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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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Irish Kiwi Loving Strong NZ Team Ethos
New Zealand’s dressage vet Noel Power may speak with a broad Irish brogue, but nothing makes him prouder than being part of the team for his ‘new’ homeland. The Cambridge-based partner of the Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre has always wanted to be part of a pinnacle event, but the...
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Starry Steiny Cool in the Heat of WEG
Julie Brougham and Vom Feinsten showed every bit of their international experience today with a harmonious, clean and very accurate Grand Prix at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in the United States. “He was so precise and did everything I asked,” she said of her 15-year-old...
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New Concept for Young Dressage Horse Competitions
Dressage NZ recognises that not every young horse may be "age ready" for the FEI Young Horse tests for 4,5,6.7 yr olds. Often at the beginning of the season (1st August) horses may have officially reached a particular age but could in fact be six months younger by actual date of birth, and...
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Small Stars Set to Shine with Sterling Warmbloods
The Sterling Warmbloods Small Stars Top Ten League This series is inspired from a United States Small horse competition and has immediately struck a very positive chord with a huge number of our members. This is what the sponsors have to say: “Dermot and I at Sterling Warmbloods Ltd are...
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Warning About Use of Ear Hoods
Incidents have been noted both in NZ and overseas where the horse while being ridden, has either shaken it's head while on a long rein, or been allowed to rub it head on its leg resulting in both the ear hood and the bridle detaching themselves from the horse with the rider still mounted....
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Consistency Key in WEG Build-Up
At a time when many are opting to take a slower road, New Zealand dressage representative Julie Brougham is pushing more boundaries. The inspirational 64-year-old from Palmerston North was the oldest athlete across the entirety of the Rio Olympic Games and she’ll likely be the matriarch of...
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Dressage Youth Team Selected for Queensland Challenge
Young Riders Selected for Queensland Challenge A reciprocal invitation from Dressage Queensland has created a spring of excitement for three motivated and ambitious young riders as they prepare for the challenge of riding borrowed horses at the Queensland Youth Dressage Championships at the...
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FEI Proposed Dressage Rule Changes for 2019
2019 FEI Rule Proposals This link is to the proposed FEI Dressage rule changes for 2019. These changes will apply to all competitions run under FEI rules in NZL. NF NZL uses FEI tests at many events but these are run under ESNZ Dressage rules Dressage NZ has a policy to follow the FEI rules...
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