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Fran Cleland
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Para riders get opportunity to ride under world-class coaches
THE para equestrian community in Australia has been fortunate to be able to attend clinics this month with some of the world’s finest...


Fran Cleland
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Bits: Special horse gear auction, honour for volunteer and PC news
THESE are not just any old boots waiting to be sold at any old clearing sale. They could even be regarded as Olympic history, having...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Wins in three sections for Sophia Hill a highlight of Tonimbuk
SOPHIA Hill rode a treble at the Tonimbuk Horse Trials, taking out three divisions on different mounts. Her Thoroughbred, Humble Glory,...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Harness racing youngsters and their ponies are hot to trot
WHILE spectators are used to watching youngsters mounted on their ponies doing all sorts of things, pony trots is attracting more and...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Showjumpers put on a fine display at Angaston 'aggie'
THE Angaston Agricultural Show in the Barossa Valley of South Australia produced some great competition in the showjumping this year but...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Young dressage camp offers innovative learning opportunities
THE Young Dressage Association has held its first ever dressage camp, with registrations filling within 24 hours of them opening. Fifty...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Quiet joy of showing traditional harness soothes the soul
THE jingle of chains, the sparkle of big, turning wheels and the steady clop of hooves made the Victorian Tradesmen and Delivery Horse...


Fran Cleland
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Bits: Stockman's challenge, off-the-track dressage and a first for NSW show
THE Wimmera Equestrian Club held its Stockman's Challenge recently at the beautiful Dimboola Showgrounds as the third round of a super...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Youthful approach at Heytesbury ensures a top day of showing
HEYTESBURY has for years been one of Victoria’s classic Western District shows. The finest of the state’s livestock gathers and in autumn...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20233 min read
There's much more to annual stud show than just the classes
GOING to the Victorian Stud Show is like going to a school reunion. Go away for 20 years and come back and the same familiar faces are...


Dale Webster
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Farewell Mickey, 48 years (and possibly more) is a great effort
THERE is a Shetland-sized hole in the hearts of the Scott family of Emu Creek this week after they said goodbye to Mickey, just shy of...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Classy performers stand out at dressage, showjumping champs
PONY Club Victoria’s State Dressage and Showjumping Championships held at Yarrambat’s grounds north of Melbourne provided some hot...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Interschool showjumping kicks off its 15th year in Victoria
SOME kids like to sit around gazing into their phones, but looking at results for events in late February a vast number of young...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20232 min read
High five for Australia's world endurance stars
AUSTRALIA’S two riders at the FEI Endurance World Championships at Butheeb UAE finished well, with Jodie Salinas and Baroud Rio coming in...


Fran Cleland
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Bits: A special visit, overseas news and NT rider up for major award
DARTMOOR Ponies are reasonably rare in Australia, so when Karen Parrish took her dainty championship-winning filly Rejoice to visit...


Fran Cleland
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Fresh ideas and moving with the times keeps Barastoc on top
BARASTOC Horse of the Year Show number 54 remains as important to the show horse world as it did way back when it was just a support...


Tania Hay
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Entries up and juniors star at Tassie's horse of the year show
EQUESTRIAN Tasmania’s Show Horse of the Year championships saw an increase in numbers in a lot of sections, with the quality of the...


Fran Cleland
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Another win for Callahan shows what a star Danson Lincoln is
ERIN Callahan’s handsome grey Danson Lincoln continued his rise up the eventing ladder with a win in the 2.5-star S class at the Geelong...


Fran Cleland
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Vision is much more than seeing says 'the blind chick'
BOOK REVIEW SUE-ELLEN Lovett is a blind cancer-survivor and paralympian who will not take no for an answer. I found her warts-and-all...


Fran Cleland
Feb 22, 20232 min read
The heat is on as Battle of the Borders makes a comeback
LATE summer is showtime and the hacks are spending more time plaited and dressed up than loafing in a paddock. Two massive shows in...
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