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Horsewyse is for the young and young at heart horse lover. It contains educational articles, fun articles, how to's, young rider profiles, competitions, activities, reader photos, posters and much more!

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The Adventures of Toby and Dotty • We are really excited to have Tori Jeffress as a regular contributor to HorseWyse! Tori is going to be writing about her adventures with Toby the Kelpie and Dotty the mini pony, and sharing with us her training techniques.

For the Love of Brumbies - Part 1 • Australian horse lovers have a very emotional attachment to the Brumby. From Banjo Paterson’s The Man from Snowy River (and the film), Elyne Mitchell’s The Silver Brumby books and the opening of the Sydney Olympics, Brumbies have been a constant feature in Australian heritage. We think of the Brumbies roaming freely in the Snowy Mountains, but in reality there are plans underway to drastically reduce the numbers of Brumbies in the National Parks. The Brumbies need to adapt to a new way of life. It is heartwarming to read stories from the rescue groups who are helping to capture, train and rehome Brumbies, to stories from those individuals who are then adopting the Brumbies and giving them a new job to do. These rescue groups and adopters will ensure that the Brumby will live on in Australia.

7 HORSES FOR 7 CHILDREN Part 2 • The Ayach family from Sydney are on a steep learning curve. In the last issue of HorseWyse we met mum Lina and her seven children Mehdi, 15, Ali, 13, Mariam, 12, Kausar, 11, Mohammed, 9, Omar, 8, and Mehdiya, 7 as they embarked on their adventure of becoming horse owners. The family is now learning how to care for and ride their horses in hopes of becoming competitive riders in the future.

GIVEAWAY FOR OUR YOUNGER READERS!

An Aussie Obstacles and Horsemanship Challenge Day

JUMP INTO 2022: Setting goals! • Goal setting for the year can be quite a task! We have you covered with some easy to follow ideas on how to help you set and achieve your long, medium and short-term goals.

The Funniest / Cringiest Jokes You Will Ever Read P2!

Riding your dressage test • Bridget Murphy is a dressage judge, coach and Para Equestrian competitor. After recently doing a lot of dressage judging, Bridget has written about the most common areas where riders could increase their marks.

Retraining the Ex-Racehorse • Chynna Marston is very well qualified to be writing about training ex-racehorses! Chynna has been a jockey, is a presenter on SKY Racing and grew up competing ex-racehorses on the showjumping circuit. Chynna also runs Recycled Racehorses, a charity dedicated to the rescue, re-education and rehoming of retired racehorses.

FEI EUROPEAN PONY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 • This year’s FEI European Pony Championships was held in Strezegom, Poland during August. The young riders and their ponies compete in teams and as individuals to represent their country, and the standard of the young riders and their ponies is amazing!

Cascais Riding Club -Competition Day • Nicky Van Beest writes about what it is like to compete in Portugal as part of the Cascais Riding Club team

PONY CLUB: FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! • Many Pony Clubs are now accepting adult riders so now the whole family can enjoy Pony Club together no matter what the age!

Famous horses from history - Incitatus, the life of luxury

WILLIAM “BILLY” JONAS PART 2 - SURVIVING WORLD WAR 1 • Disclaimer: The following article is about a deceased Aboriginal man. The photograph and stories have the family’s permission to be shared.

Become a Superhero for your Horse! •...