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It’s heartbreak for New Zealand at the ECCO FEI Dressage World Championships in Denmark after the elimination of the final team member has meant their goals for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are now gone. Gaylene Lennard and Jax Johnson were eliminated after a post-test mouth swab returned a...
Read moreThe Kiwis are in the house at the Ecco FEI World Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark. Friday (August 5) is the first horse inspection with the Grand Prix contest underway on Saturday. New Zealand’s Melissa Galloway, Gaylene Lennard and John Thompson are ready for action. Melissa...
Read moreThe countdown is on for the Ecco FEI World Championships 2022 with just days until the Kiwi contingent move into the champs village. New Zealand’s dressage team – the first to compete at a championships since 1998 – is primed and ready. Gaylene Lennard with Jax Johnson, Melissa Galloway...
Read moreThe definite entries for the four FEI World Championships taking place in Herning (DEN) from 6 to 14 August 2022 have been published and can be viewed here: FEI Jumping World Championship for Seniors FEI Dressage World Championship for Seniors FEI Para Dressage World Championship for...
Read moreIf you are not on Facebook - ask a friend to bid for you Massive online auction Live 8am - Friday 22nd July until Friday 29th July - nearly 80 items to bid on ! Please read the auction conditions carefully A huge thanks to Lisa Marcroft, Samantha McClunie and Jill van der Sandie for this...
Read moreThe world’s golden couple of eventing, Jonelle and Tim Price, have stormed up the latest FEI World Rankings to sit at numbers two and three respectively. Oliver Townend (GBR) still leads, sitting on 618 points, with Jonelle on 500 and Tim on 467. The pair were previously sixth and 10th....
Read moreMany a breeder dreams of having their ‘babies’ represent New Zealand on a world stage. Well, David Woolley has ticked that box twice. He has bred two of the three horses heading to the FEI World Dressage Championships . . . and while he has long believed both were something quite...
Read moreThe mid-year ESNZ jumping and dressage squads with a few changes across both. World Champs representative Gaylene Lennard is the only addition to dressage’s four-strong High Performance Futures squad. She joins John Thompson, Melissa Galloway and Vanessa Way. High performance general...
Read moreSeven new combinations are being welcomed to eventing’s High Performance Futures Squad in the latest announcement as the countdown continues towards the 2022 FEI World Championships in Italy. ESNZ high performance general manager Jock Paget says it is exciting to see the additions to the...
Read moreThere may not have been podium finishes for the Kiwi eventers or showjumper Dylan Bibby at CHIO Aachen, but there is plenty to take away from the iconic event. Competing in the individual final of the FEI Youth Equestrian Games, Dylan made it through to the jump-off aboard his borrowed mount...
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