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The nation’s most lucrative showjumping event for retired racehorses will take centre stage at this year’s Royal Queensland Show.

Dr. Christine Johnson has been appointed the new Chair of Queensland Off-The-Track.

Off the Track Horses is delighted to collaborate with global technology, data, digital and media company Racing and Sports which has been servicing the racing and wagering industry for more than 20 years.

Australia’s first independent website for Off the Track Horses, www.offthetrackhorses.com.au, has been launched.

In front of a record number of attendees, the seventh International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) took place on 14 February in Melbourne.

It will set the agenda for the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry’s equine welfare focus for the next five years.

Minimum Standards and Guidelines of Equine Welfare.

Highly respected equestrian and show judge Mardi Mangan provides some exclusive tips on how to get the best out of yourself and your horse in off the track show ring events. She and daughter Elle recently judged at the Equestrian in the Vines event in the Hunter Valley.

As it does each year, the Sydney Royal Easter Show provides a great showcase of retired racehorses and some of the standout entries in the thoroughbred classes this week have been several former Hong Kong racing stars.

Prince Calaf was born in 2007, sired by Irish stallion Tobougg, out of Turandot.