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Fran Cleland
Jun 29, 20223 min read
Briefs: ladies lead the way, VERA Quilty shortlist out and a 60th anniversary
LET’S hear it for the girls. In showjumping, Lauren Balcomb and Verdini D' Houtveld Z took out the $140,000 1.50m grand prix at the CSI3*...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Schools converge for grand final weekend at Werribee
THE dressage and showjumping grand finals for this year’s Victorian Equestrian Interschools Series have been held over two days at...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Tasmanian event riders take trip of a lifetime
A KEEN group of Tasmanians has travelled to the mainland to complete an eventing circuit around Victoria to qualify both riders and their...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Dunolly welcomes all with combined training and a roast
DUNOLLY Horse Activity Club is one of the many groups all over the country that are finally getting back into action after the long...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Para riders edge closer to a start at World Championships
AUSTRALIA’S para-equestrian athletes are beginning to put the necessary scores in for a team place at the FEI World Championships. Both...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Selectors name Australia’s dressage team for Nations Cup
EQUESTRIAN Australia has announced the Australian team for the invitation-only CDIO5* Nations Cup competition at the CHIO Aachen...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Judging in the tropics: Darryl Hayes shares a personal insight
FOR many, Darwin and the Top End is a bit of mystery. Included in the many things that southerners don’t realise about the place is that...


Fran Cleland
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Horse briefs: shaving ban starts, vale Ross Marriott and a new date for Adelaide 3DE
THE Australia-wide rule to prevent the removal of whiskers from horses’ noses and eyebrows comes in to effect from July 1. There has been...


Simon Eassom
Jun 15, 20228 min read
The agony and the ecstasy – well, more of the former than the latter!
QUALIFYING for a competition like the Melbourne Three-Day-Event is 90 per cent of the challenge. Not dissimilar to any major event,...


Fran Cleland
Jun 15, 20223 min read
The massive Melbourne 3DE run and won for another year
TIMES have changed since the Melbourne Three Day Event was run on the wooded hills of Oaklands Hunt club. Round the famous hills, riders...


Fran Cleland
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Counting the beat puts young riders on track to precision
PONY club is often seen as providing young riders with games, shows and jumping, but a less publicised and very useful discipline is the...


Dale Webster
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Foals and youngstock step out in style at 'spectacular'
THE All Breeds Show Society rolled their traditional foal and youngstock shows into a single “spectacular” at the Elmore Equestrian...


Fran Cleland
Jun 15, 20222 min read
At just 29, Mitch Fox has notched up a lot of experience, in the saddle and out
When you meet Mitch Fox, you see an intelligent and well-spoken young man. What doesn’t show until you know him better is that at 29...


Fran Cleland
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Managing wild horse populations a challenge worldwide
THE management of wild horse populations is a problem faced in many countries around the world. The main countries with wild horses are...


Fran Cleland
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Horse news briefs: two sad losses, Aussies overseas and para dressage results
VICTORIA’S Living Legends retirement home for some of the world’s most famous racehorses has lost one of its favorite residents, with the...


Simon Eassom
Jun 8, 20226 min read
If you see a one-eyed magician at Melbourne 3DE, cheer him on!
WHEN Lisa North was a young girl she dreamed of horses. Her parents had neither the land nor money to indulge her hobby so she spent...


Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Showjumpers of all levels make most of two days of competition
Victoria’s sudden blast of winter weather did not deter showjumping riders from competing at the monthly showjumping event at Boneo Park....


Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Money from selling sheep helped Hocking vault from farm to FEI
A YOUNG man that hails from the small farming community of Woolsheds, near the Barossa Valley in South Australia, looks like he’s once...


Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Breeds combine for a wintery display of foals and youngstock
THE Riding Pony and Welsh Pony people combined to produce a display of lovely youngsters at the Winter Fair at Tatura. Both breeds are...


Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20222 min read
NT show horse season kicks off with a song and strong classes
DARWIN Show Horse Club, an affiliate of Equestrian Northern Territory, had a strong start to the show horse season with a twilight show...
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