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It’s an exciting time for all sports right now, with the Olympics just around the corner. For equestrian sports in New Zealand, perhaps it’s even more special, with the inclusion of a dressage rider in the Olympic team for just the third time. We wish Julie Brougham and her “pocket rocket” Vom Feinsten all the best – the best rides, the best scores, and the best adventure! We’re not forgetting our eventers either. Sir Mark Todd continues to make history, competing in his eighth Games, with the other players in this all-star team being Jonathan Paget, Jonelle Price and Clarke Johnstone, and Tim Price selected as travelling reserve. Being part of the Olympic Team carries a huge weight of expectation for success. For our equestrians in particular, but also for the whole New Zealand team, it would be nice for them to feel buoyed up by our support rather than weighed down by our expectations. The inspiration we all draw from the feats of these athletes is beyond measure, whether peak performance is achieved and medals won, or not. This is the first of our two Stallions & Studs feature issues. There is now great depth in the breeding pool within New Zealand, and judges coming into this country from overseas are full of accolades for the youngsters they are seeing. Whether you’re tempted to breed from your star mare, or you’re just interested in seeing what’s out there, the sheer quality of the stallions on offer will make your jaw drop. In life, things don’t always go according to plan, and in this issue there is a recurring theme of overcoming adversity. Laura Stenberg tells of Craighaven Nitro’s return to the show jumping arena after breaking his pelvis, Dannie Lodder speaks candidly about the ups and downs of eventing, we learn about how young rider Olivia McLennan, who is blind, copes in the show ring, and we talk with showie Sue Reynolds, who also overcomes health obstacles on a daily basis. With spring and the new competition season coming up quickly, we have articles full of different ideas and techniques to have you and your horse feeling your best, looking your best, training your best and achieving your best. Thank you for choosing to read Show Circuit. We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we have enjoyed producing it!
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LAURA STENBERG SHOW JUMPING
REGULARS
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Publisher's Letter
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Top Shot
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Retail | Season Essentials
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Eventing Point of View
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Warmblood Society News
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When Grand Prix show jumper Craighaven Nitro broke his pelvis, it almost spelled the end, not only of his career, but of his life. Laura Stenberg tells us how dedication and a devoted team turned tragedy into triumph, against all odds.
INTERVIEWS 18
Against All Odds|Laura Stenberg
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5 minutes with Rhiannon Horridge
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A Woman on a Mission | Jude Nickolls
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The Highs and Lows | Dannie Lodder
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Boutique Breeding|Colette Hosking
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Young Rider | Lucarne Dolley
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Viewpoint| Ross Coles
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Showing | Sue Reynolds
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Pony Club Stars
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Performance Ponies | Prima Ponies
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Off the Track | Pick Up Line
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Showing | Olivia McLennan
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Groom's Corner | Hannah Comrie
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Up Close | Vay Snyman
TRAINING 48
Dressage | Vay Snyman
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Focus On | Engagement
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Show Jumping| Vaughn Jefferis
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Favourite Exercise| Half Pass
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Show Jumping | Catherine Cameron
EVENT COVERAGE 74
National Three-Day Event
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Waitemata Foal Show
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Rangitikei Area Distance Riders
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Hawke's Bay Hunter Trials
HEALTH 102
Understanding Arthritis
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How a Swiss ball will improve your riding
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My Favourite Dish | Simone Kann
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Kirsty Sharapoff - Shoot the Breeze, winner of the Bates CCI 2* Championship at the National 3 Day Event Championships, Taupo.
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DANNIE LODDER EVENTING
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The ups and downs are part of being an elite athlete. Dannie Lodder speaks frankly about the challenges and high points of her equestrian career to date.
ROSS COLES HUNTING
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Ross Coles’ distinguished equestrian career has spanned multiple decades and disciplines. Ross looks back on some of his experiences and shares his thoughts about today’s equestrian world.
VAUGHN JEFFERIS SHOW JUMPING
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Developing the potential in a young, very talented but hot horse brings its own difficulties. Former Olympian Vaughn Jeffries shares his wealth of knowledge, with tips and training exercises for Amy Schischka and Rock It.
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AGAINST ALL ODDS LAURA STENBERG & CRAIGHAVEN NITRO Craighaven Nitro (Cracker) is a 13-year-old grey gelding. He is owned by Kaye and Chris Williams from Gisborne and was previously competed by their daughter Tess Clark (nee Williams) to World Cup level. He had a very successful career with Tess, winning the leading Eight-Year-Old of the season in 2010/2011, placing fourth in the World Cup Series in the 2011/12 season, second in the Young Rider of the Year in 2010, had numerous Grand Prix wins and placings and before that had a successful campaign in the Five, Six and Seven-Year-Old age group series with many wins and placings. How did the injury happen? Cracker broke his pelvis while competing with Tess at Hawera Show, the week before Horse of the Year in 2012. At the time of the injury, Cracker was competing in the Grand Prix class, with Tess aboard. Everything
WHEN GRAND PRIX SHOW JUMPER CRAIGHAVEN NITRO BROKE HIS PELVIS, IT ALMOST SPELLED THE END - NOT ONLY OF HIS CAREER, BUT OF HIS LIFE. BUT THROUGH THE PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION OF HIS OWNERS, CARERS AND A SKILLED VETERINARY TEAM, HE REGAINED HIS HEALTH AND IS NOW BACK DOING WHAT HE LOVES. HIS CURRENT RIDER LAURA STENBERG SHARES THE STORY.
appeared to be going well; he was travelling nicely and jumping clean when he suddenly went “off”, crashing through the next jump. It was obvious that something was terribly wrong, and Tess immediately retired him from the class. Veterinarian Tim Pearce was at the show and helped Kaye and Tess to get Cracker comfortable for his trip back to Cambridge, where he was put under the care of Ronan Costello at Marks, Ewen & Associates. It was devastating for everyone when ultrasound scanning revealed the extent of Cracker’s injury – a diplaced fracture of the wing of the ilium (the part of the pelvic structure that includes the point of the hip). Looking back, Cracker had fallen earlier in the season when he slipped jumping out of a deep surface, and although he appeared unhurt at the time, Kaye and Tess can’t help but wonder whether that was when the initial damage was done.
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Looking back, Cracker had fallen earlier in the season when he slipped jumping out of a deep surface, and although he appeared unhurt at the time, Kaye and Tess can’t help but wonder whether that was when the initial damage was done.
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The veterinary team felt that Cracker could never compete again, and there was a high probability that he would never be sound.
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What was the vet’s advice and how did you treat it? The veterinary team felt that Cracker could never compete again, and there was a high probability that he would never be sound, but Kaye said that he is such an amazing horse that they wanted to give him every opportunity to have a comfortable life. The only solution was to have Cracker on complete box rest; if this could be undertaken the vets felt that he could recover sufficently to live comfortably. With months of intensive care required, the Williams decided that specialist help was required and sent Cracker to Jo Wills at Matamata where he lived in a box for three months. Jo did an incredible job and after three months he was looking great and almost sound. He then went back to the Williams’ farm where he had to stay confined in a small yard and was hand-walked for another three months. Kaye says Cracker was the most amazing patient and I can believe it. For a horse of his size (he’s about 17.2hh) he is such a gentleman and so well-mannered on the ground. What was the process for bringing him back into work? Cracker’s recovery outdid everyone’s expectations, and once he became sound again Tess took him back to Auckland and started slow work with him. However it was soon apparent that he wouldn’t get back to competing at World Cup level, but given his almost complete recovery the Williams family wanted to find a great home where someone could have lots of fun with him. I was the very lucky new rider and Cracker came to me in July 2013. I took things slowly with Cracker, doing lots of walking at the beginning. Eventually I
started doing a little bit of easy canter work to go with his walking, and some trotting and trot poles. It was a slow, gradual build-up and I knew he was more than excited to be back into it, chucking in plenty of excited little bucks! I’m lucky that my fiancé is a farrier and spent a lot of time analysing Cracker’s movement and making particular shoes with lateral extensions and other special features to give him more support behind, which really helped, especially as he started doing more work. I jumped him over some little fences at the start of 2014 and had to hang on tight - for a big horse he has so much spring! We did a 90cm class at Woodhill in February 2014 and then Amateur classes for the rest of that season. What are his competition highlights since the injury? We’ve mostly been doing lots of Pro-Amateur classes since the end of 2014 and have had quite a few placings and a win. He also won his first 1.25m Championship class after stepping up a bit from the Amateur classes. My biggest highlight was jumping in the Lady Rider at Horse of the Year in March. The second round was by far the biggest track I’ve ever jumped and I was nervous, but once we got out there, Cracker knew his job and was in his element back in the Premier Arena. We had two rails down but it felt like a huge achievement. He’s my only horse now as I have a busy job, and looking after him - with the extra care and attention he needs - doesn’t leave much time for a second horse. But I just love him and I feel so lucky to be out competing on such an amazing and experienced horse who always takes care of me. I am incredibly grateful to Kaye, Chris and Tess for trusting me with their special horse who they worked so hard to save. C
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Moving from Atiamuri in the Waikato all the way down to North Canterbury was not an exercise to be undertaken lightly, but it was a decision that has paid off for Rhiannon Horridge and her husband John Moss. as I felt it would be too much for Ra at his age. I was also absolutely rapt to achieve the award for the Best Novice Combination at the New Zealand Side Saddle Association’s annual prize giving. Side saddle is so much fun and Ra took to it like a duck to water – although the first time I ever asked him to trot he was reluctant and obviously thought I was unbalanced. So I gave him a flick with my whip and he promptly delivered some very nice piaffe! He’s a real character. He has strong opinions and will kiss anyone to get a peppermint. At the moment we are just hacking through the winter, with an eye on competing at Canterbury A&P Show this year. However, he’s not far off retirement from the show ring. He has arthritis in his hocks, fetlocks and coffin joints and we manage that with supplements and injections as needed. He will have a job for as long as he is comfortable – he loves hacking and the beach in particular. My special horse is my Gym Bello mare Hannah. She is very cool – the first dressage-bred horse I have brought on myself. I bought her as a five-year-old who had just been broken in and had done nothing. We didn’t do a lot over the last couple of seasons due to the big move, but she will be competing in the local winter series at Level 3. At the moment we’re working on consolidating the canter work and always working towards more collection. I’m hoping to be competing at Level 4 by the end of next season if all goes well. She’s an easy mare – she has opinions like most mares but never really protests if I get it wrong. She might stop if she doesn’t understand, or get a bit tense, but she never throws the toys out of the cot and is very kind. It’s always a buzz when we get good comments because no-one else has ridden or schooled her. Since we arrived here we’ve also acquired a little cob-type mare called Ammy, who we bought because she’s a cute colour! She’s a chocolate buckskin - chocolate in summer and lighter in winter with black points – and a cute type. We got her for John, but I decided she needed schooling first, and I’ve discovered that she is remarkably talented with an amazing ability to lift and swing through the shoulder and back. I’m really enjoying riding her and intend to start competing her next season! C
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THE DARK HORSE WORDS Emma Van Tuyl | PHOTO kampic.com
AT TIMES YOU MEET SOMEONE WHOSE ENERGY AND FRANKNESS ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, AND QUEENSTOWN DRESSAGE RIDER JUDE NICKOLLS IS ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. AFTER RETURNING TO RIDING NINE YEARS AGO, JUDE IS CHARGING THROUGH THE DRESSAGE GRADES. SHE HAS ENJOYED SUCCESS AT LEVEL 8 THIS SEASON, WINNING THE ZILCO SOUTH ISLAND LEVEL 8 DRESSAGE TO MUSIC SERIES AND FINISHING FIFTH IN THE LEVEL EIGHT INTERMEDIATE FREESTYLE AT HORSE OF THE YEAR. HER DETERMINATION IS NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED!
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Jude’s mother Sharon was breeding Friesians while Jude was living overseas. When she came home, Jude fell for her 15hh sevenyear-old mare Glenview Caballero. “Cabby was the last horse that Mum bred, and she kept her as her Cavalcade horse,” Jude explains. She took her on when Sharon stopped riding. “I trimmed the tail, the mane, the fetlocks – everything!” she laughs. “I changed her from a Cavalcade horse, where everything was just long, to something that looked more like a horse!” Jude wasted no time before entering the mare in Lake Hayes A&P Show. “I had six weeks to try and get her going in a circle. I wanted to do a show, an ODE and dressage so I could work out what I wanted to do. I hadn’t ridden for 14 years - I was an adult going back to riding after being a kid that just hooned around!” The show was a success with the pair ending up in the ribbons. “She’s very pretty and I enjoyed it,” Jude says, “but I didn’t really enjoy the going around in circles!” Moving on to eventing was a mixed bag. “I did a terrible dressage test - I watch it now and it’s hilarious! We went clear in cross-country and show jumping, but I knew that I didn’t have the guts to do the bigger jumps. So I went to an unregistered dressage weekend and I absolutely loved it - that was it.” Cabby was registered that winter and lessons commenced. “Now she’s Level 8,” Jude grins. “Boom!”
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To say that Jude lives a full life is an understatement. The Senior Management Accountant is mother to five-year-old twins Taylor and Jake, Financial Controller of a large scale housing development, and has two competition horses in work with young horses waiting in the wings. Six months after her twins were born, Jude was back in the saddle. “So many people give up riding or sell their horses because they don’t want them to be wasted [when having a family],” she says. “But if you love your horse and go and cuddle it – it’s not being wasted. “I’ve done all this training with Cabby and had the kids during it. I missed a grade but then I skipped a grade so I caught up again. I have a plan.” Progressing a level each season takes more than determination, it takes skill - something that Jude didn’t realise she had. “Neither of us knew what we were doing. Cabby’s not your typical dressage horse and didn’t do well in the lower levels. I’d just tick over. “I had people saying ‘you may as well sell her and get something better because you’re not going to get very far with her’. But I didn’t have the money, and she is what she is - she’s an awesome horse and she gives me everything. “Every season I think ‘does she want to still do it?’ And, after winter and a few months out of the arena, I start bringing her back in and she shows me that she’s still loving it.”
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Competing while living in Queenstown means travelling, so most weekends Jude packs up the family and heads away. “Mark used to work weekends, so I had to take the kids with me. They have been coming to events with me since before they could walk. I had great friends around that would help me - it was amazing. But whenever it would rain I would have to pack everything up and come home, because I couldn’t have the kids in a cold, dark float just so that I could ride in the rain. Mark and I discussed getting a truck and he was all for it, because he backs me in everything. Now he doesn’t work weekends so we all go away. We have a family ‘do’ at a horse event!” she laughs. The guidance of a coach who has himself trained horses that aren’t stereotypical dressage horses to top levels has been invaluable. “Bill Noble totally believes in me, he’s always on the other end of the phone. He doesn’t care what type of horse it is, he’s just like ‘get up there, go and do it’.” Being based so far from trainers has its challenges, Jude admits. “I’d probably progress a lot faster than what I am, but you can’t beat this lifestyle. The thing with being down here, it may be away from the horse events and trainers, but we live the dream. It’s cool to be bringing the kids up here. Yeah we have to travel a lot over summer, but I come home and drive into the mountains and it’s worth it.”
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Jude also has 10-year-old Trakehner Rakanui Embracing competing at Level 5 and, with some generous supporters helping with future horsepower, the potential is limitless. “My ultimate goal is to qualify for an Olympic Games. Not to go – let’s cross that bridge another day – but I want to qualify. I want to get those scores and I want to do it at least once before I have to stop riding, so that’s what I am aiming for. “I just want to come out as the underdog, then win all the big trophies,” she laughs. “I want to beat all those top riders that you always read about. They’re the things that keep me focused. I was warming up at HOY at Level 8 on my tiny little pony, my 15hh Friesian cross, and there were all these fancy horses going around me, but I was like ‘You know what? I can hold my own here. I can do this.’ And I didn’t get last - I got a ribbon!” she grins. “Half of it is nerves. You’re against these big horses and riders that do it all the time, and they have so much experience. In my mind, I’m just an adult returning to riding on a horse that I’ve trained myself. So I’m pretty stoked about that. “I want to show people that you don’t have to live up north, and you don’t have to have lots of money or the perfect horse. You can still do everything that you want to do - you can still chase the dream and you can still have fun doing it.” C
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DANN I E LODDER TALKS CANDIDLY ABOUT THE UPS AND DOWNS THAT FACE EVENTING RIDERS
In her eventing career, full-time rider Dannie Lodder has enjoyed plenty of success. Her impressive CV includes numerous upper level wins at 2* and 3*, and Dannie considers her CIC 3* win at Kihikihi in 2013 with Moochi to be her most exciting to date. Moochi had started at 2* level in the hands of owner Petra Eatson prior to Dannie taking over the ride in 2012. “The win at Kihikihi was very satifying, partly because Petra and I had become good friends, and also partly because so many people rubbished Moochi,” Dannie explains. “He is a tiny little horse with a huge heart, and people were saying he couldn’t move, couldn’t jump, had no scope – all the comments you hear from the baggers out there. It proved to me once again that you don’t have to have the flashiest, biggest-moving horse - you just need a horse that will try its heart out for you. It’s not every horse that can go out and win at 3* level - he proved that he could move, could jump, and did have scope.” This year, Dannie had a great autumn season with Tomahawk II, with 3* wins at Matamata and Bay of Plenty, a second in the 3* at Kihikihi and and a 2* win at Puhinui. Known at home as Tom, he is a syndicated horse that she has
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had the ride on since 2014. But it’s never all plain sailing, and the NRM National 3-Day-Event Championships saw an abrupt reversal of their fortunes when Dannie withdrew Tom after an uncharacteristic runout at fence 4 in the cross-country. “Tom is a real ‘try hard’ kind of horse and a real character,“ comments Dannie. “He was very lacklustre all week at Taupo, and walked out to the cross-country quite disinterested. I felt he was not sharp at the practice jump, which is not like him at all. I was in two minds about starting - the course was a tough one with a tight time, and not what you want to tackle on an ‘off’ day. When he exited to the truck park at fence 4 I decided not to risk him by trying to carry on – he’s a genuine horse, he knows his job and I trust him 110%, so when it’s apparent something is not right I take notice.” Conversely, placing second in the CCI 1* with Kate Herdson’s Eon was cause for celebration, while CHS Royal Genie put in a solid effort to finish 13th in the CCN 105 Championship. Experience has taught Dannie to be very realistic, and to appreciate the pockets of success when they happen - which, she says, is what keeps her going. “There are so many lows. It’s gutting when
things go wrong, but you can’t wallow in it. If something doesn’t go according to plan, you pick yourself up and move on. As long as you and the horse are in one piece, it’s all okay.” For Dannie, the lowest of lows came when her mount Armada broke a leg at the penultimate fence at Arran Station a number of years ago. “It breaks your heart when something like that happens, and you never want it to happen ever again. I had a very bad feeling going into the cross country at Arran Station that day, and now I trust my gut feeling. If it feels wrong, I won’t do it.” As a tribute to the horse, his name lives on in her business, Armada Equestrian. Although Dannie grew up in suburban Auckland in a non-horsey family, she says that she had a passion for ponies from a very early age, and feels very lucky that she had very supportive parents. “I learned riding and pony care at a riding school until I got my first pony, who was a grey gelding called Bubbles. He was a 14hh Pony Club, solid type of pony – ideal for a beginner and very slow and safe – and very frustrating!” At Greenhithe Pony Club, Dannie was
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For the riders who participate in the discipline, part of eventing’s appeal lies in its high level challenges. Eventing is the ultimate all round test – from the skill and exactitude of the dressage, to the thrill of the adrenalin-pumping crosscountry, to the precision of the show jumping. Part of this challenge is the partnership between horse and rider, and at the upper levels both need to be totally on their game to achieve success, whether that is defined by simply completing or by being “in the ribbons”.
not particularly competitive and participated in activities such as trekking and ribbon days. However when she was 15, Dannie’s parents returned to their homeland in Ireland for two years, taking Dannie and her full-height pony Golden Kiwi along with them. It was during this time in Ireland that Dannie’s interest in horse trials really sparked. “We hadn’t ever done anything like it before, but I got a taste for it and eventually did quite well at Young Rider level. I loved it, but I wasn’t particularly good at it. I fell off a lot,” Dannie recalls. Returning to New Zealand when she was 17, Dannie went to an auction at Sarah Milne’s where she purchased the 11-year-old Thoroughbred Tangible Asset, who took her from Pony Club right through to 3* level. “Tangible Asset could be totally brilliant and tremendous, or absolutely hideous. There were huge highs and lows. Back in the days when there was a 3-day-event at Pukekohe, he got loose and galloped down the road and had to be rescued from a market garden in the middle of the night. Then the next day he went out and won the event.” By the time Dannie began studying law at Auckland University, she was considering a full-time riding career. By this stage she had added a couple of young Thoroughbreds to her team, and when one sold for “quite good money” to Australia, the move to full-time riding became even more appealing. “At the time I was very involved and competitive,” Dannie explains. “I had a super little horse In the Black which I took to Perth for the Young Rider, and I was riding quite a few other horses. I struggled through second year law, and then pulled the pin.” One of the toughest decisions Dannie has faced so far was to sell In the Black. He was ready for 4*, and subsequent to the sale went on to compete successfully in Great Britain, including at Badminton. Dannie met her husband Nick while they were still at school, battling through first year law together. By the end of the second year Nick was well into it, while Dannie’s plans had moved in the direction of her equestrian business. Now a partner in a central city Auckland law firm, Nick is solidly supportive of Dannie’s career, although Dannie says he only attends major events. “It’s quite hard to watch from the sidelines, and Nick worries for me on the cross -country,” Dannie comments. The couple have two daughters, nine-yearold Scout and six-year-old Piper, and are based at Ararimu, just south of Auckland. It’s a very picturesque part of the country, and very handy both for Nick’s daily commute and for Dannie’s equestrian business. It’s also handily situated for Dannie’s mother, Beatrice Smyth, whose support is key to Dannie’s success. “Mum is only five minutes away, and she is my rock. She’s my backup; she looks after the girls, sorts the truck, you name it. Without Nick and Mum I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.” One of the ‘ups’ for the Lodder family at the
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moment is the success being enjoyed by daughter Scout with her brilliant pony Lightning. Scout has already competed successfully at Training level horse trials, and has also competed at PreNovice level twice, jumping clear both times. They were also part of the Pointways Pony Club team that won the Timberlands Team Event this year, with Dannie as coach. Dannie says that Timberlands was the first time that Scout really felt competition nerves. She was the last to show jump and she really felt the pressure. However, she held it together and went clear to secure the win for the Pointways Pony Club team. Dannie comments that Scout has a very mature approach. “She knows how to walk a line and read a fence. She has a very professional attitude and really listens.” Sharing Lightning’s paddock now is the very cool little horse Pioneer Makokomiko (Mako) who, during his ten years with Ashleigh McKinstry, went from Pony Club level eventing right through to 3*. Finding a new home for Mako was a tough decision for Ashleigh. Still sound and capable at the age of 15, she didn’t want to see him sitting in the paddock, but wanted a home for him where he would be well cared for and in terms of competition, treated with the consideration he deserves. “We’ll take it as it comes,” said Dannie. “Scout is quite small and light, and at this stage is looking to improve her show jumping and perhaps tackle some Training level horse trials courses next season. But we will just see. There are no limits.” While younger daughter Piper (6) also has a pony, Rosie, she doesn’t have any urge to compete yet. “Piper is very happy to sit on Rosie and wander around the arena, and that’s it for now.” Dannie’s current plans are very much focused on building up a good team of her own horses. “I went away from owning my own horses and rode for other people while I was having my family,” she explains. “I am lucky to ride for some very good owners, but I’m also concentrating on getting a good team of my own together again.” Dannie currently has five young Thoroughbreds, all just starting on their eventing careers, which she has found in random places. She says that it’s too early to tell yet how much talent there is in the young horses. Her preference is for Thoroughbreds at this stage, because she knows what she likes and would rather rehome something off the track. She finds Thoroughbreds to be generally trainable and athletic, and she likes their quicker leg speed. It’s also something of a numbers game – she has more options if there are more to choose from. Rather than buying one young horse for a lot of money, she can have four or five. Also high on Dannie’s bucket list is her dream of riding at Badminton. “It was quite difficult to go over there and watch In the Black do it with someone else on board. But Tom is quite capable, so if all goes well…” C
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ON FOAL WATCH WORDS Pip Hume | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine
WAIKATO HORSEWOMAN COLETTE HOSKING’S DREAM WAS TO ESTABLISH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR SPORT HORSE OWNERS TO FOAL THEIR MARES, AND IT WAS HER COMMITMENT TO SEEING FOALS GET THE BEST POSSIBLE START IN LIFE THAT LAY BEHIND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HER BOUTIQUE EQUINE BREEDING SERVICE, SG STUD. desire to learn all she could about every aspect of equine breeding led Colette to spend “many, many hours” on foal watch, providing an extra pair of hands and volunteering at some of the larger studs and vet clinics around New Zealand. She also spent a season at EquiBreed as a part-time stallion handler and farm hand, furthering her knowledge of the breeding industry. SG Stud is based at Matangi, just outside of Hamilton, on the property that Colette shares with her partner Rob, their daughter Nicole and her mum Denise. The property is on sandy loam soils, so can get quite dry during summer, but remains relatively good underfoot in the winter. Colette offers a number of different services to mare, stallion and foal owners. Foaling starts from about September and goes through to mid-January, with around three to four mares each month foaling on the property. “I try not to have too many outside mares on the property in August,” Colette explains. “At that time of the year I am trying to build up as much grass as possible. And I don’t usually continue foaling down after mid-January – if anything goes wrong it can be difficult to find a foster mare any later than that. I also have my own show team to try and take to the bigger breed shows and I need to be able to try and promote them as well.” Colette is a qualified AI technician, and with as many as 40 mares in a season to inseminate, the spring period is a busy one. Most of the mares are inseminated on the property, however where people live locally and have adequate facilites such as a crush, the mares can be done at home. Colette likes to treat each mare on an individual basis, so her service is flexible, depending on the needs of the mare and of
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the owner. While she prefers that all mares are scanned to ensure that there are no twins, and that maiden mares have the 42-day scan to make sure they have held the embryo, she is very aware of these costs to the mare owner and is happy to tailor a plan to suit. Colette works closely with local Cambridge veterinarian Babiche Heil, and between them they have established a first cycle success rate of 92-98% using fresh semen. Where frozen semen is being used, the mare can be prepped at SG Stud and then transported to either Equibreed, Matamata Veterinary Services, or Cambridge Equine Hospital (depending on where the frozen semen is stored) and remain there for up to 48 hours for insemination. The mare can then be transported back to Colette’s property for grazing until scanning has confirmed a viable pregnancy. Colette also enjoys working with outside stallions throughout the season. She can stand stallions for limited periods, and her services include training stallions to collect, and offering a semen collection service for those who wish to ride and compete their stallions, as well as those who may not have collection facilities at home. Once summer comes around and she is no longer so involved with the breeding side, mares and foals start to come back for weaning and handling. This is a part of her business that Colette particularly enjoys. “I love getting a healthy foal on the ground, then once they are old enough and strong enough, they go home to their owners until they come back for their early education at weaning. The resulting package is a confident, happy young horse that will do whatever it is asked and can be caught, drenched, floated, covered, have its feet done – whatever is required.”
