Congratulations to the finalists in the EQUITANA Melbourne Innovation Awards. We received a large amount of entries across both sections and the quality was very high. Keep an eye out on facebook as we interview and share videos on our finalists.

On Friday our winner / runner up will be notified to attend the Awards Presentation Night at 6.30pm Saturday Night...

This year brings an exciting all-new 2018 McDowells Brumby Challenge to EQUITANA Melbourne. We look behind the scenes and have a chat with Colleen O’Brien, the woman who has driven an awareness and passion for Australia’s wild horses that has seen more than 500 Brumbies saved since 2007.

Colleen

It started with a love of horses and has grown into a lifestyle. Colleen O’Brien is a volunteer – albeit one who has spent nearly every day of the past 11 years helping Brumbies...

Australian showjumping heads to a whole new level this week with EQUITANA Melbourne offering a $130,000 prize purse for Friday afternoon’s Grand Prix.

Forty-four combinations from across Australasia are heading to the Melbourne Showgrounds chasing the highest prize money offered in Australia.

Showjumping director Kevin Hansen is looking forward to seeing just who will come out top dog in a star-studded field including Tom McDermott, Royal Melbourne World Cup winner Jasmine Dennison, Aquis Grand Prix victor Merrick Ubank, Kiwi Kate Laurie, five-time Australian champion Chris Chugg, top competitors Clem Smith and David Cameron, World Games representative Billy Raymont, Brook Dobbin and so many more...

What do Chris Burton, Megan Jones, Brett Parbery and equestrian power couple Shane and Mattea Davidson all have in common? They are brilliant riders, they are Australian and they can be seen competing in a very distinct grey / orange jacket!