Sponsors Sydney International 3 Day Event
21-23 November 2025
This was a fantastic celebration of 25 years of Eventing at Horsely Park.
Dr Mark Wigget was the Veterinary Services Manager overseeing and planning the veterinary support for the weekend. Dr Tash Newman stayed on site from Wednesday to Sunday looking after arrivals and busy treating horses in the stables and vetting out on course for cross country. Dr Lauren Jordan vetted on cross country on Saturday and show jumping on Sunday. Dr Christine Smith was busy in the stables treating horse both on Saturday and Sunday from minor cuts, lameness or just reassurance that all was ok with these beloved athleties. Fortunately the weather was cool and the horses pulled up really well! Dr Derek Major was stationed at the water jump on cross country on Saturday and we speculated that he potentially has not missed an event on these ground in 25 years!! Our nursing team also love this weekend Jess Smith and Emily Conn helped with treatments and equipment and Bec Wyatt was out on course as a jump judge on Saturday. This left Dr Hadley Willsallen having to scan a few mares at ABEC! It was a great team effort!! It takes a lot of effort behind the scenes to get all the equipment, supplies and vets organised! A few of us were especially appreciative of the opportunity to hold gold! Thank you to Sydney 3D Event and organisers for entrusting us with the care of these important horses an such an important event!
New Jump!!
Hawkesbury Gazette Article
Agnes Banks Equine Clinic’s Comeback Begins
Large Animal Rescue Training
Christine has been involved with training of SES, Veterinarians and Veterinary undergraduate students over the last 20 years. Through this work in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue and collaboration with Anthony Hatch, David King and Professor Josh Slater they have trained 500 students, 200 vets and 50 nurses. This work has led to the resources in NSW for three large animal rescue vehicles equiped and ready to dispatch to incidents around the state.
Sponsorship
Our veterinarians love getting amongst our clients and ensuring they can compete and rely of veterinary oversight and care at their events. The ABEC team has been a consistent supporter of FEI eventing, showjumping, dressage, polo and showing events.
Lauren has recently worked a raceday vet at meetings around Sydney.
Awards- Christine Smith 2024 winner of the EVA Patricia Ellis Award for Outstanding Contribution to Equine Welfare & Advocacy
The award is given to a person whose actions demonstrate an extraordinary passion for welfare within the equine industry. Their actions should be viewed by other equine veterinarians as someone to emulate and admire. Christines’ efforts have been a selfless dedication that has occurred out of the limelight. Our winner shies away from any recognition and praise, with this award, the EVA was pleased to thank Christine for her work, her inspiration, and her education. You have touched the future, and we applaud you – Dr Christine Smith.
