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Olivia Mehrtens may not have been at the Glistening Waters Championships to receive her Hokonui Sport Horses Cat A High Points Series award but she and her family celebrated all the same. The family had decided not to make the long trip north for the show, but together they watched...
Read moreAmy Gravatt rides Totaranui Ripslinger Totaranui Ripslinger was just home for a little break from racing when Amy Gravatt decided she was too good for the track. “I decided to keep her,” she says of the seven-year-old mare who was bred by her parents and this season won the TiES...
Read moreMerran Hain rides Untouchable Merran Hain has won all there is to win in the world of equestrian in New Zealand. She spans the disciplines, having represented the country in dressage, jumping and eventing, with her name etched on all the big trophies . . . but she never tires of a...
Read moreMichaelee Head figures she and Bellick ST have built the perfect foundation after winning the Main-Events Tertiary Challenge Series. “This is a great way to start our journey together as a combination,” says the 19-year-old from Cambridge who is in her second year of a Bachelor...
Read moreIt’s back-to-back wins in the EquiBreed and VDL Leading Stallion Series for Bravado Ego Z. The chestnut stallion is currently based in Ireland at Cian O’Connor’s Karlswood barn with rider Logan Massie. “It’s nice to pick up the win again,” said Logan. “It’s nice for...
Read moreJesse Linton reckons Kings Larkin has more than earned the ESNZ Eight-Year-Old Series title. He rides the horse, who is by Lansing out of Mary Larkin, for the breeder Kelly Smith. “He’s been tapping on the gate for a while,” said Jesse. “He’s got all the talent, is kind...
Read moreIt was an impressive double for Ella Rae-Wood whose last gasp effort in the grand final saw her take the East Coast Performance Horses Five-Year-Old Breeding Series by just two points. The 18-year-old from Greymouth says given it was the last show of the season, she decided to just...
Read moreKaitlin Brown and Tawa at Glistening Waters It was back to back wins for Kaitlin Brown and Tawa in the ESNZ Show Hunter Pony Equitation Series at the Glistening Waters Championship Show. The 17-year-old from Wairoa had the series in her sights, given it was her last season on the...
Read moreThe long trip north paid dividends for Georgina Dormer when she and Google NZPH won the UltraMox Six-Year-Old Breeding Series, but it wasn’t without a few heart-stopping moments. Twenty started the class with just five coming back for another exciting jump-off in the AMS...
Read moreEmily aboard Cameo KSNZ - Photo Credit Kirsten Hence Photography Emily Twort has added another series crown to her trophy, this time the Carousel Equestrian Amateur High Points Series. And it wasn’t the only ribbon the Kumeu combo rode off with. They were also second in the...
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