Tasracing Off the Track

01/07/2026

🐴 Feed the Horse the Way Nature Intended

Horses are hindgut fermenters, meaning they rely on billions of beneficial microbes in their hindgut to digest fibre and produce energy. Their digestive system is designed for continuous grazing, not large, infrequent grain meals. Supporting this natural process is the key to long-term health, performance, and wellbeing.

🌿 Nature Intended
✅ Continuous forage intake
✅ Small amounts eaten frequently
✅ High-fibre, low-starch diet
✅ Stable hindgut pH
✅ Healthy microbial population
✅ Strong digestive health, performance, and wellbeing

🚫 Against Nature
❌ Large grain meals
❌ Long periods without forage
❌ Excess starch
❌ Hindgut pH drops
❌ Microbial die-off
❌ Increased risk of ulcers, laminitis, colic, poor performance, and poor overall health

When too much starch reaches the hindgut, it disrupts the delicate microbial balance. As the hindgut becomes more acidic, beneficial fibre-digesting microbes die off, reducing digestive efficiency and increasing the risk of serious health issues.
💚 Respect the horse's biology. Feed forage first, limit starch, and support the hindgut—the foundation of a healthy, happy horse.

🐴 New to owning an Off the Track (OTT) racehorse?

The HYGAIN Nutritional Support Initiative is designed to help new owners confidently manage their horse's transition from a racing diet to a balanced post-racing feeding program. Eligible participants receive expert nutritional guidance to help make this important change as smooth as possible.

Think you might be eligible?

Visit the Tasracing Off The Track website to learn more and check the eligibility criteria (T&Cs apply):

https://tasracing.com.au/off-the-track/resources/hygain-nutritional-support

25/06/2026

🐴 Check your gear bag, tack room or glove box 🐴

If you’ve been lucky enough to win a Saddleworld voucher at one of our sponsored events, this is your friendly reminder to pop onlineor in store and redeem it. It’s a great chance to pick up something useful for you or your horse, while also supporting a business that continues to support local horse events and the wider equestrian community.

A big thank you to Saddleworld for backing our equestrian community and to everyone who supports the businesses that support us. 🐎

25/06/2026

24/06/2026

Recently the Northern Adult Riding Club held their Annual Navigation Ride at "Harveydale" Birralee.

The event was supported whole-heartedly with a great list of Off the Track horses attending.

A few words form the NARC Committee:

"A total of 125 horses, including 17 Off the Track horses and their riders, loaded up and headed off for one of our favourite events of the year—The Annual Navigation Ride

The trail wound through beautiful Tasmanian countryside, across paddocks, along bush tracks and around corners that always seemed to reveal another clue, another challenge or another reason to smile. The clue hunting, quiz questions and surprises along the way kept both horses and riders entertained from start to finish, making for a fantastic day enjoyed by all.

Congratulations to Amanda Padman and Coutinho, winners of the Highest Placed Thoroughbred award, and to Carol Morley and Getwidamoney, winners of the Highest Placed Standardbred award.

We also presented the Off the Track Tasmania hamper as a special OTT prize, which was awarded to Gayleen Bassett and Maybe Bevlee"

Well done to all OTT participants - it is so great to see these wonderful horses participating in such versatile events.

23/06/2026

🌟 New Coach Update 🌟

Join us in welcoming Catherine to our team of Off the Track Coaches - based at Cambridge (South Tas).

Catherine is an experienced equestrian coach, coach educator and former elite athlete with over 25 years of coaching experience across dressage, show jumping, and cross country. A Level 3 General Coach and Level 2 Eventing and Dressage Coach, she works with riders from beginner through to State and National level competition.

A former National Representative and member of the National Eventing Elite Squad, Catherine competed at National and International level for more than two decades, including being shortlisted for the 2006 World Equestrian Games. She has extensive experience training and competing Off-The-Track Thoroughbreds (OTTs), successfully retraining numerous horses for performance careers, including two developed to successful 5* level eventing level and Prix St Georges dressage.

Catherine’s coaching philosophy focuses on creating calm, confident horse–rider
partnerships through correct, sympathetic training. Grounded in the German Training Scale, she supports riders across all English disciplines to build confidence, improve communication, and develop long-term success while prioritising horse welfare.

Catherine has also coached the Victorian State Eventing Squad, the Tasmanian Interschools Team at the National Interschools Championships, and works as a coach educator supporting the development of equestrian coaches through the national framework.

14/06/2026

04/06/2026

🌟Consistency pays off 🌟

02/06/2026

🌟 NEW COACH UPDATE 🌟
We welcome to our list of Approved Coaches, Claire Walker.

Residing in the beautiful Longford area, Claire is a much loved and respected coach.

As a coach, Claire likes to focus on getting to know the horse and rider. Focusing on individual strengths and weaknesses, but just as importantly supporting the journey that the combination are on. These journeys are personal with no time frame attached.

While Claire has a strong focus towards the discipline of showjumping, she draws her experience from all areas in not just jumping but showing, eventing, dressage and breeding, providing a holistic approach to all that train with her at Wentworth Equestrain.

Welcome aboard Claire !