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Family legacy continues to support showjumping in SA

Fran Cleland

Sep 27, 20232 min read

Family legacy continues to support showjumping in SA

A FAMILY jumping club in the small town of Mallala near Adelaide in South Australia provides the state with some of its best competition...

Time for some sober thinking with declaration of El Nino

Fran Cleland

Sep 27, 20234 min read

Horses

Time for some sober thinking with declaration of El Nino

THE fact that an El Nino has finally been declared might seem a distant problem to many horse people. While the natural weather pattern...

Bits: Vale Jim Delamont, gear sale and top eventers named

Fran Cleland

Sep 27, 20235 min read

Horses

Bits: Vale Jim Delamont, gear sale and top eventers named

THE show world has been saddened by the news the great horseman Jim Delamont has died aged 90. Without exception, the tributes to him...

Wentworth's huge program has something for everyone

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20232 min read

Horses

Wentworth's huge program has something for everyone

WENTWORTH Agricultural Show has a long and decorated history. The town, located in the far south west of NSW at the junction of the...

Mandurang South club gets fancy with freshmans event

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20232 min read

Horses

Mandurang South club gets fancy with freshmans event

HOW to keep pony club kids (and their parents) happy? Have a great idea and then make it happen. At the monthly Mandurang South Pony Club...

Divisions full to the brim at spring horse trials

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20232 min read

Horses

Divisions full to the brim at spring horse trials

ALL eventing roads are leading to Werribee Park at the moment. Firstly there was the Friends of Werribee’s massive event, followed last...

Geelong's spring classic delivers inside and out

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20232 min read

Horses

Geelong's spring classic delivers inside and out

FINE weather, perfect surface and capacity fields combined with good organisation made for Geelong Showjumping Club’s two-day Spring...

Para equestrians just need a helping hand to get started

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20233 min read

Horses

Para equestrians just need a helping hand to get started

ABOVE: Five countries competed in the first World Para Reining International Team Competition in 2016. This video features photos from...

Bits: Showjumping gone, new statue and top comp for Dertell

Fran Cleland

Sep 20, 20235 min read

Horses

Bits: Showjumping gone, new statue and top comp for Dertell

DESPITE all efforts, this year’s 156th Wangaratta Show won’t have showjumping on the program. “It’s the first time many of us can...

Four seasons in one royal show at Adelaide 2023

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20234 min read

Horses

Four seasons in one royal show at Adelaide 2023

THE Royal Adelaide Show has been run and won for another year with those who were there from start to finish experiencing all the...

Big and small contend carriage driving championships

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20232 min read

Horses

Big and small contend carriage driving championships

THE Victorian Indoor-Outdoor Carriage Driving Championships were held at Huntly north of Bendigo on the weekend. Organised by the Central...

Pony clubbers pick right time to make their run up the straight

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20232 min read

Horses

Pony clubbers pick right time to make their run up the straight

THE Pony Club Victoria’s Ride to Time final held at Moonee Valley was a huge thrill for the 20 young riders who qualified in trials...

Amateur owner riders enjoying dressage just for the love of it

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20232 min read

Horses

Amateur owner riders enjoying dressage just for the love of it

MORE and more equestrian disciplines are finding it necessary to provide competitions for their non-professional members. The intent is...

Pony crosses filling gap in dressage mount market

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20232 min read

Horses

Pony crosses filling gap in dressage mount market

ROSSANNE Mason is not only a horse lover but an astute business woman as well. She was one of the first to see the expanding interest in...

Bits: Foal ambulance, stolen horse, Brumby plan & Waler dies

Fran Cleland

Sep 13, 20234 min read

Horses

Bits: Foal ambulance, stolen horse, Brumby plan & Waler dies

THE Victorian Equine Group at Bendigo in Victoria has set up a most important and valuable resource – a foal ambulance. The project was...

Volunteer crisis could bring down the sport of equestrian

Fran Cleland

Sep 6, 20234 min read

Horses

Volunteer crisis could bring down the sport of equestrian

IT’S easy to go to a big horse event and admire the beauty and talent of the horses, the elegant riders, the enormous size of the fences...

Adelaide a joy for those who love a traditional royal show

Fran Cleland

Sep 6, 20233 min read

Horses

Adelaide a joy for those who love a traditional royal show

ADELAIDE still holds on to many of the agricultural features that many royal shows have lost and they are much appreciated by the lovers...

After 15 years, interschools showjumping still going strong

Fran Cleland

Sep 6, 20232 min read

Horses

After 15 years, interschools showjumping still going strong

THE Interschools Show Jumping series was started in Victoria in 2008 to promote the sport in the school community over courses designed...

Bendigo club puts in top effort to win three-phase championships

Fran Cleland

Sep 6, 20232 min read

Horses

Bendigo club puts in top effort to win three-phase championships

WHILE the Equestrian Federation of Australia has morphed over the years to focus on the elite level of equestrian sport, it has to a...

Werribee becomes dressage central for combined event

Fran Cleland

Sep 6, 20232 min read

Horses

Werribee becomes dressage central for combined event

DRESSAGE riders have been serenely circling in the Werribee Park arenas at the annual inter-club weekend. It’s a shared format;...

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