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WELCOME FROM MY DESK Rain, very low temperatures, high winds, snow where there isn’t normally snow – you name it, this winter we’ve had it! On our travels around the lower North Island in mid-July getting photos for this issue, we were very impressed to see many riders braving the polar blast to get their horses fit for the season ahead. In Oliver Edgecombe’s case, this meant getting out in snow and sub-zero temperatures on his top ride, Ultra Blue NZPH. You can read about You can read about how Oliver and other top riders get their horses fit and ready to go after their winter break, in our “Show Season Prep With The Pros” feature on page 56. With spring knocking on our door, it’s a busy time of year for breeders across New Zealand as they prepare for the breeding season. Over the past few years, many visiting experts from various equestrian codes have commended New Zealand on the quality of horses being bred here, and we are proud to bring you the details of some outstanding stallions available in New Zealand, in this Studs & Stallions issue. We are also shining a spotlight on New Zealand breeders, including William Willis of Matawhio Sport Horses. You can read more about William and his family’s breeding programme run from their home in Karaka, South Auckland, on page 16. At the other end of the country, we caught up with Sharyn Greer of Tallyho Connemara and Sporthorse Stud (page 42) for a chat about the breeding operation she and husband Fen run alongside their sheep and beef farm in the foothills of Canterbury. The rest of this issue is packed with stories of people doing exciting things with horses. Jody Hartstone shares with us her new direction in the area of equitation science, and our editor, Pip Hume, got the chance of a lifetime to get up close to Kaimanawas in the wild, on a trip organised by Kaimanawa Heritage Horses. We also have a special feature paying tribute to the legendary Glentullock, a horse that achieved so much in his 18 years with Dorothy Lennard. In our Health section we look at preparing the mind for competition, drawing on the knowledge of registered psychologist, Sara Chatwin, and Nicola Smith takes us through flexibility exercises that will help with mounting your horse. I’d like to finish this note by saying a big thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out our recent readership engagement survey. These surveys are a great way for us to ensure we stay on point with what you want to see and read, and we’re busy collating your feedback to bring some fresh new ideas to the magazine. We are truly grateful to you all for having a say in the future of Show Circuit, and overall, it was great to hear that our readers are loving our magazine – long may it continue!

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Top Shot

Retail | Spring Into Action

New Products

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Recipe | Sticky Date Pudding

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SPECIAL FEATURES 46

Farewell Glentullock

Kaimanawa Horses in the Wild

INTERVIEWS 16

William Willis

Jody Hartsonte | A Time for Transitions

The One I Won't Forget | Kallista Field

Allie Harper | Dreams, Goals & Hard work

What's Next for Emily Cammock

Vanessa Everton | Aussie Campaign Delivers

Performance Ponies | Tallyho

Up Close | Luke Dee

TRAINING 56

Show Season Prep with the Pros

Tips from the Top | First Show

Focus on Gymnastic Exercises

Developing Rider Discipline | Luke Dee

EVENT COVERAGE 76

Rangitikei Area Distance Riders

Heroines' Hunt

Wairarapa Winter Dressage

Collier Trophy

HEALTH 102

Mind on the Job | Rider Psychology

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Get On Up | Nicola Smith

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EMILY CAMMOCK

It was a fairytale end to the season for Christchurch-based eventer Emily Cammock, taking top honours in the NRM CCI 3* Open National Championship in May this year. We spoke with the busy mum of two to find out about family life, what she’s planning for her team of eventers and why New Zealand team selection is no longer all that matters.

IN THE WILD

KAIMANAWA HORSES A mid-winter trip to see Kaimanawa horses in their spectacular natural environment left me feeling very positive about the future of these special horses.

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With matching pink stocks, browbands adorned with pink flowers and pink lapel flowers, women attending the inaugural Heroines’ Hunt fundraiser for breast cancer got into the spirit of the event, as well as enjoying a day of exceptional hunting.

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RIDER PSYCHOLOGY

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We spoke with sports psychologist Sara Chatwin to find out why looking after your mind should be an important part of your training programme, no matter what level you’re competing at or what your goals are.

