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Life After Racing at Sydney’s Weekend of World Cups
Published on 04.05.2011 in General
At the 2011 Weekend of World Cups in Sydney, starting this Friday 6 May at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, there are a large number of ex-racehorses competing in both Eventing and Show Jumping from the lower grades all the way through to the top level. 19 horses in the top three eventing levels were racehorses with five out of the 31 entries in the Eventing World Cup and one out of 25 entries in the Show Jumping World Cup beginning their lives on the track.... NZ Performance Horses Hit Hard by Weather
Published on 04.05.2011 in General
The weather may have decimated Hawke's Bay's Haupouri Station but the multi-million dollar New Zealand Performance Horses breeding operation will not be hindered. It's been a heart-breaking few weeks for Juliet and Warwick Hansen as they've had to stand by and watch great chunks of their land just slip away as relentless rain fell from the sky.... Does Your Horse Recognise You?
Published on 03.05.2011 in General
Does your horse recognise you? Does he behave differently with you then with other people and strangers? Maybe he always acts a certain way with you and differently with another person who also handles him? Recented studies indicate that horses use auditory and visual information to recognise specific people, and that they expect certain behaviors from those people based on previous experience.... Esther Begins Coast2Coast Horse Trek
Published on 03.05.2011 in General
20 year old Esther Luxford-Matthews (pictured - photo: Kim Honan) has begun a 4600km horse trek that will take her from the NSW mid north coast, right across the country to Perth! Esther's trek is to help raise money and awareness of adolescent melanoma, after she lost her older sister Hannah, to this tragic condition three years ago. ... NZ Endurance Champions Crowned
Published on 03.05.2011 in General
Andrea Smith riding Glenmore Tariq (pictured) completed a thoroughly deserved victory on Good Friday at Endurance’s Nationals, at Kuratau, Lake Taupo, in the CEI 3* 160km ride, finishing in an impressive time of 9.34.55 and uncontested in the final stages. For Smith and her homebred horse the victory was doubly sweet as they had come so far at the same venue earlier in the season, at the North Island champs, only to be given out lame in the final hurdle, that particular time they crossed the line in second. ... So You Think Smashes Them in European Debut
Published on 03.05.2011 in General
Former Bart Cummings-trained and now majority Coolmore owned galloper So You Think won with ease at the Curragh overnight, winning the Group 3 High Chaparral European Breeders Fund... Mary King First and Second, Clayton Fredericks Fift at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
Published on 02.05.2011 in General
In front of 15,743 fans and a live NBC television audience, Mary King of Great Britain became the first rider ever to finish first and second in the CCI4* at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone. She rode both Kings Temptress (47.7) and Fernhill Urco (49.7) to perfectly faultless showjumping rounds to win the Rolex watch that goes to the winner.... Celebrate Equestrian Sport with a Big Party and an Auction!
Published on 02.05.2011 in General
The 2010 EA Sport Achievement Awards, which promises to be a wonderful gala evening will be held at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park this Wednesday night, 4 May. In addition to bringing together the best of the best in Equestrian sport, the evening promises to be one big party, which will include pre-dinner drinks, a beautiful 3-course meal and great music.... South Australia First State to Utilise Life Size Rescue Training Horse
Published on 02.05.2011 in General
South Australia is the first state to benefit from the use of a life sized horse designed to help train emergency service workers and horse owners about large animal rescue techniques. The mannequin, recently purchased from the UK through sponsorship arranged by Equine Veterinarians Australia, has movable joints and is weighted more heavily towards the front end, just like a real horse.... Kiwi Meyer Eleventh in Kentucky
Published on 02.05.2011 in General
Joe Meyer and Snip were the best performed of the Kiwis competing at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event which finished in Lexington this morning. Meyer and his striking grey horse finished in 11th place, with Brit Mary King taking the quinella with her horses Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco at the front of the field....
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