February 2016 – The Horse Magazine

IAHP March Rider of the Month

February 29th, 2016
Maree Tomkinson grabs the lead and features as our March International Animal Health rider of the month! In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a leap year, and that means it’s a Games Year and the race is on for spots in the Aussie team to go to Rio next August, and after the first CDI […] Read Article Comments Off

Jerez – Dressage stars, old and new…

Sit in on the action at the CDI in Jerez, super star, Valegro makes a re-appearance, and a new star, Cosmo, is born... Read Article 18 Comments »

Where do you find your first really good horse?

February 26th, 2016
We asked some of Australia’s most successful eventers where they found their first good horse... Read Article Comments Off

Tim Boland – Eventing has its ups and downs

February 19th, 2016
Story by Chris Hector & Roslyn Neave As someone who has been known to straighten picture frames in restaurants, I can relate to Tim Boland’s brand of obsessive compulsive. As he is showing us his new eventing stable block, he points to the door latches: “Look at that, no writing on the first two, then they […] Read Article Comments Off

Malcolm Barns – Learning riding in Europe and Australia

Malcolm Barns is one of the unsung heroes of Australian Dressage. A rider whose huge natural talent carried him to a win in Australia’s first ever 3DE over 50 years ago, and then saw him star in the show ring, and emerge as one of our first serious dressage competitors... Read Article 3 Comments »

Keeping it simple with Albert Voorn

February 12th, 2016
Albert Voorn has not only been a top level competitor, but he is also a very gifted coach, with a unique style... Read Article 2 Comments »