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INTERVIEW

W I L L I A M

WILLIS William Willis likely inherited his love of horses from his mother, District Court Judge MaryBeth. Still, equestrian sport has been very much a family passion for this Karaka-based crew. Chacco Silver is the stallion at the heart of their breeding programme, who is starting to turn heads, especially after Dollar Roll MS and William won the 2017 Norwood Gold Cup. Here is a little peek behind the scenes of this dedicated showjumping family. WORDS Diana Dobson | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

THE EARLY DAYS

William Willis and his two younger brothers, Edward and Freddie, grew up in the city. But when William was eight, his mother MaryBeth decided she wanted to get back into horses. She had grown up with horses at Kerry Hill – located between Papakura and Clevedon – dabbling in Pony Club, eventing and lots of hunting. However, all this went on hold when she went off to university, then established a career in law and had children. “You could say she dragged my brothers and me into horses,” says 31-year-old William, although he wouldn’t change it for a minute. “Dad (Robert) had spent time on a few farms growing up and rode the odd time, but nothing serious.” The family moved to Karaka, where they established Matawhio Sport Horses, named for their Ngai Tahu ancestor on the Willis side. The family hunted together for years, something William still pursues. His parents prefer a different type of horsepower these days, spending a lot of time mountain biking around New Zealand. William still does a bit of whipping for the local and Taupo hunts but says he is usually on up-and-comers, so he tends to turn a few over a season. He also looks after hunters for clients and rents out experienced hunters to locals and international clients, giving people a “good, fun day” on the hunt field.

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School was never where William wanted to be, so when, at 17, he was offered a job to join Kiwi Olympic showjumper Bruce Goodin in Sweden, he leapt at the chance. He spent nine months with Bruce before coming home to compete in New Zealand over the summer months. It started a bit of a milk run to Europe for the Aucklander, who also spent time with Swedish showjumper Royne Zetterman, Dutch rider Henk Van de Pol, German jumper Marcus Beutel, Danish breeder John Byrialsen and lastly had a two-year stint with Ralf Litz in Germany. He kept up his European travels until three years ago. “From my time in Europe, I realised I wasn’t going to make it in the sport without better horsepower,” he says. Added to that, he was starting to feel his age. “The last job I had up there almost killed me. It was a good job, but I was riding 20 horses a day with long hours, and my body just started breaking down. I came home to try and figure what was wrong with me.”

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It turned out that he had a labral tear in his hip, which led to surgery last year and three months off horses. “It’s still a bit achy, but it is a lot easier to ride when you can sit straight in the saddle!” Over the years, he has had several pretty good horses, but luck hasn’t always been on his side. At 101, his top ride Capriole was kicked in the hock, retiring her to the broodmare paddock. Miss Brunei did not retire early, but her move to the broodmare herd later proved to be a winning one. The family’s breeding programme came as a byproduct of these mares’ competition retirement. “Mum said, ‘We have two nice mares, so let’s have a go at breeding,’ remembers William. “We bred a couple of really nice foals, and we got the breeding bug.” Mary-Beth is passionate about breeding and spends a lot of time researching bloodlines, visiting studs in Europe, and chatting to others in the know. The family are great friends with The Stallion Company’s Ken Rehill – the France-based Englishman who owns some of the world’s best sires. Matawhio Sporthorses’ star is the stallion, Chacco Silver. William bought him as a two-year-old at a dispersal sale from a breeder in East Germany. “The horse was just running around in a big field. We were just in the right place at the right time.” He had recently sold a few other horses and was looking to buy another. “He is still was the nicest horse I have ever sat on.” Chacco Silver competed up to 1.20m until he was six years old, but luck wasn’t on William’s side, and the horse injured a hind tendon. William tried to bring him back a few times, but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be. “He was a big young horse doing his time but certainly turned a lot of heads. He was world-class and had some serious potential.” “The oldest of his babies are rising five and are really nice. A lot of his breedings have been coming from returning services, as people are so happy with the foals.” A recent foal from Dollar Roll’s mother Capriole has caught William’s eye and looks to be one for the future. Then there is a foal out of Indoctriole, a sister to Dollar Roll, who also had plenty of potential but went out with a sprained fetlock. “We are starting to see some lovely foals come through.” William’s eight-year-old Dollar Roll was kept as a stallion until he was six. “We were initially thinking of breeding from him, but he was a real handful. Mum and I are always looking to improve the lines, and his mother was a common stationbred mare, so we decided to cut him.”

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Mary-Beth walking Dollar Roll MS back to the stables after his Norwood Gold Cup win. The press couldn’t get enough of William after his big win at Horse of the Year 2017. William relaxed at home. No rest for the wicked - William’s stables are full of hunters over winter. Eyes on the prize - William and Dollar Roll MS on their way to winning the Norwood Gold Cup. The next generation (all Dollar Roll relatives) are in the paddock waiting.

