Slipper mission has Military precision

GOLD COAST trainer Gillian Heinrich declared correct weight regarding Golden Slipper favourite Military Rose soon after the filly sizzled around Rosehill yesterday.

Country tree makes the grade as a tall timber at last

LAUREN Mathers never won Miss Show Girl, despite a few attempts at the Barham Koondrook Show as a young child. Perhaps it was the overalls.

Cocktails mixed with altitude

Michelle Balmer visits three sky-high Dubai bars.

Money Pours In For Champion Of The People

THE rank and file have rallied to resurrect Weekend Hussler's reputation, with the horse of the year roaring back into favouritism for Saturday's Caulfield Cup.

By Mountain Horsemen Prizes

THE Welsh Mountain Pony will be a star performer on what is a comprehensive horse program at the Newcastle Show. The program is being hailed as a welcome return to normality after the disruption caused by the equine influenza outbreak.

Adonis Takes Show Success In His Stride

DAPTO'S Kerrie Pendred shouldn't have been surprised when her miniature horse Adonis took out the Grand Champion award at the Royal Easter Show.

Two Feet Makes A Big Difference To A Small Horse

Sun-see-ray's almost a fully grown filly - at just over 50 centimetres tall. Two hundred years ago, she might have been used as a pit pony in the mines, but these days miniature horses, which cost around $3,000, are kept as pets or used as harness horses. Ms Jodie Dew, from Jo Carold Miniature H