Fran Cleland
Show's double program keeps competitors on the move
THE Sydney Regional Spring Show was certainly buzzing with action. Organizer Eliza Douglas said two events at the same Menangle Park...
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Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Son of Olympian takes jumping championship title for third time
AT just 29 years of age, Tom McDermott won his third senior Australian Showjumping title at Boneo Park last weekend. Tom, who also won in...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
And that's a wrap for the horse of the year show season in WA
WESTERN Australia’s show season finished with a flourish with their Horse of the Year Show. Just over 100 horses competed, including...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20225 min read
World reaches out to support Ukrainian horse community
IMAGINE being a talented, horse-loving teen stuck in the middle of a war. Instead of dreaming about representing your country at the...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Naming horses has become a life's work for Suzanne
GIVING a horse a suitable name is a lot harder than one would think. Show ponies get saddled with dreamy, reflective names, Welsh Pony...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20223 min read
Bits: Australians overseas, iconic film turns 40 and Trans-Tasman squad named
SIMONE Pearce has risen to 24th position on the FEI Dressage Athlete Rankings, making her Australia's highest placed rider in the FEI...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Arilla Cup sets the scene for Australian championship
BONEO Park on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is the centre of the equestrian world universe at present. It hosted the Australian...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Technology allows breeders to take on the world
BREEDERS from different states, let alone countries, don’t often get to line up to compete under the same judge and see how they compare....
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Riders chalk up 3000km to keep eventing show on the road
WITH horse trials falling by the wayside in Victoria’s unseasonable spring, Victorian riders Sophie Fox, Teeghan Ashby and Belle Morrow...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Tasmanian horse community thrown lifeline after ferry bans livestock
THE Tasmanian horse community has been given a one-month reprieve after being cut off from the mainland following a decision by the...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20224 min read
Bits: Warrawee calls it a day, Quilty update and overseas news
ONE of Australia’s best known Warmblood studs is closing. Warrawee Stud’s Pat and Dick Ryan say the time has come to step away. “After...
Fran Cleland
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Connemaras finding their way back into the spotlight
THOSE of us old enough to remember Fred Wiltshire think of him with a smile. A larger-than-life, boisterous and strong-minded Irish...
Fran Cleland
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Showjumpers step out at Geelong for a spring fling
THE Geelong Showjumping Club held its Spring Classic event last weekend. Despite a wet start, the sun came out and those who attended had...
Fran Cleland
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Stock horses didn't miss a beat as sunshine gave way to rain
AUSTRALIA’S own breed was out in force at the Moss Vale Australian Stock Horse Branch show at the Sugarloaf Equestrian Centre at...
Fran Cleland
Oct 26, 20224 min read
Jodie harnesses her power within to tackle life head-on
JODIE McKeone is unstoppable. She was born into an extraordinary family of talented master saddlers and harness makers who have been...
Fran Cleland
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Pony clubbers mount up for games championships
MOUNTED games riders have the late Prince Phillip to thank for the origins of their sport. When Sir Mike Ansell was director of the Horse...
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Oct 26, 20222 min read
Advice on how to manage horse health in wet conditions
THE Seymour Equine Clinic in Victoria has put out some sound advice for people whose horses have been caught up in the very wet weather...
Fran Cleland
Oct 26, 20223 min read
Bits: Quilty organisers pull out, judges announced and major event reorganised for coronation
THE running of next year’s Tom Quilty Gold Cup has been thrown into doubt after the group that was to host Tom Quilty Gold Cup in 2023...
Fran Cleland
Oct 19, 20223 min read
There are two types of people and disasters bring out both
If anyone is entitled to express an opinion on the flood disaster unfolding across Victoria it is FRAN CLELAND. In 2014, her family lost...
Fran Cleland
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Geelong takes a punt and is rewarded with a great show
GEELONG Royal Show is a major event in Victoria and despite the epic storms and rain in the preceding week, the committee was confident...
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