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November Hanoverian of the Month: Private Diandra

November 2nd, 2016
She was the highlight of the 2003 Verden Autumn Auction! Diandra was her name when she showed up at the auction at the age of three. The legendary Donnerhall is her sire with the bloodline of Alabaster – Glorieux – Grundstein on the maternal side of the pedigree. Her breeder, Kerstin Albers-Büker, knew that Diandra […] Read Article Comments Off

Making contact… Stefan Wolff in Australia

With contact being the main point of discussion, it can only mean one thing. We must be at a Stefan Wolff clinic. The young German trainer, a regular to our southern shores for many years now, was back at Lesley-Ann Taylor’s property making sure this important concept was being well understood by Australian riders. Read Article Comments Off

When a Showcase is just that… A SHOWCASE!

October 27th, 2016
When I arrived at The Polo Fields in Richmond, just west of Sydney, I was greeted by Jamie Kermond’s mum, Sue, who was manning the entrance of the VIP tent. The two Jamies (Kermo and fiancée Jamie Winning) were in the arena, moving jumps and organising riders - in between competing their own horses... Read Article Comments Off

World Young Eventing Horse Championships – the Mondial du Lion

What I love about the Mondial du Lion - the world championships of young eventing horses - is that it is so totally unfashionable... Read Article Comments Off

Rebecca in Rio…

October 7th, 2016
It was an excited Rebecca who got the call up to help cover the Rio Olympics. I knew some of what to expect: sun and relief from a chilly Sydney winter, good sport and plenty of insect spray. I didn’t expect to be offered a room with a double bed to be shared with my […] Read Article Comments Off

What is a drug? Who are the cheats?

October 5th, 2016
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 Article 1 Comment »

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November Hanoverian of the Month: Private Diandra

Making contact… Stefan Wolff in Australia

When a Showcase is just that… A SHOWCASE!

World Young Eventing Horse Championships – the Mondial du Lion

Rebecca in Rio…

What is a drug? Who are the cheats?

Who’s who in the dressage classes at the Bundeschampionate?

The dressage competitions of the Bundeschampionate…

Australian Showjumping Championships survive the deluge!

Burto’s Brilliant Burghley!