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WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

“This is a tough industry sometimes, but we have come this far and bred all these lovely horses, so I want to see it through,” says William. He is particularly buoyed by his win with Dollar Roll MS (by Dollar de La Pierre out of Capriole) in the Norwood Gold Cup at HOY this year. “That was such a buzz and cool.” It was 12-13 years in the making, but the win led to a flurry of recent interest. “New Zealand can be frustrating,” he admits. “It’s all about winning here.” Currently, Matawhio Sporthorses have five mares in foal. “We have been fortunate in that we’ve bred about 80% mares in the last 12 years and are now breeding from third-generation mares, so it is a pretty cool situation to be in.” He likes to get a foal or two out of his mares before they start competing. “We are always looking for the whole package,” he says. “You can tell a lot about them from their eye – there is a softness there, a bit of a twinkle.” He also wants a big uphill canter, saying any horse competing in the big classes needs it. His mother, Mary-Beth, has recently pulled back from the breeding programme, leaving William to take more responsibility. “She still makes the big calls. We made a few mistakes early on, but you learn from that; it is all about quality,” says William. He’s not looking to grow the mare herd at all. “Three permanent broodmares, with each of the best 3-year-old mares having one foal as well, and we are now at a stage where we will start selling more foals on the ground. There is not much money in selling young horses in New Zealand, but now that we have a proven track record, I think we will be able to sell more across the board.” As many know, it is a tough industry to survive in and one that is hard to make money in. “Anything can happen,” William admits. “We got offered big money for Indoctriole, who I think would have been nicer than Dollar Roll. We turned it down, and a few months later, she put herself out for good.” But the market is in a good place for those that are worthy of staking a claim. “Only a fraction are being bred in Europe from what they were ten years ago, so the numbers are down, the interest is up, and the

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prices for top horses are going insane. New Zealand is catching up with Europe with our breeding programmes, so the future is bright. “Dollar Roll is just eight – young in terms of a top jumper – and it is hard to say how much potential he has. Hopefully, he will have an international career. I think I have others as good, if not better, coming through. The is likely to be put on the market towards the end of the coming season.”

THE GOOD OIL • The impressive Chacco Silver is the only stallion at Matawhio Sporthorses. • There are just five in the mare herd. • All up there are 25 horses ranging from mares to young ones, jumpers and clients’ horses. • Karaka-based Matawhio is 13 acres, with a further few blocks leased nearby. • The goal is to breed and produce top international 1.60m jumpers. • William spent the best part of 11 years between Europe and NZ. • He gets the biggest satisfaction breeding and producing a horse. • When not riding horses, William loves to go skiing. C

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JODY HARTSTONE

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When Jody Hartstone picked up Dr Andrew McLean’s book ‘The Truth About Horses’ and discovered his work in equitation science, she immersed herself in it with her characteristic enthusiasm and passion. Now, many years later, she is more committed than ever to improving horse-rider relationships through science-based coaching and training. WORDS Pip Hume | PHOTOS Debbie Stevens

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ody’s introduction to equitation science came about through her partnership with the German-bred and licenced Holsteiner stallion Landioso, purchased from a Dutch rider and imported into New Zealand. The pair enjoyed a considerable amount of success, twice winning the Burkner Medal (the National Grand Prix Championship), winning the Dressage Horse of the Year and qualifying for the World Equestrian Games in 2006. However, Jody reports that Landy was not always an easy horse for her to ride. “He could be quite opinionated and tricky to ride, and many times I despaired of ever getting his measure,” she explains. “Looking for answers led me to pick up Andrew McLean’s book ‘The Truth About Horses’, and it was an epiphany for me. I discovered science-based animal training, and through working with Andrew, who became my mentor, friend and colleague, I developed an insight into the mental capacity of the horse and the impact of traditional horse training methods.” This interest resulted in Jody becoming sought-after as a clinician around the world. “My parents have always been awesome, and with their help on the home front, I have been able to travel and have this amazing life with fabulous clients all over the world, while still being able to compete at the top level in New Zealand.” However, Jody reveals that there are now some changes on the horizon. “Earlier this year, at the start of winter, I had some forced time out when I broke my leg as the result of a silly horse fall at home on the arena. I had brought the hunter in and packed the float all ready to go hunting, and I thought, ‘I’ll just ride that one before I go.’ I had a feeling it wasn’t a good idea, but I did it anyway. Then, when I knew I was in a dangerous spot, against my better judgement I decided not to dismount... “But it’s also the nature of the job. I ride young horses and some tricky ones, and I hadn’t fallen off in quite a while. Accidents do happen.” Strangely enough, at the same time, Jody’s very special Lusitano stallion Ali Baba, who she competes at Grand Prix level, was also laid up on box rest with a broken pedal bone.

