. Volunteers who are active in the community are possibly overrepresented by population, and seem to unhesitatingly become involved in whatever
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine5 min read2023 NCHA 4CYTE FUTURITY A Great Two Weeks of Cutting at AELEC! 2023 NCHA 4CYTE OPEN FUTURITY CHAMPIONSKnown at home as Tuff, Yulgilbar Magic Stevie is by the top sire Stevie Rey Von out of the good mare, Spins Gypsy Queen. Tracey, a talented Graphic Designer, who runs PEEK Graphics and is the editor of both, the AQHA magazine and the NCHA Cutting Cha
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine2 min readBarraba’s Bronc Busting BallBarraba, another returning event on the Xtreme Broncs calendar saw a mix of old and new faces and it was great to see some fresh new talent traveling and supporting these events. 27 cowboys paid their fees to take on some of the best buckjumpers in t
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine2 min readCorryong Man from Snowy River FestivalWell, what a night of action-packed entertainment this turned out to be. It was safe to say the atmosphere was electric, the broncs were on fire and the cowboys were pumped and stepped it up to match them. Some of this season’s best rides were witnes
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine4 min readLiverpool Plains Barrel RacingLiverpool Plains Barrel Racing Club was established in June 2022, to provide a safe, friendly and affordable environment for equine enthusiasts. LPBR conduct Barrel Racing jackpots monthly, in Quirindi, NSW. The club is affiliated with the Australian
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine2 min readTumut Blondie ChallengeThe annual Tumut Ray White Blondie Challenge of which is now in its 3rd year of running with Xtreme Broncs Australia and now an affiliate of the APRA Australia’s leading Rodeo association saw an event to be watched. Good entries along with great buck
- Australian Performance Horse Magazine1 min readCisco And Smiley Jo’s Kids ClubCannon Bone Cheek Chestnut Coronet Crest Dock Forehead Forelock Frog Frog Hock Mouth Poll Quarters Shoulder Wither Send us your best jokes to be published in Joke Corner! What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer. What did the farmer call the co