Fran Cleland
From Shetlands to Shires, breed classes display royal quality
THE parade of Australia’s finest livestock continued at The Sydney Royal Easter Show with an array of breeds of all shapes and sizes on...
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Fran Cleland
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Rose steers Virgil to Adelaide win for first time
IT’S easy to talk about the great success of the Adelaide Equestrian Festival and the record crowds of 37,000 at the finale of an amazing...
Fran Cleland
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Interschools a phenomenon that continues to grow
HOW big a business has Interschools Equestrian events become? The Easter school holidays in most states seem to find youngsters from Prep...
Fran Cleland
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Forty years of showjumping something to get excited about
THE MOUNT Gambier Showjumping Club celebrated a significant milestone recently with the running of their 40th Easter Festival. Although...
Fran Cleland
Apr 26, 20234 min read
Bits: A true legend gone, Vicki Roycroft update and an auction for a great cause
THE Australian equestrian world paid tribute this week to Art Uytendaal, who died aged 92. An outstanding showjumping rider and coach, he...
Fran Cleland
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Stock horses put on a royal performance at Sydney
WITH big numbers in stud classes at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show, spectators had plenty to look at and could admire some of...
Brendan Dwyer
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Cream of combined drivers converge for national champs
THE Australian Combined Driving Championships were held over the Easter weekend at Boorowa NSW and despite some challenging and...
Fran Cleland
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Top effort by small club to pull off teams extravaganza
WITH just 20 members, Cobram Barooga Riding Club has put on a foot-perfect performance to run the massive Top Teams Dressage...
Fran Cleland
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Para riders make first tentative steps towards Paris team
PARA dressage riders have their heads well and truly turned towards Paris next year. At the Dressage Spectacular at Boneo Park last...
Fran Cleland
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Early winter chill didn't daunt riders at Riddells Creek
THE eventing season rolls on and the numbers stay large, in pony club as well as senior open events. Riddells Creek Horse Trials was no...
Fran Cleland
Apr 19, 20234 min read
Bits: Abbey tribute, Vicki Roycroft update and cutest pics you will see this week
THE Australian Stock Horse Society recently acknowledged the great Heritage sire Abbey, with 50,000 carrying his name in their pedigree....
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20233 min read
It's a spectacular time of year for showing in NSW
NSW is the centre of the show horse world at this time of year, with the Equestrian NSW Show Horse Spectacular followed by the Show Horse...
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Tasmanian eventing club gets full stars for effort
A TWO-STAR eventing class has been run for the first time in Tasmania since 2015. It came about as a result of a successful campaign by...
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20233 min read
Emergency service equestrians gather for annual games
WHEN you think of emergency services, the average person thinks of police, fire and ambulance, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. At...
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Reynella continues to deliver top-class eventing
THE much-loved Reynella Horse Trials South Australia was one of the first eventing competitions established in Australia, beginning in...
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Geelong turns it on for autumn showjumping classic
SITTING at Werribee Park on a cool autumn day, watching classes at the Geelong Jumping Club’s Autumn Classic, you can’t help but notice...
Fran Cleland
Apr 12, 20234 min read
Bits: Two farewells, a show is saved and judging initiative
ABOVE: For anyone a bit crafty this is available as a cross-stich pattern. THE passing of John Wilsher is a huge loss to the showjumping...
Fran Cleland
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Stars come out for dressage and jumping extravaganza
WHEN champion European rider and trainer Anky van Grunsven was brought to Australia in 1998 to present a dressage master class the...
Fran Cleland
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Special pony gets family through the toughest of times
LACHIE Allen is just four and his big sister Milla is six. When Mila led Lachie to a win on the little white pony Pixie at the recent...
Fran Cleland
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Story of the stock saddle a ride worth strapping in for
I HAVEN’T enjoyed a book more for ages. I am deep into Wild Ride, The story of the Australian Stock Saddle by Fiona Carruthers and have...
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