For horse lovers everywhere, these five properties boast facilities–from stables to solariums–that are the stuff of equestrian dreams

Dark nights mean you’re taking your riding indoors? Eventer and coach Lucy Jackson helps you blitz those indoor competition woes

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Horses and humans alike are accommodated in supreme comfort in this stylishly versatile stable in a Sydney suburb

Opportunities to benefit from the wisdom of great people such as showing star Katie Jerram-Hunnable, farrier Sam Dracott, liberty artist Ben Atkinson and free rider Emma Massingale don’t come along all that often — and we’ve got them all, plus other pros, in the same place!

How do we give our horses the retirement they deserve in old age, whether they’ve been a superstar or a happy hacker? Suzi Lewis-Barned finds out