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Broadway Park Equestrian Centre

Locality: Gruyere, Victoria

Phone: +61 412 115 552

Address: Darling Rd 3770 Gruyere, VIC, Australia

Website: https://broadwayparkequestrian.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Caught out in the rain like I was this morning? It’s hard to avoid in this weather. But how do you care for your precious Saddle? Dry. 1. Clean. wipe your sadd...le with a clean dry cloth, preferably cotton to remove excess water. 2. Condition. While the leather is still damp, apply a good coating of leather conditioner. For this you can’t go past Oakwoods leather conditioner. While there are many wonderful brands on the market, this one is also sold at most supermarkets in the cleaning aisle therefore there is no excuse! 3. Protect. Wipe off excess conditioner with a cotton cloth then apply an oil or beeswax based dressing to protect the leather from water penetration. A good protectant will cause water to bead off the leather. I love Keiffer Leather Care Cream and Sedgwick Leather Care Cream, both beeswax based. If your leather is soaked, like my boots were this morning, allow them to naturally dry to the point of being damp - but not dry then condition and protect.

25.01.2022 Hi! At Broadway Park we are excited to announce the opening of our Trail Ride. Now at Broadway Park you have the options of an Indoor Arena, Outdoor Arena, Round Yard and a safely fenced 2km trail ride ! In this day and age once you’ve dodged the cars to get to a trail your next task is often to avoid bike riders, dog walkers and family groups with prams! Kinda takes the fun out of a relaxed trail ride! At Broadway Park you can ride your horse on the trail and never get y...elled at or abused! It’s a horse riding trail... just for you! Happy Trails guys!! See more

24.01.2022 It’s a two edge sword listening to my Dads voice ... I remember when my mum died I used to ring her phone to hear her message until it was cut off.

24.01.2022 Expressions of interest... if you think this little man is what you’re looking for, contact me - before I change my mind! ....Broadway Rainbow Dalite .... Conf...ormation, movement, presence and color! Sire ... Rainbow Dancer BHI (GRP X). Rainbow Dancer is a beautiful golden palomino purpose bred modern ACE sport pony by Diamond Dancer BHI. Aside from winning buckets of sashes and roses, ‘Bowie’ has produced incredible foals this year and gave this foal’s dam, Dalite, her first dilute foal. Dam ... Dalite is a 14.1 1/2 hh WB pony sired by Davinity (imp) (Donnerhall x Rubinstien) out of a Welsh x RP mare. She is approved for GRP pony breeding with Westphalia. She has had consistently lovely foals - all with strong correct movement. ‘Archie’ is 8 weeks old and is available on a p/plan. Text or phone Dianne 0412115552

24.01.2022 My first ride on Glitter Rock BHI... and I love her so much. Thank you Georgie Ray for breeding her. Thank you James and Bronwyn Harvey for backing her. Thank you Felicity Siddle for continuing her education - and letting me have a sit

24.01.2022 Ok .... is this just ridiculously beautiful ??? Seriously who wouldn’t want to be this kid’s coach ! Thank you Amelia Bansemer Xxxxxxx

23.01.2022 I’m pretty sure most reputable agistment centres feel this way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We trust you at our business, at our property, at our HOME. We pay bills like you do... including taxes and extra insurance, rates, power... ... We have NEVER asked someone to leave because they are looking for agistment at different facilities, looking for better paddocks, or closer travel etc etc.... So please if you are looking to move your horse elsewhere or have your name on another properties list etc etc... Please tell us. We have looked after your horse, been loyal to you, and in this difficult Covid19 time, tried to keep you informed and able to use the facilities. We are just a family business... and while you were deciding to stay or leave, we were telling future clients that ‘nothing is available’. Just some respect and heads up for the care and service we give you... we are all under a lot of extra pressure right now. Thank you

21.01.2022 Broadway Number by Numerus Clausus... Movement machine ... Missed the memo that there’s an ugly stage as a yearling?

