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No Rest for Retiring Pyke
When Nick Pyke opted to step down as chairman of the ESNZ board this year you might have thought he would take a little time out. . . however, he has now been appointed a national performance selector for eventing. It’s no surprise the sport didn’t want to lose him completely....
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Stars of Tomorrow Set to Shine at Worlds
A small but quality clutch of Kiwis head across the channel to the FEI Eventing World Breeding Championships at Mondial du Lion in France this week. It’s an event that always attracts a lot of attention as is often where the stars of tomorrow start to show their class. Tim Price and Happy...
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Kiwis Solid Showjumping Takes them to Fourth
There’s plenty of praise for the New Zealand Nations’ Cup team who placed fourth overnight at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. A substitution before the cross country saw the young guns – Samantha Lissington aboard Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ, Jesse Campbell on Cleveland and...
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Lucy Turner wins her third Young Rider Title
Lucy Turner has proved she definitely is one of New Zealand’s best young riders when she won her third National Young Rider (Three Day Eventing) title - the Swarbrick Trophy, and in the process also won the Bates Saddles CCI3*-L, the best performed pony club rider, and was second in the...
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Kiwis Up to Sixth in Nations’ Cup at Boekelo
New Zealand’s Nations’ Cup team has moved into sixth place after a challenging cross country day saw a bit of a shakeup on the leaderboard in the CCIO4*-L at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. There were just 16 combinations to come home clear and inside time in the 98-strong...
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Lucy Turner Leads National Young Rider Champs
The leaderboard has had a big shake up at the South Island Three Day Event after the cross country today at McLeans Island, Christchurch. Out of the 11 classes, only two riders and horses held on to their overnight lead from the dressage, both in the lower classes. Lucy Turner, the...
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Sam and Sooty Best of Kiwis at Boekelo
The CCIO4*-NC-L dressage is complete at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands and Samantha Lissington aboard Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ remains the best of the Kiwis, sitting in 28th spot in the 97-strong field on a score of 31.1 penalty points. Sandra Auffarth (GER) and Let’s Dance 73...
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National Young & Junior Rider competition underway as part of the South Island 3 Day Event
The scores couldn’t get much closer between the two hot contenders for the New Zealand National Young Rider title at the South Island Three Day event which started today at McLeans Island, Christchurch with the Glenwillow Feeds dressage day. Making the big trip down from Auckland for this...
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Dressage Underway at Boekelo
Dressage Underway at Boekelo New Zealand’s young gun eventing team is sitting in eighth spot on the Nations’ Cup leaderboard after the first day of dressage at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. Samantha Lissington and Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ is the best of the trio, witting in...
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Young Rider & Junior Rider Titles at SI3DE this weekend
The National Young Rider and National Junior rider titles are up for grabs this weekend at the South Island Three Day Event Championships at McLeans Island, Christchurch. The 3* class also doubles as the National Young Rider (Swarbrick Trophy) competition and Lucy Turner is lining up...
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