Christen Hayde and Tandarra Sweet As were worthy winners of the three star class at the Puhinui Three-day Event, producing the only clear showjumping round to finish on their dressage score, making it two wins in a row following victory in the National One-day Event a fortnight earlier, and catapulting them into the lead of the Bell Tea Super League. South Islander Hayde has been based in the North Island for over a year, to gain further experience, and it has now paid off after time out for injury, and extra help with her showjumping. She was one of only two riders jump a clear cross-country inside the time allowed, pulling up from fifth after the dressage phase. ...

Athens dressage Olympian Louisa Hill has finished her latest Australian campaign on a high after another podium finish at the Saddleworld Dressage Festival in Werribee. She and her 10-year-old gelding Bates Antonello were second with 67.333% behind Australian champ Rachel Sanna and Jaybee Alabaster in the grand prix special, backing up a third placing in the FEI Pacific League World Cup final late Saturday night. ...

Congratulations to the Australian Paralympic Team who have secured their spot at London 2012. The team finished ahead of New Zealand in the Regional Team Qualifier at Werribee. Australian Para-Equestrian team riders went head-to-head with New Zealand to battle for a team place at the London Olympic Games. Australian finished on 388.547 with the Kiwis scoring 373.752. ...

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Australian national champion Rachael Sanna on Jaybee Alabaster won the final with 75.125%, and will go on to represent Australia at the world final next year, with Heath Ryan on Regardez Moi second on 71.525% in the FEI Pacific League Dressage World Cup final last night at the Saddleworld Dressage Festival. Athens Olympian New Zealander Louisa Hill has finished third aboard her relatively inexperienced 10-year-old horse Bates Antonello, Hill (Auckland) with an impressive 70.375% in the grand prix freestyle class. ...

Congtratultions to Aussie, Boyd Exell, on winning the fifth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving 2011/2012 in Geneva, Switzerland, this afternoon, which has put him in the lead of the standings after five of the seven World Cup events. Exell competed in the Swiss city for the fourth time winning every edition. The crowd and the electric atmosphere in the arena today contributed to another magic performance. Dutch drivers Koos de Ronde and Theo Timmerman finished in second and third place. ...

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The cross-country course at Puhinui provided plenty of drama on Saturday, with the scoreboard scrambled in the elite level 3 star class, and only seven of the twelve starters completing the course. The dressage leader, Donna Smith riding Sarah Varley’s inexperienced Just Chocolate, had an unfortunate run-out in a tight combination of narrow fences, but finished well, dropping down the order to fifth place, with the first four placings filled by the four riders who had clear jumping rounds. ...

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Louisa Hill has had a brilliant start at the Saddleworld Dressage Festival in Werribee, Australia, on Friday night with a second placing in one of the top classes at the event. Riding her 10-year-old gelding Bates Antonello, the Athens Olympian finished second behind Australian champ Rachael Sanna on Jaybee Alabaster in the first round of the FEI Pacific League World Cup final. Hill’s score of 69.936% was just short of Sanna’s 71.128%. ...