She likes to take her time with the foals and is very conscious of not expecting too much too soon. Some need longer than others, she says. During the first week, typically the foals are learning to be tied up, groomed, have their feet picked up etc. They need to learn to stand and think about a situation, and to breathe – some foals hold their breath when stressed. By the second week they are usually learning to wear a rug. This year Colette had a group of eight foals to prep for the Waitemata Foal Show in May. In the end only seven went to the event as one was a tall, lanky foal at that awkward stage of growth, but she still went through the handling and preparation. The Foal Show was very successful, with every foal placing in its class. Colette explains, “In the Hunter Hack Foal I think there were 15 in the ring. We had three entered and they placed first, third and fourth. It’s not just about the placings though – they were well-mannered and well-behaved and took it all in their stride. We were able to leave them in the yards with trucks and vehicles driving past them; they all walked, trotted and stood when required. They are still babies (and so have their moments!), but they do everything we ask of them. That’s what I’m trying to promote – happy confident foals that are set up for life.” Besides her supportive partner Rob, who Colette says is “Mr Handyman”, using his engineering background around the property, Colette has two other ‘main men’ in her life - her purebred Arab stallion, Aspen Hills Shell Fire, and his paternal half brother Orlando, who is 81% Arab. She stands both stallions at stud. Orlando (who is co-owned by Karen Cave) is the younger stallion, and at rising five years
old is not out under saddle as yet. However, when time allows Colette likes to show both stallions in-hand, and Shell Fire under saddle in ridden classes as well. Colette says of Shell Fire: “He is a dude. I’ve never come across another horse like him. His temperament is unbeatable and nothing fazes him. He is so intelligent, funny and laid-back. He is the happiest horse in the world and likes to think he oversees everything going on. “He has a lot of foals on the ground, and people are starting to notice his Anglo babies out of TB mares – they tend to be taller, leggy foals that have great brains as well as the ‘show’ factor.” Colette is enthusiastic about her plans for
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TALENTED DRESSAGE RIDER LUCARNE DOLLEY HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS AT NATIONAL YOUNG RIDER LEVEL, FIRSTLY ON HER WONDERFUL SCHOOLMASTER MZUNGU, AND MORE RECENTLY WITH DEVIL’S CHOCOLATE. SO WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR THIS DEDICATED 18-YEAR-OLD? Where are you based? I currently live at Kumeu, however we are moving to Cambridge shortly. The property we are moving to is a new one, and the fencing and infrastructure are being done at the moment. I am lucky to be taking my two competition horses down to Vanessa Way’s in Taranaki for six weeks over the winter period, which fits in with the new property being set up. Is your family horsey? I’ve got three older brothers – two in New Zealand and one in England, and they are not at all interested in horses! Mum is, and worked in a racing stable while in England. The early days We moved from England to New Zealand when I was about six. Before that I had had a couple of riding lessons in England, and once we came over here I continued having lessons once a week until I got my first pony when I was about seven or eight. He was a little 11hh Shetland and he was quite naughty! He threw me off nearly every day. Moving to New Zealand was the best thing for me as I couldn’t have pursued my riding career in England. I went to Pony Club up until this year, however I no longer have a suitable horse. What is your “day job”? I’m in my final year of school, studying NCEA Level 3 via the Te Kura Correspondence School of NZ. I have a Sporting Scholarship, which means I can do my school work from home and am able to put plenty of time into my horses. I’m extremely grateful for the support of Dressage New Zealand, who assisted me in getting the scholarship. The criteria was that I had to be capable of performing at the top of my age group in the sport of dressage. I may go to university later, but for the next couple of years I want to concentrate on my horses. Ultimately I’d like to become a full-time professional rider.
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What are your major equestrian achievements? On Devil’s Chocolate in 2016 - FEI CDI-Y Young Rider of the Year HOY, Level 6/7 National Young Rider Champion and Reserve FEI Young Rider Medalist at Bates Dressage Nationals. In 2015 on Mzungu - Reserve Young Rider of the Year HOY. I have just been selected onto the Dressage New Zealand High Performance Accelerator Squad, which is a huge achievement for me, and one I’m very proud of. Tell us about the horses in your current team. I currently have two competition horses. Devil’s Chocolate (Matilda) is my Young Rider and Level 6/7 horse. We purchased her from Holly Leach just over a year ago. She is a Clydie X out of the bush! Matilda is most definitely your typical mare! You always have to ask her nicely, but when she gives it to you she can be a bit of an overachiever. She has a gorgeous temperament, although in the trot up at HOY this year she decided to keep me on my toes by showing off how high she can leap. This wasn’t very helpful considering the day before I got kicked in the shin by another horse! She can also be a little bit quirky – she doesn’t like small ponies. She freaks out, turns around and off she goes, so she’s not really any good as a Pony Club mount! Ardmore (Arnie) is by Anamour out of a Dynamit mare and is very green but very talented. I’ve had Arnie for a few months and hopefully he will come out at Level 3 or 4 next season. Arnie is very genuine, he always gives 110% and is never scared to try anything new. He can be a little clumsy, and is known for losing his shoes. He is a true character to have around and is my gentle giant, so I am really looking forward to what he has to offer in the future. What horse has been the greatest influence in your career? Mzungu (Tom), who had an outstanding dressage career with Debbie Barke, is most definitely my one-in-a-million horse. I am so grateful to Debbie for allowing me to learn from and ride such an incredible and talented horse. I got him in 2013 and he took me all the way to Level 7 and Reserve
Champion Young Rider of the Year in 2015. I would not be where I am today without him. He was the perfect schoolmaster; he taught me how to ask for what I wanted. He is now happily retired in our paddocks looking after our yearling and keeping him on his toes. He also enjoys hacking down the roads with my mum. What other horses/ponies have influenced your career? Sherwood Travel Man (Woody) was the pony that really got me started in dressage, taking me up to Level 3. I competed him at HOY 2013 before we sold him and I got Mzungu. Woody was Sharlene Royal’s pony and so was very well schooled. I rode him for a season while Sharlene owned him, got hooked on dressage and we purchased him. He also loved jumping so we carried on with that as well as dressage. Oakbrae Highlight BHS (Skye) was a mare I rode for Linda Buttle for a season. She was on the market at the time and I fell a little bit in love with her, so we purchased her. She is the sweetest little mare and so honest; she always tries very hard. She was the first horse I rode in the oval at HOY, but her forte was eventing, and I evented her up to Training level. I sold her a few months ago to a young girl who will do a bit of everything with her. Last season I also had had the ride on Renai Hart’s Sansibar. I started off riding him through last winter, and we clicked quite well so I ended up riding him for the season. Sansibar was imported from Australia and he can have his moments. He’s not always the easiest horse but when it’s good it’s great and he can be very sweet. He has gone back to Renai’s now and she is having fun riding him. Who do you train with? I train with Vanessa Way. She is the most amazing coach, mentor and my inspiration. What she achieves with her own team of horses really helps to push me to be as good as she is one day. Vanessa always has such a positive mindset and never seems to have a bad day. She comes up to Auckland about once a month, and I have been lucky to be able to travel down and stay with her a few times when it has fitted in. I love being able to go down to her yard in Taranaki and spend time training under her watchful eye. I also love spending time amongst the awesome team down there. They all work together as a really good team and they always make me feel very welcome. Not many people will know that Molly Lumb and I are great friends. Competitively we are very close, which makes each of us push that bit harder and ride for the win. What riders do you most admire? The riders I most admire would have to be Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin. They are both such exciting riders to watch and to go over to the UK to train with them one day is my dream. They both make it look effortless and to ride a GP like either one of them is my ultimate goal. What are your aspirations for the future? Depending on the timing of events for the spring season, I hope to take Matilda over to Australia to compete in the Young Rider classes over there. I also aspire to compete in Europe, as this is where the best of the best seem to be based and compete, so to be able to even compare myself to any of them would be amazing! What is the best advice you have ever been given? To never give up. Hard work really does pay off in the end! What are some of the factors that contribute to your success? Even though I have bad days, I have always tried to remember that everyone else does as well. This just makes me even more determined to better myself each time I go out and train or compete. I always aim to be a better rider than I was yesterday. What wouldn’t you be without? My parents! Not only do they drive me around the country, but they always have been and always will be my biggest supporters. I would not be where I am without them! Do you have any sponsors? I am currently sponsored by Dressage Rider Training, which is run by Nicola Smith. So far it has already made a huge difference in my core and riding strength. I am also extremely grateful to have support from Vetpro and Vet Physio. They really do help in keeping my horses in top condition! What are your other interests? The horses truly seem to take up most of my time! C
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ROSS COLES: VIEWPOINT
Renowned as an outstanding horseman, Ross Coles’ illustrious equestrian career has spanned multiple decades and disciplines – he has been an international showjumper, Chef d’Equipe for the New Zealand eventing team that won gold at the World Equestrian Games in 1998 and also for the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Clerk of the Course at Ellerslie Racecourse, and Huntsman for the Pakuranga Hunt. Ross looks back on some of his experiences and shares his thoughts about the equestrian world. What has been the most interesting experience of your equestrian career?
Going to the World Equestrian Games in Rome in 1998 as Chef d’Equipe. The New Zealand squad included eventing and dressage. The eventing team of course went down in history, winning the gold medal. Blyth Tait won the individual gold, with Sir Mark Todd taking the silver, Vaughan Jefferies finished fourth and Andrew Nicholson fifth. A more dedicated group you could not find; they were all exceptionally talented and just so professional. After the competition there was a small celebration, and then by 7 a.m. the next morning the riders were on the plane heading back to Britain for more competitions, and the horses were on the truck! The Rome Games was the first time New Zealand had sent a dressage team, which was made up of Kallista Field with Janeiro, Cindy Kent with Playskool, and Catherine Smallbone with Alzac. Catherine Smallbone was the only one based in the UK – she flew her horse out to qualify for New Zealand, then flew the horse back to the UK. She met up with the team in Rome. The team finished 18th overall which was a very respectable result.
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What in your career has given you the most satisfaction?
Riding for New Zealand. In 1972 I was selected as part of a New Zealand show jumping team that went on a three month tour to compete in Australia – a huge experience!
There were five of us in the team Graeme Thomas, John Cottle, James Hume, Sheryl Marr (now McGlade) and myself. It was relatively successful in that we all had successes. We didn’t set the world on fire and we didn’t think we were world champions but we were very competitive. They think nothing of driving huge distances over there – we drove 4000 miles in three months. We had to get used to the system – you would compete at a show, finish that one and then get back on the road and go to the next show. It was a long time on the road and I missed my family, but from an experience point of view you learn a lot. You come home and put it into practice.
Which part of your career have you enjoyed the most?
Team management – managing young rider and senior teams. There’s a lot of satisfaction to be had in developing those people on tour. They learn a lot when they leave home!
What has been the toughest part?
Being away from my family – my wife and two children. My son Ben hunted but had no desire to be competitive. He was more interested in rugby, and my daughter Emma was a netball player.
You were Huntsman for Pakuranga Hunt for 25 years. Tell us about that.
My father was Huntsman for 28 years before I got involved. I had a corporate job in the meat industry, which meant leaving home to go to work and fitting in time for the horses, and I didn’t see nearly enough of the children. The Huntsman’s job gave me the opportunity to spend a lot more time at home – it was a much better lifestyle. It’s been thoroughly enjoyable and we have friendships all over the country in the hunting world.
How has the hunt scene changed?
In the old days, everybody that had a farm had a horse. It is now more urban with a different type of rider - hunting people are more schooled riders now, and the closer you are to the city, the bigger the fields are. Hunting is still very traditional around etiquette though, and there’s still the occasional farmer who hunts that has played polo or whatever, especially away from the big cities.
You have been Clerk of the Course at Ellerslie for 50 years. Tell us about the changes that have taken place in that time.
We don’t get the crowds that we did 50 years ago, because these days, with television coverage, you don’t have to go to the races to watch them. The only time we really get big crowds now is on the special days, when it’s still huge, but will never reach the heights of earlier times. For example, people used to set aside the Saturday and the Monday of Queen’s Birthday weekend
to go and watch the jumping races. Now the jumps are only on the Monday. It’s a changing world. The economics have changed as well. It costs so much to train a horse now, and the stakes money has not risen enough. There aren’t as many horses in work because of the costs involved. Syndication is putting a lot of people into racing, but not greater horse numbers.
What are your thoughts equestrian sports today?
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When I came home from the Rome games, I made a statement that New Zealand was in for a huge shock as the sport would become more elitist. That’s the professionalism we are seeing now. It’s very hard for the ‘Joe Average’ in this world to pick up a racehorse out of the paddock and get it going and win a prize. We won’t see the simple days again, when you could just go and get a racehorse that had finished racing and be competitive. You only have to ask a few questions about what people pay for horses to find out that there are people out there writing out huge cheques. These days people just hop on a plane and go to Europe and buy a horse because it jumps well. People will stop at nothing financially to get the right result.
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At the higher levels, you still have to do the work, you still have to be a horseman. But that doesn’t stop people from thinking that they can” What is important to you now?
My family – my wife, children and grandchildren and of couse hunting is a part of our life and the horses will be for some time yet, I think. At the end of the day I have to think, “Do I still want to do this?” I’m not one of those people who still wants to be riding at 80 years old. It may be because I’m competitive but I don’t see myself hopping on a horse and riding around the road for something to do.
What horses do you currently have in your paddock?
My hunter Blue is eleven or twelve years old. He’s a NZ Warmblood (I have no idea what his breeding is!). I’ve had him for three years and he’s a very good hunter – a good clean jumper. I’m too old to sit on something that’s no good. My other horse is my Ellerslie Clerk of the Course horse, Mr Grey. He is eleven years old and won two races. He’s a very typical TB - very pretty, smart, intelligent, and knows what his job is. He’s got a whole different mind-set than when he was a racehorse, and took to it very easily. C
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SUE REYNOLDS The 2015/16 showing season was a successful one for Sue Reynolds and X Factor. However, Sue has been thrown a few curve balls along the way. She shares her story. It’s evident when talking with enthusiastic showie Sue Reynolds that X Factor, or Tommy as he is known at home, occupies a special place in her heart. “My day starts and ends with Tommy,” she says. “He’s my special, one-in-a-million horse and we have a great bond. In fact, he may be just a little too attached! He has the prime paddock so he can see the house, and he neighs at me when I am in the kitchen. Everything revolves around him!” By “everything”, Sue is referring to her involvement with husband Paul in the family business, Oaklane Stables Premium Chaff, which supplies chaff to stock and station agents such as Farmlands and PGG Wrightson throughout the North Island, and also into New Caledonia. There are four full-time staff in the packing shed, and another two out in the paddock over the hay season. “If I’m not in the kitchen baking morning tea for the gang, I’m running around doing odd jobs,” Sue laughs. Sue has always had a passion for the show ring, but in earlier years she loved to have a team of young horses to bring on, buying Thoroughbreds off the track, getting them going and then selling them on. She is proud to have won the Rising Star Show Hack of the Year twice, in 2003 with Oaklane Desert Song, and in 2005 with Oaklane Touch of Honour. Sue first saw Tommy when she was looking for a replacement for show hack Mancini, who had developed a head flick. Luckily the head flick was related to the local Hawke’s Bay environment, and once he left the area the head flick resolved completely. But that left Sue without a horse. “A friend of mine had Tommy, and she thought he might suit me,” Sue recalls. “He had been a very good racehorse, and then had been to a couple of shows with her. I went to have a look at him, but he just did nothing for me, so I passed.” Six months later, still looking for a suitable horse, Sue had a suspicion that she may have been too hasty. “I went back, put him on the truck and took him home, and we just clicked straight away.” Sue says that Tommy is quite a needy horse and likes to have horse company as well as human company. He has a mate, Tonto, that goes to shows with him and keeps him settled. “He can be an idiot at home and to take out hacking, but on show day
he’s a different horse – he knows what his job is and focuses 110%. The more people watching him the better – he loves HOY, Nationals and the bigger shows where he performs a workout. “At the smaller shows I am quite selective about the classes I do with him as he can get bored and a bit smart, so I don’t take him out and do class after class. I work with him, not against him, otherwise there are consequences!” The pair has been together for three seasons now and initially competed in the Saddle Hunter ring. While moderately successful, the titles eluded them, but that turned out to be a good thing, because when the RAS introduced height classifications into Saddle Hunters, Sue moved to competing in the Riding Horse ring. “I knew that Tommy would struggle against the big, solidly-built types he would come up against. Friends had been telling me that he was really a Riding Horse, and it turns out they were right. It’s a good thing we hadn’t won a title, because we wouldn’t have been able to swap if we had,” Sue says. The 2015/16 season turned out to be fantastically successful, and included winning the Riding Horse of the Year at Horse of the Year 2016, as well as the Gee Whizz Memorial Turnout Trophy. However, for Sue, the highlight was at her local Hawke’s Bay A&P Show. “Winning the Beamish Salver was the biggest thrill of my life. It was so good to win in that electric atmosphere – he rose to the occasion because that’s what he likes.” Sue trains with Penny Castle once a month, and credits Penny with making her a better, more positive rider. “She’s absolutely amazing. She really understands Tommy; she has corrected a few things and helped me with some different little techniques that have worked for him as a horse. The lessons are fullon, but the more advanced work is really suiting him. He will stay in work over winter so I can keep up with the lessons!” Recently, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for Sue. Being diagnosed with a serious illness, Addison’s Disease, has however made her even more determined to stay at the top of her game for as long as possible. “Addison’s Disease is an auto-immune disease, and means that my body doesn’t produce sufficient steroid hormones, so I can’t produce sufficient cortisol and am at risk of an adrenal crisis which is a medical emergency. I have to take corticosteroid medication daily.”
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Despite the physical difficulties she encounters on a day-to-day basis, Sue remains upbeat and positive. “I am so lucky that my husband Paul is totally supportive, and I have great friends as well. When I was first diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, I had worked so hard all season because I really wanted to take Mancini to Horse of the Year. “I knew there was something seriously wrong, but it’s an unusual illness and took six months to diagnose. “When Horse of the Year came around, I had been in hospital for three weeks. My friends got Mancini ready for me, Paul got us to the show and I got on and rode him in the ring. “It was a very long day, and at about 6pm I was riding in the Open Show Hack of the Year and I really wasn’t feeling very well. We
managed to finish our individual workout and halt for the judges by the tent, then when I went to trot out of the ring I fell off right in front of them. Mancini just stood there, and everyone was amazing. I got back on but was only firing on one cylinder. We still placed third and I was determined to go back in the ring for the presentation!” Sue says that she and Paul are quite keen to be involved in racehorses, having had a couple “who turned out to be show hacks”, but for now her main aim is to continue in the show ring for as long as she can. “It’s my passion. My big goal is to carry on producing show horses at top level. I can only cope with one horse now – and I’d rather do one properly than two or three half-pie. Within five or six years I might have to hang up the irons, because the body isn’t going to last, but I really am determined to stay up there.” C
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NORTH ISLAND PONY CLUB STAR
BETH WILSON
SPENDING TIME IN THE UK YARDS OF EVENTING SUPERSTARS JONELLE & TIM PRICE AND JOCK PAGET WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR MOST PONY CLUB RIDERS! 16-YEAR-OLD BETH WILSON TALKS WITH US ABOUT HOW SHE HAS MADE THAT DREAM INTO A REALITY. Age: 16 Pony Club/Branch: I belong to Hunua Pony Club and I have my C+ Certifcate. How did the opportunity to travel to the UK arise? Last year when Jonelle Price came over to do a Masterclass, one of Angela Lloyd’s horses was used. Angela couldn’t be there for part of the time, and she asked me to step in as groom. So I was able to watch Jonelle and I really enjoyed it. Then I asked Jonelle if I could travel over to her yard to gain some work experience, and it all went from there. I arrived at the Price’s yard in the UK at 7pm on the 30th of May, and by 10:30pm two other grooms and I were packing the truck to head to Tattersalls in Ireland. We all left at 1am. So I spent the week at Tattersalls Three Day Event and it was very exciting. It’s not like anything in New Zealand! With a team of six horses at the event, the days are very busy plaiting, grazing, mucking out and tacking up. I am learning lots and the atmosphere is great. I am also going to spend some time at Jock Paget’s yard. I approached him at one of his Young Rider clinics. How do you balance school with your horses? Currently I do my school work via correspondence so I can focus more on my eventing. I also work for Angela Lloyd twice a week. Before I started doing my school work via Correspondence School I struggled to fit everything in and missed a fair bit of school because of my horses. Now I can work with my horses during the day and fit my school work in around them. Tell us about your major equestrian achievements. Placing third in the Junior Rider eventing series this season.and winning the DC Championship at NZPCA Eventing Champs 2016.
