Watch: Vets, standies focus in episode 9 of The HRV HERO Show

Demonstrating their versatility beyond the track, this weekend saw dozens of talented standardbreds turn their hoof to a variety of…

After nearly sixty years involved in harness racing, eighty-three-year-old Diane Reilly has developed deep passion for the standardbred. ”I hadn’t had…

For close to three decades, the Standardbred Pleasure and Performance Horse Association of Victoria’s (SPPHAV) State Showing Championship has attracted…

Looking back, some of Nikky Fontana’s fondest childhood memories were those shared with standardbreds. “I remember when I was around…

Calm and kind standardbreds are changing young lives in a special partnership between retired harness racehorses and Riding for the…

When Cecile Blanchot was looking to get back into horses after more than twenty years out of the saddle, she…

Growing up around the stables of her father’s harness racing operation, Kathleen Mullan developed what would become a lifelong affinity…

Rounding out a tremendous show season, this year’s Hero and SPPHAV Barastoc Horse of the Year (HOTY) Standardbred Ring attracted…

Everyone loves an underdog.  Someone who defies the odds and rises to tackle every challenge, head-on. It was during a…

Growing up as a competitive show rider, Casey Leijen is the first to admit she ‘wasn’t really a fan’ of…

Off the back of a successful launch of the Together for the Standardbred project, with a tremendous team effort which…

Grieving the loss of her beloved thirty-three-year-old standardbred Cocoa, a mare with whom she had shared a partnership for over…

As the clock strikes four in the afternoon, the old chestnut gelding comes to life; dancing around the fence line…

For the people who work behind the scenes in harness racehorse retraining, there’s no feeling more wonderful than when the…