Jay Randle

Across Australia, riding schools are becoming harder to find. Rising insurance, feed bills that behave like they’re on steroids, staff shortages, and the sheer day-to-day workload put huge pressure on small equestrian centres. It’s easy to look at a riding school and not see the mountain it stands on, but without them, we’re heading into a real crisis for riders and their much-loved horses. I was one of the lucky ones who always had a horse in the backyard. I did my homework on their backs, I...

During December 2025 and January 2026, we will be running our very popular "Kids Camps", which are one-day camps suitable for 6-16 year olds. These day camps book out well in advance, so please make sure to get your booking in before the end of the school year, or risk being disappointed. The dates for these Kids Camps (which run from 9am - 3pm) are: 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23 December 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23 January To book any of these dates, please contact Jay...

The Splendacrest Squad endurance season has finished for 2025, with some stunning statistics! The team has had a great year of competition, and both horses and riders have enjoyed the journey this year. Overall, our horses have successfully completed 6320kms of official endurance rides, with 93 out of 101 rides finished, making a completion rate of 92%. I drove many thousands of kilometres to get our horses to rides, with 7744kms driven to get to our 2025 FEI rides alone! Our horses and...