Horses
Watson shines at Albury-Wodonga
MEREDITH Watson, of Table Top, NSW, rode Bobsled to win the senior 75cm class and place second in the senior 60cm class in the first round of the Albury-Wodonga Equestrian Centre Summer Twilight Jumping Series.
Edwina jumps into equestrian history
AUSTRALIA'S jumping sensation Edwina Alexander, of Glenhaven in NSW, jumped into Australian sports history last year.
Jumping young rider awards
THE Cranbourne Horse-Power/Airy Arts Victorian Jumping Young Rider of the Year is an inaugural award with points taken from the top 10 Victorian Young Rider Championship classes at competitions in the 2008-2009 season.
Riches await Becky in NZ
VICTORIAN jumping star Becky Allen, from Arthurs Creek, will take her super jumping horse Koyuna Ted, the current Victorian title holder, to New Zealand in March to compete in the Pacific's richest jumping event.
Racing industry comment deadline extended
RACING Victoria has extended the deadline for submissions on its proposed country racing industry reforms.
Hansen stripped of Olympic bronze
NORWEGIAN Tony Andre Hansen was stripped of his Olympic bronze medal in team jumping last week after his horse tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Games.
Compulsory horse registration ends in NSW
REGISTRATION of horse events is no longer required in New South Wales.
Jumping for a mate
THE proactive Port Phillip Jumping Club will hold a Fundraising Jumping Training day at Lang Lang east of Melbourne in Victoria on Saturday.
Albury Wodonga twilight jumping
THE Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre will start its 2009 Twilight Jumping Series this Saturday at 3.30pm.
Equine flu officially gone
AUSTRALIA is officially free from equine influenza. The horse flu that crippled the equestrian community from August last year to April this year has gone.
Sgt rides into sunset
WHEN Victorian Mounted Sergeant Alex Tassell trained a big white horse called Gendarme to be a police drum horse he wrote their names into Victorian history.
Horse of year judges named
A MAJOR change has been made to the judging line-up for the Ruby Anniversary Barastoc Horse of the Year Show in February.
Exell bouyed Geneva victory
AUSTRALIA'S top four-in-hand driving star, Boyd Excell, won the World Cup Driving Qualifier at the Geneva International Five Star show in Switzerland.
Express Eventing needs fine tune
SPECTATORS have welcomed a new fast-paced version of Equestrian Eventing - but organisers concede the concept needs more work.
Sun shines at jumping after rain
THE proactive Port Phillip Show Jumping Club in Victoria has battled against the elements to run shows this season, with much needed torrential rain cancelling their pre-Royal shows this year.
Des Gleeson and Lilly on their way to taking out one of the three young horse classes at the twilight jumping series in Albury-Wodonga.
