October 5th, 2016
On-the-spot report from the Australian Showjumping Championships... Read ArticleComments Off on Australian Showjumping Championships survive the deluge!
What is a drug is by no means clear cut. Prior to the WEG in Stockholm in 1990, it was considered perfectly acceptable to give your horse a sachet of bute (that’s one sachet, more got you into trouble) at a competition – a bit like the Aussie formula of a cup of tea, a […] Read Article1 Comment »
October 4th, 2016
The showjumper, Pacavello is a new talent in the barn of German Hans-Dieter Dreher. Only four weeks after the horse arrived, the seven-year old won both qualifications of the Youngster Tour in Italy. Only one week later, he finished an introductory class of the Big Tour in third place and won a 1.45 meter-class in […] Read ArticleComments Off on October Hanoverian of the Month: Pacavello
September 23rd, 2016
The great Ludger Beerbaum riding at his last international show for Germany – on Casello Photo Dirk Caremans First round Furusiyya Final The FEI’s Nations Cup final in Barcelona got off to a thrilling start with a three way tie after the first round of jumping: Germany, USA and Belgium. The top eight out of […] Read ArticleComments Off on Three teams finish on Zero
Read the exclusive interview with Christopher Burton, our International Animal Health rider of the month for October! Read ArticleComments Off on IAHP October Rider of the Month
This year’s Australian Young Rider of the Year, Madeline Sinderberry, is still eligible to compete in the Juniors, and Madeline has to balance working her horses, with the school work: “I am pretty busy. I play a lot of sport as well, netball in the winter, touch football in the summer, and I do athletics […] Read Article1 Comment »
September 4th, 2016
Photos – Trevor Holt I suppose the Australian eventing pundit who asked ‘what does Burton think he is doing with Jung’s cast-off?’ has his answer now, as Christopher mastered the Burghley track on Nobilis, the horse he acquired from ‘Magic Michi’ to go into the showjumping with two rails in hand. Christopher had the second […] Read Article1 Comment »
September 3rd, 2016
When you are hot, you are very hot, Christopher Burton is in the lead at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials with a score of 30.2 (!!!) on Nobilis. Christopher is now 4.3 penalties in front of first-day leader Bettina Hoy. Christopher and Nobilis Andrew Nicholson showed he has recovered from his broken neck and is in third place on […] Read ArticleComments Off on Christopher grabs Burghley lead