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“It’s a very unusual break that happened to him out in the paddock. I feel very strongly about letting my stallions live a normal, happy life and in terms of their welfare they need to be out in the paddock, but it’s definitely more risky in terms of potential injury than keeping them in.” She says that while Ali Baba was three-legged lame on the first day, he has been weight-bearing ever since and appears sounder day by day. “The pedal bone is completely encapsulated by the hoof, so we are hopeful that it will heal successfully. The question in my mind is not whether he will be sound this year – it’s whether he will still be sound in three years’ time and how long his career will last. “He’s been on complete box rest and has had the best treatment available, getting lasered once a day and pulse magnetic therapy twice a day, while I just laid around with my leg in a cast! He will have the best rehab and I won’t be in any hurry to get back on him.” At this stage, with Ali Baba’s future in the competition arena unclear, Jody is not sure where she is headed. She admits that there were a few tears at the start. “Then I decided it was a good time for me to have a think about my life, where I want to go and what I want to do. “I’m really hoping that his injury doesn’t spell the end of it all, because that would be tragic. I’m still really excited about him and he’s only 12 years old. The dressage public in New Zealand hasn’t always appreciated that the Iberian breeds such as the Lusitano develop their movement as they go along. In terms of ability, I feel Ali Baba is twice the horse that Whisper was, but I have to earn every mark from the judges. “I knew when I opted to get a Lusitano stallion that I was going to be taken on a journey, and it was something I really wanted to do. He’s a horse that I could gallop on the beach and take for a jump and he would still score 65-66% at the highest level of dressage in New Zealand. I wouldn’t change him for the world. There’s just something about the Iberian horses that makes people smile – at Horse of the Year people are always wanting to touch and pat him, even the security guards! He just looks different and has such a personality.

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“I feel that it is my calling – I am on this planet to teach equitation science. It’s just so rewarding and I get a complete kick out of it every time.”

“Last season he really started to come into his own and I achieved the best scores of my career, but these days the standard of dressage in New Zealand is higher than it has ever been, which is great for the sport!” Jody’s commitment to equitation science remains unwavering. “I feel that it is my calling – I am on this planet to teach equitation science. It’s just so rewarding and I get a complete kick out of it every time. “I want to have a bigger impact. At the moment the individual lessons and coaching I give people only helps them for 45 minutes at a time. I want to feel as though I am using my skills to maximum capacity, so I’m looking at developing into doing fewer one-on-one lessons and more lectures, demonstrations and dressage group evenings, teaching the mechanics of how horses learn. “Multi-day clinics where I teach groups will also help me to get to more areas, meet more people and be more proactive. The improvements people experience through this type of environment and the friendships that are built over a few wines in the evenings are amazing!” Jody believes that the welfare implications from disseminating equitation science knowledge are massive. “If everyone had to be able to fit two fingers under the noseband, things would completely change for our horses. I think it will happen, but change is slow.” As far as her personal goals are concerned, Jody is still keen to pursue competition at the top level, although she does not like to limit

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herself by defining her plans too tightly. “During my career I have knocked on a lot of doors that have been shut in my face. I’m always looking for an opportunity to make things happen, but if you make too many long-term plans you don’t always notice the side roads that open up for you. I never plan too far ahead.” Unlike most of the other top riders in New Zealand, Jody has never had more than one or two horses at a time out competing, and she has also never spent a lot of time bringing young horses through. “Every young horse I have bred (and I have bred a lot!) I have sold. There’s just no money in bringing a horse through to a high level and then selling it. That’s why I have always sold the young ones to buy the groceries. It’s important to keep competing at the top level, as you can only maintain your skills by riding at that level, and it also gives you access to the top instructors coming into the country. “My aim is to keep one horse ticking along at that top level, with maybe another one coming through, but running a team just isn’t where I see my skill set being. I don’t want to go to every show that’s on. I want to compete at the top shows, and spend the rest of my weekends spreading the word about equitation science or relaxing at home.” A huge part of that is Jody’s wish to spend time with her partner Daryl Vink. “Having a partner is a nice change of lifestyle for me, from being one person to having someone to share it with. “It’s really exciting to have someone with you at a show to support you and keep it