21.01.2022 Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter ... Stacey. I love this photo ....it shows all the hope, determination and excitement of the future before you. However ... it’s called the future because we don’t actually know where it will lead us. ... Of course I wish you’d never had your accident ... that you’d still be riding a myriad of horses ... But ... would you be MY Stacey ? Would you have the empathy and compassion for other people? Would you always support the underdog? Would you have the moral compass that you have now.. Would you have Steph? I’m pretty sure you’d be the same honest, genuine, sympathetic and proud woman that you are....- and hopefully married to Steph! But now there’s a moral change ... that narrow vision and single minded equestrian passion has been replaced with a broader, selfless and enquiring mind. I really liked my Stacey child and I so very often miss her. But this new Stacey, the woman I see developing in front of me .. she fascinates me. Her opinions, her ethics, her willingness to learn ... her morals ... This woman is going to be good for this world.. xxxxx

20.01.2022 Trailway is now open! Broadway Park’s riding trail is now open!

19.01.2022 Trailway is now open! Broadway Park’s riding trail is now open!

19.01.2022 Glitter taking her first stroll around a XCountry course today with Felicity giving her a nice easy introduction to a bit of jumping. Love this horse.

18.01.2022 Covid19...self isolating... what have you been up to? Hard to get motivated? Every morning Wayne wakes me up with a jolly ‘You going to strike a blow today?’ What does that even mean lol! So at Broadway Park we’ve been working hard, striking a blow, improving our facilities by adding an AUTOMATIC GATE, 4 new private paddocks and have 6 more poles to put in to finish our permanent trail riding track! ... We have also lowered our Agistment fees for all our current Agisters who have been financially affected by this pandemic. We have a great group here and want to do everything we can to keep them together - ~~~we’re all in this together~~~ Lol ok that’s kinda corny but seriously they’re a good bunch

15.01.2022 Ok .... is this just ridiculously beautiful ??? Seriously who wouldn’t want to be this kid’s coach ! Thank you Amelia Bansemer Xxxxxxx

15.01.2022 I don’t often use my FB page to find horses for sale but I have a very special/ worthy pupil that I’d like help to find the right horse for.., What do we need... Horse has to be quiet and respectful.... Horse has to be able to cope with a rider that may at times lose confidence - and does not need to be challenged or threatened by the horse. Horse must not get too forward or arrogantly refuse to go forward. I think we are looking for an older, sweet horse. We are not put off by age - but horse needs to be sound for riding. Would prefer a gelding. Horse needs to be 15.2h plus and solidly built. No breeds are out but if a standard bred then it needs to already know how to canter. This rider is not looking to train, educate or reschool a horse. She is looking for a school master to help her with her riding and confidence. This is an inexperienced owner who is willing and ready to look after her horse at Broadway Park with our help and regular lessons . Thank you

15.01.2022 Covid19...self isolating... what have you been up to? Hard to get motivated? Every morning Wayne wakes me up with a jolly ‘You going to strike a blow today?’ What does that even mean lol! So at Broadway Park we’ve been working hard, striking a blow, improving our facilities by adding an AUTOMATIC GATE, 4 new private paddocks and have 6 more poles to put in to finish our permanent trail riding track! ... We have also lowered our Agistment fees for all our current Agisters who have been financially affected by this pandemic. We have a great group here and want to do everything we can to keep them together - ~~~we’re all in this together~~~ Lol ok that’s kinda corny but seriously they’re a good bunch