Being part of the winning team at NZPCA Eventing Champs in 2014 and 2015. I am also proud that Toy has gone clear on every XC this season. What is your current team of horses? My ‘main man’ is Alto et Audax who is known as Toy at home. I bought him from Angela Lloyd at the end of last season and this season we have progressed from Training level to 1*. Toy is a six-year-old Irish Sport Horse by Northwood Jetstream out of Ping. He was bred by Imogen Neal and trained by Angela from the age of three until I bought him as a five-year-old. Toy has such a big, cheeky personality! I have also just bought Aramis, a fiveyear-old Hanoverian/Thoroughbred cross from Angela. Aramis has done a few Training events and is an exciting prospect for the future. Toy is my superstar; he has taught me so much and we just clicked from the start. I also need to mention my previous horse Imagine This (Neesha) who took me from Training to 1* level. Who do you train with? I train with Angela Lloyd and she has given me the opportunity to ride and compete a few of her horses this season. I also do clinics with Jock Paget, Jen Hamilton and various others. What are your aspirations for the future? I want to continue progressing through the levels and my aim is to compete overseas and represent New Zealand. Who inspires you? Angela has continually inspired me to keep improving and learning, and Jonelle proves that it is possible for a woman to compete successfully and consistently at the highest level. Others that have inspired me include Jock Paget, Mark Todd, Michael Jung, Pippa Funnell and Mary King.
What is the best advice you have ever been given? You go to a competition to ride well, gain experience and improve. Winning is just a bonus. What are some of the factors that contribute to your success? A great coach and lovely young horses who have shown talent. Financial support from my parents and my grandparents. My family who have always told me to follow my dreams, with a special mention to my mum, who is always traipsing around the country with me to support my eventing. And also my great friends who stick around even when I don’t have a lot of time to spend with them. Do you have any sponsors? Not at the moment. I would love to have some sponsors. My parents and grandparents have really helped me over the years with their financial support. TOP TIP: Train and work today as hard as you possibly can, while looking forward to the future. C
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LUCY COCHRANE
AT THE 2016 NZPCA EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS, CANTERBURY TEAM RIDER LUCY COCHRANE LED THE MARK TODD DIVISION FROM START TO FINISH, COMPLETING ON HER DRESSAGE SCORE. WE CHAT TO LUCY ABOUT THE PONIES THAT HELPED HER ACHIEVE THIS SUCCESS, AND HER FUTURE GOALS. Age: 13 School/Year: Year 9 at Christchurch Girls’ High School Parents: Anne & Pete Cochrane Siblings: One younger brother, Robbie Cochrane (10) Pony Club/Branch: I belong to View Hill Pony Club. I have my C+ Certificate, which I sat just a few days after Pony Club Champs – so it was a great week. Does anyone else in your family ride? Everyone rides except Dad! I’m not sure what I’d do without Mum – she’s a very experienced eventer and dressage rider. It’s like living with my coach - she’s always there helping at events and running around after me. Robbie has a pony as well and he competes at small events. Family treks together are the best! What are your riding highlights? Definitely winning the Mark Todd class at PC Champs! Not much can top that. My second highlight would have to be winning the Supreme Pony Award at Canterbury A&P Show in 2014. Where do you want to go with your riding? I just want to keep having lots of fun! I love the thrill of competing, and it would be amazing to compete overseas, but I have academic and other sporting goals as well. My goal for now would be to win each championship level at Pony Club Eventing Champs (MT, DC, A1) over the next few years. How did you get started in riding? My first pony was a little grey gelding called Sparky (Gundagai Sparkle). He was such a cool pony. He was calm and well-behaved but really cheeky and loved his food. Sparky taught many kids around the neighbourhood to ride. We got him in 2001 and I had him until I was eight. When I outgrew him, he got passed on to my brother, and now he is with another
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family getting two little girls started. He’s 24 now and still going strong! My second pony was the beloved Clydesdale-cross Highstyle Dolly who taught me a LOT! She was a Level 4 dressage pony with her previous owner Jemima Blokland but she also loved to jump. She took me from being a nervous 45cm rider to winning confidently at 80cm and took me to my first Springston Trophy when I had just turned 11. Tell us about the ponies you ride now: My two main ponies are the 14hh Inspector Gadget (Felix) and my 14.2 Balrazie (Blaze). They are both geldings and are competing at 95cm eventing and up to 110cm show jumping. Felix is a bay crossbred 11-year-old owned by Liz Thomas. He is homebred by her pony stallion Jigsaw. Felix was a superstar at Champs, I was very proud of him! He is super-talented and has springs in his hooves, but he has a mind of his own sometimes. If he thinks he needs to go somewhere else, he goes, and nothing can stop him! This can be pretty annoying, especially if we are in the middle of a cross-country course when he takes one of his detours. It was his favourite trick this season, but at least at Champs he waited until he was through the finish flags before heading for the hills!
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Felix does well in all competitive disciplines – even showing, as he’s a bit of a pretty boy but he thinks he’s a cool tough eventer. I think it’s his cheeky attitude that makes him sparkle, but what makes him even more extra special is that he can turn all that attitude off and be used as a beginner pony in the riding school at Kowhai Residential School of Riding. Blaze is a full height eight-year-old chestnut Kaimanawa. He has tons of potential but also thinks he is a bit special, so he still has a bit of work to do and is still learning all about everything. Is there a rider you most admire? Charlotte Dujardan is amazing! She would definitely be my dressage inspiration. I also look up to Jonelle Price – she is such an amazing, gutsy rider! Do you have any other interests? Outdoors, I do road cycling for school and in summer in between dressage and showing my brother and I turn into BMX nuts. I have placed third at the South Island BMX Champs the last two years and made the finals at BMX Nationals in 2015 to end up ranked 8th in New Zealand. When I’m inside, music is my thing. I love the piano and am sitting Grade 5 this year. I also play guitar and bassoon. My brother sings, plays piano, guitar and drums so we have some really noisy jam sessions, which probably drive our parents nuts! C
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IN THIS ISSUE WE LOOK AT TWO TOP DRESSAGE PONIES, PRIMA BELLA AND PRIMA MAGNETO, BOTH FROM LISA HOPE’S SUCCESSFUL PRIMA STUD BASED NEAR TAURANGA, AND BOTH OUT OF THE CONNEMARA MARE CONNIGVALE BONNIE KATE. WE CHAT TO THEIR OWNERS AND RIDERS ABOUT WHAT MAKES THEM SUCCESSFUL. WORDS Pip Hume
PRIMA MAGNETO “Lucien”
Magnolia’s Gold Bar (Paint) x Connigvale Bonnie Kate (Connemara) Owned by Lilly Jefferies WINNING THE LEVEL 3 PONY OF THE YEAR TITLE AT HORSE OF THE YEAR 2016 AND RECENT SELECTION TO THE 2016 DRESSAGE NZ PONY SQUAD ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF LILLY JEFFERIES’ RIDING CAREER SO FAR. HOWEVER, LILLY AND HER MOTHER MARYANNE ARE QUICK TO PLACE THE CREDIT WITH LILLY’S PONY, PRIMA MAGNETO, OR LUCIEN AS HE IS KNOWN AT HOME. Currently 13 years old, Lucien was bred by Lisa Hope as a hunter for her son, but he really wasn’t interested in riding. Lisa’s daughter Alex already had some lovely dressage ponies so when Lucien was four years old, Lisa got Alex to jump on, just to teach him to walk, trot and canter so they could sell him. Lucien picked it all up so quickly that Alex started to really enjoy riding
him, and he was so trainable that they had him competing and winning against horses at Level 4 within a year! His next rider was Lucy Allen, and he then went to Kayleigh Ryan before being purchased by the Jefferies. All three of his former riders, plus Lilly, have won Level 3 Pony of the Year on him. Lilly took up riding on borrowed ponies at the age of seven, but didn’t really enjoy it and was very frightened so never really came off the lead-rein. She gave up riding before she even really got started and did a lot of dancing and netball instead. But at the age of twelve, Lilly decided that she wanted to try riding again so the Jefferies bought her a big, clompety pinto pony called Karma who was the ultimate confidence builder. Within eight weeks of owning Karma, Lilly was cantering and entered into her first Pleasure Pony class. They made it to Horse of the Year just a few months later to compete in the Pleasure section, picking up wins and a third place for Lilly in the Rider class. Sadly Karma started to trip, and the family felt that she was no longer safe to ride so she was retired back to her old owners’ farm to live out her days.
A long search followed for another 14.2hh pony, but it seemed impossible to find something that size that was suitable for a still very inexperienced learner rider. Then Lucien came on the market. Looking back, Maryanne thought that he was way too advanced for Lilly, who still didn’t even know how to ride on the bit, but he was very kind and safe, so with safety as their highest priority, they bought him. “He’s a pony with a very kind nature,” Maryanne says. “You can trust him 100% with anything you do with him. But he can open any gate, stable door or electric tape you put him behind!” This is the last year Lilly will be able to compete Lucien in the pony classes, so she is taking advantage of his ability and skipping up to Level 5 from Level 3. They have just had their first Level 5 starts, placing in both tests with great scores. “Lucien is the ultimate schoolmaster. He has all the buttons up to and including Level 6, but if not ridden correctly will go around like a giraffe and pretend he doesn’t know a thing. He has done an amazing job teaching each of his riders to ride effectively and not be a passenger. “
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PRIMA BELLA “Bella”
Davidoff (Imp) (German Riding Pony) x Connigvale Bonnie Kate (Connemara) Owned by the mother/daughter team of Amanda Lyons and Isabella Chatfield 13-YEAR-OLD ISABELLA CHATFIELD HAD AN OUTSTANDING 2015/16 SEASON WITH PRIMA BELLA. FOCUSING ON DRESSAGE, THE TWO BELLAS ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS WITH REGIONAL AND NORTH ISLAND TITLES TO THEIR CREDIT, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER PERFORMANCE SERIES WINS AND THE CHAMPION LEVEL 2 PONY OF THE YEAR 2016. Now rising 15, Bella was bred and produced by Lisa and Alex Hope. She competed predominantly in dressage, with a few championship sashes under her belt as a four-year-old. She was then sold to the Geddes family as a rising five-year-old. Shane Geddes had been lucky enough to borrow Bella for his Rider class at HOY, and after only one ride before the class he came sixth! Her lovely manners and workmanlike attitude sealed the deal and they took her home. A consistent winner of wide sashes in the Saddle Hunter Novice and Open rings and a solid foundation in dressage lead to Caitlyn Lally taking over the ride in 2009, further developing her talent in dressage. Their most memorable wins included Reserve Champion Level 1 Pony of the Year 2011 and Champion Level 2 Pony of the Year 2012. This partnership also won many performance series over both years and enjoyed ongoing success in the Pony Saddle Hunter ring, always placing in the top six at Horse of the Year. In early 2013 Amanda and Isabella were lucky enough to be chosen as Prima Bella’s next owners and the two Bellas started off a winning streak at the North Island Premier Show, winning Champion Open Medium Saddle Hunter (a title they won again the following year). At Horse of the Year 2014 the pair were rewarded with Reserve Champion Open
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Medium Saddle Hunter Pony of the Year after a stand-out gallop that left a lasting memory with the crowd. At HOY 2015 their success continued, with top six placings in their Open Saddle Hunter and Paced & Mannered classes. The 2015/2016 season saw “Team Bellas” pursuing their dressage careers. Highlights of their successful season included team selection for the winning North Island team in the Interisland York Challenge at the Samsung Young Rider Dressage Championships in April and Isabella being awarded the the North Island 12 Years and Under title and the FibreFresh Pony Young Rider (Level 2) at the Annual Dressage Awards held in June. “Bella’s temperament is perfection. She’s every mother’s dream pony,” says Amanda. “She has excellent manners and attitude, plus a work ethic that sees her try and perform like a true professional. The two Bellas share a special bond.” Amanda also says that Prima Bella seems to make every horse she meets fall madly, deeply in love with her. At every show and at home, they all get lovesick over her. Although it’s not a hassle for her, it can be problematic for the others! Bella also hates putting her ears forward for photos – her brother Lucien (Prima Magneto) is likewise famous for this! The only challenge the family has faced with Bella was after Horse of the Year 2014 when Bella became very sick and suffered a secondary bacterial infection in her sinus that developed to right-sided recurring sinusitis and almost cost her her life. Many months were spent residing at Marks & Ewen Vets with two major operations and months of on-going relapse before the infection was brought under control. Bella was truly amazing and had a team of dedicated vets all working to get her back to
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health. Her chronic sinusitis is now intensively managed, and the family has invested heavily in keeping her at optimal heath. In the short-term, the focus on keeping a healthy pony is the priority, along with working on Level 3 dressage for next season. Long-term, Amanda would like to breed her to imported German Riding Pony stallions to produce dressage ponies. On this year’s Warmblood Classification Tour Bella received the prestigious award of Excellence status on 81% (being the highest ever score for a New Zealand-bred pony), judged by respected German assessor Gerd Kust. C
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THOROUGHRBED
OFF THE TRACK Paddock name: Sarge Born: 24/11/2005 Sire: Private Call (USA) Dam: Magic Move Sire of dam: Empire (IRE)
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PICK UP LINE COREY WOOD’S 10-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBRED GELDING PICK UP LINE WAS SO SLOW ON THE TRACK THAT HE WAS NEVER NAMED, AND HE WAS SO QUIET THAT HE EARNED HIS KEEP AS A LEAD HORSE. BUT THAT’S HISTORY NOW – HE STILL HAS A REMARKABLE TEMPERAMENT, BUT HE’S ALSO A CROSSCOUNTRY MACHINE, NOTCHING UP A STRING OF WINS AND PLACINGS AT 2* LEVEL THIS SEASON, WITH COREY LOOKING TO STEP UP TO 3* NEXT SEASON. “When I first saw him as a three-year-old, he was the ugliest thing, all hollow and upside down with a ewe neck and lanky legs,” Corey recalls. “They wanted $1,000 for him and I just thought ‘no way’. In the end I got him for a box of beers. “When I got him home Mum wondered what I had done, but he moved well with a really good trot and I thought I could do something with him.” Initially Corey’s thought was to get Sarge (as he is known at home) going and sell him on, but along the way he turned into a nice big horse. Last season Corey took him to Wanaka A&P Show to compete in the afternoon show jumping classes, and with time to kill in the morning, decided to enter some showing classes “for a laugh”. Sarge’s fan club, Corey’s partner Jasmine and his mother Carmen, were delighted when Sarge won or placed in every class, taking out the Reserve Champion Hack title along with a trophy for the overall points prize. “I won more money that day showing him than I ever have eventing,” comments Corey wryly.
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Corey has brought on and schooled quite a few horses, and he says that Sarge has been by far the easiest horse to train, taking everything in his stride. He typically does a good dressage test and cross-country is his best phase, although the show jumping is more of a work in progress. “Sarge is such an easy horse across country. He used to be a little spooky and would have a bit of a look at the water, but he has never had a stop in his whole life. He has really has come into his own now and is push-button across country. He’s got a really good front end, so I can get him in quite deep to a jump and he just snaps up over it. I never have to worry about him leaving a leg. “The show jumping all comes down to me. He has never had a problem at show jumping competitions and has been placing at 1.25m, but I just seem to over-think it too much at the big events. I need to trust him a bit more.” Corey says that he’s also a very easy horse to have around. “He’s totally uncomplicated to do anything with. I don’t even have to tie him up to clip him, and I don’t need to be there for the farrier.
He can be a bit cheeky in the paddock with the other horses though and he’s very hard on their covers as well as his own – he can get his under-rug off and leave the top cover still on and intact!” Besides the action of eventing, Corey enjoys pig hunting, and says that Sarge is quite happy to go along and pack out a pig. “I consider it fitness work for him but Mum hates it! She thinks he is worth too much to risk, but if I’m riding him I quite often just hunt the pine tracks – I can tie him up to a tree and go off after the dogs and he will still be standing there when I get back.” Home for Corey, his partner Jasmine Simpson and their team is an extensive sheep and beef station in the Moa Flat area of West Otago. It’s a high property at about 700 metres above sea level, and is subject to cold weather coming in from Southland and the hot Otago summers. It was a bit of a shock moving from their previous base near Cambridge last year, where Corey leased a ten acre block with stables and an arena. He says that not only is there now a huge amount of travel to get to events, but that accessing equestrian services is also much more difficult – everything from the farrier to places to train. There is an upside however, in that the horses are so much fitter. Sarge in particular was the fittest Corey has ever had him for the National Three Day Event Championships at Taupo. “At the 3-Day he was very fit,” Corey says. “I had changed his feed, thinking I was wanting performance at more of an elite athlete level, and in the dressage test he just couldn’t contain himself! We had been starting to have a play with flying changes at home, and although the start of the test was good, with 7s and 8s, once we got into the counter canter work, which he usually does very well, he tried a flying change in every corner! He had a look at the pot plants decorating the arena as well – he was just a bit too much on his toes. The test wasn’t that bad overall but those mistakes were very costly! “I’m new to having a horse at this level of fitness, so I’m still working out how to tweak things.” Corey says he is lucky to have show jumping trainer Ngaire Lamb just down the road, and he has recently started dressage training with Bill Noble, who visits Invercargill once a month. Sarge shares his 100 acre paddock of mixed flat and steep hill with Corey’s rising five-year-old Cole, as well as Jasmine’s young horse, and Corey’s previous eventer My Muskateer (Skippy) who Jasmine now rides. “Skippy’s still going well and teaching her the ropes,” says Corey. “He’s a genuine schoolmaster who won’t do it unless you tell him to. Sometimes he needs a bit of a reminder about who’s the boss!” When Corey is busy with work, Jasmine is happy to take Sarge out. She has done some show jumping on him at a couple of A&P shows to keep him ticking over, and won a Training class on him at a Pony Club ODE. Corey’s mother Carmen Steele is also a huge support. She lives in nearby Gore, and is co-owner of the horses. “Without her I would be lost. She’s so much help; she comes to every event and grooms every time – if it wasn’t for her, my horses would look like bush ponies! I can’t even say how much I appreciate her help.” Corey attributes his success with Sarge to the fact that he is very competitive and goes out to win every time. He says that he has high expectations of Sarge when they are competing because he knows
what he’s capable of. Also, they do the hard yards at home. “It’s not so easy without an arena – I use a fenceline as the outside of my arena for shoulder-in and so on, and I occasionally go to the all-weather dressage arena in Gore. Next season I will set up a tape arena so I can do some decent work!” C
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OLIVIA MCLENNAN
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The McLennan family are into ponies. As father to three competitive children, Garry’s role is that of truck driver and ‘camp father’, while their mother Jan is in charge of selecting, buying, training and selling the ponies. Andrew (13) is the oldest of the children, and is successful in both the show ring and the show jumping arena, while daughters Olivia (11) and Amy (7) are successful show ring riders. Youngest daughter Amy is still in lead-rein classes, but she loves it, says Jan. “It’s what we do as a family,” Jan explains, “but it’s three times harder for Olivia than it is for anyone else.” Olivia was born with albinism, a condition which affects the production of melanin, the pigment that colours skin, hair and eyes. Amongst other issues, people with albinism are also often affected by associated eye conditions, and this is the case for Olivia. Along with poor vision, she also suffers from sensitivity to light, and this can make competing in the summer sun physically quite painful, even with her dark glasses. She also has a condition called nystagmus where her eyes move constantly. Often observed in blind people, it is involuntary and caused by the brain trying to get a picture. On top of that, unsuccessful eye surgery as a youngster has caused her to have double vision. Olivia can’t go anywhere on her own, as she easily gets lost and disorientated - even when attempting simple things like catching the bus to and from school, or venturing more than 50 metres from home - so being in a show environment is particularly difficult for her. “Olivia’s vision is very limited,” Jan says. “She is able to see things within about a metre, so she can read on a Kindle, and she loves colour. But in the show ring, she can’t see what is coming. She can’t see the other ponies and riders in the space around her, or what is happening, so we have to be very careful about the pony she is riding.”
Olivia loves animals so being out there with her pony is her favourite thing in the world. Olivia began riding at a young age, and her show ring career began in lead-rein classes when she was five, aboard the very special little Welsh pony Nanteos Autumn Apple Blossom (or Abby, as she is known at home). The pair qualified for Horse of the Year within the first three shows they attended, and won the Reserve Champion Welsh Lead Rein Pony of the Year the first time they attended HOY. Olivia went on to compete in First Ridden classes with Abby, and again qualified for Horse of the Year before moving onto another lovely little Section A Welsh pony, Fortification Bon Fleur (Flower). “Flower is an exceptional pony with an exceptional temperament – she was only three years old and was unbroken when we got her. Olivia started riding her when Flower was four and she has been perfect,” says Jan. Olivia won many championships on Flower, and placed third in
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the First Ridden Welsh Pony of the Year at HOY 2015. This year she qualified for the Rising Star class in the Small Pony Hunter, but the family opted not to attend the show. Sadly, Olivia has now outgrown Flower, who has recently been sold. Olivia is currently focused on building a partnership with her new mount, Eastdale Copellia, who the family have leased, and hopes to compete in the 138cm Show Pony ring next season. Long-term, Olivia would love to compete at the Paralympics, so she has started acquiring a foundation in dressage. This also requires determination, as she can’t see the letters and has to rely on her own “internal map”. The family are very grateful for the consideration shown to Olivia by the show ring stewards, judges, and other competitors. “Olivia rides with an RAS disability card,” Jan explains. “Without the understanding of the judges and stewards, she wouldn’t be able to compete, and when she makes a mistake they understand. It’s difficult for her to comply with stewards’ requests, so she has a couple of work-outs that she has learned. Also in more recent years we have been allowed to explain her situation to other competitors, which makes it much safer in the ring as they can look out for her.” Jan says that competing in the show ring is incredibly important for Olivia, as her opportunities to participate in sport are really limited to swimming and riding. “Having success in life gives you confidence,” she says. “Olivia loves animals so being out there with her pony is her favourite thing in the world.” C
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GROOM’S CORNER
Hannah
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HANNAH HAS BEEN A FIXTURE ON WENDI WILLIAMSON’S TEAM FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A REWARDING JOB THAT HAS SEEN HER TRAVEL OVERSEAS AS WELL AS SUPPORTING WENDI TO MANY VICTORIES AROUND NEW ZEALAND. WITH THE PROSPECT OF HAVING TWO GRAND PRIX HORSES COMPETING NEXT SEASON, AND SEVERAL YOUNGSTERS COMING UP THROUGH THE GRADES, HANNAH’S FUTURE LOOKS SURE TO BE A BUSY ONE.
LIVING THE GROOM LIFE
Anyone who has been a groom will tell you that it is a far from glamorous job, but the rewards Hannah experiences in the role make the hard work all the more worthwhile. She describes Wendi as “a dream to work for”, and this motivates her to always do her best for the team, the family and most of all, the horses. She usually arrives at the farm at around 7 a.m., and if Wendi is riding that morning she has often already fed the horses and skipped the boxes. “We have a quick chat and I get the first horse ready, or if she is going to Christchurch, which is generally once a week, I’ll Equissage the horses, hack them out and put them out in their paddocks,” Hannah explains. “At this time of year the young horses start coming in for some handling, and the rising three-year-olds step it up and go on and off the truck to get ready for breaking in. There are also plenty of horses to clip! When I started there were only three horses and now there are seven so luckily they are all good to do!”
