Trade Minister Craig Emerson says the increase in foreign ownership of Australian farm land has been negligible. ‘Barely 6%’ is foreign owned and there has been ‘little change in 25 years’. How about Craig trots out the precise figures, so we can draw our own conclusions? Or do his figures only include land sales that […]
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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations & Royal Horses
June 6th, 2012Queen Elizabeth has clearly been a life-long horse fanatic. She appears to love horses of all breeds – the mark of a true horse lover, as distinct from those who favour just one breed or just one type. The sight of the horses from the royal stables included in the Diamond Jubilee Tattoo was a […]
Australia’s live export ban lifted
July 6th, 2011At last some sense has prevailed and Agricultural minister Joe Ludwig announced this evening that the live export ban has been lifted. Cattle that are completely traceable will be allowed to be exported to ‘independently audited’ abattoir facilities. However many regional small businesses will have lost huge amounts of money, many cattle that a month […]
Lorenzo ‘The Flying Frenchman’
September 26th, 2010Like most Australians I can only speak English but I’ve come across a lot of European horselovers via customers and now have Facebook links to quite a few. Their fabulous horse photos do the talking. It’s amazing how many amazingly talented horsemen and women there are – great trainers and trick riders – and it looks like […]
Horsepower with Martin Clunes
September 23rd, 2010Great to see Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly, Doc Martin) doing a lap around the world featuring different types of horses, horse history, horse training etc. Horselover heaven with the ideal host – funny, humble & sensitive. The only pity was that such great material was squeezed into just two episodes – it could have easily been expanded into […]
Plants that poison horses
November 11th, 2009There are a number of native plants that can poison horses in remote areas. Horses born and bred in the area are less likely to have problems with poisonous plants than animals that are new, presumably because old hands are more likely to know what to steer clear of (those that scoffed into it didn’t […]
Horses for Working Livestock – Australia & Overseas
June 11th, 2007The love of horses and good horsemanship crosses worldwide boundaries of language, race, education and income and this admiration dates back thousands of years. A good horse and a good rider are always a mesmerising sight to behold, it doesn’t matter where they are or what they are doing. My own riding skills are sufficient […]