14.01.2022 Spring grass - the good, the bad & the ugly For owners of poor-doers, spring grass may be the answer to your prayers. For owners of overweight, lami...nitis-prone, easy-to-scour or ‘grass affected’ horses, spring grass could be sent from the devil himself. Spring grass usually contains a lot of additional sugar and starch. The sugar and starch content varies a lot depending on factors such as the weather, plant species, what stage of growth the grass is at and so on. Cool season grasses such as ryes and fescues, that tend to grow in non-tropical parts of Australia, tend to be more of an issue in spring as they’re growing rapidly and the weather favours the production of sugar and starch at this time. These are also the grasses that can harbour mycotoxins. There are several reasons why spring grass can be an issue 1. It’s delicious so horses will gorge (which can lead to excess weight, inflammation, insulin spikes) 2. It’s higher in calories (extra weight and energy) 3. Spring grass tends to be higher in potassium and lower in magnesium which can, in rare circumstances, cause a magnesium deficiency 4. It’s lower in fibre 5. It wreaks havoc on the digestive system (the horse may not be able to digest all the sugar and starch in its foregut and it travels to the hindgut and disrupts the microbiome) 6. It wreaks havoc on the metabolism and hormones (the sugar, starch and fructans can cause blood glucose to rise meaning elevated insulin concentration) And pasture that is overgrazed (i.e. most that I see!) has an even higher sugar content, all this can add up to disaster. So what can owners do about spring grass? For hard-doers: *Rejoice! (I am mostly joking here, spring grass can still affect a hard doer in similar ways to any other horse.) For normal-doers: * By normal doer I mean a horse that gains and loses weight pretty easily depending on what you’re feeding, what the grass is doing and so on. (This is the horse we all want by the way ) It’s probably a good idea to cut back on what you feed your normal-doer leading into spring. Horses are meant to lose weight over winter and gain in spring so it’s a good idea to start dropping off what you feed early enough that they have ‘room’ to gain weight over spring and not be overweight. For some horses this means that instead of the usual hard feed they just need a good quality mineral supplement in some chaff with salt as an electrolyte. For others it’s reducing that large scoop of beet to a of a scoop and halving the amount of lucerne you feed. Obviously the changes you need to make vary for all horses. For good-doers/overweight horses: * Good-doers, particularly overweight good-doers probably need to have pasture intake limited over spring. This doesn’t mean stick them in the Jenny Craig paddock and throw a biscuit of hay in each day. The best and safest ways to limit pasture intake are: ~ Use a track system to restrict grazing, but encourage movement and supplement additional hay if necessary. This is the gold-standard approach and something owners of good-doers should consider creating for the long-term health of their horses. ~ Put your horse in a yard/paddock with little to no pasture and provide ad-lib hay or ad-lib hay in slow-feeder nets (depending on the condition of your horse). The hay will ideally be low in sugar. ~ Use a grazing muzzle either throughout spring or at times that the pasture is highest in sugars. ~ Only allow your horse to graze on pasture during ‘safer’ times. The safest times to graze are between about 4am and 9 /10am. Obviously you’re unlikely to wake up in the middle of the night to put the horse out, but letting your horse out for a few hours between waking up and going to work/lunch is a good start. Note that if the temperature at night drops to below 5C this will cause the grass to store/accumulate sugars. So if it's been below 5C your horse shouldn’t be allowed onto spring grass for that day, and be aware that several days of cold nights and sunny days are extremely hazardous for grazing. For horses that suffer behavioural issues (and possible magnesium deficiency) during spring: ~ First and foremost - choose one or more of the above - the behavioural issues may very well have a lot to do with the excess sugar, starch, calories and amount of grass available in spring. ~ If you think your horse may be suffering from a magnesium deficiency, take it off the pasture or create a track system and feed it mature grass hay that’s likely to be lower in potassium. If this isn’t possible then soak your hay for 30 minutes in warm water or 60 minutes in cold water as soaking removes a lot of potassium and also sugars. Keep in mind it will also leach minerals so if you’re doing this you really must use a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement that doesn't contain any potassium, such as Performance Plus mineral pellets. ~ Consider supplementing with magnesium, salt, calcium, B-vitamins and/or a toxin binder such as Mycosorb A+. ~ Don't ride. It might be safer to lunge, or better still, create a track system so your horse is exercising itself AND you’re limiting grazing at the same time! It’s really important to highlight that there are a lot of reasons for unwanted behaviour in spring that aren’t related to magnesium. Adding excess magnesium to a diet that already contains enough magnesium WILL NOT calm your horse. In fact, a significant magnesium excess can unbalance a diet and can also cause issues to your horse’s health so it’s important not to overdo it. There are myriad causes of ‘behavioural issues’ that relate to pain, training, the wrong type of feed, ulcers, an unhealthy/unhappy gastrointestinal system and so on. These underlying issues can be exacerbated in spring due to the extra sugar and starch or the horse simply having more energy to express how it’s feeling. I urge everyone not to jump immediately to ‘magnesium deficiency’ as the cause of all issues during spring. While it's definitely something that can occur, it is relatively uncommon and not much is known about it in horses. The assumptions that have been drawn are from research in other animals, but are of course, very important to take note of. Owners must do due diligence in investigating all aspects of their horse’s health before playing around and adding additional, and possibly unnecessary, supplementation willy-nilly. And of course, if in doubt, reach out to a professional.

