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New dates for Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games
The FEI President has welcomed the announcement of the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will run from 23 July to 8 August, and for the Paralympic Games from 24 August until 5 September 2021. “While it was of course demoralising for everyone that the Games had to be...
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NZOC Media Release – NZOC pleased with further clarity around Tokyo Olympic Games
NZOC Media Release 28 March 2020 NZOC pleased with further clarity on Tokyo Olympic Games The New Zealand Olympic Committee has increased clarity around the Tokyo Olympic Games, following a call with the IOC overnight. In a conference call with more than 100 National Olympic...
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Weather Warning – Interislander
Southerly Gales predicted for Cook Strait tomorrow Latest forecast has swell rising above 3M around 0400 tomorrow morning Peaking at 3.5M during the day Easing back below 3M around 1600 tomorrow afternoon Horses/Livestock are at risk tomorrow 0230 through to 1600 Sailing...
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Tokyo Hopefuls Take Their Hat Off to Bundy in the Land Rover Horse of the Year 4*
It was the Waikato eventers who took home the top honours in the Land Rover Horse of the Year CCI3* and CCI4*-S competitions today, attracting the praise of the event’s defending title holder. The highly anticipated cross country phases got underway this afternoon at the Land...
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Shake-Up in the Land Rover Horse of the Year 4 Star Eventing Leaderboard
There’s been a major shake-up to the leaderboard of the Land Rover Horse of the Year 4 Star eventing class, following Friday’s show jumping. Early leader and Olympic hopeful Clarke Johnstone has withdrawn his Olympic qualified mount Balmoral Sensation after a four fault round,...
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Sensational Start for Clarke Eyeing Berth to Tokyo
It was the luck of the last for Clarke Johnstone aboard Balmoral Sensation with the final combination in the Land Rover Horse of the Year CCI4* setting the bar for the remainder of the week. Currently sitting on a penalty score of just 31.4, the combination are narrowly ahead of...
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Blyth Tait Announces Retirement from Eventing
One of the country’s most decorated Olympic athletes has called time on his international equestrian career, announcing his retirement from eventing. Blyth Tait revealed to TVNZ’s Breakfast Show his plans from the Land Rover Horse of the Year Show in Hastings this morning where he is...
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Kiwis Deliver in UAE
It’s two from two for our Kiwi showjumpers who snatched another slice of history with back to back wins in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup in the UAE this morning. Daniel Meech and Cinca were the only double clear, with Tom Tarver aboard Popeye and Bruce Goodin on Backatorps Danny...
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Cinca Synchs in UAE 5*
There’s more good news out of the UAE this morning with Daniel Meech and Cinca placing fifth in the CSI5* 1.6m Grand Prix. “I am really happy,” said Daniel. “Cinca was just awesome in her first 5* Grand Prix. It was a really tough track but it felt like she could eat it for...
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Sixth for Popeye in Speed Class
Tom Tarver has had a brilliant start to his campaign at the President of the UAE Showjumping Cup in Abu Dhabi with a sixth place finish in the UAE Equestrian Federation Speed Stakes. Forty-five started the 1.45m class which was won by Khaled Abdulrahman Al Mobty (KSA) aboard Grunnerger...
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