Bathurst Tack Box

Looking forward to cooking for you all in the Gallops Bistro

🐴Come and join us on Friday 16 October as we celebrate the premiership achievements of the 2025–2026 season.🐴
We’ll be recognising our award winners: 🏆
• Local Trainer of the Year: Dean Mirfin
• Away Trainer of the Year: Jarrod Austin
• Senior Jockey of the Year: Winona Costin
• Apprentice Jockey of the Year: Jacob Stiff
• Horses of the Year: Scopics and Marvel Man
Enjoy a fresh steak sandwich from the Lions Club Food Van, a delicious meal from the upstairs bistro, a hot coffee from the Rustic Brew Coffee Van, or a cold beverage from the bar while having a flutter at the TAB. 🍔🥗🥂
What a great way to spend the afternoon trackside — we’d love to see you there!
Tickets available at the 123tix https://btracing.123tix.com.au/events/55530/premiership-race-meeting?step=1-select

Exciting News:
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We love hosting Gary Christou.

Bookings essential
Bathurst 12th October

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BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL AS GARY IS FLAT OUT ON THE DAY

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How Horses Can Help Us Become More Grounded

Horses live entirely in the present moment. They don't carry yesterday's frustration into today's ride, and they don't worry about next week's competition while they're standing quietly in the sun. In a world that constantly pulls our attention forward and backward, rarely letting us simply be where we are, horses have an extraordinary way of pulling us back into now.

I've had days where I arrived at the barn completely scattered, my mind still tangled in a hundred things that had nothing to do with horses at all. And within minutes of being near mine, something settles. Their steady breathing. The rhythm of grooming. The simple fact that they respond only to what I'm actually bringing into the moment, not to my to-do list or my worries.

This is part of why riding has always felt like more than a sport to me. It's a practice in presence, whether we consciously realize it or not. Horses ask us to be here, fully, because that's the only way they know how to meet us. And in learning to meet them there, we often find a kind of groundedness that's hard to access anywhere else in our lives.

If you're feeling scattered today, go stand with your horse for a few minutes before you even think about riding. Let them remind you what being present actually feels like.

Has your horse ever grounded you on a day when your mind was somewhere else entirely?

I'd love to hear about that moment, tell me in the comments below. 👇🐴