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Originally scheduled to take place at the Springbush Hunua Horse Trials near Auckland in February, but cancelled due to bad weather, the 2018 National Young Rider and Junior Rider Eventing Championships take place at the Central Districts Horse Trials on the McKelvie family property,...

Sole North Islander Wins South Island Event

Jessica Woods, from Ohaupo in the Waikato, took her new Australian 3* horse, Just de Manzana, to the South Island Eventing Championships to gain a qualifying score to make her eligible for the NRM National Three-day Event in Taupo next month, but was rewarded with a win in the Ultimate Design...

South Islanders Turn To Score Eventing Points

The South Island Eventing Championships, which take place at Mcleans Island, near Christchurch, this coming weekend, provides the opportunity for southerners to earn points in the year long ESNZ Eventing Super League, as well as a serious outing before the NRM National Three-day Event at Taupo...

2018 National Eventing Titles

Kihkihi Domain and the surrounding properties owned by the Kay and Nicholson families provided a superb venue for the National Eventing Championships over the weekend, with the weather playing its part this year as well. John Nicholson’s cross-country courses were as imaginative as ever, the...

Cross Country Day at Kihikihi

WAIPA HOME OF CHAMPI0NS CIC3* FOREST GATE TROPHY There are no surprises at the end of the Waipa Home of Champions CIC3* at Kihikihi today (Saturday), with Clarke Johnstone and Balmoral Sensation holding their lead after making John Nicholson’s course look easy, completing with 5.6 time...

Dressage Day at Kihikihi

  DRESSAGE DAY AT KIHIKIHI Perfect ground conditions and great weather resulted in some excellent dressage at the National Eventing Championships at Kihikihi today (Friday), especially from Clarke Johnstone and Balmoral Sensation who are in a class of their own, leading the Waipa Home...

Excitement Builds for “Forest Gate” at Kihikihi

Excitement Builds for "Forest Gate" at Kihikihi John Nicholson’s cross-country course at Kihikihi, in the Waikato, has often been described as three-star plus, so it is fitting that the annual Kihikihi horse trials host the national eventing titles again this year. The event will have a truly...

Four Seasons in One Day at QE Park

A committed call by Eventing Wellington paid off last weekend, with a successful autumn trial at Queen Elizabeth Park run against a backdrop of variable weather conditions. Puddled ground water (read - several small lakes) in the parking paddock on Friday temporarily threatened to derail the...