Fran Cleland
Girls from Ironbark ride off with top teams trophy
THE girls from Ironbark took the championship trophy home from the HRCAV showjumping top teams event held at Mansfield last weekend....
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Fran Cleland
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Bits: VERA champion, China selections & $9.5m offered for horse
TRACY Brandon and TMB ES Pure Silver, from South Australia, and Victoria Bice on Oso Dizzyare, Victoria, crossed the line together at the...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Victoria wins national title at interschools extravaganza
THE massive exercise that is the Australian Interschools Championships is over for another year with a new national champion declared....
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20233 min read
That's a wrap for Melbourne Royal after 10 days of excellent judging
THE Royal Melbourne show has drawn to close after 10 days of competition distinguished by some excellent judging across the Horses in...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Who knew? Dianne Barnes was once a leading jockey
MANY know Dianne Barnes as the successful para dressage rider, but there is so much more to the story. With the Paris Olympics less than...
Kim Woods
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Goats out-gun the great Clydesdales for teamster trophy
A TINY goat handler outshone the nation’s most experienced horse, bullock, camel and donkey teamsters in winning the inaugural Little...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Breast cancer fundraiser draws a crowd to Elcho Park
RIDERS at the Mt Duneed Adult Riding Club Dressage Jackpot went “pink” on the weekend to help raise money for a good cause. More than 100...
Fran Cleland
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Bits: Nations Cup place, ag show cancels horses & judges named
A GOOD performance from the Australian show jumping team of Chris Burton riding Chedington Hazy Toulana, Jamie Kermond riding Yandoo Oaks...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Melbourne Royal's start more whimper than bang these days
CALL me old fashioned, but I miss the old days when breed day opened Royal Melbourne show, with eight rings around the big arena. The...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Riddells Creek event proves bigger is not always better
THE joy about smaller events like the Riddells Creek Showjumping Jackpot is that there’s something for everyone. About 30 separate...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Dressage and people to talk horse with, what more could you want?
THE Melba Equestrian Club was only formed in 2022 with the idea of improving equestrian sport within the Yarra Valley area of Victoria,...
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20234 min read
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 27, 20235 min read
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...
Dale Webster
Sep 24, 20238 min read
Banks' disconnect from regional Australia never more obvious
ABOVE: Anna Bligh talks banking taskforce in Canberra on Wednesday. Vision: APH THE chief executive of the Australian Banking Association...
Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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...
Fran Cleland
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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...
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