2012 EQUITANA Melbourne

UK Eventing legend and London Team Silver Medallist, Mary King conducted a popular Eventing clinic from the back of Olivia Bunn's former Atlanta Team ride, 'GV Top Of The Line'.

Heath Harris is a master showman and very talented horseman. Heath gave an as always entertaining and informative clinic entitled, "Liberty and Long Reining Training".

Who wants to pick up the paddock with a wheelbarrow? With some wonderful Greystone equipment life on the farm is so much easier. The Greystone Stand, one of three stadiums full of Equitana shopping experience comprising 300 trade stands..

The crew at Polvin Fencing Systems offer a safe option to enclose your horses.

Cavalia, "A magical Encounter between Human and Horse" is a spectacular show that has travelled the world to rave reviews and comes to Melbourne next year complete with 50 horses and 40 performers. It is a show "unlike any other that celebrates the relationship between humans and horses". Cavalia sponsors a demonstration arena and is offering the opportunity to win tickets and buy them at a discount.

The team from Equine Nutrition Australia/Weightlifter spare a moment for a group shot during the busy second day of Equitana 2012.

The EA be The Influence Express Eventing Final was popular this afternoon. A dressage test was followed by a combined showjumping, cross country around the Tuffrock Arena. Successful young Victorian Eventer, Katja Weimann is pictured riding her , 'BP Gallantry'. The class again saw an undefeated Shane Rose win (he has won all such classes he has entered) riding his talented seven year old Vivant gelding, 'Virgil'.

Talented Queensland rider, Natasha Humphries, daughter of the great Warren Backhouse is pictured during the Equitana Reining Championship riding Barry Humphries, 'Winderadeen Chicarrific'.

Talented young Reining professional, Shaun Saunders rode the Kalins Quarter Horses' 'Whizz Peppy' to take third place in the Equitana Reining Championship with a score of 213.5.

Popular and successful Victorian Western professional, David Norbury rode Susan Farquhar's, 'CD Quixote' in the Equitana Reining Championship for a score of 202.

From the USA, but now resident in the Tatura area of Victoria, Todd McCormick is pictured aboard Susan Smith's imported stallion 'Smart Lil Remichic' during the Equitana Reining Championship.

Under the watchfull eye of one of the five judges, Victorian rider, Mick Taylor rode Sonya Taylor's,'CL Spinin Up Dust' to score 206 in the Equitana Reining Championship.

Australian Reining legend, Warren Backhouse had the enthusiastic crowd stomping during his two rides. He scored 216.5 on both to claim equal first place in the Championship. Warren is pictured riding Deborah Segeren's 2011 Equitana Champion, 'Ruf Lil Renee'. The other equal first placegetter was Errol Thomas' ,'Doc' Fancy Roy.

Margie Bowen from Woodend in Victoria is pictured at the gallop driving her pair of Shetland/Hackney mares, 'Roblea Darcy ' and 'Roblea Coppelia' in the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes.

Merryn Byers is pictured urging her two charming Shetlands, 'Rouken Glen Monty' and 'Rouken Glen Gizmo' on to even greater speed during the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes.

Janelle Marshall from South Australia, currently competing in the USA and Australian representative in the World Pony Championships, was well colour coordinated with the Damsma' family's two charming Welsh/Shetland ponies, 'Mr Mo ' and Kricket' during the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes this morning..

Jodie McKeone from Kyneton in Victoria is pictured with her two Andalusian cross horses, 'Shepherd's Hill Larry' and Shepherd's Hill Rosie' during the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes.

Tina Marshall from Wollert in Victoria is pictured at the reins of her two lovely Welsh Ponies during the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes.

Dr Kerry Mack rode her popular and talented Jazz stallion, 'Mayfield Pzazz to take fifth place in the Equitana EA Be The Influence Grand Prix CDI/W with 63.21%.

Just six weeks out of quarantine following his return from Europe and an Olympic Games appearance, Mary and Rob Hanna's beautiful Sandro Hit gelding, 'Sancette' was a little sensitive to the busy Equitana environment. They took second place in the Be The Influence Equestrian Grand Final Grand Prix CDI/W with 66.021%.

The playful and sometimes cheeky Equestrian Australia mascot,, Gee Gee, a seven year old Thoroughbred gelding is pictured with popular EA Commercial Manager, Lauren Ryan.

Andrew Pollock from Cragieburn is pictured with two of his four horse team, 'Wylanda Poppy' and 'Wylanda Tiki' during the Carriage Driving Top Score Stakes conducted on the Tuffrock Arena this morning.

Ali Al Ameri, a popular horse trainer from the United Arab Emirates is pictured with Australian trainer, Heath Harris' main liberty horse during a well attended clinic entitled, "Training Horses for Film Work".

A rather studious looking Clayton Fredericks, a member of the Australian Eventing Team in London is at Equitana to spread the good oil about his Southern Stars Saddlery Company.. The formerly UK based rider has just recently started a Team Fredericks training business in Florida USA.

Olympic Dressage judge and regular Australian visitor, Stephen Clarke from the UK gave a clinic after his Grand Prix judging duties, entitled, 'Dressage Training With The Future In Mind".

Stephanie Spencer from WA rode Holly Stansfield-Smith's imported mare, 'Diva Royale' in the Stephen Clarke "Dressage Training With The Future In Mind" clinic.

The popular Way Of The Horse began today with Ken Faulkner, Paul Clarkson and Naish Hogan all vying to make the most of their time with the unbroken stock horses they have been allocated to work on for the next three days.