Australia

Racehorse collapses and dies mid-race in Melbourne

Racehorse King Of Ashford collapsed and died in the middle of a race in Australia last week

Future of jump racing in Australia uncertain after spate of deaths

Horse racing faces an uncertain future in Australia after three horses died in three days at the Warrnambool Racing Carnival in Victoria last week

Online auction to raise funds for Australian fire and flood victims

An Australian bloodstock auction house is hosting an online auction to raise funds for the victims of the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods

Australian eventer Matt Ryan becomes a British rider

Matt Ryan is to change his nationality and hopes to ride for Team GB at the European Championships in August

Team GB meet their horses for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival

The 7 young British riders who make up Equestrian Team GB are feeling positive as they prepare for the Australia Youth Olympic Festival this weekend

Australian horse flu tests come back negative

Flu tests for 74 horses have come back clear after a scare in Sydney last week

Deadly horse virus kills Australian vet and 5 horses

An Australian vet and 5 horses have died from a deadly virus spread by fruitbats

Stallions to arrive in Australia — a year after horse flu outbreak

Nearly 40 stallions from Europe and the US are due to arrive in Australia today, testing the country's new quarantine procedures

Australia names Olympic Games equestrian teams

Clayton and Lucinda Fredericks head the Australian Olympic eventing team but there is no place for triple gold medalists Andrew Hoy and Matt Ryan

Australia records eventing falls in new safety database

Academics in Australia have created a database for recording eventing falls that they hope to share with fellow federations around the world

Australia officially free of horse flu 11 months after outbreak

Almost 11 months after the initial outbreak of equine influenza in Australia, the country has been declared flu free

Great Britain and Australia clash at Kirtlington Park Polo Club

The Aussies take on the Pommies at the Oxfordshire polo club as part of a day of entertainment

Australia has first low-maintenance synthetic racetrack

Positive response from owners and trainers for the new Cushion Track Surface at Corbould Park Racecourse, Queensland

Australia finally declared free from equine flu

The New South Wales Government has today lifted all restrictions in the state, six months after the initial outbreak of equine flu

Australia secures Olympic slot for dressage team

The Australian dressage team have secured their place in Hong Kong, leaving Japan to await New Zealand's result before knowing who will take the final team space

Australian government offers help to horse owners following flu outbreak

The Queensland government is offering free blood testing and microchipping for horses after last August's outbreak of equine influenza

Another blow for Australia's Olympic plans

The top show jumping event at Australia's Royal Easter Show has been cancelled three months before it was due to take place due to the Equine Influenza outbreak

Equine flu forces Australia into early Olympic decision

Australian Olympic prospects will learn next week whether they will be sent overseas for six months’ quarantine prior to the Olympics

Call for money and action as Australia

A proposed programme of action has been drawn up to rescue the country

Major three-day event cancelled in Australia

The ongoing flu outbreak continues to disrupt the competition and Olympic training programme Down Under