A VICTORY FOR EVERYONE
When Wendi dons her dancing shoes (or boots) and rides out to the ring to face the judges, she is not just carrying the weight of her own hopes and dreams but also those of her supporters, including Hannah, who is one of her biggest fans. Despite the pressure, Wendi always brings her A-game and never seems to drop the ball. She has a beautiful connection with all her horses, and it comes as no surprise that she is one of New Zealand’s most decorated riders. A win for Wendi is a win for Hannah as well. “I think that I’m incredibly lucky to be working with quality horses and a rider that is so motivated and driven with everything she does,” Hannah says. “There are not many upper level riders that have a full time job and still do the level of riding that Wendi does.”
FOR THE LOVE OF THE HORSES
Hannah describes herself as being horse mad from the beginning, so much so that she would try to con anyone into letting her get out of school early to go riding.
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Grooming was a natural career move for Hannah, and not one that she needed to give a second thought to. “In my last few years at Pinehurst School, I started having lessons with Lisa Cubitt, which led to me helping her with her horses at home and later going along to a few shows,” she recalls. It was these experiences that really cemented in Hannah’s mind that grooming would be a fantastic thing for her to do until she figured out what she wanted to study at university. “I still haven’t thought about what I want to study yet though, four years later!” Hannah laughs.
STABLE OF STARS
Hannah loves Wendi’s horses as if they are her own. She spends plenty of time with each one and knows them like the back of her hand. The “A-team” consists of the show horses that go out competing during the season: Dejavu MH (DJ), Don Amor MH (Donny), Bon Jovi MH (Jimmy) and Presley MH (Presley). “They all have their own quirks but Donny is the funniest. He loves banana skins and he has his own mirror in his stable, because he just loves looking at himself!” A highlight for Hannah has been watching the horses grow up and learn the tricks. “When I first started here, Presley and Jimmy were both yearlings, DJ was competing at Level 4 and Donny was Level 1 - this year Donny won Level 8 Horse of the Year!” It isn’t surprising to hear Hannah say she hasn’t thought of leaving the team to study. “Team Williamson is fun! How many horse jobs are out there where working weekends is totally optional?” she asks. “We have a great team. Jonny, Wendi’s husband, is a vital part of the team, making the musicals, driving the truck on the long trips, collecting test papers…and it helps that he is also a really good cook! He can pretty much do anything!” she laughs. “We all work really well together and our new home groom Frances Haydon is amazing!”
GROOMING ON AUSTRALIAN SOIL
Recently Hannah travelled to Australia to visit Lisa and Sean Cubitt, and of course found herself on all sorts of adventures across
Australia while grooming for their team. “It was a lot of fun,” she says. “Show jumpers are quite different to dressage horses and riders!” Change is as good as a holiday in Hannah’s eyes and she enjoyed every minute of her time there. “I had a great two weeks riding a few horses and exploring the farm they are riding for - Oaks Sport Horses. There are over one hundred horses on the farm!” she exclaims. “Seeing how Oaks run the farm, catching up with Sarah Feck who made the move over there with them, and getting to choose whether to ride indoors or outside was pretty cool too! We took some young horses to jump in young horse classes at Sydney CDI.” The last two weeks she was there they were on the road. “Sean got back from Europe on the Monday night and on Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. we had four horses loaded up and were on the road heading to the Gold Coast. The next two weeks we stayed at the beautiful Elysian Fields for the Aquis Show Jumping Classic, which was I think one of the highlights of my trip. I was introduced to a totally different world.” It was a surreal experience for Hannah. One young rider she met had driven for six days from Western Australia to get to the show.
A SHOW JUMPER AT HEART
Despite working for a top dressage rider, Hannah’s own passion lies in the show jumping ring. She competes her gorgeous grey stationbred Peti Peti Spitfire, and says the eight-year-old gelding has taught her a lot. “This year I took him to Horse of the Year for the first time, and it was my first time riding and working at the show. He did really well, it was a big show and he even jumped in the night class in the extravaganza!” A highlight for her would be jumping big enough to compete in Ring One. “I don’t have aspirations to jump huge fences, but a goal of mine is to do the Amateur series next season. I also did some horse trials this season at Pre-Novice level so I feel like I have ticked the eventing box!” C
Hannah pictured with Don Amor MH
“YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE - HORSES ARE NOT MACHINES AND IT DOESN’T ALWAYS GO TO PLAN.”
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Better RIDING Learn something new or refresh an old technique with advice from our leading trainers in this issue
48 During his visit back from the Netherlands, Vay Snyman takes us through some training with his newly purchased Limonit, and shows us how the Dutch do it as they work towards Grand Prix.
54 Spend five minutes on this simple yet challenging exercise to help improve engagement by using counter flexion and transitions.
62 We take you through riding the half-pass
64 Catherine Cameron takes some time out of her busy schedule to show us how she works with 4-year-old show jumper Lamaze as they look to start in the 5-year-old Series classes this season. 46
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One of New Zealand’s most sought-after show jumping coaches Vaughn Jefferis spends some time helping Amy Schischka with her promising young horse.
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CONNECTION DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND, WE CAUGHT UP WITH VAY SNYMAN WITH RECENT PURCHASE, LIMONIT. VAY TALKS WITH US ABOUT THE NEW ZEALAND DRESSAGE SCENE, AND PASSES ON SOME OF WHAT HE HAS LEARNED AT HIS BASE IN THE NETHERLANDS.
MEET THE TRAINER
32-year-old Vay Snyman was born in South Africa, coming to New Zealand with his family when he was eleven years old. As a youngster, he followed the normal Pony Club route, which included eventing and showjumping, but it was in the show ring that he first made his mark as a young adult, enjoying success with his show hacks Liason and Royal Romance. In his early 20s, Vay became more interested in dressage, and began training intensively. His early teachers included Sue Abbiss and later Bill Noble, who encouraged him to go off-shore. A year in Germany as a working student followed, then a year with Maree Tomkinson in Australia. Maree was very inspirational to Vay, and the exposure to working with all types of horses at her yard was invaluable. Following a number of trips back and forth between New Zealand and the Netherlands, Vay moved there permanently two years ago. He was initally based with Stal Exquis, which is where he first met his partner Theo Hanzon. He moved to Theo’s yard a year ago, and they have been in business together since then.
MEET THE HORSE
Limonit was born in 1999 and, having passed his performance test in Adelheidsdorff in 2002 (gaining third place out of 50 stallions) arrived in New Zealand in 2005. He was imported by Ad Astra Hanoverians of Dairy Flat, and his first crop of foals were on the ground in 2006. Alongside his stud duties, Limonit has competed successfully in the dressage arena. In 2006/07 Andrea Wills took him through Elementary (Level 3). Amanda Yearbury competed him successfully at Nationals that year, and the ride then went to Andrea Bank in 2008, who took him through to Advanced. He was competed at that level by Sandra Stanford-Soons from 2012 to 2014.
The two areas New Zealand riders need to look at to improve the standard of dressage at the upper levels here, Vay says, are tempo control and outline. He believes that while the top New Zealand riders are world class, and on the whole riders here are very good at riding and training the movements, generally speaking, we don’t yet have the ability to create firstly, very expressive horses, and secondly, true collection where the tempo is not slow. In Europe, the judges are not looking for the “safe” test, or the “dumbed down” robotic horse, he says. It is accepted that a horse can’t be really expressive without being on the edge of hot or excitable – horses need to have that positive tension to get that level of expression, and riders need to be brave enough to look for that and to retain it through the horse’s career, not dumb it down when they are young.
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“New Zealand is producing some brilliant young horses, as talented as anyone could want, but they’re getting shut down as they go through the grades. They should get better with training - more expressive and more uphill - not progressively more average.” Vay says that the riders he competes against in the Netherlands are very competitive. “They all want to win and they all ride like they are the best. They don’t hold back and think they will be a bit careful. They don’t go out to ride a 65% test.” He says that change happens in the sport faster than people here realise. In New Zealand we simply don’t have the thousands of people training at the upper levels, so riders don’t have the opportunities for observation and discussion in the way that they do in Europe.
A TYPICAL TRAINING SESSION Vay takes us through a typical training session at the dressage yard where he lives and works with his partner Theo Hanzon. “We always start the ride with a walk and a stretch on a long rein. The horses are allowed to look around, but they have to walk purposefully, as though they are going somewhere. “Then we go into a bit of trot work, always stretching. Some horses we don’t stretch too low, if they are inclined to become too much on the forehand or get too strong, so they may be ridden in a more neutral frame. Others can be worked rounder so that the neck is lower and the nose is lower. One horse in the yard is worked quite deep because she is very naughty and will buck you off if you don’t! It’s important to cater to the individual horse. The initial work is very under-powered, just loosening them up,” he explains. “We always pick them up for canter because most horses go on the forehand when they are stretching - and if you let some of the breeding stallions and the young horses go around on the forehand they will buck you off!”
The warm-up will include increasing and decreasing the pace, simple changes left and right, a bit of leg yield in the trot and canter – all in a fairly low key, non-collected manner. “We do a lot of transitions and most are within the pace – one or two steps to come back and go forward again. It’s the transitions that make the horses sharper and quicker and create the impulsion so that they can move forward quickly. When you have that tempo control, you can get the frame up where you want it and you don’t have to work to keep it there.” The horses get frequent walk breaks on a loose rein during the session and at the end they are trotted out and stretched again, then walked out. “There’s a forest bordering our property with trails throughout, so we can warm up or cool down through the forest. We also have a walker and all of the horses spend time on the walker during the day. They also all get turned out so they have a lot of time when they are moving, which we believe is important.”
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Vay explains that the Dutch have a very direct way of doing things, which is reflected in their approach to riding dressage. In particular, when he first began travelling to the Netherlands to train, he found that while the Dutch do adhere to the classical style of the outside rein controlling speed and balance, and the inside rein controlling the bend and flexion, they use the reins very differently from the accepted norm in New Zealand. Vay explains that the hands are used more as one unit rather than each hand being used independent to the other, with both hands being moved towards the inside or the outside to control the movements. This is very evident in the turns - when turning to the right, Vay will move both hands to the left, so that the left rein comes against the horse’s neck, stays engaged and follows the horse controlling
the speed, while the right rein creates the desired amount of flexion. Both hands maintain their position relative to each other, creating a consistent connection, and the inside hand never crosses over the wither. Another variation from our New Zealand teachings is the use of the rider’s legs. Universally, when the rider uses both legs at the girth together, it is always the ‘go’ signal for the horse. But Vay now rides the canter with his inside leg off the horse. When the rider puts his outside leg clearly back and clearly on the horse, it always means canter in the opposite direction – left leg back and on means canter right. To increase the speed or impulsion, he simply uses a more active outside leg. So riding flying changes is literally as simple as putting one leg on and taking the other leg off.
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In the lateral work, the aids are an extension of the turn aid. Again, Vay does not use his inside leg to maintain impulsion - his inside leg is off the horse. “You can make the horse very hot, or very dull to the leg, if you use both legs in lateral work, as he will become confused.” In trot, for travers to the right, the rider’s left leg is on the horse, so that the horse is moving away from the leg. The rider takes the hands against the direction he wants the horse to travel, and that creates the bend. Both hands come to the left a little and you ride off your outside leg. If more impulsion is required, the rider’s outside leg is used more actively. There is no confusion for the horse, because the aids are very consistent throughout all of the movements, and because there is no confusion, the horses learn this very quickly and easily. It’s the same in the lateral canter work. Vay says that people think it is the inside hind they need to activate, but it’s the outside hind that makes the horse jump, so when the rider uses his outside leg back it is very clear to the horse. When the rider uses the left leg back, it means canter right – ALWAYS. The rider’s left leg back
and more active, or stronger, means ‘go faster in the canter’. “What this means is that when you get up the levels to the canter zig-zags, it is very clear for the horse – you simply change the aid from one side to the other. You don’t get that swinging which happens when the horse gets behind the leg and the rider has to ride it more off the leg; then the horse isn’t reactive to the leg and then you get a bad change.” Very few people here ride the canter zigzag in the Advanced tests well, Vay says, because the horses aren’t independent and the riders are too busy trying to use the inside leg to get more impulsion. “When riding the zig-zags, when you want more impulsion then you use your outside leg more actively. There are only a handful of people in New Zealand who can ride a really steep half-pass correctly.” The accepted method of riding the halfpass here is for the rider’s inside leg to create the impulsion and the outside leg to push the horse across. However, if you look at the top riders in Europe, none of them ride a halfpass with the inside leg on.
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TRAVERS – HALF-CIRCLE - HALF-PASS EXERCISE This exercise is one Vay particularly likes, and he uses it for nearly all of the horses he rides from Elementary level upwards. He finds it very handy for making the horses supple, because he can vary the different aspects of the travers depending on the stage of training of the horse – the angle, the bend, the outline of the horse and most importantly, the speed. “Ride travers down the long side, making the line as long or as short as you wish, halfcircle, then half-pass back to the long side. You can go through the same sequence as many times as you like. “The younger horses would start with a 20 metre half-circle, with the half-circle smaller for the more advanced horses; for example for the six and seven-year-olds it could be a 10 metre half-circle. The half-circle can also be ridden in travers when the horse is advanced enough.
“Because you don’t have to change the bend, you can go around and around, making the angle steeper and shallower, making the tempo quicker and slower, doing it with more bend and less bend – just generally making the horse pliable. You can ride it in trot and in canter; you can ride in counter-canter or ride a simple change or a flying change at the end of the halfpass for a bit of variation. Of course, the variations will depend on the age and stage of the horse.” During this suppling exercise, the horses are asked to increase and decrease the tempo. Vay says that speed control is the biggest thing they train every day. “We want the rhythm still to be quick when they come back, then we ask the horse to go forward again. It’s like going through the gears in a car.” Inside leg off in the half-pass
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TRAVERS – HALF-PASS – PIROUETTE EXERCISE A further variation for the more advanced horses is to ride a pirouette at the end of the half-pass. The pirouette is an extension of
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way can revolutionise the movement, because with both reins acting together the rider can move the horse completely as a unit and can influence the horse’s tempo almost instantaneously just by adjusting the hands. The hands work together so the pirouette remains a fluid movement that is easy to adjust without interfering with the horse’s balance. Vay considers that the less the rider does, the better the chance of a good movement. If a correction is necessary, make a very clear correction, he says. He finds that very often in tests here, the first two steps of the pirouette are good, then the horse stalls and loses rhythm within the exercise. In the canter pirouettes, a useful exercise is to ride faster within the working pirouette by speeding up and slowing down the tempo, without going bigger or smaller. The horse then becomes more collected and on the hind leg, with a more expressive front leg and a higher head position. C
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UP CLOSE AFTER AROUND TEN YEARS OF TRAVELLING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EUROPE AND NEW ZEALAND, VAY SNYMAN IS NOW BASED AT THE DRESSAGE YARD OF HIS PARTNER THEO HANZON IN THE NETHERLANDS, WHERE HE CONTINUES TO FOLLOW HIS DREAM OF RIDING AT THE VERY TOP LEVEL. ON A RECENT VISIT HOME, AN ASTONISHING OPPORTUNITY HAS GIVEN VAY JUST THE HORSE HE NEEDS TO HELP MAKE HIS DREAMS A REALITY. The chance to purchase the outstanding licensed Hanoverian stallion Limonit came totally out of the blue for Vay. “I ride and compete two very nice horses in the Netherlands - Cleominka (by Gribaldi) and Duke (by Zhivago),” Vay explains. Both horses are training at Advanced level. Cleominka was bred and is owned by the breeders of Totilas, Jan and Anna Schuil. She is out of the same dam as the mother of Totilas (Laminka) and is by Gribaldi. She is yet
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to start her competition career. Duke is a half-brother to the famous Trakehner stallion Easy Game, formerly produced by Vay’s partner Theo. He has had a notable win at the Dutch Regional Championships at Advanced level. “They are both quite sharp horses and big, standing 17.2hh and 18.2hh. They are aged nine and ten, and are training the piaffe and passage, but they’re not ready for Grand Prix yet. They are talented international-type horses but they need time to develop and mature.” Vay had been looking for two years for a horse to bridge the gap, and to gain more experience competing at Grand Prix level internationally. He says that while he has the experience training and riding at that level, he is still relatively inexperienced in terms of competing. But finding a suitable horse in the Netherlands proved difficult – he has found that horses there are very expensive and the good horses all have riders. Many of the horses that become available are past their best, or have problems that need intensive management – they’re not really horses that are capable of competing in
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Vay riding Duke and Theo on Eddieni, at home in the Netherlands
the international arena. Luckily as it turns out, Vay had to come home to New Zealand to renew his visa, which had expired (he hasn’t yet gained Dutch residency) and his driver’s licence, and while he was here he was contacted by an agent on behalf of Limonit’s owner, Annie Wills, who offered him the opportunity to “come and have a sit on him”. Vay says it only took a couple of walk and trot circles for him to fall in love with the stallion, and a deal was done. Of course, it’s neither simple nor easy to transport a horse back to the Netherlands, and Vay had to work through the process of raising the notinconsiderable funds to make it all happen; nevertheless he is looking forward to reintroducing Limonit to the European scene. While home in New Zealand, Vay worked on establishing a partnership with the horse and considers that he is well-established in the Grand Prix work. “He knows his job. Competing him will give me the opportunity to concentrate on riding the test rather than riding the horse, as I have to
when competing the less-established horses.” The aim is to be back in the Netherlands with Limonit in time for the indoor winter season, starting out with some PSG and Inter I competitions, and all going well, hopefully competing at Grand Prix level by Christmas. Lims, as he is affectionately known, will be kept as a breeding stallion – he has been available for breeding via frozen semen in Europe throughout the time he has been in New Zealand, as his previous owners had retained the breeding rights for Europe when he came here. He remains an interesting stallion for European breeders as his bloodlines, which include Laurie’s Crusader XX and Weltmeyer, are considered valuable for the mare lines there. “He’s had a number of high profile progeny in Europe – Ingrid Klimke has ridden a couple, and Andreas Dibowski has a very talented 3* horse by him. There have also been some high price sales progeny, so he is a known stallion over there.” Limonit will also remain available to New Zealand breeders, with semen being collected prior to his trip back to the Netherlands. It’s a huge advantage that he is an extremely fertile stallion with a very high motility rate, Vay says. As a licensed breeding stallion, he will also be able to participate in the European stallion shows, which will give him more exposure. “We travel to the stallion shows with our current stallions anyway - it’s no problem to take an extra one along,” Vay’s life in the Netherlands is a busy one, which sees him totally immersed in the business of bringing on young horses, training and competing them as they go through the grades, as well supporting his partner Theo at national and international competitions. Theo has been on the Dutch dressage squad since he was 18 years old, and spent seven years training with Anky van Grunsven (in the Bonfire days). He’s very well-known in Europe, and along with riding and competing internationally is sought after as a clinician and trainer. There are currently twelve horses in their stable, including some very exciting prospects with notable breeding. The oldest of the horses is Theo’s newest Grand Prix partner, the Belgium-bred Helena van het Goorhof. A year ago Theo won the Dutch National Indoor Advanced Championships with her, scoring consistently in the high 70% range at this level. Six months later they won the National Outdoor Championships at Inter I level, again with scores in the high 70s. They recently made their Grand Prix debut with a score of 74% with a few small mistakes! Helena’s five-year-old sister (by Bordeaux) is also in the stable, along with her three
embryo transplant babies, who are yet to start work (twins by Don Juan de Hus and a colt by Winton). The breeders of the legendary Totilas, Jan Schuil and Anna Schuil-Visser, own a threequarter sister to Totilas by Gribaldi, called Dieminka, who Theo rides at International Small Tour level, achieving scores in the 70% range. They also co-own, with Paul Schockemöhle, two full brothers to Totilas which are training at PSG and Advanced levels, as well as Cleominka. Theo also has the ride on Eddieni, who is by Johnson out of a Negro mare (TOP’s Zoe, who was also ridden at International Grand Prix level by Theo). Eddieni had wins at the Dutch Young Horse Championships as a five-yearold and a six-year-old, was best gelding in the Pavo Cup, and finished second this year (by half a mark) in the National Advanced Championships. He is currently competing at PSG and Inter I with scores well into the 70s and is aiming for the World Young Horse Championships in July. For Vay, perhaps the most exciting horse in the stable is the six-year-old breeding stallion Fallatijn, owned and ridden by Theo. He is by the acclaimed KWPN stallion C Vivaldi. Vay says that he’s an incredible horse and M wonders whether he may Y be the next Totilas. “He has all the moves – he can CM piaffe and passage, and MY he just does everything so easily, as though CYhe was born to it.” Fallatijn CMY has been competing with K scores into the 90% range and won the Subli Cup Finals for five-year-olds at Christmas. He is also being aimed at the World Young Horse Championships this July, to be staged in Ermelo in the Netherlands. Fallatijn’s first crop of foals are on the ground this year, and are bound to be something special. Since his first visit to the Netherlands some ten years ago, Vay has enjoyed the culture there more and more. The former hairdresser says that he went back and forth for a few years trying to learn to ride better and building a contact base before he made the decision to sell his salons to fund his dream. “That was a very big step for me, but each time I went back to the Netherlands I found myself thinking ‘I love it here, this is what I want to do.’ I’m passionate about it. I enjoy everything about it – the training, the competition and the support from other riders. It’s a very positive environment and a very inclusive one. “There are a lot of very good riders over there and a lot of normal ones, but they are all very supportive of each other. It’s fiercely competitive, but also they want to see every rider do well because it’s good for the sport. “I feel really honoured to share my life and passion with someone like Theo, and to live the dream.” C
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engagement A SIMPLE EXERCISE TO ENCOURAGE THE HORSE TO ENGAGE ITS HIND END USING COUNTER FLEXION AND TRANSITIONS 1.
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WORDS & PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine Vaughn Jefferis: Former world champion eventer and Olympic medallist Vaughn Jefferis needs little introduction. He took the eventing world by storm in the 1990s with his great horse Bounce, winning the individual title at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 1994, team bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and team gold at WEG in 1998. Since ending his international eventing career in 2000, Vaughn has returned to his roots in show jumping and is well known for his ability to produce beautifully-trained horses and riders. Amy Schischka and Rock It: Twenty-six-yearold Amy has been show jumping since she was a kid and is bringing on this exciting young horse by the pony stallion Thomas RF. Rock It, or Radar as he’s known at home, was initially bought by her sister Megan as a three-yearold, but Amy convinced her to do a little horse swap after noticing how “flash” he was. They’ve been competing in show jumping classes up to 1.10m and horse trials to Training level.
