Fran Cleland
Bits: Fire destroys clubhouse, record doping scandal & a vale
THE Macclesfield Pony Club buildings have been destroyed in a fire, thought to be arson. It's a huge blow to the members and sad to see...
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Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Some mighty performances stand out at Melbourne 3DE
MARK Twain once said “what counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the size of the fight in the dog”. He might...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Show action heads to Pacific Coast for championships
WHILE the Victorian show horses and ponies grew winter fluff and gazed gloomily from warm stables, their NSW counterparts were out and...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Interschool showjumpers converge on Mount Macedon
BRAEMAR College’s interschool showjumping day attracted 120 keen youngsters, riding 360 rounds. It was the third event of the Equestrian...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20234 min read
Fire & feathers: Clydesdale crosses the perfect sport horse
THE Clydesdale horse is so often referred to in Australia as the “horse that built a nation” and it’s true. Australians have a great...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Gold, gold and more gold for Australian dressage riders
AUSTRALIAN dressage riders Andrew Driffield, Sarah Sherwood and Sui Watts have won the team gold medal at the Virtus Global Games in...
Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20234 min read
Bits: Health scare for Olympian, Standardbred survey and overseas news
AUSTRALIAN dressage great Mary Hanna has told friends that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and will undergo treatment in the next...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Tinney on track for Melbourne 3DE after Albury win
THE Albury Wodonga International Horse Trials has set the scene for this weekend’s Melbourne 3DE with Olympian Stuart Tinney taking out...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Elmore championship a major step towards para dream
MIETTA Innes-Irons, who gave up her eventing career after an unbelievable run of serious accidents to focus on trying to make the Para...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20234 min read
British breeds making a name for themselves in Australia
MOUNTAIN and Moorland ponies may be native to the British Isles but there is a healthy population growing in Australia. New promotional...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Riders show backbone in tough conditions at Woady Yallock
IN 1785, Robert Burns wrote “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”. The extremely competent organisers of the popular Woady...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Riders, helpers soaked but they couldn't have had more fun
RIDERS braved one of Albury’s wettest weekends so far this year to compete in The Scots School Albury Equestrian Interschool Challenge at...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20234 min read
Bits: Eventers qualify, peek at Parelli ranch and win for Exell
SCARY having to qualify to compete at the Paris Olympics but our Australian eventers have done it! The team of Shenae Lowings, Kevin...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
Mount Duneed delivers an event to be proud of, and a bit more
ROYAL shows and international horse trials are the headline grabbers but never underestimate the importance of the smaller events. This...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
New multi-discipline event gets off to a glamorous start
NSW has a glamorous new multi-discipline event on the calendar with a brand new venue to match. The inaugural Equestrian in the Vines...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
Young guns hot on the heels of Australia's elite riders
WHEN we look at the Australian teams competing for us at the Olympics and world championships, older riders feature prominently. Fair...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20234 min read
Bits: Win for Australian, Geelong Royal news and selectors named
CHAMPION dressage rider Maree Tomkinson continues her overseas campaign. At the Wiesbaden four-star CDI, one of the biggest competitions...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20232 min read
Small club packs a big punch to take out Top Teams trophy
GEROGERY Riding Club north of Albury in NSW describes itself as a small group "with just few members who like to get out and about to...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20232 min read
Riders head to Naracoorte in record numbers for horse trials
IT WAS a record year for Naracoorte Horse trials with 244 entries that saw riders from Victoria and Tasmania joining the South...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20233 min read
Distance no obstacle for school riders bound for Geelong
WHILE Pony Club is very popular, the rise of the interschools competitions has added another dimension for young horse riders. Any...
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