14.01.2022 From Fluffy Rock to Glitter Rock BHI ( 6 months under saddle ) with her rider Felicity Siddle, celebrating Glitter’s new BC Vinici Saddle - and her flash saddle blanket. Backed by James & Bronwyn Harvey Sponsored by Maryanne Wallace

08.01.2022 Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter ... Stacey. I love this photo ....it shows all the hope, determination and excitement of the future before you. However ... it’s called the future because we don’t actually know where it will lead us. ... Of course I wish you’d never had your accident ... that you’d still be riding a myriad of horses ... But ... would you be MY Stacey ? Would you have the empathy and compassion for other people? Would you always support the underdog? Would you have the moral compass that you have now.. Would you have Steph? I’m pretty sure you’d be the same honest, genuine, sympathetic and proud woman that you are....- and hopefully married to Steph! But now there’s a moral change ... that narrow vision and single minded equestrian passion has been replaced with a broader, selfless and enquiring mind. I really liked my Stacey child and I so very often miss her. But this new Stacey, the woman I see developing in front of me .. she fascinates me. Her opinions, her ethics, her willingness to learn ... her morals ... This woman is going to be good for this world.. xxxxx

07.01.2022 Feeding time at the zoo lol

06.01.2022 Another great reason to be a member of Equestrian Australia Individual EA Member Insurance Renewal for 2020/21 We are pleased to confirm that Public and Products Liability and Personal Accident insurance for individual members has been renewed from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.... Under the Liability cover, EA members are insured for up to $20,000,000 at all times whilst engaged in non-income earning equestrian activities including your legal liability to compensate third parties for personal injury or property damage. An excess of $2,500 applies to each and every claim arising from third party property damage. The insurance is effective at the point your State Branch confirms your membership details and payment. The Personal Accident cover provides protection 24 hours, 7 days a week in respect of all hazards which a member is exposed to whilst engaged in non-income earning equestrian activities, excluding travel to and from such activities except for travel directly to and from events and club activities where that club holds the EA Club Insurance. Personal Accident cover has the following features...read more: https://www.equestrian.org.au//individual-ea-member-insura Equestrian NSW Equestrian Victoria Equestrian Queensland Equestrian Western Australia Equestrian South Australia Inc Equestrian Tasmania Equestrian Northern Territory #ridewithus #fortheloveofthehorse #insurance #membership #equestrian

