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The March issue of The Horse Magazine is on sale now! On the cover are Sheridyn Ashwood and Prestige VDL at Boneo Park. Inside you’ll find these stories and more: Clayton Fredericks: The Next Step George Morris: Everything that is old is new again Who is Sheila Willcox? A Clinic with Marianne Lichtwark Boutique…[More]
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Well Day One of the Dressage was a special day with some very impressive horses. At the end of the day Carl Hester finished first after half the field has competed scoring 77.720 on Uthopia ahead of fellow Brit, Laura Bechtolsheimer riding Mistral Hojris with Dorothee Schneider and Diva Royale in provisional third with some…[More]
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Sydney University has questioned the Monty Roberts’ Join Up technique, which relies on the trainer using movement and noise to drive the horse around the perimeter of the pen. The trainer gradually reduces their aggressive movements, after which the horse will eventually slow down and approach them. The researchers used remote control cars to mimic the…[More]
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Australia’s Olympic Eventing Team has been finalised with the team announced as: Clayton Fredericks, Lucinda Fredericks, Andrew Hoy, Shane Rose and Christopher Burton. This same team was nominated last month but there were appeals against the selection that have since been dismissed. This will be the second Olympic team for husband and wife duo, Clayton…[More]
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Day One of the dressage at Saumur and you could be forgiven for thinking you were at Werribee Park or SIEC. Not only was there a large contingent of Aussie supporters, but the weather was like our autumn: sun, showers, sun. The grounds where the event is held are also similar to Werribee Park and…[More]
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More than 200 guests gathered at ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park this week to recognise the sport’s highest achievers of the past 12 months. Former Equestrian greats and current heroes were on hand to celebrate Equestrian’s night of nights which also saw some of the sport’s all-time greats inducted into Equestrian Australia’s Hall of…[More]
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Showjumper Jamie Kermond is returning home to Australia from the USA after a disappointing run in Florida at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Jamie headed over to Florida as a lead-up to the selection events in Europe. Sadly, due to health issues with the horse, Colthaga, Jamie has decided to return home with the horse,…[More]
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There’s been a lot of discussion lately in the dressage world about riding without a bit or spurs. Uta Graf, who placed third this week at the Neumünster World Cup meet is a great advocate of it, as seen below in a demonstration at the 2011 Bundeschampionate. Very clever, but is it so different to…[More]
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The 2011 Matthew Flinders Showjumping Challenge was held this year as a charity event for the Sunshine Coast Children’s Therapy Centre. The Therapy centre aims to maximise the quality of life of children with disabilities and their families by providing specialised services in their local community. With the great support of sponsors the organising committee were able to…[More]
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Story by Shannan Makauskas, Photos by Alex Makauskas. Growing up in New Zealand, Sarah Honeywell had Nicole Uphoff and Rembrandt plastered over her schoolbooks. She marvelled at the skill of Isabell Werth, Klaus Balkenhol and Dr Reiner Klimke at the Olympic Games, Sarah’s dream was to ride in Europe. Her start in riding was like…[More]
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Emile Faurie, a member of the record breaking gold medal-winning English team at this year’s European Dressage Championships will attend next year’s PSI Dressage & Jumping with the Stars as the international dressage ‘star’. Emile’s international career has spanned almost two decades, representing Great Britain at European and World Championships and at two Olympic Games. …[More]
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Three and a half days of wonderful dressage lie ahead of us as the Bates Australian Dressage Championships return to the Sydney International Equestrian Centre from 27 to 30 October 2011. The Australian titles will feature talented horses and riders from across Australia competing in dressage tests from Novice through to FEI Grand Prix (International…[More]
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