You know that the season is about to start when eventers head to Ballarat to brush up on their skills for a training day before putting them into practise on the Friends of Ballarat Hickstead course
It's a family affair at the Pakenham Pony Club Horse Trials with the Jeffrees (Sam and mum Wendy) leading two of the Open classes and the Slocombe girls doing well in the Pony Club classes
The Dubarry of Ireland Nations Team Challenge will be featured again this year at Rolex Kentucky but teams selections will be based on FEI World Rankings
"I was literally thinking ‘Do I want to keep eventing?’ but when you’re on that downward curve and feel despondent then suddenly one of the young ones says ‘Hey mum, we’re here’". We talk to Pippa Funnell about her hopes for 2016
We take a look at the five riders who are currently the hot prospects for the Australian eventing team for Rio 2016