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“What you’re wanting to do is contain the energy because he’s got so much gas. You don’t want to kill it, just contain it.” EASY DOES IT IN THE WARM UP Straight away it’s obvious this young horse has plenty of engine and talent in spades. Vaughn sizes him up quickly – you can tell just how many horses the man has worked with by his ability to recognise what will work with this horse and what won’t within minutes. Vaughn asks Amy to start by walking in a circle around him, focusing on getting Radar to relax into his work, loosen and soften his neck and body and drop his poll. “If you think about it, if the horse is soft in the reins and the neck is stretching, the horse is loose across his back,” Vaughn explains. “But if he’s tight in front, then he’s tight right through his body.” Recognising that Radar is a “hot” horse with big movement, Vaughn gets Amy to slow her own position and sit against the movement rather than rocking with it. “Slowing the rider’s position will slow the horse as well. Just keep everything slow with him because you’ve already got the energy.” KEEPING THE CONTACT As they begin trotting, Vaughn tells Amy to keep a consistent contact and give Radar something to work into. “If you’re too loose and sweet, then he has nothing to ride to,” he says. “Keep your contact and have him gently taking you forward all the time.” In the trot, Vaughn gets Amy to sponge the reins left and right to encourage Radar to drop his nose, lengthen his neck and let go of the bit. After a few minutes he’s happy with the progress. “Good girl, feel him start to let go for you.” PLENTY OF FLEXION Vaughn puts Amy and Radar on a figure of eight so that there is a constant change of rein, and
tells Amy to work Radar around her inside leg while keeping a feel on the outside rein. They do lots of over-flexing to the inside and pushing away with the inside leg at the same time to get Radar to soften. Vaughn instructs Amy to keep sponging the reins left and right to unlock the horse, then to release the pressure through her elbows as soon as he gives – but without giving it all away. “Don’t release the pressure so much. Keep a feeling on the rein and just release through the elbow, so you’re always keeping the contact but just softening the pressure,” he says. ADJUSTING THE CANTER Vaughn has them begin canter on the circle and do more of the same flexion exercises before working on making the stride more adjustable. They practise cantering two strides forward, coming back and then once Radar gives with the bit, going forward again. Vaughn says that there are two options on a hot horse when you start canter – shutting it down or allowing it forward. “If you shut it down too early you just make it hotter, but with this exercise you sit and allow them go forward and then quietly close it up again,” he explains. “What you’re wanting to do is contain the energy because he’s got so much gas. You don’t want to kill it, just contain it.” Once satisfied that they’re getting the right canter and Amy has good control, Vaughn sends them around the outside of the arena doing the same exercise, except this time it’s 20 strides forward and then back again. As they’ve set up a good foundation and Radar is settled and enjoying his work, it’s a piece of cake.
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TIPS FOR JUMPING A HOT HORSE Before getting underway with the jumping, Vaughn has a couple of tips to manage a horse with so much go. Amy needs to make sure that the last stride before a fence is not a forward one so Radar doesn’t get flat, and to always keep the leg pressure on. “People take their leg off and all they do is start doing is pulling on the reins,” he says. “The horse needs to accept the leg – that’s not negotiable.”
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BETWEEN THE LINES Vaughn has set up an exercise to encourage straightness to a fence and improve the quality of the jump. He wants Amy’s hands to be like an elastic band, releasing her elbow at the base of the fence to take the weight out of the rein and allow Radar to push off the ground and use himself. “Your job is to keep him straight and release the pressure,” Vaughn tells Amy. “Don’t throw the balance away, just release the pressure.” Slowly increasing the size of the oxer and moving the canter pole out on the landing side each time, Vaughn is happy with the improvement in Radar’s shape over a fence but tells Amy to not let him get too forward so he over-powers with his hind end. “You’ve got to ride him deep and on that slightly slower canter so the pressure is contained and then when he pushes, he’s not going to push himself over the shoulder.” After a handful of turns through the exercise, Vaughn is impressed. “You’re encouraging him to stay in that nice compression, riding him deep and then letting the pressure off so he’s jumping from power. That’s much better!”
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To encourage Radar to stay with Amy rather than get hot and quick they use poles on the ground instead of crosses in the grid
GYMNASTICS THROUGH THE GRID Moving on to a little grid, Vaughn drops the cross bars to poles on the ground because he doesn’t want Radar getting “frantic and flat”, thinking he has to get through as quickly as he can. By taking the poles to the ground they can still use the grid to teach Radar to stay with his rider through a line, but without causing stress. Vaughn gets Amy to pop over a little fence at the end of the arena, do a circle and then really take her time before coming through the grid poles, circling again at the end to regain focus. They do it well the first time and
Vaughn’s happy. ”He’s done what we asked, so now we let him relax again and then move on.” PUTTING IT ALTOGETHER Next Vaughn has Amy ride a little course with plenty of rein changes and a circle after almost every fence before halting after the last. His advice is simple and consistent. “Keep the canter nice and gentle, soften at the base and take your time; the last thing we want is for him to get fast and flat.” They run through the course and Vaughn is pleased with Amy’s timing and distances to
As the lesson draw to a close, Radar is jumping confidently, while still listening and waiting for Amy
PARTING THOUGHTS Vaughn: Vaughn is full of praise for Amy and Radar after the lesson, and he likes how she’s teaching him to canter coming forward without getting long. “The last five or six jumps were super. He was working his shoulders better at the end because you had him together and with you. He’s a sweet horse, he just needs time.”
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Amy: Amy finished the lesson on a high and is looking forward to returning for more. “Vaughn’s really constructive and has given me heaps to work on. He picked all of the right exercises for Radar and it’s exactly what we both needed.” C
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each fence. He tells her to remember that if Radar gets wild and hot in training, to put in a circle between the fences, get the feeling that she’s after and then go again. WINDING DOWN They finish up the lesson with some quiet trot work and like at the beginning, focus on getting Radar to stretch his neck low and relax over the back. “When you start with a hot horse there’s lots of relaxing stretching, and it’s the same at the end to wind the brain down,” says Vaughn.
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half-pass HALF-PASS (LEFT)
HORSE NEEDS BEND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT
THE HALF-PASS IS A LATERAL MOVEMENT SEEN IN DRESSAGE, IN WHICH THE HORSE MOVES FORWARD AND SIDEWAYS AT THE SAME TIME. UNLIKE THE EASIER LEG-YIELD, THE HORSE IS BENT IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, SLIGHTLY AROUND THE RIDER’S INSIDE LEG. HALF-PASS IS PERFORMED IN COLLECTED TROT OR COLLECTED CANTER.
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SEASONED SHOW JUMPER CATHERINE CAMERON TAKES FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHOW JUMPING PROSPECT LAMAZE THROUGH A TYPICAL TRAINING SESSION AND EXPLAINS THE EXERCISES SHE USES FOR A YOUNG, TALENTED HORSE. Catherine pictured riding WTF Cabello
THE TRAINER Catherine is highly regarded as a show jumping coach and mentor. A keen competitor at the highest levels of New Zealand show jumping, Catherine has represented New Zealand and has produced many horses through the grades. Amongst her career highlights are winning the CSI 2* at Seoul in 2009 while representing New Zealand on a borrowed mount (Power Lena). Horse of the Year highlights include winning the Norwood Gold Cup aboard I Reckon, the Silver Fern Stakes riding Bell Tower, and being on the winning New Zealand team riding Kahurangi Valentino, who she produced. She has also been involved in the racing industry for a number of years and recently obtained her trainer’s licence. She celebrated this accomplishment by promptly winning her first race as a permit-to-train licence holder – the BOP Punter of the Year 1400m, with Light Shadow.
THE HORSE Catherine is riding the very promising four-year-old prospect Lamaze. Lamaze is by the Holsteiner stallion La Lair, out of Jazz (by Lio Caylon). Owned by Catherine and Nicola Smith.
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Catherine likes to stay off a young horse’s back
Lamaze is quite a spooky horse, but he’s also a bit of a player and a bit naughty. “They need a little bit of attitude so you can channel it in the right direction. This horse thinks he is Mr Cool. If you let him take advantage he can be quite a monkey so I like to get him really listening, soft and round. “ Catherine says that Lamaze doesn’t have the best trot but he does have a great canter, which is obviously more important for a jumper – although ideally you would have a great trot as well. He’s very light in the mouth so he can have a tendency to get a little bit behind the vertical at this stage, but Catherine thinks he’s going to be very easy to collect when he is strong enough to do it. During the warm-up, she works a lot on transitions – not just between paces but also within the pace, forward and back – to get Lamaze really listening. “Transitions are very important with any horse, but especially the young ones.” She also prefers to school with a “They usually aren’t dressage whip rather than spurs. “I don’t particularly fit at this stage always wear spurs even in the ring – sometimes I use small spurs on my good in their training and can tire horse, but just as often I don’t.” very quickly, both physically With young horses, Catherine generally and mentally.” tries to stay off their back a little in the canter, although Lamaze has a good canter and can carry her. “If he gets really smart I’ll sit down a little more, but until youngsters get really strong in their backs, the rider shouldn’t sit too hard.” It’s also important with a young horse to give them plenty of breaks to catch their breath, she adds. “They usually aren’t particularly fit at this stage in their training and can tire very quickly, both physically and mentally.”
Lamaze, like all of Catherine’s horses, was taught to do flying changes early on
FLYING CHANGES Lamaze can already do very good flying changes, although he can get a little exuberant with them! Catherine likes to start her horses doing flying changes as soon as she can. “Obviously this isn’t what the straight dressage people do, but honestly, if a horse is correctly balanced, he should be able to do flying changes.” Her focus on flying changes goes back to her World Cup horse Bell Tower, who was terrible at them. “I remember my coach saying to me ‘They’ve gotta be able to flying change!’ so every horse I’ve sat on since then has been taught to do them. It’s not all that much fun cross-cantering into a World Cup-sized oxer. It didn’t actually bother me back in the day, but I’d be a lot more concerned now!” To be proficient at flying changes, the horse needs to be very straight and balanced and he needs to be able to carry himself. Lamaze is naturally very balanced, so flying changes are quite easy for him. “Because he finds it so simple, the work doesn’t wind him up, and it keeps him thinking the right way. He’s always thinking about something!” For horses that are not so good at flying changes, Catherine starts out working them over a pole, but the sooner the horse learns to do changes on their own, the better. “With a horse that’s not as balanced and as strong as Lamaze, I wouldn’t ask for too many changes in a session – just one or two and leave it at that. I also see a lot of people trying to do flying changes by leaning in around a turn, which in my view is not how they should be done as it unbalances the horse and makes his job that much harder. Once the horse is listening and doing everything fairly well, he’s ready to jump. And it’s once you start heading to the jumps that the faults start showing up!” she adds.
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If Catherine puts a horse in deep, she wants them to try their hardest to make a clean jump
JUMPING EXERCISES Catherine likes to have small jumps set up in the arena at home so that when she’s doing flat work, she can pop in a few jumps if she gets bored. “Ideally speaking, show jumping is dressage with jumps, and the horses I sit on should be able to jump – otherwise I don’t want to be sitting on them! Lamaze has got everything going for him, so I just play around with him for now.” She doesn’t jump even the good horses over big fences very often, and she doesn’t set up a lot of exercises in the arena. “You can do all the gymnastic stuff you like to help the horse’s technique – which obviously at times you need to do – but there aren’t any gymnastic jumping competitions unless you are in a six-bar.” Catherine says that if the rider can get the horse to a fence balanced and listening, then it’s his job to jump it. But the horse also has to be allowed to make mistakes so he can learn from them. “In a big class, things don’t always go to plan and the horse has to be able to help himself because everyone makes mistakes. The horse needs to have good natural instincts. To a certain extent you can train the natural instincts out of them and that’s a shame, it is important that a horse can still think for themseleves. So I like to start off very quietly with them, have them balanced and straight and let them find their own way over the jump. If they come into it a bit slow, they learn that they have to push. If the horse wants to trot in and fall over it, that’s his problem. It becomes the rider’s problem if he falls on his nose though!” Catherine would like to think that Lamaze will be sticking with her for a long time, “but you never know. If he does end up going to someone who isn’t as accurate as a rider, he’ll need to know how to deal with situations when something goes wrong – or it could end in big trouble.” Catherine likes her young horses to learn by letting them make mistakes
“Ideally speaking, show jumping is dressage with jumps.”
A VERTICAL ON A CIRCLE One of Catherine’s favourite exercises is to set up one small vertical on a circle. She wants the horse really balanced and waiting, going on a nice even stride and meeting the jump straight. “I’m not looking for a huge jumping effort in this exercise, but if I put the horse in deep, I want him to really try to get over cleanly.” She also feels that it’s very important for young horses to learn to do things slowly, and to teach them to wait. “I want to be able to let go of the head through the jump – although if I thought the horse was really going to crash, I would take a pull! As the horse gets the hang of the exercise – if he’s listening and not being smart – I’ll bring the circle in.” On a more experienced horse, the circle will become quite tight – a turn, then straight over the jump, then a turn. She does this exercise quite a lot with all of the horses and also with her pupils, saying that it’s also really good practice for jump-offs.
RIDING A SMALL COURSE Catherine finishes her session by popping Lamaze around a small course, including a tight four-stride line. “It’s all about how you ride the first jump in a line,” Catherine explains. “If you get it wrong, then you’ll see whether your training is right or wrong!” Lamaze jumps the course well, keeping a nice rhythm throughout. “On the whole he went around the whole course nicely; he listened and we had some really nice jumps. A couple were a bit ordinary, but he’s quite scopey and it’s all very easy for him, which is why he doesn’t need to concentrate too much. Sometimes he takes a cheap rail, but if he doesn’t do that then he doesn’t learn,” she says. “I will be very surprised if this horse doesn’t end up being a very good horse.” C
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GOING THE DISTANCE with Rangitikei Area Distance Riders
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The Rangitikei area offers a variety of stunning locations from grey sand beaches through to spectacular hill country. Rangitikei Area Distance Riders has just wrapped up its hugely successful first season, and, through the generosity of land owners, has offered many riders the privilege of being able to ride over privately-held properties. The club was formed in July 2015 with the goal of promoting distance riding in the Rangitikei area through encouraging new riders and offering established distance riders new opportunities. The club and its events are open to riders of all ages, and children are welcome. The atmosphere at events is relaxed and inclusive and there are always plenty of smiling faces at the end of a ride. For the first season, the focus was on holding Competitive Trail Rides (CTRs), but in the future there are plans to offer a selection of distance riding events including endurance, trekking and Le Trec amongst other possibilities. A small calendar of four events showcasing a great selection of what the Rangitikei has to offer saw riders from all over the lower North Island and as far north as Taumarunui participating. Over the four events held this season, 272 horse and rider combinations took part, covering a total of 6,173 kms, with club membership climbing to reach 100 by the end of the season. The first event in January attracted an impressive field of 147 riders, believed to be a New Zealand record for an event of its type! The event base near Bulls was Linda and Allan Third’s property “Titoki” and featured farmland, beach and Ersnlaw forestry with distances of 8km, 20km and 40km. There were a good number of first time distance riders, many of whom carried on to attend further events with both the Rangitikei Area Distance Riders and the neighbouring Wellington Area Trail Riders Club. The second ride was a demanding hill ride held on 14 February at Mt Curl (Hunterville), based at the property of Claire and Alan Bruce. Distances were set at 7km, 17km and 27km with extra time allocated to allow for the challenging terrain and hot temperatures. It was very pleasing that there were no vet outs; a great result in these conditions which demonstrated how well riders looked after their horses. Two days of distance riding over Easter at Grant O’Shannassy’s property, not far from Marton, included a CTR competition which incorporated the inaugural Team Challenge. Riders were able to form a team of up to five riders, with the three lowest scores being their team score. Distances were set at 7km, 10km and 20km. On the following day, riders were able to ride the course at their own speed. New riders took the opportunity to have a go without the element of competition, and with the addition of plenty of committee members on hand to offer advice and support. To conclude the season, the club held a CTR at Denis Hocking’s “Rangitoto”, just out of Bulls. Rangitoto is a unique property with interesting trails through sections of forestry
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Chloe Phillips-Harris Chloe is passionate about eventing, competing on her mount Cor Jet to 3* level. After winning the New Zealand Young Rider Horse Trials Circuit and sitting her riding exams in Germany in 2009, she started an equestrian business from her home in the Bay of Islands. In 2013 she rode 1000km across Mongolia in the world’s toughest horse race, the Mongol Derby. These days she splits her time between competing and producing eventing horses.
HEROES AND HEARTBREAK How does one start an eventing column this month? On one side my heart is completely broken by the recent tragedies in our sport. On the other, I think we should be very proud of our riders’ accomplishments both at national and international events. Some amazing women are bringing home the bacon, while Clarke Johnstone is proving you can do your homework in New Zealand and still be competitive overseas.
TRAGIC EVENTS As a rider, just speaking for myself, I feel heartbroken by the recent deaths in the sport internationally. Part of me wants to deny that anything bad ever happens and write these occurrences off as freak accidents. When I swing my leg over a horse’s back and settle into the saddle before cross-country, I don’t want any thought in the back of my mind about what could go wrong. It’s a mental self-defense and lets me focus only on the job at hand. For myself, and I think for a lot of other riders, it is easier to be the ostrich with its head in the sand, trying to block out anything bad. However out of respect for the sport, which I love, and in honour of the three riders who have died - two young women in Australia and one in America - we have to acknowledge what has happened. Now, in the off-season, we have to think about it and take a look at why these tragedies happened, and what - or if - we can prevent anything like this from ever occurring again. Any death in sport is unacceptable. It doesn’t mean that we necessarily could have prevented them or that the sport itself is to blame, but it does mean we need to ensure that those lives were not lost in vain. We need to review the sport and as always look at ways to improve and make it safer.
ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS There are some big questions I think we need to be asking ourselves. Are we still producing eventing horses the right way? Can our horses still think on their feet, or are we falling into the trap of over-training and over-thinking things for them? Is our training ensuring that horses still have some independence and agility to save themselves on cross-country? Having watched horses play in the paddock, and witnessed some of the inventions my students have come up with to jump on their ponies, I know that horses are perfectly capable of jumping safely at high speeds over some fairly terrifying obstacles. If it’s not training, have the changes to the format changed the way we ride? Is the dressage becoming too influential? In designing more technical courses, are we increasing the risk and making it harder for horses to jump safely? Without roads and tracks, are our horses still fit enough?
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE But while we remember those in the sport who are gone, it’s time to move on to positive things! Clarke Johnstone impressed everyone at Badminton, riding Balmoral Sensation to fourth place in only their second CCI4* event together. Hopefully these are the results that our selectors will be looking for when putting together a team for Rio. It is definitely a positive step for the sport, showing that it’s possible to do your homework and training here in New Zealand and still be successful internationally. Nationally, another Pottinger name was added to the Wills trophy when Amanda Pottinger and her horse Just Kidding took out the National CCI3* title at Taupo, following in the footsteps of her mum Tinks Pottinger. The course was far from easy, with the questions never seeming to let up. Amanda also showed true event rider stickability when she and her horse both came pretty close to taking a dunking in the last water jump! At the lower levels is was great to see Kelsey Leahy (Rothery) successfully producing another lovely Thoroughbred, winning the Pre-Novice championship aboard the multi-talented Showcause. This horse was racing in both Australia and New Zealand until he was seven years old, and his successes included winning the Avondale Cup, the City of Sails Auckland Cup, running second in the Group 1 Auckland Cup and being crowned Champion New Zealand Stayer in 2011. It is great seeing horses go on to have a second career after racing.
BEHIND THE SCENES Lastly I want to acknowledge the officials and hardworking people that keep our sport going. As a young rider I used to be utterly terrified that I might be noticed by what I assumed were the authoritarian enforcers of rules. However, having progressed through the ranks, I can say my fears couldn’t have been further from the truth. Here in New Zealand, especially in eventing, I think we are doing a lot of things right. At our major events the officials, organisers and ground jury allow for discussion, support and friendship between themselves and riders. As someone who doesn’t always keep up-to-date with the rulebook, and who has done my fair share of late or bungled entries, these guys have helped and offered a smile whenever I needed it. I’ve come to cherish the support and knowledge they provide. So I encourage all of those who love eventing to thank these officials and organisers whenever you get the chance, because without them we couldn’t run our sport. C
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Michelle Zielazo
Michelle has been involved with the New Zealand Warmblood Association since she moved from Sydney to Christchurch in 2004, starting with volunteering to be the editor, right through to becoming President. A competitive rider, trainer and breeder, and holder of a Bachelor of Applied Science – Equine Studies degree, Michelle has been horse obsessed from a young age, and this passion doesn’t appear to be abating!
THE VALUE OF A HORSE We all attribute value to horses in different ways – whether it’s based on their temperament, conformation, experience, age, training development, competition success, or value as a blank canvas that can be developed for a specific purpose. All of these values are very subjective, but there is one aspect that many people agree on, and that is breeding. A thoroughly tested pedigree can give a purchaser an expectation of what they can expect from the horse – approximate size, rideability and trainability, whether it is more genetically predisposed to jumping higher, or having greater athleticism, and so on. Of course genetics and hereditary factors can be a bit of an unknown in some cases, but in warmbloods and other advanced breeds of horses around the world, the guess work is primarily being taken out.
PERFORMANCE PEDIGREE Generally speaking the top performance horses in most equestrian disciplines around the world have pedigrees that can be traced back a considerable distance. This goes one step further with warmbloods internationally, confirming that each generation has been tested, assessed and approved by a trained eye prior to being allowed to breed. As per my column last issue, that means that the horses have been assessed and passed inspection as having traits that are desirable to the breed and therefore suitable to breed on. With each generation of horse that is assessed, approved and given a classification score for various traits, more information is gathered about each animal and its genetic potential. This is not only an assessment and verification of its ancestors, but more importantly that individual horse’s ability to influence the gene pool of its breed can then be monitored, and the next generation refined yet again.
BREEDING FOR THE FUTURE As a breed progresses and evolves, and breeders and riders become more focused on breeding particular strengths for competitive purposes, it is increasingly more important to understand the value of each entry in that pedigree. So it is vital to ensure that horses that are stated as being of particular breeding are actually of that breeding with DNA testing and parentage verification. This can give future owners and breeders the ability to make decisions based on a solid understanding that horse’s particular heritage, giving them confidence in the next generation’s traits as well. As you can see, with generations of grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and grandchildren being assessed and
verified over the years, the breed association and breeders can build a very good picture of the crosses successful in breeding superior athletes, and identifying those desirable traits that breed on the best. This is a valuable database to access. Having scores readily available on assessment means that breedings can be matched to maximise the strength and minimise any weaknesses. More and more, we are seeing an increased interest in New Zealand warmbloods from overseas, but potential buyers expect the same assurances in breed and quality here that they can expect internationally. That comes with registration with a national breed organisation with robust procedures in place.
NZWA STUDBOOKS IN NEW ZEALAND The New Zealand Warmblood Association carries out the important duty of being an agency that is in charge of maintaining studbooks of warmblood horses in New Zealand. That includes those bred here in New Zealand as well as those imported then registered with us. The warmbloods that are eligible for registration cover many different types including, but not limited to, Holsteiners, Trakehners, Oldenburgers, Hanoverians, Knabstruppers and Gelderlanders. In general a potential buyer looking for a top equestrian athlete wants to understand the breeding of the horse, and be assured of its rightful pedigree and its quality through assessment, as well as its own individual talents and traits. The NZWA is absolutely focused on ensuring that through registration with us and by following the process of classification and DNA testing, the registration certificates issued for the horses successfully assessed are a stamp of quality. Why is assessment and approval of individual horses important? Why do NZWA and other breed associations insist on accurate pedigrees and parentage verification? To safeguard the genetic information of that horse, and any resultant progeny, and to safeguard the investment of the breeder/owner and increase the value of the horse - not just in New Zealand, but internationally. Having a horse registered to a dedicated association is a seal of quality, particularly when discussing classified and approved horses. So next time you are thinking about buying a warmblood take a moment to double check that it is registered and see if it has been classified. When planning your breeding, research your stallion carefully. Is it registered? Has it been assessed and passed successfully? For more information on the classification process, and a full list of approved warmblood stallions available in New Zealand, please go to our website at www.nzwarmbloods.co.nz C
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Rebecca Harper Rebecca grew up pony mad in a non-horsey family - and never grew out of it! She lives on a sheep and beef farm in Pongaroa where her two horses come in handy for stock work, as well as turning their hooves to competing and hunting. She competed in the Pleasure ring for a season on her OTTB Mr Benny Hill and continues to follow the discipline with interest. With a background in agricultural journalism, Rebecca now freelances from home and loves a good equine assignment.
WINTER IS HERE Winter has set in and all is quiet on the official competition front, but there are plenty of hardy pleasure riders and their mounts still out and about - from the hunt field to dressage days, many combinations have been proving their versatility. In a way, that’s what being a pleasure mount is all about, being a fun allrounder and a genuine and uncomplicated ride – the type of horse that you can take to the beach, chuck a kid on or cruise around a low level ODE. Many pleasure horses and ponies are found doing things outside of the pleasure arena, which is great to see.
