News & Stories

News about 5 years ago -   A “small but mighty” event horse who represented Britain at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) is to enjoy a happy hacking retirement, having ended his career with a win.

News about 5 years ago -   With riders confirmed from Mexico, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Australia and Japan, the Global Amateur Tour (GAT) event is run in conjunction with the Amateur Tour at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping.

News about 5 years ago -   Tjeerd Velstra, former double world Driving champion and one of equestrian sports true horseman, has passed away this week after a long illness.

News about 5 years ago -   Following the resignations of the three Board members last week the board of Equestrian Australia (EA) met yesterday to determine a way forward and to ensure the ongoing business of EA was not disrupted.

News about 5 years ago -   The 2019 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL will kick off at the magnificent AL SHAQAB in Doha, Qatar, this week and the official rider list is revealed today.

News about 5 years ago -   The auction of top showjumpers seized by US authorities in a money laundering case is under way.

News about 5 years ago -   Little noise has been given to an important rule change that the FEI put in place as of 1 January 2019 until a watchful eye at Pferderevue in Austria spotted the alteration in the FEI rule book!

News about 5 years ago -   Results for riders who were competing in international competitions from 18th - 24th February

News about 5 years ago -   The record books will read that the inaugural winner of the Southern Hemisphere’s first Otto Sport Australia Grand Prix CDI4* Freestyle was the Victorian combination of Fiona Selby and her 16-year-old German warmblood mare Tacita (Dionysos/Tazia//).

News about 5 years ago -   The owner of a pony who was given about a 1% chance of surviving after she contracted tetanus said it was “like winning the lottery” to learn she would pull through.

News about 5 years ago -   Fiona Selby and Tacita claimed victory Sunday in the frst ever CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle in Australia and to log the first win and by far the highest career score for the pair in five years at Big Tour.

Video News about 5 years ago -   With less than a week to go until the 2019 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL gets underway at AL SHAQAB in Qatar, excitment is mounting as our exclusive preview film is premiered.

about 5 years ago -   The GCL teams on the starting grid for the 2019 season are announced today with top riders switching teams and new stars joining the fight for the coveted Championship.

News about 5 years ago -   Australian riders have had a great first week at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping in New Zealand.

Video News about 5 years ago -   On a day of high drama in Abu Dhabi, Team Germany pipped Ireland to win the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United Arab Emirates

News about 5 years ago -   Resignation of EA Director Colin Chantler

News about 5 years ago -   In a thrilling conclusion to Australia’s first CDI4* Grand Prix Dressage event, the Rio Olympian combination of Sue Hearn and Remmington (Riverdance/MISS TENSE/Mark Dowling) were last into the Otto Sport Grand Prix Arena at Willinga Park with just one goal in mind--to beat the combinations before them.

about 5 years ago -   DaVinciI L opens the event with a masterpiece

about 5 years ago -   Narrabri Shire Council urges dog owners to secure animals

about 5 years ago -   The army were there as part of the massive relief effort to assist the remaining cattle herd in the North West.

News about 5 years ago -   The owners of a horse who died “for nothing but greed”, after burglars threw a bag of carrots into her stable, want to make other equestrians aware of the issue.

News about 5 years ago -   If you were hoping to see three-time winner Michael Jung at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event this year, we can sadly confirm that he will not be competing.

News about 5 years ago -   Two Clydesdales who fell into a frozen-over lake a mile away from their home had to be cut free from the ice using chainsaws.

News about 5 years ago -   Last week we announced Jannika Sprungter’s Bacardi VDL was sold to Jan Tops.

News about 5 years ago -   A cull of more than 100 brumbies on a New South Wales army base has been described as a "disturbing, open-slather slaughter" by a local councillor, who has accused the Department of Defence of dishonesty and a lack of empathy.

News about 5 years ago -   Gold Medal Olympian, Carl Hester, says his secret to winning is all about keeping his horses happy.

News about 5 years ago -   Vets were horrified by the death of a pony brutally stabbed 41 times in New Zealand, after expecting him to pull through.

News about 5 years ago -   A grass fire which broke out near a horse truck which caught alight south of Toowoomba has been brought under control.

News about 5 years ago -   In a ground-breaking, collaborative initiative by Horse SA, equestrian industry, business and social leaders gathered last week to discuss sport horse welfare and social licence to operate.

News about 5 years ago -   International Results for Australian riders competing from 11th – 17th February 2019