News - February 2018
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Landrover Horse of the Year Dressage 2019 Qualifications
Summary Title Classes Eligibility HOY 2019: (Graded competitions only) From 1 Sept 2018 – 3 Feb 2019 plus Bates NCH (13 -17Feb) for Grand Prix & CDIY Horses only Level MES Event Classification (Graded competitions only) Level 1...
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Dressage Results
Attention all riders. Please be aware that ESNZ is currently experiencing a number of issues with Dressage results transferred from the previous database and uploading of results since 1 January 2018. A number of results are missing, and others that have been imported are not showing correctly....
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Correction to the Southern Canterbury A&P show (14th-16th November) Schedule
The Southern Canterbury A&P show have applied to have the Horse Grand Prix (HGP) class added to their schedule. Traditionally this show has always held a HGP class which was left off of the initial application. The Southern Canterbury A & P committee have written to the ESNZ show...
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Simone in Wonderland with Alice at WEG
It’s a wrap. Simone Blum (GER) aboard her 11-year-old chestnut mare DSP Alice just made history as the first female to win the individual jumping crown at a WEG. Cool and calm under all the pressure in the world, the 29-year-old came home with just a single time penalty to win and finish...
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Decisions to be Made for Blyth
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, says eventer Blyth Tait. He’s worn the silver fern eight times now between the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games and knows only too well all that is involved in the sport of eventing. The 2018 WEG edition didn’t play out as he had hoped. After...
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The Kiwis’ Take on WEG
They came, they saw, they celebrated, laughed, felt the heartbreak and felt the pride of those so proudly wearing the silver fern at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Championships. The Kiwi supporters at WEG certainly made themselves known, proudly loud with flags flying in the stands and on the...
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Dan Eyes Tokyo
Dan Jocelyn notched a couple of personal best efforts at the Games and is already looking to bring Grovine de Reve back to the US to compete in their first 4*. The 48-year-old, who rode as an individual, was clearly disappointed to have two of the last three showjumping down on the...
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Bigger Picture Thinking from Danny Backers
Owners Jane and Ray Burmester are very holistic in their approach to supporting jumping. “It’s all about the bigger picture for us,” says Jane. “We want to support the next generation of riders and the future of New Zealand jumping.” The Auckland couple have been involved with...
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Fantastic Fine
Daniel Meech’s love of his quirky mare Fine is clear for all to see, and he is as proud as punch of her efforts at WEG. “It was great to pull up in the rankings,” he said. “Fine was just amazing.” She caught the eye of many and drew high praise from New Zealand’s jumping...
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Carrots and Pats for Checky
Sam McIntosh couldn’t be happier with her 15-year-old stallion and their efforts that saw them notch New Zealand’s best-ever individual jumping effort at a World Equestrian Games. At 32nd, they just dipped out on making the top 25 for the final on Sunday. Interestingly though,...
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