Fran Cleland
Good scores, comradery among highlights of dressage champs
THE Australian Dressage Championships at Boneo Park had so many highlights it’s hard to know where to start. With the Olympic Games...
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Fran Cleland
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Three-phase equitation the discipline anyone can try
WHILE the main focus in horse sport remains in the glamour area of dressage, showjumping and eventing, those Olympic disciplines are...
Fran Cleland
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Ashleigh coasts to a double win at Port Elliot Show
PORT Elliot Show is “a fantastic little ag show on the coast”, according to South Australian photographer Ty Manning. Looking at his...
Fran Cleland
Oct 18, 20232 min read
NSW, WA take the trophies at mounted games nationals
TEAMS from NSW and Western Australia took the two trophies home from the mounted games section of the Pony Club Australia National...
Fran Cleland
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Bits: Light horse tribute, royal rumor and show moves north
A TRIBUTE to the 4th Battalion of Australian Light Horsemen who took part in the Charge of Beersheba 106 years ago will be held at the...
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Community among winners as Tatura dressage series winds up
SUE and Duncan Terry and their small committee are the lifeblood of the Tatura Dressage club and thanks to their hard work, the final of...
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Harcourt rises to the challenge testing riders of all ages
THE Harcourt Pony Club in Central Victoria is not one of the biggest in the state but certainly one of the most innovative and...
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Versatility show a first for ranch riders at Benalla
THE Ranch Horse Association of Australia’s first Versatility Ranch Show at Benalla was a success for competitors and enjoyable for...
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Estate a stunning setting for carriage driving championships
THERE’S nothing more pleasing to watch than an elegant pair being driven in beautiful surroundings. The NSW Driven Dressage Championships...
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Girls from Ironbark ride off with top teams trophy
THE girls from Ironbark took the championship trophy home from the HRCAV showjumping top teams event held at Mansfield last weekend....
Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Bits: VERA champion, China selections & $9.5m offered for horse
TRACY Brandon and TMB ES Pure Silver, from South Australia, and Victoria Bice on Oso Dizzyare, Victoria, crossed the line together at the...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Victoria wins national title at interschools extravaganza
THE massive exercise that is the Australian Interschools Championships is over for another year with a new national champion declared....
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20233 min read
That's a wrap for Melbourne Royal after 10 days of excellent judging
THE Royal Melbourne show has drawn to close after 10 days of competition distinguished by some excellent judging across the Horses in...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Who knew? Dianne Barnes was once a leading jockey
MANY know Dianne Barnes as the successful para dressage rider, but there is so much more to the story. With the Paris Olympics less than...
Kim Woods
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Goats out-gun the great Clydesdales for teamster trophy
A TINY goat handler outshone the nation’s most experienced horse, bullock, camel and donkey teamsters in winning the inaugural Little...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Breast cancer fundraiser draws a crowd to Elcho Park
RIDERS at the Mt Duneed Adult Riding Club Dressage Jackpot went “pink” on the weekend to help raise money for a good cause. More than 100...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Bits: Nations Cup place, ag show cancels horses & judges named
A GOOD performance from the Australian show jumping team of Chris Burton riding Chedington Hazy Toulana, Jamie Kermond riding Yandoo Oaks...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Melbourne Royal's start more whimper than bang these days
CALL me old fashioned, but I miss the old days when breed day opened Royal Melbourne show, with eight rings around the big arena. The...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Riddells Creek event proves bigger is not always better
THE joy about smaller events like the Riddells Creek Showjumping Jackpot is that there’s something for everyone. About 30 separate...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Dressage and people to talk horse with, what more could you want?
THE Melba Equestrian Club was only formed in 2022 with the idea of improving equestrian sport within the Yarra Valley area of Victoria,...
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