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Army of pony clubbers head to Elmore for state championships
The Victorian Pony Club State Dressage and Showjumping Championships at Elmore was a classic example of a well-organised, efficiently run...

Fran Cleland
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Berry blessed with good weather and plenty of entries
THE quaint little town of Berry on the south coast of NSW comes alive for the annual show in autumn and hosts a full two days of horse...

Fran Cleland
Mar 13, 20243 min read


Snake Valley event attracts big field of endurance riders
VICTORIAN Renee Henry and Kollage MI have taken out the Snake Valley Dash Endurance ride’s perpetual line honours trophy. The lightweight...

Fran Cleland
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Show a spectacle of flying feathers and jingling harness
THE Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Show Held at Werribee Park each year is an absolute spectacle. People have a deep love for the past and...

Fran Cleland
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Forecast not enough to put off determined showies at VASA
ABOVE: There's nothing like a show hunter in full flight - rising star show hunter winner Georgina Barrey's GB Saffire. Picture: TONI McCLUSKY/EQUINE PROMOTIONS AUSTRALIA “NEITHER rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds.” According to Wikipedia, the original saying was spoken about 2500 years ago by the Greek historian Herodotus but it could have been applied to the hardy showies who competed on the second day of the Victorian Ag

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20243 min read


Carriage drivers cut a dash at Battle of the Borders
CARRIAGE drivers from all around Australia, plus volunteers and visitors from as far away as Canada, made the Level 2 “Battle of the...

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Riders relish annual gallop across lakes and craters course
THE course designers at the Lakes and Craters International Horse Trials at Camperdown excelled themselves, constructing an amazing cross...

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Young dressage riders hot on heels of today's champions
WHERE not so long ago the show ring was the favourite playground of young riders, now, even diminutive seven-year-olds on 12-hand ponies...

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Show Horse Council pulls off the perfect event
IT doesn’t happen often, but when the stars align, an event will shine so brightly that people will smile and talk about it for months....

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20243 min read


The Clydie cross a policewoman just couldn't leave behind
ABOVE: Tiffany Williams and Toby, captured by Sydney Morning Herald photographer Steven Siewert. THE Clydesdale cross is one of the most popular of the performance cross breeds and Second Chance, by Diana Thurgood, is a story that will appeal to the many who are lucky enough to own one, as well as anyone who cheers them on from the sidelines. It tells of the impulse buy of a starving two-year-old half Clydesdale that was destined for the knackery but went on to become one o

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Victorian showjumpers score breakthrough win in Trans-Tasman
YOUNG showjumping riders in Victoria are certainly blessed with great opportunities. Two big events at Boneo Park wound up a long and...

Fran Cleland
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Spring classic welcomes Shetlands to show hacks
THE Show Horse Council’s Spring Classic at Werribee Park is one of the last big shows for the year in Victoria before the action heads to...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20233 min read


It was beauty and the weather beast for riders at Mansfield
MANSFIELD holds the distinction of being one of the most beautiful settings for a horse trials in Australia. Like many other events last...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20232 min read


State titles organised in just three months packed to rafters
THE Victorian State Showjumping Titles run by the Northern Victoria Show Jumping Club at Shepparton showed how a great event can be...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20233 min read


Grass surface gets the nod from dressage riders
THE northern part of Victoria is quickly becoming a centre for horse activities, with Elmore, Tatura and some smaller venues having had a...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20232 min read


'Rookie' shaping up as the one to beat this year
SARAH McMillan was named the FEI World Cup Australian League’s “rookie of the year’ in showjumping last year and with her mount, Tyrone,...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20232 min read


Bits: Noorat Show a boomer, Tenterfield Saddlery sells and bushfire fundraiser
NOORAT Agricultural Society’s annual show this year was a record-breaker. At a time when many shows are struggling with declining...

Fran Cleland
Nov 29, 20234 min read


Good luck topping the girls from Ironbark, they're on a roll
THE girls from Ironbark Equestrian Club have done it again. On the back of a win at the Top Teams showjumping championships at Mansfield...

Fran Cleland
Nov 22, 20232 min read


Welsh supreme 'a true hunter type', judge says
THERE’S no denying that the Welsh breed of ponies is one of the world’s most beautiful and the South Australian All Welsh Show at...

Fran Cleland
Nov 22, 20233 min read


Candlebark at capacity as eventers head for Riddells Creek
WITH the Victorian horse trials season in full swing it was odds on that Candlebark, at Riddells Creek, would have great competition. The...

Fran Cleland
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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