Horses 4/27

Bits: Free feed, a death, a birthday & remembering the fallen

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...

Victoria's regional royal covers all bases with new program

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20233 min read

Horses

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...

Perfect pony bows out with honour at dressage series finale

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Alicana got her love of flying high from her mother

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Ponies with ability to get job done go on show

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Arabians step out in force for the first time this season

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Bits: Nina a star, Timor request, top level winners & an accident

Fran Cleland

Nov 8, 20235 min read

Horses

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...

SA Show Horse Council has its turn at Horse of the Year

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20233 min read

Horses

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...

It's showtime in Bendigo for the first time in four years

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20234 min read

Horses

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...

Nina drives from Daly Waters to Darwin to follow dressage dream

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20234 min read

Horses

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...

Can-do attitude keeps the show rolling at Camperdown

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Arilla Cup goes to Tori Stuckey and Jaybee Ballon D'or

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Bits: Hoy on podium, pony racing & new owner for show horse

Fran Cleland

Nov 1, 20233 min read

Horses

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...

It's EA's Horse Of The Year time for South Australia

Fran Cleland

Oct 25, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Game on at Werribee as world gathers for championships

Warwick Slade

Oct 25, 20232 min read

Horses

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...

Tears of joy as Cheryl proves age is no barrier to doing what you love

Fran Cleland

Oct 25, 20233 min read

Horses

Tears of joy as Cheryl proves age is no barrier to doing what you love

IT’S not polite to ask a lady her age, but when Cheryl Miller won the best presented Appaloosa class at Camperdown show last week, she...

Nothing beats a country gymkhana in our eyes

Fran Cleland

Oct 25, 20232 min read

Horses

Nothing beats a country gymkhana in our eyes

THE REGIONAL covers all sorts of important events like national championships and royal shows, but at ground level our very favorite ones...

Dressage day supports unit that helps horses out of holes

Fran Cleland

Oct 25, 20233 min read

Horses

Dressage day supports unit that helps horses out of holes

THE dressage competition at Shirley Heights at Gladysdale in Victoria was one of many on a busy October weekend but it was special, as...

Bits: Clydie surprise, stockman's challenge in SA and clinic dates

Fran Cleland

Oct 25, 20234 min read

Horses

Bits: Clydie surprise, stockman's challenge in SA and clinic dates

CONSTABLE Sandra Wilson is one of the latest recruits to graduate from the Victoria Police Academy. Prior to joining Victoria Police,...

Exhibitors out in force as Perth Royal returns to full program

Fran Cleland

Oct 18, 20234 min read

Horses

Exhibitors out in force as Perth Royal returns to full program

THE Perth Royal Show saw a return to a full program this year after COVID caused a massive reduction in classes offered in 2022. Entries...