Equestrian Australia (EA) will be working closely with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) to introduce random drug testing at EA sanctioned events throughout Australia. EA urges all Riders, Stable staff and Owners involved in Equestrian sport to diligently study and observe anti-doping guidelines as set out by ASADA and the FEI, as well as the Equestrian Australia Anti-Doping policy which can all be found here…
ACT Forests have all but completed their work on making the Zoo Pines horse friendly. Marty Bennet has been out there with his bobcat making the bike track crossings slower and safer. He has cleared low branches from pine trees at intersections to make sure both cyclists and horse riders have a clear line of sight. There are now no cycle tracks leading directly onto…
ACTEA affiliate Pegasus is expanding and needs the right person to manage, coordinate and promote their horse facilitated therapy programs. If you: – are a mature individual who likes people, – have the required RDA Coach accreditation or equine accreditation that can be fast-tracked to a RDA Level 1 Coach, and – are progressive and innovative you would love the role of Program Manager at…
Huon will close the current Cotter Road crossing arrangements the weekend of 23 September. They propose to move weekday horse riders back to the underpass full time from Tuesday (26 September). The underpass be open and clear of workers on the weekend but there will have to be special arrangements during working hours during the week. There will be a lot of very noisy work…
Time to Spring clean the tack shed! Pegasus Riding for the Disabled ACT is holding their annual Tack n Treasure Day on Saturday October 28. All details on their poster.poster All funds go to supporting Pegasus’ programs working with the disabled.
As of today we have a new configuration for the equestrian crossing of the Cotter Road to the Equestrian Park entrance. This has been caused by the progress with building the Curtin Great Sound Wall! Huon now propose to bring horses along a dirt path in front of the sound wall to the actual crossing point controlled by the lollipop persons. There is the dirt…
Although there has been a start on the new bridle trail in the Zoo Pines it has all come to a halt because the main worker has been deployed to Canada to fight forest fires. Marty Bennett has marked out the bridle trail and made a good start on high pruning around mountain bike track crossings with the roads. This will mean a delay of…
Stromlo Forest Park have updated all their maps, including 3 maps of potential loop rides on the marked equestrian trails. You can download the Park Map and the 3 loop maps from the SFP website at http://www.stromloforestpark.com.au/maps. SFP management will soon be commencing repair and upgrade of many of their fire/equestrian trails on the eastern side of the mountain and a few sections in west…
The new walking and cycling track from the Himalayan Pines to the Cork Oaks will be opened this Saturday. The Arboretum has lowered the cross bars on the cavaletti to a height of 30cm. They have still not moved the old BNT sign or installed their new horse crossing signs so do not follow the existing sign which is in the path of the in…
It pays to persevere. Huon (with a little bit of pressure) has come to the party with a proposal to maintain equestrian access to the Park. On Monday 21 August the Cotter Road traffic will switch from the old road onto the new road. Huon will then start demolishing the old bridge over Yarralumla Creek. This should take 3 weeks. As that happens the following…
