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Five Minutes With... Ev Lagoon - Oregon Park Appaloosas
Published on 22.03.2012 in Five Minutes With Horsezone
Ev Lagoon, who owns and runs Oregon Park Appaloosas with husband Mat, is one of Australia's most passionate fans of Appaloosa horses and her family were amongst the first to breed these spotted beauties in the early 1970s! ... Qld Police Service Mounted Division Continues 150 Year Tradition
Published on 21.03.2012 in General
The Mounted Unit is a unique and historic part of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), providing effective and specialist policing for over 150 years. Currently the unit maintains between 18 and 21 horses on active duty. ... Archaeologists Discover Earliest Equestrian Bit
Published on 21.03.2012 in General
Archaeologists led by Professor Eliezer Oren from Ben Gurion University excavated an equid burial at Tel-Haror, an archaeological site located in the Levant with strata dating to the Middle Bronze IIB Period (1,750-1,650 B.C.). Here, archaeologists retrieved the earliest metal equestrian bit. ... No Water Restrictions for Greenwich Park Equestrian Venue
Published on 21.03.2012 in 2012 London
The London 2012 equestrian venue at Greenwich Park has been exempted from the hosepipe ban that comes into force on 5 April after concerns were raised that drought conditions could create dangerously ‘fast going’ at the Olympic eventing track. ... Talking Up a Storm for Spinal Cord Injury Network
Published on 20.03.2012 in General
“I’m lucky to be alive,” was the immediate reaction of Bondi Rescue star Kobi Graham when he suffered his own traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, and now he’s lending a helping hand to others. ... Polly Stockton's Westwood Poser Killed on Road
Published on 20.03.2012 in General
Horse and Hound has reported that British event rider Polly Stockton is mourning the loss of her top ride, Westwood Poser, who has died in a freak accident. The Master Imp gelding, who was runner-up at Burghley in 2009, got out of the horse-walker at his co-owner’s yard in Ireland on 14 February and galloped on to the road, where he was hit by a lorry. “Mossie” died instantly. ... Burpengary Western Performance Club Kicks Off its 2012 Shows
Published on 20.03.2012 in General
Burpengary Western Performance Club (BWPC) held their Quarter Horse approved “A” Show on 11 March 2012. It was the first show for 2012 due to the unfortunate weather conditions this year. The show was well attended and rivalry was fierce but it appeared everyone left the Show with a smile on their faces. A varied programme was provided with something for everyone and the Committee did a great job with running the show. ... Australian Jumping Team Wins at HOY to Tie the Trans-Tansman Series
Published on 19.03.2012 in General
Australia clinched the second Trans-Tasman Jumping competition by just one point at the New Zealand Horse of the Year Show in Hastings (NZL). The Australian Team (Brett Warren, Brook Dobbin, Evie Buller and Tim Clarke) took a narrow one-point advantage in the first round and maintained the lead to finish on 20 points ahead on New Zealand’s 21 points. ... McVean and Daffodil Pull off the Three-peat
Published on 18.03.2012 in General
The year is turning into a hat-trick special for Olympian Katie McVean. Aboard her stunning bay mare Dunstan Daffodil, McVean won her fourth Olympic Cup at the 2012 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show in Hastings today (Sunday) – the third consecutive showjumper of the year title for the 25-year-old from Mystery Creek. ...
Kaimanawa Pony has the Luck of the Irish
Published on 18.03.2012 in General
A Kaimanawa pony from the Bay of Islands brought on the tears at the 2012 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show in Hastings tonight (Saturday). Tegan Newman and her seven-year-old bay Watch Me Move won a heart-stopping jump-off to take the Pony of the Year crown. Tears flowed when the 16-year-old from Kerikeri realised she'd won the much sought-after crown. ...
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