04.01.2022 Spring grass - the good, the bad & the ugly For owners of poor-doers, spring grass may be the answer to your prayers. For owners of overweight, lami...nitis-prone, easy-to-scour or ‘grass affected’ horses, spring grass could be sent from the devil himself. Spring grass usually contains a lot of additional sugar and starch. The sugar and starch content varies a lot depending on factors such as the weather, plant species, what stage of growth the grass is at and so on. Cool season grasses such as ryes and fescues, that tend to grow in non-tropical parts of Australia, tend to be more of an issue in spring as they’re growing rapidly and the weather favours the production of sugar and starch at this time. These are also the grasses that can harbour mycotoxins. There are several reasons why spring grass can be an issue 1. It’s delicious so horses will gorge (which can lead to excess weight, inflammation, insulin spikes) 2. It’s higher in calories (extra weight and energy) 3. Spring grass tends to be higher in potassium and lower in magnesium which can, in rare circumstances, cause a magnesium deficiency 4. It’s lower in fibre 5. It wreaks havoc on the digestive system (the horse may not be able to digest all the sugar and starch in its foregut and it travels to the hindgut and disrupts the microbiome) 6. It wreaks havoc on the metabolism and hormones (the sugar, starch and fructans can cause blood glucose to rise meaning elevated insulin concentration) And pasture that is overgrazed (i.e. most that I see!) has an even higher sugar content, all this can add up to disaster. So what can owners do about spring grass? For hard-doers: *Rejoice! (I am mostly joking here, spring grass can still affect a hard doer in similar ways to any other horse.) For normal-doers: * By normal doer I mean a horse that gains and loses weight pretty easily depending on what you’re feeding, what the grass is doing and so on. (This is the horse we all want by the way ) It’s probably a good idea to cut back on what you feed your normal-doer leading into spring. Horses are meant to lose weight over winter and gain in spring so it’s a good idea to start dropping off what you feed early enough that they have ‘room’ to gain weight over spring and not be overweight. For some horses this means that instead of the usual hard feed they just need a good quality mineral supplement in some chaff with salt as an electrolyte. For others it’s reducing that large scoop of beet to a of a scoop and halving the amount of lucerne you feed. Obviously the changes you need to make vary for all horses. For good-doers/overweight horses: * Good-doers, particularly overweight good-doers probably need to have pasture intake limited over spring. This doesn’t mean stick them in the Jenny Craig paddock and throw a biscuit of hay in each day. The best and safest ways to limit pasture intake are: ~ Use a track system to restrict grazing, but encourage movement and supplement additional hay if necessary. This is the gold-standard approach and something owners of good-doers should consider creating for the long-term health of their horses. ~ Put your horse in a yard/paddock with little to no pasture and provide ad-lib hay or ad-lib hay in slow-feeder nets (depending on the condition of your horse). The hay will ideally be low in sugar. ~ Use a grazing muzzle either throughout spring or at times that the pasture is highest in sugars. ~ Only allow your horse to graze on pasture during ‘safer’ times. The safest times to graze are between about 4am and 9 /10am. Obviously you’re unlikely to wake up in the middle of the night to put the horse out, but letting your horse out for a few hours between waking up and going to work/lunch is a good start. Note that if the temperature at night drops to below 5C this will cause the grass to store/accumulate sugars. So if it's been below 5C your horse shouldn’t be allowed onto spring grass for that day, and be aware that several days of cold nights and sunny days are extremely hazardous for grazing. For horses that suffer behavioural issues (and possible magnesium deficiency) during spring: ~ First and foremost - choose one or more of the above - the behavioural issues may very well have a lot to do with the excess sugar, starch, calories and amount of grass available in spring. ~ If you think your horse may be suffering from a magnesium deficiency, take it off the pasture or create a track system and feed it mature grass hay that’s likely to be lower in potassium. If this isn’t possible then soak your hay for 30 minutes in warm water or 60 minutes in cold water as soaking removes a lot of potassium and also sugars. Keep in mind it will also leach minerals so if you’re doing this you really must use a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement that doesn't contain any potassium, such as Performance Plus mineral pellets. ~ Consider supplementing with magnesium, salt, calcium, B-vitamins and/or a toxin binder such as Mycosorb A+. ~ Don't ride. It might be safer to lunge, or better still, create a track system so your horse is exercising itself AND you’re limiting grazing at the same time! It’s really important to highlight that there are a lot of reasons for unwanted behaviour in spring that aren’t related to magnesium. Adding excess magnesium to a diet that already contains enough magnesium WILL NOT calm your horse. In fact, a significant magnesium excess can unbalance a diet and can also cause issues to your horse’s health so it’s important not to overdo it. There are myriad causes of ‘behavioural issues’ that relate to pain, training, the wrong type of feed, ulcers, an unhealthy/unhappy gastrointestinal system and so on. These underlying issues can be exacerbated in spring due to the extra sugar and starch or the horse simply having more energy to express how it’s feeling. I urge everyone not to jump immediately to ‘magnesium deficiency’ as the cause of all issues during spring. While it's definitely something that can occur, it is relatively uncommon and not much is known about it in horses. The assumptions that have been drawn are from research in other animals, but are of course, very important to take note of. Owners must do due diligence in investigating all aspects of their horse’s health before playing around and adding additional, and possibly unnecessary, supplementation willy-nilly. And of course, if in doubt, reach out to a professional.

04.01.2022 I don’t often use my FB page to find horses for sale but I have a very special/ worthy pupil that I’d like help to find the right horse for.., What do we need... Horse has to be quiet and respectful.... Horse has to be able to cope with a rider that may at times lose confidence - and does not need to be challenged or threatened by the horse. Horse must not get too forward or arrogantly refuse to go forward. I think we are looking for an older, sweet horse. We are not put off by age - but horse needs to be sound for riding. Would prefer a gelding. Horse needs to be 15.2h plus and solidly built. No breeds are out but if a standard bred then it needs to already know how to canter. This rider is not looking to train, educate or reschool a horse. She is looking for a school master to help her with her riding and confidence. This is an inexperienced owner who is willing and ready to look after her horse at Broadway Park with our help and regular lessons . Thank you

02.01.2022 Stacey and Steph are so motivated using their ISO time. Putting up some new signs around the property including some important ones on the auto gate about COVID-19 and keeping Broadway Park a COVIDSafe Zone

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