NZEPS NEWS The Society’s revised constitution and rules have been sent to the RAS for endorsement. The rules will be circulated to show secretaries and clubs in time for next season. There’s still plenty of time for shows who haven’t already affiliated with NZEPS to get affiliated ahead of next season – it’s a quick and painless process. It’s now membership renewal time, as NZEPS memberships and horse or pony registrations run from August 1 to July 31. Current members will be emailed about renewing their membership. It would be great if people started sending these through sooner rather than later – that way the NZEPS volunteer team won’t have a mountain of registrations to process in August! Any renewals or new memberships and registrations sent in from now on will be valid until July 31 2017. There is no change in membership fees from last season and those renewing will be sent a sticker to update passport expiry dates. High points are still being tallied and winners will be announced soon. Booklets have been slow to come in and at this rate it will be a big job for the high points co-ordinator come August, so please send them in as soon as possible. Even if you only went to a few shows it’s still worth sending your booklet in, as sashes go down to sixth place. The last day booklets will be accepted is August 8th, so make sure you have them in the post before then. Anyone who has added points to their book and is planning to compete next season must also send their book in, even if they’re not entering the high points competition. High point booklets are evergreen and need to be signed off when the season finishes.
TURNOUT – WHAT TO DO? Something that crops up again and again in discussion and public forums, like the NZEPS Facebook page, is the matter of turnout. By its very description, the Pleasure ring welcomes any breed and colour of horse. Pleasure horses don’t possess the show quality conformation of a show horse but they should be a delight to ride, with impeccable
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manners. This is wonderful as it means everyone is included, but it does mean you can often end up with Appaloosas, pintos, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, Quarter Horses, heavier Clydie-cross types and Arabs all in the same ring! When it comes to turnout, this variety in the ring can cause some confusion. People wonder whether they should trim their horse’s lovely feathers, or pull its tail. Often they feel that it actually looks nicer in its natural state – but will they be marked down in the turnout class? It’s hard to say for sure and obviously it comes down to the judge on the day. I’m no judge myself, but I believe it is personal preference and how you feel you are able to best present your horse. If you love his feathers, and it comes part and parcel with the breed, by all means leave them on! General feedback is that it’s not about having the flashiest gear, it’s about working with what you’ve got. What matters is that your gear is clean, and that you and your horse are presented tidily and to the best of your ability. And at the end of the day, it’s only one class and how your horse looks doesn’t generally affect how he behaves! It is great to have a turnout class though, as it gives people the opportunity to turn their mount out to a high standard, and to get dressed up themselves. Personally I like to be neat and tidy, but while I take pride in turning my horse out to the best of my ability, I did ride my Thoroughbred in a jumping saddle at Horse of the Year in the Pleasure classes. Sure, it wasn’t ideal (and no, I didn’t place in turnout) but the saddle fits him, he was happy in it and he went well. It didn’t bother me, so I just got on and rode in it – no worries! I take my hat off to people who nail turnout and there are plenty of Pleasure riders who put a lot of time and effort into their turnout with great results. Remember that if a show specifies rules around turnout, for example no jackets and no plaiting, then stick to the rules. People have been asked to leave the ring to take plaits out in the past, which is a lot of wasted time and effort. A vest, waistcoat or polo shirt is a good, tidy option if it’s a ‘no jacket’ day. Some of the lower level shows will have separate rings that cater to those who want to have a low-key, fun day out with their horse, without the fuss of turnout. For example, the Dannevirke Social Riding Club show has a ‘Ruffee’ ring and a ‘Poofter’ ring…you can probably work out the difference! This way there’s something there for everyone.
NEW CLASSES? There has been some discussion as to the merits of having separate Recreational Pleasure rings and Show Pleasure rings. As yet, this hasn’t happened, but with the growing popularity of the Pleasure ring, you never know. C
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Manuka honey is gaining increasing favour amongst some equine practitioners and horse owners as a way to jump-start the healing process for trauma wounds, surgical wounds, ulcerated wounds, lacerations and abrasions. The honey works by neutralizing the bacteria that lead to infection and inflammation. Testing by the Waikato University School of Biological Sciences has borne out the high level of non-peroxide antibacterial components, comparable in strength to the most commonly used antibacterial agent phenol (carbolic acid). The honey has such a low pH – in the range of 3.2 to 4.5 - that bacteria can’t survive. Moreover, the high sugar levels in honey exert osmotic pressure on compromised tissue, which helps promote autolytic debridement of necrotic tissue and cuts down the odour. Professor Peter Molan, Professor in Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, explains. “When wounds are not healing, or the healing is slow, this is usually because the wound is inflamed. Inflammation in a wound is also responsible for unsightly scars after a wound has eventually healed.
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CASE STUDY
Yvonne Denton’s Thoroughbred mare Mijla suffered a significant leg injury when she caught her hind leg on the electric fence outrigger when kicking out at the neighbour’s horse. She suffered a deep gash across the front of her hock, and a further large wound left a large flap of skin (approx. 14cm long by 4cm wide) hanging off the front of her cannon bone, exposing but not involving the tendon. When she was found, the injury was relatively fresh. The vet was called immediately and responded within the hour. After discussion, the flap was removed at its lowest point - stitching was not considered due to the nature and location of the injury. The gash to the front of the hock, whilst deep, was also not stitched. The vet cleaned the wounds, firstly with water using a pressure garden sprayer and then with saline. An absorbent dressing, padding and bandaging were applied, and a “wait and see” approach was adopted in relation to the prescription of antibiotics. The first bandage change was to be at five days, and the mare (with her foal at foot) also spent the first few days in a very small paddock. At the first bandage change Yvonne
made the decision to use Manuka honey as she was aware of its healing properties. At that stage, there was swelling to hock and fetlock, but fortunately the wounds looked relatively clean. They were again rinsed with saline and then dressed with Hauora Manuka honey UMF18+ which was slathered on multiple paraffin gauze dressings, wrapped with Gamgee and then bandaged with vet wrap. White Elastoplast bandage was used on the top and bottom of the vet wrap layer to hold it in place followed by some loosely wound electrical tape. The second bandage change was at nine days. There was lots of ooze and some bleeding but granulation was starting to occur. The wounds were again cleansed with saline and re-dressed with paraffin gauze slathered with Hauora Manuka honey, with wrapping and bandaging as above. By the third bandage change at 23 days, the swelling had reduced and excellent granulation was apparent, with some excess granulation to the front of the cannon bone. The gash at the front of the hock had scabbed over nicely. The wound to the cannon bone was cleaned and re-
dressed in the same manner as before. The fourth bandage change was at 30 days – the excess granulation had reduced and the wound margins were healing nicely. Again, the wound was cleaned and re-dressed. All of the following bandage changes were done three-weekly. Any excess granulation on the cannon wound disappeared, and the wound was relatively smooth. Four months after the initial injury, the bandage was removed entirely. The gash to the hock had healed completely, and the wound to the front of the cannon had reduced significantly. At that stage the open wound was smothered with Hauora Manuka honey. Some swelling occurred with bandage removal and honey was smeared on every couple of days for two weeks. Nine months after the initial injury healing was complete, with some flat scarring apparent. The only vet treatment was the initial call-out for cleaning and tidying of the wounds and the initial dressing and bandaging. No antibiotics were required. The only other treatment was the use of Hauora Manuka honey and saline solution combined with bandaging. C
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Equine arthritis can range from mild and slowly progressive to a medical emergency.
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rthritis is a term that simply means inflammation of the joint and it’s very common in horses. We tend to think of arthritis as a condition that affects animals and people as they age, and to a certain extent that’s true, but horses can actually be affected by different forms of arthritis, some of which can strike at any age. In horses, there are two main types of arthritis – non-infectious arthritis, more commonly referred to as degenerative joint disease (DJD) or osteoarthritis, and infectious (septic) arthritis. While they are both forms of arthritis, they have very different causes, symptoms and treatments.
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Osteoarthritis causes joint pain and is thought to be one of the most common causes of lameness in horses. The disease can develop as a result of general wear and tear as your horse gets older, or from a traumatic injury to the joint. It can range from inflammation of the joint capsule to loss of the cartilage covering the joint surface, and the development of new bone on joint surfaces. Additionally, alteration to the layer of bone just below the joint cartilage reduces shock absorption, which has a detrimental effect on the stiffness of the cartilage. Any joint can be affected, but the most commonly affected areas include the upper knee joints, lower hock joints, and forelimb fetlock and coffin joints. Besides age and trauma, certain conformational abnormalities and poor shoeing, which can lead to incorrect foot balance, can cause excessive wear and tear on joints and contribute to the development of this disease.
Osteoarthritis is thought to be one of the most common causes of lameness in horses
Onset of the disease is very gradual and can often go unnoticed in the early stages, with horses initially appearing to be occasionally stiff first thing in the morning. As it progresses, horses may begin to show:
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Diagnosis
Your vet will perform a lameness assessment, which may need to take place at an equine clinic if the facilities at your yard aren’t suitable. This includes: l Assessing your horse while he is trotted up in a straight line, and lunged on a firm and a soft surface. It may also be necessary for him to be ridden, which is helpful when investigating more complex problems. l Performing flexion tests, where the limb is held up in a flexed position for a short period of time, after which the horse is trotted away. Flexion of an arthritic joint often worsens the lameness, which helps to confirm where the pain is coming from.
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l Nerve and joint blocks to determine the exact site of pain. This involves injecting local anaesthetic around particular nerves or into the joint itself. l X-rays to assess the damage to the joint. However, in the early stages or in mild cases of osteoarthritis, there may be no changes visible on the X-rays. In these cases, other methods of imaging can be used, such as ultrasound, scintigraphy (bone scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT). l Arthroscopy, which is key-hole surgery into the joint. Your vet may recommend this because it can be useful to diagnose the extent of cartilage loss, as well as to treat conditions such as articular cartilage separation (where cartilage has become separated from the end of the bone), meniscal (shock absorbing cartilage) tears and ligament injuries.
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Treatment
Damage to the joint is irreversible, so osteoarthritis is managed rather than cured. Treatment is dependent upon which joint is affected and the severity of the damage, but may include: l A period of rest followed by a gradually increasing exercise regime. l Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killers such as phenylbutazone or suxibuzone. Long-term, ongoing treatment with these drugs is often required. l An anti-inflammatory steroid injected into the joint. Use of steroids in horses does have the potential serious adverse effect of laminitis, so this is something that should be considered before administering this treatment. l Sodium hyaluronate injected into the joint. This has been used effectively for mild to moderate inflammation and has a chondroprotective (cartilage protecting) effect, but it is less effective for severe inflammation. Administering hyaluronate into the vein also appears to be effective. l Polysulphated glycosaminoglycans (PSGAGs) injected into the joint. This can help prevent ongoing degeneration of articular cartilage. The effectiveness of injecting PSGAGs into the muscle is less certain. l Pentosan polysulphate injected into the muscle. This has been shown to be effective as a disease-modifying drug with experimental equine osteoarthritis. A course of four or five injections is usually recommended. l IRAP – this involves taking a blood sample from the horse, which is then stimulated in a laboratory to produce anti-inflammatory agents. The serum is then collected from the blood sample and injected into the affected joint. This treatment has shown good results in some horses. l Oral joint supplements, which may be beneficial, particularly early on in the disease, although scientific evidence supporting their use is largely lacking. Such supplements contain molecules that constitute the ‘building blocks’ of cartilage, such as glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). Supplements vary widely in ingredients and price, and should be checked carefully before purchase. l Surgical management, such as fusing the joint (arthrodesis), which may be considered on selected joints in unresponsive cases. Surgical fusion of the pastern or lower hock joints can result in athletic soundness. Fetlock arthrodesis is also done in valuable animals, which enables them to be sound enough to be kept for breeding purposes. Treatments for osteoarthritis are designed to modify the disease process, either by reducing inflammation or assisting repair within the joint. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to predict how an individual horse will respond to treatment and several lines of therapy may be necessary to achieve a sound animal.
Prognosis
The prognosis for horses with osteoarthritis depends on the severity of the damage to the joint and the response to medication. Although it can’t be cured, with a suitable exercise regime, medication and rest as appropriate, it is often possible to get the horse back to the same, or lower, level of exercise.
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Infectious arthritis
Septic arthritis is caused by bacterial infection of a joint, which can occur in three main ways: l Traumatic injury, with introduction of bacteria from the environment via a wound. l Secondary to another disease process, which is more common in foals and is usually associated with inadequate colostrum (mare’s first milk) uptake. l Medical treatment, such as a joint injection or surgery, although this is rare. Septic arthritis is always an emergency. Horses rapidly become severely lame – usually within 1–2 days of infection – and often become non-weight bearing on the affected limb. Muscle wastage quickly follows after loss of weight-bearing and the affected joint is usually very swollen, unless joint fluid is being lost via a wound. It’s important to realise that horses with septic arthritis where a wound leads into the joint will not be as lame as those with wounds that don’t directly affect the joint. This is because if there is a wound going into a joint, the extra joint fluid will drain away, rather than building up and causing increased pressure and pain inside the joint. Any wound overlying or close to a joint should be treated with caution and examined by a vet for potential joint involvement as soon as possible, because the effects of septic arthritis are potentially devastating. Other causes of non-weight bearing Diagnosis lameness, such as fractures, foot abscess and cellulitis, will need to be ruled out, but they can usually be eliminated after the horse has been examined. Septic arthritis can be confirmed by collecting a sample of fluid from within the joint. Normal joint fluid is a clear, strawyellow colour, whereas fluid from an infected joint is cloudy due to the increased number of white blood cells and higher protein
concentration. The fluid sample should be sent to the lab so that the bacteria can be identified and the correct antibiotic selected. However, negative results for bacterial culture are disappointingly frequent, because the bacteria prefer to hide within the tissue in the joint rather than float around in the joint fluid. In addition to collecting a joint fluid sample, your vet may infuse saline solution into the joint to determine if the joint connects with the wound. If the wound is connected, the saline solution will come out of the wound. This technique is particularly useful for making an early diagnosis when the joint has been contaminated, but infection has not yet set in.
Treatment
It is vital that septic arthritis receives prompt, aggressive treatment to avoid irreparable damage to the joint. Treatment consists of:
l Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which can be injected into the vein or muscle. Antibiotics will be started as soon as septic arthritis is suspected, but may be changed once the joint fluid sample has been tested. l Antibiotics administered directly into the joint, or even adjacent bone, which can achieve more effective sterilisation of the joint. l Arthroscopy to flush the affected joint with copious amounts of saline solution and remove infected material. This procedure helps remove bacteria and harmful by-products of the infection that can damage the cartilage surface of the joint. Joint flushing is ideally done under general anaesthetic because access to all areas of the joint is much easier, but it can be performed standing under sedation if no other option is available. In severe or long-standing cases, repeated joint flushes may be required, because bacteria like to live within the joint capsule tissue, making them hard to flush out. l Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, such as phenylbutazone, to manage pain.
Arthroscopy is usually required to flush out bacteria and remove infected material
Prognosis
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are given as soon as infectious arthritis is diagnosed
The effectiveness of treatment must be monitored carefully by keeping an eye on the clinical signs and repeating joint fluid analysis. If it’s caught early and treated aggressively, the prognosis for septic arthritis is favourable. A study of racehorses with septic arthritis in the early 1990s revealed that more than half returned to racing. Another study in the Netherlands of foals and adults with septic arthritis revealed that 81% of the adult horses recovered, although the survival rate for foals was lower. Septic arthritis is a potentially devastating condition, capable of causing rapid, permanent damage to tissues within the joint, so prompt, aggressive treatment is paramount. If treatment is delayed, the prognosis is decidedly less favourable, so even small wounds near joints should be treated as serious until proven otherwise.
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SWISS BALL Swiss Balls are an often-neglected piece of gym equipment, mainly due to people not understanding how to use them. They aren’t just designed for doing crunches – there are hundreds of exercises you can do with a Swiss Ball!
The Swiss Ball is multi-functional, especially when compared to traditional exercises, as it allows movement in all three planes: the sagittal, transverse and frontal. Exercises found in a typical workout or training plan, such as the bench press, squat, shoulder press, lat pull down, low row, leg press, hamstring curl and so on – are all within the sagittal plane, yet most sports and activities require twisting, side bending and rotation. There is a huge amount of movement that takes place within the skeletal system when riding a horse - not to mention everything we do off the horse like tacking up and mucking out! Swiss Ball exercises require constant recruitment of our core musculature, which doesn’t happen when we use certain machines in our training. Even better, the Swiss Ball creates a dynamic and forever changing environment for us to train on, simulating that of a horse. Using a Swiss Ball improves balance, muscle recruitment and coordination. Swiss Ball training also enhances both spinal and peripheral joint stability, which helps to prevent injury by teaching the body to find its centre of gravity and proper bio-mechanical alignment. You will strengthen both your stabiliser muscles and your postural muscles, which in most cases are weak from over-exposure to the sitting environment that comes with office jobs and a life in chairs. Swiss Balls challenge our nervous system, allowing better transfer of our strength development onto the horse’s back.
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BUILDING A STRENGTH FOUNDATION FIRST Before trying some of the more advanced Swiss Ball moves, you first need to ensure you have built a good foundation of strength and that you have mastered your ability to set up your neutral spine. Once this is achieved, you can transfer this strength onto the dynamic environment that the Swiss Ball creates. The movements on a Swiss Ball fine-tune that feeling of fluid elastic strength, while improving and targeting your core strength and stability. The Swiss Ball work you do then directly transfers to your riding. Using a Swiss Ball is fun and you don’t need a flash or expensive gym membership to get the most out of it. It’s the one piece of equipment that will give you transferable and relatable results. For horse riders, the Swiss Ball is effective, inexpensive and closely simulates the unstable environment on a horse. BALL SELECTION How do you know what size Swiss Ball is right for you? When it is fully pumped up, you should be able to sit on it and have your legs at 90 degrees. For me this is a 55cm Swiss Ball, and I am 168cm tall. This is the most common size and most versatile. Don’t over-inflate the ball as this stretches the fabric. Pump it to 55cm height and keep it pumped up over time so it stays firm. I prefer to buy the DuraBall brand as these use a super high quality anti-burst fabric.
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Slow Cooker Coconut & Cashew Chicken Curry Saucy coconut curry chicken with sweet red peppers, tender potatoes, and crunchy cashews made right in your slow cooker! So easy and INSANELY delicious! Prep time 30 mins
INGREDIENTS: 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, chopped 3 small potatoes (I used red), chopped 1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced 2 onions, medium-sized, chopped 2 cups chicken stock 3 tablespoons yellow curry powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon of salt ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk ½ cup of toasted cashew nuts ¼ cup of roughly chopped coriander
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Champion Stallion in dressage at his 30-day test in 2007. As the 1st Reserve Champion of the 2006 Oldenburg licensing, this elegant black stallion was one of the stallions to die for in Germany. He presented himself with extraordinary elasticity, always in perfect balance. The potential of his gaits and rideability can only be defined as the ultimate. After a very good 30-day test in Neustadt / Dosse in 2007, Swarovski took his 70-day test at the same venue in 2008, finishing third in a very strong field of competitors. In sport competitions he won and placed against the best in tests for young riding horses (scoring 9.5 for his trot and canter). He also won many tests for young dressage horses and won his qualifier for the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf with a score of 8.6. Because of his large first crop which contained a good number of premium and auction foals, the results of his performance tests and his record in sport, Swarovski was awarded the I-b main premium in the lot of stallions with emphasis on dressage at the Oldenburg Stallions Days in 2008. In 2010 his first son Seine Hoheit was licensed and awarded a premium. The offspring from his first crop were three years old in 2011 and a good number won and placed in tests for young riding horses, which immediately put their sire among the top five percent of all German dressage sires with a predicted breeding value of 147 points.
Licensed & Performance Tested Oldenburg Stallion registered to Hanoverian, Oldenburg and Westfalian studbooks 2004 Black 170cm Sandro Sandro Song Antenne II SANDRO HIT Ramino El St Loretta Lassie Donnerhall Don Gregory Grenate
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Stallion StallionPerformance PerformanceTest Test2000 2000Adelheidsdorf Adelheidsdorf - Overall score 136.92 (2nd of 37); Dressage - Overall score 136.92 (2nd of 37); Dressage score 143.20 (1st); Jumping score 105.23 (15th) score 143.20 (1st); Jumping score 105.23 (15th) and overall Reserve Champion. and overall Reserve Champion. Worldly gained 1st place in the dressage Worldly gained 1st place in the dressage section at his performance test at the section at his performance test at the Bundeschampionate in 2000 with a Bundeschampionate in 2000 with a remarkable score of 143.20 and was remarkable score of 143.20 and was overall Reserve Champion. He received overall Reserve Champion. He received 8s for character and conformation, 9s for 8s for character and conformation, 9s for temperament and willingness to perform, temperament and willingness to perform, an outstanding 10 for rideability and trot, an outstanding 10 for rideability and trot, 8 for walk and 9.33 for gallop. Moreover he 8 for walk and 9.33 for gallop. Moreover he won the champion’s prize of riding horses won champion’s prize of horses at thethe indoor tournament in riding Bremen in at the tournament in Bremen 2001. He indoor has had much success over hisin 2001. He has had much success over his competition career. competition Worldly has career. 12 licensed sons, 52 state Worldly mares, has 12 sons, 52mares state premium 178licensed main studbook premium mares, 178 main mares and 108 auction horses. He is astudbook great improver anddressage 108 auction horses.and He is aconformation. great improver for ability for dressage ability and conformation. When Dr Jochen Wilkens, former Breeding When Dr Jochen Wilkens, formerwhich Breeding Director of the Verband, was asked of Director of the Verband, was asked which Weltmeyer’s sons or grandsons were the mostof Weltmeyer’s sons grandsons wereyounger the most important heir, heorreplied “of the important heir, he replied “of the younger stallions, I think Worldly is a very interesting stallions, Worldly is amother very interesting horse. WithI think Brentano on the side, at horse. With Brentano onmost the interesting mother side, this stage I think he is the sonat stage I think he is the most interesting son ofthis Weltmeyer.” of Weltmeyer.”
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THE NEW ZEALAND HANOVERIAN SOCIETY INC. THE HANOVERIAN BREEDING PROGRAMME GENERATIONS OF QUALITY CONTROL
THE STALLION All Hanoverian stallions must be licensed and pass their performance test with the German Hanoverian Society before being accepted into the New Zealand breeding programme. In Germany, two and a half year old colts are selected to be put forward for the licensing. This involves presentation in hand where they are evaluated on type, conformation and movement. They are also free jumped and undergo a strict veterinary examination. Only the elite are selected. At three and a half years they undergo the performance test, evaluated under saddle by professional riders in the dressage, show jumping and cross country disciplines and free jumped. The following aspects are judged: Character • • • • • • •
Trot Temperament / rideability Jumping ability Walk Canter Willingness to work Cross country gallop and jumping
RHINELAND STUDBOOK IN NEW ZEALAND The Rhineland Studbook has been integrated into the Hannoveraner Verband - named after the Rhineland region of Germany, with the biggest cities in the area being Cologne, Dusseldorf and Aachen. To the south of Rhineland is Rheinland-Palfz, where the Zweibrucker studbook originates. This is the mother studbook of RPSI, which is very active in North America. RPSI should not be mixed up with Rhineland as they are not connected to each other. Warmbloods are only one part of the Rhineland studbook, that also maintain studbooks for many other breeds, including for the German Riding Pony. This part is not a part of the merger. The Rhineland studbook exists as a second studbook beside the Hannoveraner studbook.
