So You Think is one of the best stallions in the country and while his glamour Group I winning mare Nimalee sold for $3.6million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale last Thursday evening, earlier that day I took a drive to the Southern Highlands to check in on the progress of a So You Think gelding following a different path in life.

Highly respected equestrian and show judge Mardi Mangan provides some exclusive tips on how to get the best out of yourself and your horse in off the track show ring events. She and daughter Elle recently judged at the Equestrian in the Vines event in the Hunter Valley.