Fran Cleland
Gold, gold and more gold for Australian dressage riders
AUSTRALIAN dressage riders Andrew Driffield, Sarah Sherwood and Sui Watts have won the team gold medal at the Virtus Global Games in...
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Fran Cleland
Jun 14, 20234 min read
Bits: Health scare for Olympian, Standardbred survey and overseas news
AUSTRALIAN dressage great Mary Hanna has told friends that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and will undergo treatment in the next...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Tinney on track for Melbourne 3DE after Albury win
THE Albury Wodonga International Horse Trials has set the scene for this weekend’s Melbourne 3DE with Olympian Stuart Tinney taking out...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Elmore championship a major step towards para dream
MIETTA Innes-Irons, who gave up her eventing career after an unbelievable run of serious accidents to focus on trying to make the Para...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20234 min read
British breeds making a name for themselves in Australia
MOUNTAIN and Moorland ponies may be native to the British Isles but there is a healthy population growing in Australia. New promotional...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Riders show backbone in tough conditions at Woady Yallock
IN 1785, Robert Burns wrote “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”. The extremely competent organisers of the popular Woady...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Riders, helpers soaked but they couldn't have had more fun
RIDERS braved one of Albury’s wettest weekends so far this year to compete in The Scots School Albury Equestrian Interschool Challenge at...
Fran Cleland
Jun 7, 20234 min read
Bits: Eventers qualify, peek at Parelli ranch and win for Exell
SCARY having to qualify to compete at the Paris Olympics but our Australian eventers have done it! The team of Shenae Lowings, Kevin...
Simon Eassom
Jun 4, 20237 min read
What goes on inside the curious world of a cat's mind?
TOM came to us for unknown reasons. A stranger in our midst, yes, but feral? He was clearly somebody’s pet but having learned from other...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
Mount Duneed delivers an event to be proud of, and a bit more
ROYAL shows and international horse trials are the headline grabbers but never underestimate the importance of the smaller events. This...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
New multi-discipline event gets off to a glamorous start
NSW has a glamorous new multi-discipline event on the calendar with a brand new venue to match. The inaugural Equestrian in the Vines...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20232 min read
Young guns hot on the heels of Australia's elite riders
WHEN we look at the Australian teams competing for us at the Olympics and world championships, older riders feature prominently. Fair...
Fran Cleland
May 31, 20234 min read
Bits: Win for Australian, Geelong Royal news and selectors named
CHAMPION dressage rider Maree Tomkinson continues her overseas campaign. At the Wiesbaden four-star CDI, one of the biggest competitions...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20232 min read
Small club packs a big punch to take out Top Teams trophy
GEROGERY Riding Club north of Albury in NSW describes itself as a small group "with just few members who like to get out and about to...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20232 min read
Riders head to Naracoorte in record numbers for horse trials
IT WAS a record year for Naracoorte Horse trials with 244 entries that saw riders from Victoria and Tasmania joining the South...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20233 min read
Distance no obstacle for school riders bound for Geelong
WHILE Pony Club is very popular, the rise of the interschools competitions has added another dimension for young horse riders. Any...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20232 min read
Books make way for saddles at state library launch of Wild Ride
WHEN you are in a room with people like John Lordan, Tony Gifford, Bernie Brady, Cliff Killeen, Mal Byrne, Annalee Surinow and Jennifer...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20233 min read
It's that lovely time of year when the foals come out to play
AUTUMN is the time of year that breeders start bringing in the foals born last season and assessing the development of those from the...
Fran Cleland
May 24, 20234 min read
Bits: Riders choose kindness, tack updates and a new statue
CORIO and Moorabool Pony Club has been hot to trot doing something special to raise awareness about the importance of kindness. The...
Rachel Haslau and Fran Cleland
May 17, 20232 min read
Dash for Ned Kelly's green sash ends in dead heat
DESPITE near freezing conditions, the annual Ruffy Mini Enduro hosted by the Longwood Carriage Driving Club was a huge success, with...
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