Breaking News – Page 110 – The Horse Magazine

Christoph Hess: Helping out in Australia

July 13th, 2016
Christoph Hess recently retired from his position with the German Equestrian Federation, which left him free to help with the Australian Squad. When Rebecca Ashton met up with Christoph at Camden, he had just come from working with the British based Aussies... Read Article 1 Comment »

Kelly Layne Withdraws from Aachen!?

July 8th, 2016
Very reliable sources indicate that Kelly Layne has withdrawn her horse, Udon P from the Australian DressageTeam to go to Aachen, but she remains a member of the team for Rio. There was a feeling that it didn’t matter so much that Kelly had scratched from Rotterdam because she was going to Aachen where she […] Read Article 6 Comments »

Aussie Eventing Team not named! Has Paul Tapner launched an Appeal?

July 7th, 2016
The other two teams – showjumping and dressage have been named (although I will be very very surprised if the four dressage horses that actually go to Rio are the ones currently named in the team) but the EA release on the eventers, merely notes that 12 horses will go into the pre-staging camp and […] Read Article Comments Off

Who’s going to the GAMES?

July 4th, 2016
Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of the horses entered for the Rio Olympic Games... Read Article 2 Comments »

Hanoverian of the Month – Breanna

July 1st, 2016
Breanna and her American rider and owner, Kathleen Raine charmed the expert audience at one of the toughest shows of them all, Aachen. The pair have been serious competitors in the top league of dressage since 2012. The duo won and successfully participated in Specials and Freestyles, with scores of 76.325% and more. In every […] Read Article Comments Off

Another dressage selection farce!

June 27th, 2016
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there. The quote is from Lewis Carroll, but it might well be from the Australian Dressage selectors’ manual – or perhaps the line about believing half a dozen impossible things before breakfast will do just fine to describe the selection process. Here’s […] Read Article 15 Comments »

Vale Frank Chapot

June 22nd, 2016
It is with great sorrow that the Show Jumping Hall of Fame announces the passing of one of the sport's all-time greatest legends, Frank D. Chapot. Chapot passed away at the age of 84 at approximately 12:30 a.m. on June 20 at the CareOne at Somerset Valley Assisted Living Center in Bound Brook, NJ, where he was under care for Alzheimers. Read Article Comments Off

Luhmühlen – Just what did it prove?

Well for a start, the Germans seem to be quite unbeatable. Even with their superstar Michi Jung sitting this one out, and with the leading Germans following their established policy of competing CIC rather than CCI in the run up to a championship, they finishing first, second, fourth, fifth and seventh with their top two, Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo on a final score of 32.7 and Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob on 36.6. Read Article Comments Off

Kelly Layne out of Rotterdam

Photo: Kim C Lundin Kelly Layne has withdrawn Udon P from the deciding Dressage selection event for the Australian Team for Rio, at Rotterdam. Kelly, who rode at the 2006 WEG for Australia, is now based in Wellington, Florida. She was ranked third in the standings after Odense, the first of two selection competitions. She told Kenneth Braddick at […] Read Article Comments Off

Shock Horror! Showjumping Stuff-up (cont.)

June 14th, 2016
Matt Williams is one of Australia’s most successful jumping riders. He has competed in two Olympic Games and one WEG. He has found another top horse in Valinski S. Last year, Matt placed third in a Grand Prix in Las Vegas with Valinski, before that the horse placed in good classes with Ben Maher. This […] Read Article Comments Off