NZ HANOVERIAN SOCIETY JUMPING PROGRAMME The New Zealand Hanoverian Society has taken the lead from Germany, to broaden the base of its breeding programme to include a limited number of other top breeds to promote the breeding of high quality Hanoverian jumpers. Mares are chosen for the programme based on their pedigrees and their
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By following the strict breeding programme, the Hanoverian Society ensures that only elite stallions are eligible for the Hanoverian Studbook. THE MARE Mares must be inspected before being accepted into the New Zealand Hanoverian Society Studbook. Only Hanoverian birth-branded or Thoroughbred mares that meet strict criteria are eligible for inspection. The mares are shown in hand at walk and trot. They are evaluated for conformation and movement. Enquiries about inspection of a potential mare should be directed to the Studbook Keeper at potterfamily1@vodafone.co.nz or 09 411 5123 THE ELIGIBLE FOAL Only foals by licensed, performance-tested stallions from mares accepted into the New Zealand Hanoverian Society Studbook are eligible for registration and branding. All foals are required to be DNA tested. The owners of these foals are then issued with life “Pink” registration papers.
The Rhineland studbook is more open. As part of the rules, the Hannoveraner Verband offers the Rhineland breeding programme in all countries where Hanoverians are bred. There are different stallion licensing requirements between the Rhineland and the Hannoveraner Verband. Stallions licensed by the Hannoveraner Verband are automatically accepted by the Rhineland studbook, but it is possible that a stallion licensed by Rhineland is not accepted by Hanover. Further details on the stallion licensing rules for the Rhineland book can be provided upon request. A main studbook mare must have an approved pedigree and achieve an overall score of 6.0, with no scores below 5 in the six criteria essential for the classification. A Rhineland mare may also move to the Hanoverian studbook but must meet the Hanoverian studbook rules. It is possible that a Rhineland mare will not meet the Hanoverian requirements, especially with regards to the breeding or colour. The Rhineland studbook allows inclusion of other approved breeds, including many European warmblood breeds, Irish sport horse, Spanish sport horse and Thoroughbred. talent as measured by successful competition in show jumping or mare performance tests. A Hanoverian mare can also be considered for the programme if she has offspring or close relatives with successful jumping records. New Zealand Studbook Thoroughbred mares with show jumping or eventing success can also be looked at for entry into the Hanoverian Jumper Programme. Mares from other Hanoverian approved studbooks - Holsteiner, Oldenburg, Westphalian, Selle Francais, KWPN (Dutch Warmblood) - can also be considered for inclusion into the programme
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Full members only have breeding, registration of foals and voting rights. They receive the English version of the German Hanoverian magazine via email and the New Zealand Hanoverian newsletter. Associate members receive the New Zealand Hanoverian Society newsletter. Membership application forms are available on the website.
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CASSIANO Cassini I x Calypso II x Maestose
Cassiano is a superb athletic type with a tremendous jump, and exceptional technique. This, in addition to his extravagant movement has seen him produce licensed stallions and numerous state premium mares. Cassiano is a very refined Holsteiner stallion with plenty of blood in his pedigree and will cross magnificently with New Zealand mares.
Cassiano is one of the best up and coming young stallions direct from the Holsteiner Verband, combining the two legendary stallions Cassini I and Calypso II. His sire Cassini I himself was a world class international show jumper and left a legacy of elite sons most notable World Champion Cumano, and World Champion team member Eurocommerce Berlin. Cassiano’s mother Zivia has proven to be very significant for Holsteiner breeding because of her first-class offspring also. Zivia is a daughter of the much valued Calypso II, a stallion whose offspring are successful in both the show jumping arena and the dressage ring.
16.3hh Licensed Holsteiner and Hanoverian Approved Stallion Stud Fee: $2700 + GST Sharleen Workman: T 021 380 943 E: shar-xtremesporthorses@mail.com Jenny Booth: T 06 3723804 or 0274 498669 E: jjbooth@xtra.co.nz
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COROFINO II Corrado x Fernando x Lord
Corofino Corofino IIII boasts boasts one of the most successful jumping families to come out of the Holsteiner Verband. His full brother, Corofino Corofino I has a prolific international record and has sired 2008 Olympians Russel and Corloto. Other famous relatives include Diarado, Corlano and Camiros.
Corofino Corofino IIII was was approved approved in 1998 he went on to do his 30 day stallion test in Schlieckau and received 10 for character, 9 for Temperament Temperament and and 10 10 for for jumping. His European jumping record shows over 90% clear rounds from 1.45m - 1.60m with over 125 scope, 125 wins wins and and placings placings up to 1.60m. His progeny are now competing worldwide with great success. Corofino’s impressive scope, carefulness carefulness and and temperament temperament are significantly stamped onto his offspring making him the top-class choice for breeders.
17hh 17hh Licensed Licensed Holsteiner and Hanoverian Approved Stallion Stud Fee: Stud Fee: $2700 $2700 + GST Sharleen Sharleen Workman: Workman: TT 021 021 380 943 E: shar-xtremesporthorses@mail.com Jenny Jenny Booth: Booth: TT 06 06 3723804 3723804 or 0274 498669 E: jjbooth@xtra.co.nz
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NÚMERO UNO XTREME By Numero Uno (pref) out of Cassaro Xtreme
Numero Uno Xtreme is by the very famous international show jumping stallion Numero Uno (Libero H x Lord Calando). Following a very successful show jumping career with European Champion Marco Kutsher, Numero Uno today has proven himself to be one of the leading sires in the world. www.hanshorn.com/en/stallions/numero_uno/
Numero Uno
Cassaro Xtreme
Out of the spectacular mare Cassaro Xtreme (Cassini II) who has won numerous show jumping and Show Hunter titles, with her perfect technique (including exuberant backend) over a fence was a great combination to produce this impeccable stallion. Numero Uno Xtreme is a very exciting young stallion for the future. He is an incredible athletic type with amazing movement including a powerful canter. His combined parents genes ensure a spectacular jump with a brilliant technique and plenty of scope. His first progeny are on the ground and are exquisite!!
16.1hh 4 yr old Grey Stallion Stud Fee: $1800 + GST - LFG Sharleen Workman: T: 021 380 943 E: shar-xtremesporthorses@mail.com
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Sport HoRsEs
Book and pay before the 31st August and pay only $1500 + GST
Skyhi horSeS STANDING:
Lets Kiss n’ Tell (imp) (imp)
Lets Lets Kiss Kiss n’ n’ Tell Tell competing competing in in Australia Australia
Sandro Hit SUNNY BOY Fantastica
LARAPINTA EVENING STAR
Metall Larapinta Flemminka
Sandro Song Loretta Donnerhall Fiesta Ferro Olympic Ferro Edelweis Flemmingh Monogamyxx Monogamyxx
This exciting stallion offers NZ mare owners an enchanting cocktail cocktail of of the the best German and Dutch dressage bloodlines combined. He is is by by one one of of the the first five star stallion sons of Sandro Hit – Sunny Boy, who is is out out of of aa full full sister to Don Schufro, by Donnerhall. His dam line combines Metall Metall (the (the sire sire of Carl Hester’s Uthopia and the best stallion son of Olympic Ferro) Ferro) with with one one of the most influential Dutch dressage sires of them all – Flemmingh. Flemmingh. Kiss n’ Tell was imported from Australia, following a very very promising promising dressage career which was unfortunately cut short due to a paddock paddock injury injury just as he was making an impact at Medium level where he won won 55 starts starts in in aa row with scores over 65%. Along with what looked to be a promising promising career career tracking towards GP, his exceptional temperament stood out out as as aa trait trait we we wanted to incorporate into our own breeding programme. At At 17.1hh 17.1hh and and with legs that go on for ages, he is a good prospective sire sire for for breeders breeders looking to add height and refinement to their mares. Campaigned through the young horse classes, Lets Kiss n’ n’ Tell Tell grew grew an an impressive fan base with even Ulf Moller and Ingrid Klimke commenting commenting on on his elegant light way of going and his super trainability after after seeing seeing him him at at Dressage with the Stars. His first foals in Australia were born born in in 2009 2009 and and were stamped with his correct and elegant conformation, knee knee action action and and scope, but more importantly they quickly developed a reputation reputation as as having having easy-going temperaments which made them appealing to work work with. with. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer a stallion stallion of of this this quality quality to NZ breeders. As a reward for those who use him for the 2016 / 2017 2017 season, season, of: we will stand him at the introductory price of:
$1400 (AI only) for suitable mares.
For this season, this cost will include GST and first collection! collection! Limited Limited bookings available, so please get in touch to secure your your space. space.
Komet Komet von von C C (imp) Kostolany Kostolany GRIBALDI GRIBALDI
Es Es Gondola Gondola II KOMTESSE KOMTESSE R R ELITE ELITE
Roots Roots xx xx Korona Korona
Enrico Caruso Kapstadt Ibikus Glora II Bow Tie II Eliza II Arsenal Korfu III
Komet Komet Von Von C, C, imported imported Trakehner Trakehner stallion stallion by one of the world’s best dressage dressage sires sires –– Gribaldi. Gribaldi. His His dam dam line line has produced a number of classified stallions stallions and and is is highly highly regarded regarded by by the the Trakehner Trakehner verband. Komet Komet Von Von CC does does not not stand stand at at public public stud. stud. However we have some exciting youngsters youngsters for for sale sale by by this this top top stallion. stallion.
When When looking looking for for your your future dressage star, show ring standout or even a possible future eventer, feel free to inquire or to arrange a visit.
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NZ Warmblood Association Inc
A CURRENT SELECTION OF THE NZWA’S AVAILABLE AND APPROVED STALLIONS
WHY CHOOSE A CLASSIFIED AND APPROVED NZWA STALLION? Breeding with a classified and approved NZWA stallion ensures a high standard of quality. Classification inspection is an impartial and expert review of a horse’s conformation, correctness and movement compared to a standard of excellence. A stallion that has passed classification is one that has exceeded the requirements and exhibited favourable traits that are considered beneficial to future generations, and worth breeding on. Carefully matching your mares with approved stallions will increase the resultant quality of your breeding program.
EURO SPORT CENTAVOS Congratulations to Claudia Hay and Euro Sport Centavos for a successful campaign in America. Centavos is a fully approved and classified NZWA stallion, and will be returning back to New Zealand for this breeding season.
BELMONT GOLDEN BOY (DEC)
COROFINO II
ALEXANDERSCHANTE
APPLETON DHU
DONNERWIND (DEC)
GLAMORGAN GOLD
New Zealand Warmbloods are out there!
“Moving into the future New Zealand Warmbloods”
HOLME PARK FLUTE
KINNORDY GYM BELLO
KOMET VON C
LANDIOSO
RAMAZOTTI (DEC)
ROYAL MIRAGE
SENATOR VDL
VOLLRATH LESSING
VOLTAIRE II
WHISPER V (DEC)
WOODFIELD PARK LA CROIX
RECENTLY APPROVED STALLIONS
HILKINS DENALI
2016 NZWA CLASSIFICATION TOUR CHAMPION STALLION:
ASTEK QUARTERMASTER
FF LISANDRO
JE ROCHER COUVERT D’OR
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S tallion Line Up of 2016/2017
Crave FF
Mash x Bremervale Charmed Purebred Arabian Australian Champion, East Coast Champion, Multi A Class Supreme Champion $1700 Purebreds $1200 Derivatives LFG, Frozen Semen First 3 Breeding’s sold only at this price
Triple Trees Prince Perfect
Escarda Mozambique
Elite Dutch Riding Pony / Warmblood Pony
Purebred Arabian A Class Champion in Australia
Veenstras Promise x Helsehoeves Henriete $800 breeding Dose $1400 Per Breeding (3 doses, 1 foal) LFG, Frozen Semen
Kelaray Stud is proudly sponsored by: Equilibrium Australia & Cedar Lodge Equine Products
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Simeon Sha’ah x Summer Love
$500 Per Breeding Dose Frozen Semen. Limited Doses available
For more information and photos, including progeny, on the above stallions please visit our website or contact us directly.
Kelaray Spellbound (Burren-dah the Wizard x Deveron Airs n Graces)
Anglo Arabian & NZWA Foundation Stud Book Mare to join the broodmare band in 2017 2016 NZHOY Champion Performance Bred Mare - 2016 NZHOY Supreme Led Senior Performance Bred - 2016 NZHOY Runner Up Rising Star Park Hack Ridden by Casey Burton - 2016 NZHOY Paced & Mannered Park Hack of the year - 5th Place
280A Heath Road, RD1, Awanui, Kaitaia 0486 Email: kelly@kelaray.com - Phone: (64) 09 4087935
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*** WE HAVE QUALITY YOUNGSTOCK FOR SALE! ***
CORLANDO (IMP) - FULLY APPROVED & LICENSED HHAA & NZ His pedigree features some of the world’s most renowned Holsteiners. n Rose Alfeld’s homebred gelding “My Super Nova” winner of
the NZ Young Rider class at HOY 2014 bred and produced by Rose sired by Corlando. n Triple-X sold and exported to Australia and doing very well in
GP classes.
n Georgie Power’s homebred gelding “Brooklynites” sold
and exported to Australia winning Young Rider Classes *Da Vinchies Pride, Corlando’s brother winner of a gold medal in the European championships for Young Riders for Team Ireland 2013.
CORLANDO
TRANSPORTED SEMEN AVAILABLE $1500.00 + GST - LFG
Contango II (Oldenburg)
Lamona (Holsteiner)
Contango (Oldenburg)
Contender
Abraxis (Hanoverian)
Alme Z
Lander (Holsteiner)
Lorenz
Elegant Princess (Thoroughbred)
Skid
Adisa III Gotengold
Mametta Grisaille
Cartell is into his fourth season at stud his first crop of foals exceeded all our expectations, all tall breedy with fantastic natures and movement to die for, (then continues from his tall modern type cutting out competition debut this season) His tall modern type is something quite special as Cartell carries the most influential sire lines in Holstein the great Casall Ask and Corrado 1(winner of Aachen). This new young stallion offers breeders of New Zealand a unique opportunity to breed power scope athleticism, quickness and stamina into your mares. Cartell is a truly beautiful stallion with extreme quality in both type, scope and jump. Goldengrove Stud Farm believes that Cartell has and carries the important 3 P’s.
POWER-PEDIGREE-PRESENCE!
He posses a very easy disposition with an outstanding canter. Grandsire Carentino is the top ranked Holsteiner stallion in the world as of November 2012. Grandsire Corrado 1 is the sire of top horses: Clinton, Corradina, Indorrado “This horse is fantastic through his body over a fence.” - says Daniel Meech.
SERVICE FEE $2500.00 + GST - LFG
CARTELL GNZ
16.3hh - Bay -1996
CARTELL GNZ
17hh - Chestnut - 2008
Casall (Holsteiner)
Caretino (Holsteiner)
Caletto II
Kira XVI (Holsteiner)
Lavall I
Jadalco Yetar Springs Jane (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner) Coral (Holsteiner)
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LAMONDO LAMONDOGNZ GNZHOLST HOLST 17hh 17hh - 2011 - 2011 - -Bay Bay
170cm 170cm - 2008 - 2008 - Bay - Bay
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FROZEN FROZENSEMEN SEMEN AVAILABLE AVAILABLE $2500.00 $2500.00+ +GST GST- LFG - LFG
Lordano Lordano (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Lamona Lamona (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Lord Lord (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Ladykiller Ladykiller
Varese Varese (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Coriolan Coriolan
Lander Lander (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Lorenz Lorenz
Viola Viola Larese Larese
Mametta Mametta
Skid Elegant Elegant Princess Princess Skid (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred) Grisaille Grisaille
CALGARY GNZ CALGARY GNZ
LAMONDO GNZ HOLST LAMONDO GNZ HOLST
SERVICE SERVICEFEE FEE $2000.00 $2000.00+ +GST GST- LFG - LFG
Casall Casall (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Countess Countess
Caretino Caretino (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Caletto Caletto II II
Kira Kira XVI XVI (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Lavall Lavall I I
Calato Calato (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)
Capitol Capitol I I
Isidor Isidor Maltia Maltia
Vanessa Vanessa III III
Silvester D-Holstenden D-Holstenden H H Silvester (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner) Harmonia Harmonia
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ONE OF ONLY TWO 5* STALLIONS IN NZ AND THE ONLY ONE WITH 5* PROGENY!!
FIRST FULL SEASON AT STUD IN NEW ZEALAND This season alone has been hugely successful with a 85% embryo recovery rate!!
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania has competed internationally for the Netherlands ridden by Gero Schroder. He is the only horse that has competed in Nations Cups and the Global Champions Tour to come to the Southern Hemisphere. He has had limited mares due to his competition career however he has progeny jumping at 4* regardless. One of only two stallions in NZ that have competed at 5*, the second is Lordano who is also standing at Goldengrove Stud. He is fully approved by KWPN, Oldenburg and the Bavarian Warmblood stud books. He stands at 16.3h modern blood type of horse with a fantastic technique.
Gambrinus (BAW)
Goldfee (BAW)
Grannus (HAN)
Graphit
Perle (BAW)
Karim
Pilot (WEST)
Pilatus
Goldperle (HAN)
Goldstern
Odessa Panja
Gratia Glorie
STUD FEE: $2500.00 NZD with LFG Please contact: Paul Ffoulkes for more information about all the listed stallions and youngstock available through Goldengrove Stud. Email: p.ffoulkes@xtra.co.nz Ph: 03 318 7337 - Mobile: 021 919 262 Visit us for updates on Facebook
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Jolmer fan Twillens (STAR SPORT) Imp. Holland Breeding Permit KFPS Height: 167cm Finalist Stallion Selection 2006 Unbeaten in (all breed) Sire progeny classes Jolmer, like his sire Onne 376 is showing enormous presence and class. This is coming through in his youngsters including his temperament and trainability. He is trained at the highest levels in Dressage, also in harness and will give anything else a go. Jolmer loves to perform especially with others.
Stud fee $1200.00 + GST
NIABIHHS 2016 Supreme Exhibit Stara of Glenrose Friesians by Jolmer fan Twillens
Live Foal Guarantee included
Onne 376 199619181 Stb Sport
Leffert 306 198603061 Stb Sport + Pref
Ytsje 199118320 Stb Ster + Pref
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Oege 197702671 Stb Pref Rommy fan Twillens 199724600 Stb Ster Jolmer fan Twillens’ sire: ONNE 376
Atie 198174460 Stb Ster + Pref
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Taupo facility: Mare facility - scanning, AI with chilled or frozen semen. Pick up point for chilled semen. Feilding facility: Semen collection centre, pick up point for chilled semen. Chilled semen air freighted from Palmerston North airport.
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Floris Floris (STAR) (STAR)Imp. Imp.Holland Holland
Breeding Breeding Permit Permit KFPS KFPS Height: Height: 165cm 165cm Finalist Finalist Stallion Stallion Selection Selection 2012 2012 Like Like hishis sire, sire, Floris Floris has has a youthful a youthful luxurious luxurious appearance, appearance, long long in in the the foreleg foreleg with with super super powerful powerful movement movement from from behind. behind. A very A very talented talented allall round round sport sport horse. horse. Bloodline Bloodline chosen chosen toto gogoover over Jolmer Jolmer progeny progeny which which is is sure sure toto create create super super power power with with the the kindest kindest natures, natures, willingness willingness toto work work and and Olympic Olympic quality quality talent. talent.
Floris Floris
Stud Studfee fee $1200.00 $1200.00+ +GST GST
Live Live Foal Foal Guarantee Guarantee included included
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Ulbert Ulbert 390390 199809241 199809241 StbStb Sport Sport
Wendy Wendy fanfan it Pompebled it Pompebled 199901650 199901650 StbStb Ster Ster + Pref + Pref
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Home to stallions r GT Jake & Rocksta
GT JAKE Imported Dutch Warmblood Stallion 16.2hh, 2002. The only son in NZ by the world Number 1 stallion.. Related to the likes of Parzival, Johnson and Jive Magic, GT Jake also sports outstanding jumping lines being out of an Aachen (Argentinus) mare. This exceptional sire is producing beautiful fronts, long legs, elastic gaits and kind inquisitive natures in his youngstock.The Perfect Dual purpose stallion!! Now NZWB licensed. “ A stallion always uphill in his movement and with upward construction. A long very well set neck. Good strong well defined joints, Super elastic ground cover in walk and trot with a uphill Cante” - Gerd Kuest (Stallion classifier)
Highest marked foal on the NZWB tour. Gaining ‘premium status’
8.0 for walk, 8.5 for trot, 8 canter, 8.5 for swing and elasticity, 8.5 for over all appearance.
Cocktail
Purioso Ulissa
Jazz Charmante
Ulster
GST and r n o i t o ollec fee f 0 + c service 0 8 f $1 bird ber o T Early ptem e S / d GS t s n an o i t Augu c lle + co
Warmante
GT Jake Aachen
Argentinus Uta ll
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Darci Argiene Rockybay Regine
$15
Shieke Bart Lasy Ruthven
ROYSTON ROCKSTAR Also standing Royston Rockstar Imported Westphalian 16.2hh 8 years old
Rohdiamont
Rubenstein
Ekkia V
Real Diamond Waller
Weltmeyer Hillery
Rockstar
Stud Fee $1,800+ GST Frozen Only Contact Nikki or Tracy 021 928 231 www.facebook.com/ROYSTONEQUINE www.roystonequine.co.nz
Florestan ll
Fidelio Route
Florida Parodie
Palisander Demeter
LIMONIT | Lancier x Weltadel x Salvano Grand Prix Dressage 2016, FEI PSG winner at HOY 2011, FEI World Dressage Challenge Advanced winner 2009, Bates NZ Dressage Champs Elementary winner 2007 Dark bay, 176cm, 1999, Licenced Hanoverian Stud Fee $1600 inc GST FROZEN, no collection fee 2002 Official Stallion Performance Test, Adelheidsdorf. Dressage score 135.1 / 3rd Jumping score 112.73 / 13th Overall score 130.1 / 3rd
Limonit is becoming a notable sire in New Zealand as well as in Germany. His oldest offspring have achieved success in all three Olympic disciplines with performance records too numerous to list. As one of only a few Licenced stallions in NZ, Limonit is the ultimate modern sport horse sire, stamping his progeny with height, movement and temperament. Limonit passes on his fantastic work ethic, an ingredient so important for top sport. He is a versatile proven stallion, both in the sport and through his offspring. Limonit is offered at a discounted rate this year to a limited number of mares as he will be embarking on his journey back to Europe shortly with his new rider Vay Snyman, to pursue an International Grand Prix career.
For more information email Vay Snyman at vaysnyman_dressage@hotmail.co.nz or phone Kirsty Moffat 021 300 989
KS Horses KS Show Show Horses Kolbeach
Rembrandt
KS
(Imp AUS)
Sire: Fairley Tempest (Imp UK) Dam: Rotherwood Matinee (Imp UK) Chestnut 13hh Riding Pony Stallion.
TION ATTEN : WNERS O MARE h c a Kolbe will be randt e Remb g in th standin for part to Waika season. e h t f o
Stud Fee: $1295.00
(incl GST and booking/handling fee of $250.00). WINNER OF THE PONY BREEDERS SOCIETY OF NZ OVERALL SIRE RATINGS FOR 2015/2016
Proven sire in both Australia with multi Royal Show Champion ‘Newington Tinkerbell’ and here in NZ with progeny such as ‘KS Mister Postman’, ‘KS Honey Boo Boo’ and ‘KS B-Witched’. Available via AI and natural service.
Rembrandt’s
wall of fame:
Clockwise from left KS MISTER POSTMAN, 2016 National Supreme Champion Led Pony and 2016 Led Pony of the Year. Owned by Gaylene Williams. KS SERGEANT PEPPER, 2016 Led Registered Riding Pony of the Year. Owned by Liz Pyke. KS HARRY WINSTON, 2016 Runner Up Partbred Welsh Youngstock of the Year. Owned by Leonie Geddes. KS HONEY BOO BOO, 2016 Runner Up Led Pony of the Year. Owned by Sheridene Swift. NEWINGTON TINKERBELL 2015 Australian National Small Pony of the Year. Owned by R Searle.
