September - October 2020

Australian Performance Horse Magazine

Unique in the horse industry, covering a wide selection of equine disciplines.

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From the Editors
Welcome to the 2020 September-October Edition of the Australian Performance Horse Magazine. We hope all our readers are well and are continuing to be safe in the current COVID-19 circumstances. It is great to see training days and small events beginn
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Australian Performance Horse Magazine
EDITORS: James and Tanya O'Ryan LAYOUT / DESIGN: Tanya O'Ryan DISTRIBUTED BY: Integrated Publication Solutions SUBSCRIPTIONS: P: 0264 533477 or M: 0419 251824 www.performancehorsemag.com.au ■
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BEING PREPARED FOR A CLINIC With MICHELLE O'NEILL
Clinics are an awesome investment of your time and money, as not only do you get to spend one or more days working on your horsemanship skills but also watching others work on the same or similar issues. This is doubly beneficial as you get to both f
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Simon Canny – A Horseman Shaped from the Outback
Red dirt, wild brumbies, fat cattle and tough Aussie ringers with knowledge passed down through the generations - the iconic Australian culture of working on a station from the back of a horse is a slowly dissolving pastime. Simon Canny's brilliant h
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Supreme Sales Records Smashed!
Queensland’s largest performance horse sale was brought onto the Auctions Plus online sales platform with resounding success. The sale successfully sold 97 lots, averaging $9286.08. We saw Supreme Sales records smashed in every major category and the
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The Basics of Breeding
Are you contemplating breeding your mare this season? The thought of adding a foal to the family is enticing to many of us. However, the decision to breed a mare involves important considerations and planning, and can sometimes be overwhelming. To si
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Wunderbar Warmbloods
Anna Fullarton started her small, boutique warmblood breeding program in 2011 purchasing a beautiful Sunny Boy mare affectionately known as Holly from a stud in Victoria that was closing due to the owners retiring. Holly was in foal to a popular Euro
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My Mare Is Almost Due To Foal… Now What?
You have been patiently waiting the last 11 months and now it’s getting close to you meeting your little foal. However, this time is crucial and there are some things to think about: Due date: It is important to know when your foal is due, the averag
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Trevor Mason Woodstock Paint Horse Stud
‘My name is Trevor Mason and along with my partner, Janene, we live at Devenish, Victoria. It’s located pretty much in the middle of the triangle between Wangaratta, Benalla and Shepparton. I have 3 adult children, Tammy, Samantha and Cody, with a to
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Kylie Graham & The Mellos From Humble Beginnings
Kylie can’t remember a moment where horses weren’t involved in her life. Horses were used exclusively, for mustering the 130,000 acre property that ran about 5000 breeders. Her passion for the land, horses and cattle were influenced by her parents an
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WELSH HORSE & SADDLE P/L
Troy grew up in Kyogle, Northern NSW, and worked in the horse industry from a young age, mustering for local properties as a kid and horse breaking in his high school years. Home was central to many Campdrafts and Rodeos where Troy competed in both s
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HALLMARK FARM The Prime Movers
As a little girl Lee Ann was told by her parents that the first sentence she ever strung together was ‘I want a pony’. By the age of 6, she was doing riding lessons at ‘Naroo Park’ with Noel and Bev Parker. At 11yo, she had her first pony, Rebel, a b
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Equine Photographers Showcase Capturing our Greatest Moments
Equine Event Coverage, including but not limited to Rodeo, Cutting, Campdraft, Sprint Racing, Barrel Racing, Team Roping and Agricultural Shows. I'm located in Emerald, QLD. When covering an event my aim is to depict the sport and the competitors in
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Meet Skye Liikanen And Joshua Knight From Knights Equestrian
Tell us about your background and how you met? Josh and I met 9 years ago working at the Australian Outback Spectacular on the Gold Coast. Since then we have lived in Western Australia where we worked in a mining town. I was a school teacher and Josh
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Charters Towers Cowboys Campbell Hodson And Liam Davison
Charters Towers cowboys Campbell Hodson and Liam Davison first met at a rodeo school and are now best friends and one of the best team roping combinations in the Australian Professional Rodeo Association. Hodson, 23, is originally from Townsville and
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‘Traffic Control’ in Beginner Rail Classes
If you’re competing at Western shows in Beginner or Novice rail classes, you’re likely to find horses and riders of many types and at many levels of experience. Entering a beginner class can sometimes be likened to the first time you pulled out onto
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Sunrise Cutting Horses
Dawn O’Reilly was born on the Riverina. Her father was a returned RAAF pilot in WW2 who took on a soldier settlement block on the Liverpool Plains which he operated as a wheat farm. Dawn undertook her high school Education at Calrossy girls’ boarding
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ABHA Report
When we sat down to write the last barrel racing report, we were certainly hoping that on the horizon, our world would be transitioning back to semi-normal, a light at the end of the dark tunnel this global pandemic has provided. No, we aren’t back t
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ABHA Capricorn Coast Circuit COVID-19 Comeback
Queensland affiliate, Capricorn Coast Circuit, is one of the few events, back on their feet and running regular events, great news for one of the biggest ABHA clubs in the country. The hardworking committee has run three events so far during their CO
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Events Coming Up
• 5 September – Fernvale QLD, Queen of Hearts Barrel Series, and $500 Classic • 5 September – Tarcutta NSW, Ultimate Barrel Racing • 6 September – Lyndoch SA, Dash 4 Cash • 6 September – Fernvale QLD, Queen of Hearts Barrel Series, and $500 Classic •
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The Power Of Your Breath
Breathing ……it sounds simple right? Breathing is something we are born to do, and perform on a daily basis, in fact we take approx. 20,000 breaths per day. Did you know your breathing can affect how you think, how you feel, how you ride, and how you
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Cisco And Smiley Jo's Kids Club
Congratulations to Chloe Mae Clifford Winner of the May-June Colour In & Win Are you an Australian Performance Horse Kid? Cisco and Smiley Jo would like to hear your horse stories, do you have one you would like to share? Howdy to all the NEW Cisco a

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