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Hillcrest a dream school for horse-mad youngsters
BEING able to attend a school like Hillcrest Christian College in Clyde North must be as close to heaven as possible for horse-mad...
Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Bits: Free feed, a death, a birthday & remembering the fallen
HERE’S something you don’t see every day. A bag of feed will be given to every competitor at the Victorian Tradesman's and Delivery Horse...
Fran Cleland
Nov 15, 20235 min read


Victoria's regional royal covers all bases with new program
GEELONG is the biggest regional agricultural show in Victoria and it’s a royal to boot. This year saw a new horse committee bring new...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20233 min read


Perfect pony bows out with honour at dressage series finale
THE Barwon Equestrian Dressage series in southern Victoria has concluded for the year. Run over five events it’s provided great...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Alicana got her love of flying high from her mother
STUART Jenkins and the nine-year-old mare Fairview Alicana won the 2023 Australian Senior Jumping Championship in Sydney last week. The...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Ponies with ability to get job done go on show
THERE are many individual pony breed societies but the Australian Saddle Pony Association is one that recognises all types of quality...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Arabians step out in force for the first time this season
ARABIANS, the first love of any horsey child. Their ethereal appearance, the story book tales where sheiks go to war and maidens are...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Bits: Nina a star, Timor request, top level winners & an accident
THERE was such a strong response to the Nina Harris story last week on what it’s like living in the outback and doing dressage. For...
Fran Cleland
Nov 8, 20235 min read


SA Show Horse Council has its turn at Horse of the Year
SOUTH Australia has hosted its second Horse of the Year Show for the year, this time it was the Show Horse Council’s turn at Mount...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20233 min read


It's showtime in Bendigo for the first time in four years
THE Bendigo Agricultural Show is back. The two-day event was held for the first time in four years on Friday and Saturday after several...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Nina drives from Daly Waters to Darwin to follow dressage dream
SO you like competing at dressage but don’t like to travel far. Imagine being Nina Harris, whose work area for training is often an...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Can-do attitude keeps the show rolling at Camperdown
THERE’S no denying that the two years of Covid played havoc with Australia’s agricultural shows. Some people just couldn’t re -find the...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Arilla Cup goes to Tori Stuckey and Jaybee Ballon D'or
THE cream of Victoria’s showjumping competitors gathered at Boneo Park for the Arilla Cup. The event was their last big competition...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Bits: Hoy on podium, pony racing & new owner for show horse
ANDREW Hoy and Cadet de Beliard finished third on 37.3 with an impressive clear and under time cross country phase in the CCI4*L Strzegom...
Fran Cleland
Nov 1, 20233 min read


APRA bogged in a data mess of its own making
HEADLINES around Australia last week screamed out about bank closures. They were triggered by the release of the Australian Prudential...
Dale Webster
Oct 27, 20234 min read


It's EA's Horse Of The Year time for South Australia
WHEN you cover horse shows for many years, you tend to get favourites. Their names keep popping up at different events winning under...
Fran Cleland
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Game on at Werribee as world gathers for championships
THE World Mounted Games Championships returned to Australia this month, giving Australian riders a chance to compete on home soil for the...
Warwick Slade
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Tears of joy as Cheryl proves age is no barrier to doing what you love
IT’S not polite to ask a lady her age, but when Cheryl Miller won the best presented Appaloosa class at Camperdown show last week, she...
Fran Cleland
Oct 25, 20233 min read


Nothing beats a country gymkhana in our eyes
THE REGIONAL covers all sorts of important events like national championships and royal shows, but at ground level our very favorite ones...
Fran Cleland
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Dressage day supports unit that helps horses out of holes
THE dressage competition at Shirley Heights at Gladysdale in Victoria was one of many on a busy October weekend but it was special, as...
Fran Cleland
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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