Fran Cleland
Conditions testing but Lilydale gets through show program
LILYDALE Agricultural Society is one of the few that has managed to conduct a full show in this year’s very wet spring. With a packed...
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Fran Cleland
Nov 23, 20222 min read
The Master: inside the world of an Olympic showjumper
BOOK REVIEW: OLYMPIC showjumper John Fahey’s memoir, The Master, pulls no punches. It is a great read for any horse lover, even if...
Fran Cleland
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Bits: Showjumper dies, NZ opportunity and mozzie publication for downloading
WITH the flood events and prevailing wet weather leading to increased waterlogging and an excess of water across many parts of eastern...
Fran Cleland
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Arenas come alive as Equitana returns after four-year break
THE competition arenas at this year's return of Equitana to Melbourne after four years were filled with some of Australia’s finest horses....
Fran Cleland
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Horse lovers in paradise with something for everyone
TRY to describe Equitana to someone who has never been. Wikipedia says “Equitana is a trade fair organisation for equestrian sports. This...
Dale Webster
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Quest for safe pony began life-long mission to save rare livestock breeds
AFTER Katy Brown notched up her fourth broken bone at the tender age of 10, her mum decided that if she couldn’t buy her daughter a safe...
Fran Cleland
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Sneaky ride turns into a life passion for Rory
RORY Hamilton, 17, was two years old when he climbed onto his sister’s pony while nobody was looking and has been riding ever since....
Fran Cleland
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Melbourne club still leading the way in showjumping
IN early 1957, Bert Jacobs, Eric Rundle, Joan Pearson and Mary Williamson called a meeting at Narre Warren to discuss the creation of an...
Fran Cleland
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Bits: EV measuring, award winners, Brumby news and more
RIDERS in the northern part of Victoria have found it difficult to get to a central point to get their horses and ponies measured so an...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Show's double program keeps competitors on the move
THE Sydney Regional Spring Show was certainly buzzing with action. Organizer Eliza Douglas said two events at the same Menangle Park...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Son of Olympian takes jumping championship title for third time
AT just 29 years of age, Tom McDermott won his third senior Australian Showjumping title at Boneo Park last weekend. Tom, who also won in...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
And that's a wrap for the horse of the year show season in WA
WESTERN Australia’s show season finished with a flourish with their Horse of the Year Show. Just over 100 horses competed, including...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20225 min read
World reaches out to support Ukrainian horse community
IMAGINE being a talented, horse-loving teen stuck in the middle of a war. Instead of dreaming about representing your country at the...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Naming horses has become a life's work for Suzanne
GIVING a horse a suitable name is a lot harder than one would think. Show ponies get saddled with dreamy, reflective names, Welsh Pony...
Fran Cleland
Nov 9, 20223 min read
Bits: Australians overseas, iconic film turns 40 and Trans-Tasman squad named
SIMONE Pearce has risen to 24th position on the FEI Dressage Athlete Rankings, making her Australia's highest placed rider in the FEI...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Arilla Cup sets the scene for Australian championship
BONEO Park on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is the centre of the equestrian world universe at present. It hosted the Australian...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Technology allows breeders to take on the world
BREEDERS from different states, let alone countries, don’t often get to line up to compete under the same judge and see how they compare....
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Riders chalk up 3000km to keep eventing show on the road
WITH horse trials falling by the wayside in Victoria’s unseasonable spring, Victorian riders Sophie Fox, Teeghan Ashby and Belle Morrow...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Tasmanian horse community thrown lifeline after ferry bans livestock
THE Tasmanian horse community has been given a one-month reprieve after being cut off from the mainland following a decision by the...
Fran Cleland
Nov 2, 20224 min read
Bits: Warrawee calls it a day, Quilty update and overseas news
ONE of Australia’s best known Warmblood studs is closing. Warrawee Stud’s Pat and Dick Ryan say the time has come to step away. “After...
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