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Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Starts Tomorrow

Published on 09.04.2012 in General
The 96th annual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will get underway at 11am tomorrow morning at the famous Newmarket complex in Sydney, with all up-to-date information on the stunning selection of yearlings set for sale available at www.inglis.com.au ...

 

Aussies Rule on Final Day at Kihikihi

Published on 09.04.2012 in Event Results
It was Aussie all the way on the final day of the Waipa Home of Champions CIC*** at the Kihikihi International Horse Trial today (Sunday). Olympian Shane Rose (Aus) aboard Taurus cruised to individual victory, with his team also winning the Senior Trans Tasman Teams Competition for the first time ever on New Zealand soil. ...

 

Edwina sets the GCT 2012 Season on Fire Winning the First Grand Prix in Doha

Published on 08.04.2012 in Event Results
Edwina Tops-Alexander set the 2012 Global Champions Tour alight in Doha winning the opening leg on her show jumping superstar Cevo Itot du Chateau. Go Edwina!!! In a dramatic climax to the first Grand Prix of the new season, the reigning 2011 GCT champion beat off her rivals in a high powered seven-strong jump off. Edwina was first to go in the jump off and admitted she did not believe her time of 40.99 was fast enough to win. ...

 

Rose a Thorn to the Kiwis at Kihikihi

Published on 07.04.2012 in Event Results
Australia consolidated their lead in the Trans Tasman Senior Competition at the Kihikihi International Horse Trial today (Saturday), but not without some heart-stopping moments over a challenging John Nicholson-designed cross country. Both New Zealand and Australia had a team-member each eliminated –Christine Bates (Australia) headed to hospital with concussion after a fall early in the course from her lovely horse Delago, while Simon Gordon (Karaka) and Simple Mitch came unstuck at the second water combination. ...

 

Sydney CDI – The Young Guns – Part II

Published on 07.04.2012 in General
After deciding to do a couple of stories on the Young Guns of Australian dressage, I then had to decide who was to be included. Number one, they had to be competing at the Sydney CDI and secondly they had to have a proven track record. The guys were pretty straight forward but for the girls it wasn’t that easy. ...

 

Sergio Pulls Off a Dramatic Double in Doha - Global Champions Tour

Published on 07.04.2012 in Event Results
Sergio Alvarez Moya pulled off a dramatic double winning his second 5* international in successive days in a display of electric form before tomorrow’s Grand Prix highlight in Doha. ...

 

Aussies in front after first day of competition at Kihikihi

Published on 06.04.2012 in Event Results
Australia's campaign for the Senior Trans Tasman Eventing title is off to the perfect start with Aussie combinations sitting in first second and third place after Dressage. ...

 

Postcard from the Saddle... Emlyn Broad - USA Bound

Published on 06.04.2012 in Postcards from the saddle
My name is Emlyn Broad. I am nearly 14 years old and live in Queensland. There have always been horses in our paddock but I didn’t start riding until about six years ago on a 20 year old Pinto mare called Chicky. We started with training days at our local Western Performance Club and then progressed to points days. ...

 

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 Appoint Discipline Managers

Published on 06.04.2012 in General
The Organising Committee of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy has announced the appointment of the managers who will be in charge of the eight competition disciplines at the FEI’s flagship event. The discipline managers who have been appointed are: Jumping: Frédéric Morand. Mr Morand is technical manager of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ qualifier in Bordeaux; ...

 

Edwina Aiming for Doha Victory - Global Champions Tour

Published on 06.04.2012 in General
Global Champions Tour 2011 winner, Aussie Edwina Tops-Alexander, today said it would be “fantastic” to clinch victory in Doha, Qatar, this week at the opening event of the new GCT season. Speaking at the launch press conference at the new St Regis Hotel in Doha world female No1 rider Edwina said: “To win in Doha would be fantastic, because I have not won here yet. I am sure all the riders are feeling the same way I do, any sports person should be motivated to win. It is the most prestigious Tour we have in our sport. ...

 

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