Please contact Sarah Bostock • 06 877 2188 or 021 155 3668 • ksshowhorses@gmail.com
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Corland Corland - Voltaire - Voltaire - Nimmerdor - Nimmerdor 1999, 1999, 165cm, 165cm, grey grey Dutch Dutch Warmblood Warmblood stallion stallion
Diarado Diarado - Indoctro - Indoctro - Galoubet - Galoubet AA 2010, 2010, 167cm, 167cm, black black Holsteiner Holsteiner stallion stallion
Senator Senator VDL VDL carries carries many many international international performers performers onon toptop of of hishis pedigree. pedigree. HisHis dam dam is by is by thethe famous famous stallion stallion Voltaire Voltaire outout of of a Nimmerdor a Nimmerdor mare. mare. This This dam dam lineline produced produced many many toptop jumping jumping horses horses including including two two Olympic Olympic jumpers. jumpers. Voltaire Voltaire himself himself stands stands very very high high onon thethe index index forfor dressage dressage and and jumping. jumping. HisHis siresire Corland Corland had had anan outstanding outstanding career career as as anan international international showjumper showjumper and and represented represented Holland Holland many many times times in in Nations Nations Cup Cup events. events. Senator Senator VDL VDL himself himself had had a very a very successful successful career career in in New New Zealand, Zealand, winning winning and and placing placing in in many many major major classes. classes. Senator Senator VDL VDL passes passes onon hishis ability ability and and correct correct type type and and produces produces progeny progeny with with lovely lovely heads heads and and a strong a strong topline topline and and hindquarters. hindquarters. HisHis progeny progeny outout competing competing areare scopey scopey and and careful, careful, and and areare proving proving to to bebe very very good good jumpers jumpers and and eventers. eventers. HisHis most most well-known well-known son, son, Clarke Clarke Johnston’s Johnston’s Balmoral Balmoral Sensation, Sensation, is currently is currently one one of of New New Zealand’s Zealand’s toptop eventing eventing horses. horses.
Lincoln Lincoln MVNZ MVNZ is an is an upup and and coming coming young young stallion stallion with with world world class class bloodlines bloodlines onon both both sides sides of of hishis pedigree. pedigree. HisHis siresire Diarado Diarado was was stand-out stand-out stallion stallion performance performance testtest winner winner in 2008. in 2008. In 2013, In 2013, hehe ranked ranked NoNo 1 in1the in the FNFN show show jumping jumping and and in the in the toptop halfhalf of of thethe dressage dressage breeding breeding value value estimation. estimation. HeHe hashas maintained maintained hishis position position in the in the toptop group group since. since. In 2015 In 2015 Lincoln’s Lincoln’s grandsire, grandsire, Diamant Diamant dede Semilly, Semilly, was was ranked ranked firstfirst in in thethe WBFSH WBFSH world world ranking ranking of of thethe best best show show jumping jumping sires. sires. Lincoln’s Lincoln’s dam, dam, Sereedom Sereedom VDL VDL (imp) (imp) also also descends descends from from a top a top Holsteiner Holsteiner line, line, and and jumped jumped successfully successfully to to 1.50m 1.50m herself. herself. SheShe hashas produced produced extremely extremely talented talented progeny progeny including including Whittaker Whittaker MVNZ MVNZ (sold (sold to to USA), USA), Britannica Britannica MVNZ MVNZ and and Equador Equador MVNZ. MVNZ. Lincoln Lincoln MVNZ MVNZ is clearly is clearly marked marked by by hishis sire: sire: modern modern sport sport horse horse type, type, strong strong movement movement and and with with great great capacity capacity at the at the jump. jump. HisHis willingness willingness to perform to perform is second is second to none. to none. HeHe is giving is giving foals foals of blood of blood type type with with very very good good conformation conformation and and beautiful beautiful temperaments. temperaments. Lincoln Lincoln MVNZ MVNZ won won thethe Style Style Prize Prize at the at the Young Young Horse Horse Show Show 2015. 2015.
Carrado Carrado
Cassini Cassini 1111 - Corrado - Corrado 1 -1Constant - Constant 2007, 2007, 172cm, 172cm, chestnut chestnut stallion stallion
Leopoldo LeopoldoMVNZ MVNZ
Clinton Clinton 1 -1Quinar - Quinar - Cor - Cor dede lala Bryere Bryere 2010, 2010, 172cm, 172cm, grey grey stallion stallion
AnAn outstanding outstanding example example of of toptop Holsteiner Holsteiner genetics genetics Out Out of of one one of of thethe best best lines lines in in Holstein, Holstein, Stamm Stamm 1818 with with many many 1.60cm 1.60cm jumpers jumpers onon both both sides sides of of hishis b1,b1, from from thethe famous famous ‘Dorette’ ‘Dorette’ line. line. family. family. HisHis half-brother half-brother Di Di Cantero Cantero vanvan terter Hulst Hulst Z Z Leopoldo Leopoldo MVNZ MVNZ is is anan outstanding outstanding horse horse with with won won 2015 2015 toptop Four-Year-Old Four-Year-Old Belgian Belgian stallion. stallion. huge huge potential. potential.
For For the the 2016/2017 2016/2017 breeding breeding season: season: Service Service fee fee forfor allall stallions: stallions: $1800 $1800 ++ GST GST
Pico PicoBello Bello
Calvados Calvados - Joost - Joost - Abgar - Abgar 1997, 1997, 172cm, 172cm, bay bay stallion stallion This This stallion stallion hashas a five-star a five-star pedigree pedigree and and passes passes hishis rideability rideability onon to to hishis foals. foals. Pico Pico Bello Bello hashas a long a long and and successful successful performance performance record record and and is is a fabulous a fabulous choice choice forfor breeding breeding both both jumpers jumpers and and eventers. eventers.
Frozen Frozen semen semen available available forfor allall stallions stallions Fresh Fresh and and chilled chilled semen semen available available forfor Senator Senator VDL VDL and and Lincoln Lincoln MVNZ MVNZ
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Sire: Greenlee Samson Dam: Alevna Mandy 12hh | Registered Welsh Partbred DNA’d | Registered Pony Breeders
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Mickey has good bone, super movement and an exceptional jumping technique along with a lovely nature and great looks. Mickey is a fantastic choice to breed to any size or type of mare to bred yourself an eventer, show jumper or a quality pony for any discipline.
We have a great selection of foals due this season for sale, get in touch if you are interested in buying any of these foals. Ask about our easy payment options too.
Littrose (Littorio x Lucinda - Hanoverian) in foal to Centavos Kingslea Lara (Lansing x JK Lucas) in foal to Centavos SOLD Kingslea Vee (Valiant x TB) in foal to Adlou Postie Lonsdale Gentle Breeze (Ganty Champ) in foal to Keltic o Sec Kingslea Beauty (Painted Black x Grosvenor mare) in foal to Coates Silver Lining
Ridgewood Morning Glory (Ridgewood Ebony x Ridgewood Crystal Chandelier) in foal to Kingslea Guardsman (Not Fair) Fern (Connemara x Stationbred) in foal to Kingslea Guardsman (Not Fair) Tee 2 (Stationbred) in foal to Tarzen the Wob Cheleken First Up (Uprising x Cheleken First Light) in foal to Adlou Postie Nikki (Salute the Stars x Morgan mare) in foal to Adlou Mickey
Just some of the talented stock bred by Kingslea Park Stud
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BALLINEEN BLUE MOUNTAIN (IMP)
2006 RID Stallion Class 1 (UK) 168cm
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Trevalda Mountain Diva by Ballineen Blue Mountain
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Multiple Supreme Champion Led and Ridden, Saddle Hunter, Working Hunter and Full Wire Field Hunter. Supreme Champion Paced and Mannered and Supreme Rider mount Exceptional temperament, quality and athleticism that he is passing onto all his progeny. Ballineen Blue Mountain stands at Trevalda Irish Sporthorses
Stud Fee $1250 Includes LFG and first collection. Fresh semen shipped nationwide.
Gavin & Tracy Crossan Otago (03) 444 9309 or (027) 310 6858 g.crossan@xtra.co.nz www.trevalda.co.nz
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Rohdinger
DC
(IMP. IN UTERO FROM GERMANY)
100% GERMAN BLOODLINES OF THE GREATEST DRESSAGE SIRES OF ALL TIME DONNERHALL AND RUBINSTEIN. 16.1HH, 9YRS OLD, HANOVERIAN/OLDENBURG
Donautraum
Donnerhall (Oldenburg)
Donnerwetter (Hanoverian) Ninette (Oldenburg)
(German Import)
(Oldenburg)
Delilah (German Import)
(Oldenburg)
Waischja (Hanoverian) De Niro (Hanoverian) Aronja (Oldenburg)
Lortzing (Hanoverian) Winzerin (Hanoverian) Donnerhall (Oldenburg) Alicante (Hanoverian) Rubinstein I (Westfalen) Amsel (Oldenburg)
Donnerubin is a double cross of the strongly inheritable Donnerhall bloodline crossed with Rubinstein – closely related to Damon Hill’s bloodlines. These bloodlines have proven for years now to be the most successful bloodlines in the top international dressage horses . Donnerubin is highly fertile making breeding a breeze. That highly inheritable Donnerhall gene has resulted in many of Donnerubin’s progeny winning Champion in hand titles nationwide and now under saddle in showing, dressage and eventing. National stars of 2015-16 - Donneregal Reserve HOYS L1 Dressage Champion and Donnerbella 5th. Fernlea Diamond Day Sth Is L1 Dressage Champion and MFS L2 SI series champ. Aschwood Acapella 4th HOYS Rising Star Champ. Donnerubin himself turning 10yrs in Nov 16, is about to debut at Grand Prix level Dressage - making him the first stallion in NZ’s history to go from a foal to GP with one rider, let alone one who had never before him ridden above Level 5 dressage! What a testament to his trainable nature, temperament and movement!
Service Fee: $1600 + GST + Collecton Costs
Includes Live Foal Guarantee. AI nationwide. 10% discount for return mares or owners and multiple mares. Or $500 per dose Frozen Semen stored at Equibreed, freight costs apply if not inseminated at Equibreed.
Rohdinger adds power and presence to his foals, who are expressive moving, have a lovely nature with stunning conformation.
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DONNERUBIN
Donnerubin adds sparkle, he strongly stamps his foals leaving beautiful looking/natured and elegant exceptional moving foals.
100% GERMAN BLOODLINES, OF INTERNATIONAL DRESSAGE SENSATIONS ROHDIAMANT & STEDINGER. 17HH, 7YRS OLD, HANOVERIAN/OLDENBURG
Rohdiamant (Oldenburg) DE333330111490
Verb.Pr.St. Rasta (German Import)
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Rubinstein (Oldenburg) Elite St.Pr Elektia V (Oldenburg) Stedinger (Oldenburg) Ramira (Hanovarian)
Rosenkavalier (Westfalen) Antine (Westfalen) Inschallah (AAR.) St.Pr.St. Elektia (Hanoverian) Sandro Hit (Oldenburg) Verb. Pr. St Bold Fantasy (Old.) Ramiro Z (Hol.) Malaika (Hanoverian)
Rohdinger is by Rohdiamant (Rubinstein), who is sire of some of the worlds top dressage horses including Glocks Romanov and dam sire of Glocks Voice with Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud. As if that isn’t impressive enough, Rohdinger’s damlines are almost all state or Verband premium classified mares. Rohdinger himself has the most beautiful nature. Despite being a busy breeding stallion he is out competing successfully in the upper levels. This is the best testament to his highly trainable nature and temperament, especially at such a young age. He is also highly fertile so decreases mare owner costs with high success rates in pregnancy off the first dose. His progeny are fabulous moving, share his stunning head and conformation. He has progeny his beautiful nature and are true international FEI dressage prospects. Rohdinger’s young progeny are now out winning championships in-hand showing, none are under saddle yet, they have fantastic movement and Rohdingers cheeky willing nature - making him extremely popular.
Service Fee: $1200 + GST + Collecton Costs
Includes Live Foal Guarantee. AI nationwide. 10% discount for return mares or owners and multiple mares. Or $400 per dose Frozen Semen stored at Equibreed, freight costs apply if not inseminated at Equibreed.
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GRS Absolute Perfection (Lion Prince x GB Kings Savannah)
GRS The Duchess (Lion Prince x Lucky Charm)
GENTLE * SAFE * STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL * EXTREMELY VERSATILE
Introducing
The Lion Prince (IMP USA)
An exceptional stallion of world class quality being a direct son of the very famous ‘Lion King’ (now deceased). Bred by Westmoreland Farms in Ohio, he has a 1st Premium Classification, the highest attainable. We are indeed honoured to have him here in NZ Standing at 14.3hh and with 11 ½, inches of bone, Prince has a wonderful temperament, is very easy to handle and is broken to ride and drive. He is homozygous for tobiano and the black gene. A proven stallion of exceptional quality producing show quality progeny with exceptional temperaments.
Westmoreland Cracker Jack (IMP USA)
Progeny are available each year from these two stallions.
Visitors always welcome
GRS Princes Royal Prize (Lion Prince x Magical Lottery
Jack is another extremely well-bred stallion bred by Westmoreland Farms in Ohio. Jack’s parents are both multi-supreme champions in the USA (Michael Vine bloodlines) and the quality of these two beautiful horses has certainly come through in the form of their son Jack. Standing at just 14hh and with 11 inches of bone. Jack is homozygous for tobiano.
GRS Lionheart (Lion Prince x Lucky Charm)
Introducing
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HP FRESCO EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
$1400
+ GST and collection August/September only. Fresco’s sire, Fackeltanz is by the World Champion, Florencio (Hans Peter Mindenhoud). Fackeltanz was the reserve champion of the oldenburg licensing in 2007. Fackeltanz is ridden by German Olympic rider, Dorothee Schnieder who gained over 70% recently in GP and looks to be one of her best team member yet. Fresco’s Dam line goes back to May Sheriff and also carries two of the most influential sport horse sires of our time in Ladykiller and Cor de la Bryere. These stallions both feature in the pedigrees of Olympic champions in dressage, show jumping and eventing.
STUD FEE - $1700 + COLLECTION AND GST
HP FRESCO
HP Fresco is blessed with three sensational gaits, his movement can only be described with superlative and his character is exemplary. HP Fresco had his first successful competitive season gaining scores as high as 86%. JHT Eguine believe we are giving breeder’s the unique opportunity to breed affordably to the very best of European bloodlines with rideability, movement and elegance.
FACJEKTANZ Blk 169 cm OLDENBURG
FLORENCIO I Blk 169cm WESTPHALIAN
FLORESTAN 1, Blk, 170cm, 1986 RHINELANDER
FACKLESE Blk 1993 OLDENBURG
FEINBRAND, Blk,, 167cm, 1986 OLDENBURG
LANDER Blk 175cm, 1981 HOLSTEINER
LORENZ, Blk, 169cm, 1970 HOLSTEINER
WALESSA, Dk Br, 160cm, 1992 WESTPHALIAN
FLARINA, CH OLDENBURG
MAMETTA, 1975 HOLSTEINER
HP LEIBELE I RICHMOND MEDALLION Blk
HP MENDIA
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KOLBEACH KOLBEACH HOLLY’S HOLLY’S MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE
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Visit Visit our our website, website, www.lindenponystud.co.nz, www.lindenponystud.co.nz, for for more more information information including including numerous numerous photographs photographsofofMasterpiece’s Masterpiece’sprogeny. progeny. Available Availabletotoaalimited limitednumber numberofofapproved approvedmares. mares. Natural Naturalservice serviceororAIAI- -chilled chilledsemen semennationwide. nationwide.
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Linden LindenFine FineArt Art Sire: Sire:Kolbeach KolbeachHolly’s Holly’sMasterpiece Masterpiece Dam: Dam:Royalwood RoyalwoodCameo Cameo
Sire: Sire:Kolbeach KolbeachHolly’s Holly’sMasterpiece Masterpiece Dam: Dam:Royalwood RoyalwoodCameo Cameo 2016 2016Rising RisingStar StarShow ShowPony Pony ofofthe theYear Yearunder under138cm 138cm
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Sire: Sire:Kolbeach KolbeachHolly’s Holly’sMasterpiece Masterpiece Dam: Dam:Foxhall FoxhallHeavens HeavensSerenade Serenade
Sire: Sire:Kolbeach KolbeachHolly’s Holly’sMasterpiece Masterpiece Dam: Dam:Sherwood SherwoodDiploma Diploma
Sire: Sire:Kolbeach KolbeachHolly’s Holly’sMasterpiece Masterpiece Dam: Dam:Linden LindenSummer SummerSong Song
12 year old, 162.5cm warmblood stallion
Tic Tac has a huge heart which he passes on to his numerous offspring along with his stunning conformation. Tic Tac’s quiet nature makes him extremely easy to handle and play around with, as is true with all his offspring regardless of who he is crossed with.
As Tic Tac is proven as a sire of striking and reliable offspring he will be standing at stud by A.I. for $1000 for this breeding season with a collection fee of $200
THE BIZZIE STABLES Liz Vokes Ph: 021 545 958 email: elizabeth@woodviewconstruction.co.nz
Prestige Sporthorses Limited (PSL) proudly presents:
LINGH II
KWPN Stallion - Lingh / Rousseau / Ferro. DOB: 2007 / Height: 170cm
NZWA Elite Lincenced Stallion | 2007 | 16.3hh
Stud Fee: $2200 plus GST. Includes first collection. Exceptional semen quality & fertility. Loyalty discount (previous clients/multiple mares) $2000 plus GST (includes $500 booking fee). Semen transported nationwide/LFG.
Last doses of Prestige VDL semen $1250 plus GST.
LINGH II
Lingh II has matured beautifully and has proven himself as a successful competitor and breeding stallion. Through his own accomplishments he has been elevated in the NZWA Studbook to be an Elite Stallion and named on the Dressage NZ Advanced Training Squad for 2016/17. Through his performance results with international judges in Levels 6 & 7 he now also meets the criteria to be licensed and approved for breeding with the top European Stud Books. He is due to be assessed early in the New Year. This is extremely exciting for us and for NZ breeders as Lingh II is currently training at Grand Prix level and has the talent and temperament to be a successful international Grand Prix competitor. As a breeding stallion the results speak for themselves. His oldest progeny are now rising 4-year-olds and are being started under saddle. They have been purchased by some of NZ’s top dressage, eventing and show jumping riders. Overall he produces a stunning, uphill, modern type with a good front end and beautiful head. They are very correct, straight movers and have a quick active hind leg that steps well under the body. They tend to be sensitive yet very sensible like their father. He passes on his incredible temperament and fantastic work ethic as well as his athleticism and excellent jumping technique. Flemmingh Lingh Gazelle Rosseau Warola Farola
Lacapo Texas Columbus Octavia Ferro Zsuzsa Ubis Barola
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Matawhio Sport Horses
Matawhio Sport Horses proudly presents
Chacco Silver
8 year old 177cm Oldenburg Jumping Stallion, Chacco Blue, Cellestial, Sir Caletto. Chacco Silver is line bred to the influential Calleto 1 and carries some of the most important blood in modern jumping. His sire Chacco Blue was a successful international competitor who, amongst other top results, was 3rd in the Grand Prix of Aachen. He now has in excess of 30 approved sons and his progeny are topping European young horse sales. There is real buzz about Chacco Blue progeny which are, in the hands of some of the world’s top riders, making a name for themselves in international competitions, as their sire did. Chacco Blue is now dead which makes his progeny even more valuable. Chacco Silver is an outstanding young stallion prospect. He will pass on incredible athleticism, quickness, scope, confirmation, size and temperament. He has strongly stamped his first foals, producing very athletic, modern correct types. Matawhio Sport Horses offers a rare opportunity to breed with an athlete of this calibre before he heads back offshore to reach his international destiny.
Chilled Semen available. Service fee $1800 plus GST, with a LFG, First Collection Free
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HILKENS IMP DENALI GER
GOLDEN IMP STRIKE GER
AI only $950.00 inc G.S.T includes first collection
AI only $1100.00 inc G.S.T includes first collection
14hh bay with gorgeous looks, temperament, movement and trainability. His pedigree Full sized palomino German Riding Pony Stallion. Uphill,athletic with super movement boasts some of the most proven bloodlines in Germany (Dornik B, Black Boy, Brilliant and a bold character. His pedigree includes a collaboration of licensed stallions, etc). Denali scored an impressive 8 out of 10 for his jump technique. Denali is premium mares, and Bundeschampionat (young horse/pony class) winners. A stamping his progeny and impressing breeders. versatile modern stallion with talented dressage and jumping relatives.
PHOTOS © Gina Lee Schick
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MAGNUS MAGNUSSWB SWB SIRE: SIRE:MOSCHINNO MOSCHINNO DAM: DAM:MADEIRA MADEIRA SWB SWB
Reg. Reg. Warmblood Warmblood | D.O.B: | D.O.B: 4.11.2009 4.11.2009 | Currently | Currently 16.1hh 16.1hh (still (still growing) growing) Magnus’ Magnus’ grand-dam grand-dam onon thethe mare mare side side is is Maniara Maniara SWB SWB (highest (highest mare mare classified classified score score in in thethe world, world, even even today). today). HeHe hashas half half andand fullfull sisters sisters successfully successfully coming coming outout in in thethe dressage dressage arena. arena. Magnus Magnus is is a magnificent, a magnificent, upstanding upstanding mahogany mahogany baybay stallion. stallion. HisHis presence presence andand charisma charisma captivates captivates every every onlooker, onlooker, andand hishis conformation conformation andand striking striking athletic athletic ability ability carries carries him him across across thethe ground. ground. Above Above all all elseelse he he hashas an an amazing amazing temperament, temperament, andand a very a very intelligent intelligent attitude attitude which which he he brings brings to work to work every every day. day. AllAll those those who who have have worked worked with with him him areare in awe in awe of his of his trainability. trainability. AtAt thethe ageage of of five five he he is is a magnificent a magnificent young young stallion. stallion. HeHe hashas consistently consistently brought brought home home toptop awards awards despite despite limited limited outings outings in in hishis first first season season competing competing in-hand, in-hand, receiving receiving outstanding outstanding comments comments from from both both national national andand international international judges. judges. HisHis giving giving attitude attitude hashas made made starting starting him him an an absolute absolute dream. dream. HisHis progeny progeny areare spitting spitting images images of of hishis flawless flawless conformation conformation andand impressive impressive movement. movement. They They also also inherit inherit Magnus’ Magnus’ stunning stunning personality personality alongside alongside thethe XX factor, factor, making making them them a true a true pleasure pleasure to to work work with. with. They They truly truly areare upstanding, upstanding, beautiful beautiful babies. babies.
Magnus’ Magnus’ first first progeny progeny outout of of Caithness Caithness Silver Silver Song, Song, NZNZ Classified Classified registered registered stud stud book book warmblood warmblood mare mare ByBy Maestro Maestro outout of of a tba mare tb mare
TOP TOP RESULTS RESULTSFROM FROM THE THE2014/2015 2014/2015SHOW SHOW SEASON SEASON Supreme Supreme Champion Champion Led Led Warmblood Warmblood S.I.S.I. Premier Premier Show, Show, 2014 2014 Supreme Supreme Exhibit Exhibit Temuka Temuka Winchester Winchester A&P, A&P, 2015 2015
Supreme Supreme Horse Horse Methven Methven A&P, A&P, 2015 2015 Champion Champion Warmblood Warmblood Stallion Stallion S.IS.I Warmblood Warmblood Show, Show, 2014 2014
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