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Dutch Do the Double At St Gallen, Switzerland - FEI Nations Cup

Published on 04.06.2011 in General
The Dutch team recorded a back-to-back double when topping the third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series at St. Gallen, Switzerland today. Just a week after sweeping to victory in Rome (ITA), they produced another stunning performance which promoted them to the top of the leaderboard going to the next leg of the series in Falsterbo (SWE) next month....

 

Noted Riders Needed to Help Kitchwin Find Mare

Published on 04.06.2011 in General
There is movement at Kitchwin Hills for the word has passed around that the dam of a Derby favourite had got away. She had joined the wild bush polo horses, she was worth who knows what. So all the cracks are invited to gather to the fray.(With apologies to Banjo Paterson.)...

 

NSW Paint Horse State Championships a Success!

Published on 03.06.2011 in Sponsored Shows
The rain managed to stay away and the NSW Paint Horse State Championship show was a great one! Held at SIEC on 24 - 27 May, some of the best Paints from Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales were in attendance. It was the NSWPHA 30th Anniversary show and this milestone was celebrated in style, with the show including some great events and prizes to be won....

 

Totilas Wins First Competition with New Rider

Published on 03.06.2011 in General
Totilas made his competitive debut with new rider Matthias Alexander Rath at the CDI Munich, (Germany) yesterday, where the pair easily won their class! After the stallion's sale in October, Rath became Totilas' new rider and at this their first competition they scored 76.787%, making them the only combination to break the 70% barrier....

 

Global Champions Tour Hamburg - Lynch Wins Second Sports Car

Published on 03.06.2011 in General
Denis Lynch of Ireland won the first Global Champions Tour international event held on Thursday 2 June in Hamburg Germany, taking home a car provided by sponsors Mercedes Benz. The feature class of the program, the ‘Mercedes-Benz Championat von Hamburg’ featured 52 starters over German Frank Rothenberger’s designed track that saw 14 proceed to jump-off....

 

Meet Rising Star... Kodi Anderson

Published on 03.06.2011 in Young Riders
Western performance youth competitor, 18 year old Kodi Anderson, is no stranger to success in the show pen. Kodi and her great Quarter Horse mare, Breakin Hearts, have dominated the Youth classes from Tasmania to Sydney in recent years and now they're keen to try their luck further afield - much further afield!...

 

Horse We'd Love to Own... Statford Novalis

Published on 03.06.2011 in Feature Horses
Statford Novalis is a stunning 11 year old, 16.2hh, black, Irish Sport Horse Stallion. He is by successful world cup showjumper ARD Black Cat and out of Nobility, who was imported from Germany. Nobility’s dam won the Bundeschampionat (National young horse dressage championship) as a 5yr old and is a full sister to the famous showjumper ‘Aramis’ world cup winner and Olympic silver medallist....

 

Five Minutes With... Shane Rose and Niki Chapman

Published on 03.06.2011 in Five Minutes With Horsezone
Shane Rose and Niki Chapman need little introduction to the equestrian community, with both no stranger to high achievement in the eventing world - a match made in horse heaven!...

 

What's On This Weekend?

Published on 03.06.2011 in
In addition to the many Agricultural Shows and local competitions being held across the country (CLICK HERE to view detailed calendar), listed below are other main events that are happening this weekend. Whatever horse sport you're into, there's something on for everyone!...

 

Australia's First Cloned Horse Arrives

Published on 02.06.2011 in General
An exact genetic copy of one of the world's most influential Quarter Horse sires, Smart Little Lena, arrived in Australia today. The arrival of the cloned horse, named Salute (pictured), has already sparked controversy. The AQHA has now banned breeding from cloned horses, but has made no further comment on the decision....

 

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