Tableland Equine Centre

04/04/2026

Tableland Equine Centre wishes you all a wonderful Easter 🐣 weekend!

Lovely to see the 🌞 sunshine make an appearance 😁

01/04/2026

🌧️ Rainy days are no problem here at the Tableland Equine Centre!

🐴 We have lovely horse shelters with fresh laid gravel, and of course there is the undercover arena to ensure you keep your horse in work and fit, even during our Far North Queensland wet season.

If you are looking for quality, boutique horse agistment, send us a DM! 😊

23/03/2026

We have agistment availability here at the Tableland Equine Centre, Kairi!

🐴 3-acre private paddock

🐴 Suitable for up to 3 horses

🐴 Covered cattle yards with stable-like sections

🐴 Large covered sand arena onsite

🐴 $200 per week

🐴 Prefer single-owner

🐴 Mixture of horse-suitable grasses

🐴 Close to Tinaroo

🐴 On a dirt road, suitable for horse riding

Please PM if interested! 😊

21/03/2026

We are enjoying a wonderful weekend here at Tableland Equine Centre, 😁 with our agistees loving their lessons with visiting FEI dressage rider and coach Marcela Adkins Performance Horses. ☺️ Thank you Marcela! We really appreciate you coming to visit us.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend too, and enjoying this 🌞 sunshine.

21/02/2026

🐴 AGISTMENT AVAILABLE IN KAIRI 🐴

A rare, permanent agistment opportunity has become available!

We have two paddocks available…
🐴🐴 2-horse paddock for $160/wk
🐴🐴🐴 3-horse paddock for $200/wk

Note - only one owner per paddock. No shared paddocks at this stage 😊

We also require daily visits from owners, we don’t currently offer full care arrangements.

- Includes use of undercover riding arena
- Includes access to private shelter
- Undercover wash bay
- Own area for food storage
- Horse safe, fully electric horse fencing
- Mixed grass pasture

Please PM if you’re interested, along with some info on your horses 😊

02/12/2025

🐴HORSE AGISTMENT AVAILABLE IN KAIRI 🐴

A rare, permanent agistment opportunity has become available for up to 2 horses (1 individual owner) in a private paddock at the beautiful Tableland Equine Centre!

- Includes use of undercover riding arena
- Includes access to private shelter
- Undercover wash bay
- Own area for food storage
- Horse safe, fully electric horse fencing
- Mixed grass pasture

Please PM for more info and price 😊n

09/03/2023

This week’s Fun Fact is on Rain Scald! 🌧️

Rain scald is caused by a bacteria called Dermatophilus congolensis which lives on the skin of many horses and is contagious when the skin is wet. In the dry Dermatophilus causes few problems, some short coated horse may have scurfy dermatitis on the front of their cannons.

In periods of wet weather the skin becomes soft and prone to scrapes and abrasions which allow Dermatophilus to invade and create soft scabs with underlying sores. These are a source of infection to other horses through close physical contact and via rugs and saddle blankets.

The back and rump are most commonly affected than the face and legs. The hair becomes matted with soft scabs and the skin is painful. Severely affected horses will have a temperature, become dull and go off their feed.

Secondary infection with streptococcal and staphylococcal bacteria are common, causing increased pain and inflammation of the affected skin.

Dermatophilus infection of the pastern and heels causes swelling, cracking of the skin, and pain contributing to greasy heel or “mud fever”. White unpigmented skin is worst affected.

Treatment involves cleaning the affected skin with a dilute antiseptic wash. Chlorhexidine based washes – “Malaseb” and “Rexadine”, Povidone iodine scrub – “Betadine” or “Vetadine” are effective in controlling Dermatophilus.

Apply the diluted antiseptic, scrub in gently to remove scabs. Many horses are quite painful so take care and remember it may take 2-3 washes over several days to remove all the scabs and allow the skin to heal. Leave the antiseptic on for 10 minutes then rinse with warm water and dry the skin.

If possible move the horse to a dry area under cover. Not always possible but a dry stall or a few days dry weather really aids healing. Rugging can help but it is very important to remove the rug twice daily and check the skin for further inflammation.

Horses showing signs of severe infection – dull, not eating, very painful if the skin is touched and temperature greater than 38.5 – should be examined by a Veterinarian as they may require antibiotic treatment.

📖 Further reading: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horse-care/vet-advice/rain-scald-in-horses-35320

09/03/2023

This Podcast is well worth a listen! Very thought provoking and positive! 💛🐴

Let us know what you think! 😊

"What's the #1 thing you'd want to change in the horse world?"

That's the question I received in my latest Q&A podcast.

How would you answer that question?

Sure, there are a lot of things that I would like to change. But, to be honest, I also believe there are also a lot of good things happening around us already.

And that we should pay more attention to these positive things instead of only pointing out all the things going wrong.

Of course, people pointing out the things that are going wrong do this with the best interest in mind: to bring awareness and to make a change.

However, it sometimes feels like some people are on a crusade to only share the terrible things. To show all the things that are not right. And, as a result, the horse world on social media seems to be flooded with all the things that are negative.

But what is the result of a 'negative' post on social media?

When I see a post like that when scrolling through my feed, I don't really know how to go from there. The instant feeling I get is sadness.

I don't feel it's a place that will inspire people to make a positive, lasting change and for people to progress and move forward.

I do feel this happens when you give examples of how things can be better for your horse and yourself.

I feel that in order for people to make progress, they need to be motivated in a positive manner.

That being said... want to know what I would change in the horse world by simply snapping my fingers?

Find out in my latest video by clicking here. 👇
https://trtmethod.com/trtpodcast-E7

Looking forward to reading in the comments how you feel about this topic!

08/03/2023

It is incredibly exciting to have an OTTB Dressage Series in North Queensland! 😃🎉
Show us your OTTB in comments ⬇️🐴

CAIRNS OFF-THE-TRACK DRESSAGE SERIES IS HERE!!!

FNEG and ATDDEA are so excited to announce the inaugural Cairns Off-The-Track
Dressage Series, proudly sponsored by

This series is open to all thoroughbreds and standardbreds that have been or are eligible to be registered for racing in Australia. The series will be held over the 2023 dressage season for FNEG and ATDDEA. The series awards will be:

Preparatory:
1st place $130
2nd place $80
3rd place $50

Preliminary
1st place $130
2nd place $80
3rd place $50

Novice
1st place $130
2nd place $80
3rd place $50

Each first-place getter will also be taking away the first ever Cairns Off-The-Track Dressage Series trophy for their class. Place getters will be worked out by the highest overall scores, so the more competitions you get to, the better your chances will be of walking away with the prize money and the trophy!

This is a very exciting opportunity for all our OTT's to shine and show the world that there is a life for OTT's after racing. Many thanks to for this amazing opportunity.

To register for the series, please email [email protected] with your OTT's racing/registered name and microchip.

For any further information or questions, please PM us or email [email protected].

Drop a comment and photo of your OTT below! 😀😀

07/03/2023

Yah!!! Competition season is upon us!!! 🎉🐴

Now.…time to prepare ourselves and our horses! 😃