Charles Sturt University (CSU) can boast that it breeds both top graduates and champion horses. At a recent dressage championship event in Bathurst, nine horses associated with the breeding program at CSU in Orange competed with all placing credibly in their classes. Some won champion and reserve championship awards. “These horses were purchased at auction a few years ago and they are now coming of age and competing,” said CSU Orange Equine Management Centre  technical officer Ms Cheryl Gander. “What is exciting is that, the horses are not only proving to be trainable and worth working with, but many of them are showing super talent. It is not unusual to see one of our ’Harvest Horses’ competing and winning against some of the very best horses. The Charles Sturt University horses have the reputation of being talented, well-handled, quiet and affordable.”