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No Rest for Retiring Pyke
When Nick Pyke opted to step down as chairman of the ESNZ board this year you might have thought he would take a little time out. . . however, he has now been appointed a national performance selector for eventing. It’s no surprise the sport didn’t want to lose him completely....
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Stars of Tomorrow Set to Shine at Worlds
A small but quality clutch of Kiwis head across the channel to the FEI Eventing World Breeding Championships at Mondial du Lion in France this week. It’s an event that always attracts a lot of attention as is often where the stars of tomorrow start to show their class. Tim Price and Happy...
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Morocco Magic for Kiwi Jumpers
Morocco has proved a happy hunting ground for New Zealand Olympic showjumpers Samantha McIntosh and Bruce Goodin competing at the CSIO4*-W in Rabat. Bruce and Backatorps Danny V placed third in the two round 1.50m CSIO4*-W World Cup. Sixty-eight started the class with 16 coming back for the...
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Kiwis Solid Showjumping Takes them to Fourth
There’s plenty of praise for the New Zealand Nations’ Cup team who placed fourth overnight at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. A substitution before the cross country saw the young guns – Samantha Lissington aboard Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ, Jesse Campbell on Cleveland and...
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Kiwis Up to Sixth in Nations’ Cup at Boekelo
New Zealand’s Nations’ Cup team has moved into sixth place after a challenging cross country day saw a bit of a shakeup on the leaderboard in the CCIO4*-L at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. There were just 16 combinations to come home clear and inside time in the 98-strong...
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Sam and Sooty Best of Kiwis at Boekelo
The CCIO4*-NC-L dressage is complete at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands and Samantha Lissington aboard Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ remains the best of the Kiwis, sitting in 28th spot in the 97-strong field on a score of 31.1 penalty points. Sandra Auffarth (GER) and Let’s Dance 73...
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Dressage Underway at Boekelo
Dressage Underway at Boekelo New Zealand’s young gun eventing team is sitting in eighth spot on the Nations’ Cup leaderboard after the first day of dressage at the Boekelo Horse Trials in The Netherlands. Samantha Lissington and Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ is the best of the trio, witting in...
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Eventing Performance Administrator
ESNZ High Performance is seeking applications for the role of Eventing Performance Administrator The ESNZ Eventing Performance Administrator role is to assist in the operation and administration of the national ESNZ Eventing Performance programme and working with the Performance Leader. This...
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Young Guns Head to Boekelo for Nations’ Cup
New Zealand heads to the Nations’ Cup at Boekelo-Enschede Horse Trials with possibly one of its youngest ever senior teams in The Netherlands this weekend with a chance to trial the new Olympic format. Thirty-year-old Jesse Campbell is joined by 28-year-old Samantha Lissington and...
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Wesko Wins in France
Tim Price and his old mate Wesko have won the CCI3*-L at the Concours Complet International de Lignieres in France. Tim his 16-year-old 5* winning horse finished on their dressage score of 20.7 penalty points with runner-up Gwendolen Fer (FRA) and Romantic Love second on 24.9. Tim was also...
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