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Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Avenel shows no sign of slowing down in its 66th year
AVENEL, one of Australia’s longest running and favorite horse trials, shows no signs of fading away in its 66th year, with almost 500...


Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Gundagai hosts carriage drivers for NSW championships
THE NSW Combined Driving Championships held at Gundagai attracted 48 entries across 18 classes. Held at the racecourse and showgrounds on...


Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Hobart Royal gets on with the show despite redevelopment
THE Royal Hobart Show horse program had a bit of a shake-up this year due to continuing redevelopment works at the showgrounds. Classes...


Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Keely determined to take Fudge to the top in dressage
RIDERS once took a long time to decide which sport they liked best and where to focus their energy. For example, Olympic dressage riders...


Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Hillcrest a dream school for horse-mad youngsters
BEING able to attend a school like Hillcrest Christian College in Clyde North must be as close to heaven as possible for horse-mad...


Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20235 min read
Bits: Free feed, a death, a birthday & remembering the fallen
HERE’S something you don’t see every day. A bag of feed will be given to every competitor at the Victorian Tradesman's and Delivery Horse...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20233 min read
Victoria's regional royal covers all bases with new program
GEELONG is the biggest regional agricultural show in Victoria and it’s a royal to boot. This year saw a new horse committee bring new...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Perfect pony bows out with honour at dressage series finale
THE Barwon Equestrian Dressage series in southern Victoria has concluded for the year. Run over five events it’s provided great...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Alicana got her love of flying high from her mother
STUART Jenkins and the nine-year-old mare Fairview Alicana won the 2023 Australian Senior Jumping Championship in Sydney last week. The...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Ponies with ability to get job done go on show
THERE are many individual pony breed societies but the Australian Saddle Pony Association is one that recognises all types of quality...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Arabians step out in force for the first time this season
ARABIANS, the first love of any horsey child. Their ethereal appearance, the story book tales where sheiks go to war and maidens are...


Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20235 min read
Bits: Nina a star, Timor request, top level winners & an accident
THERE was such a strong response to the Nina Harris story last week on what it’s like living in the outback and doing dressage. For...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20233 min read
SA Show Horse Council has its turn at Horse of the Year
SOUTH Australia has hosted its second Horse of the Year Show for the year, this time it was the Show Horse Council’s turn at Mount...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20234 min read
It's showtime in Bendigo for the first time in four years
THE Bendigo Agricultural Show is back. The two-day event was held for the first time in four years on Friday and Saturday after several...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20234 min read
Nina drives from Daly Waters to Darwin to follow dressage dream
SO you like competing at dressage but don’t like to travel far. Imagine being Nina Harris, whose work area for training is often an...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Can-do attitude keeps the show rolling at Camperdown
THERE’S no denying that the two years of Covid played havoc with Australia’s agricultural shows. Some people just couldn’t re -find the...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Arilla Cup goes to Tori Stuckey and Jaybee Ballon D'or
THE cream of Victoria’s showjumping competitors gathered at Boneo Park for the Arilla Cup. The event was their last big competition...


Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Bits: Hoy on podium, pony racing & new owner for show horse
ANDREW Hoy and Cadet de Beliard finished third on 37.3 with an impressive clear and under time cross country phase in the CCI4*L Strzegom...


Fran Cleland
Oct 25, 20232 min read
It's EA's Horse Of The Year time for South Australia
WHEN you cover horse shows for many years, you tend to get favourites. Their names keep popping up at different events winning under...


Warwick Slade
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Game on at Werribee as world gathers for championships
THE World Mounted Games Championships returned to Australia this month, giving Australian riders a chance to compete on home soil for the...
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