fun! I don’t have the easiest competition temperament and I’m not that pleasant to be around when it’s not going well, but Daryl managed to survive Horse of the Year this year fairly well. Plus, he learned where the noseband is located on the bridle – much to the amusement of the stewards! “He has a rural background, so he’s also a great asset around the farm but it has been a baptism of fire with me out with a broken leg and Daryl not only needing to run the household and hold down his full time job, but also learning to wrangle unbroken youngstock and stallions!” Along with Daryl and her parents John and Christine, Jody’s support network includes Erin and Warrick Mortimer, who first came on board to help her buy Marceau, then Whisper, and now own half-shares in Ali Baba. Jody’s sponsors Mitavite have also been an important part of her journey; Jody says that her horses absolutely love their Mitavite and she gets many compliments about Ali Baba’s magnificent coat. “The thing I love even more than their great range of equine nutrition products is the company’s family values and ethics. Being sponsored by Mitavite makes you really feel like part of a team, and Colin Price has become a very dear friend.” Whatever path lies ahead of Jody, she is more sure than ever that it will involve horses. “What I want to do now is have a great life, be the best I can be and and make a difference horse by horse.” C

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THE ONE KALLISTA FIELD WON’T FORGET

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At just 22 years old, Kallista Field made history with her special Hanoverian mare, Waikare, when they became the first ever New Zealand dressage representatives at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. To this day, despite having many other outstanding horses come and go, Waikare or “Keri” as she is known at home, is still the one Kallista will never forget. PHOTO Supplied | WORDS Laura Hunt

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A FIRST FOR THE FIELDS Keri was the very first foal that the Field family bought, and Kallista likens the experience to having a first child. “Her nickname was Bubby and it still is,” she says. “We got every first moment on video with her, like leading her round with a bum rope. It was hilarious.” Bought by Kallista’s mother Sharon, Keri is by Witzbold, out of Thoroughbred mare Rocklyn, and was bred by Brian and Mary Pyke. Sharon originally trained and competed Keri, taking her right up to Grand Prix level, and while Kallista says they never get ahead of themselves with horses, they always knew that she would be a good one. “We never like to think ‘Oh this one will go to the Olympics’ – we just take each competition as it comes – but Mum and Clemens (Dierks) knew she was special. Mum always believed in her. She taught her to passage as a four-year-old and Keri loved it!” ONE TOUGH MARE Though Keri was fantastic to ride, Kallista says she could be a handful to manage. “She was hard work and high maintenance, but in a good way. She would bang on the stable door in the morning when she decided it was time for breakfast, and it got earlier and earlier. Dad put baby mattresses on the inside of the door so she wouldn’t hurt herself (and to drown out the noise), but that didn’t stop her. She ripped them straight down!” Keri was always in charge of the other horses and liked her own space. “She was an alpha mare and the boss of everybody. She would scream like a rhino if anyone she didn’t like came too close.” However, with these little quirks came a toughness like no other. “She was my best horse, and she was tough. There weren’t many tougher than Keri.”

the Sydney Olympics with a winning score of 65.6% at the FEI World Challenge in Taupo, well above the 63% needed. The combination was in form and went on to win the Grand Prix and the Freestyle at CDI Sydney, and the Grand Prix at CDI Melbourne before the Olympic Games. RECORD-SETTING OLYMPIC DEBUT This dream run up to the Games laid the foundation for an impressive Olympic debut for Kallista, who was the youngest competitor in the dressage competition. As New Zealand’s first ever Olympic dressage representatives, the pair finished in 18th place in the Grand Prix Special, with a record-setting score of 68.04%. Up until the 2016 Olympic Games, this remained the best New Zealand international dressage score ever achieved. “My goal was to get 66% and make the Special, so it was much better than I had planned or hoped for,” says Kallista. “She was on fire, she performed, and everything went right for us there.” THE NEXT GENERATION Following the Sydney Olympics, Keri went home and ended up having four foals, three by the Fields' stallion Salutation, who is now deceased, and one by Weltmeyer, who is also deceased. Kallista still has one of the four, Seraphim FE, which she has competed to Level Five and believes has an exciting future. “He’s the spitting image of his mother and very talented,” she says. I’ve also got another young horse, Felix Westfalia FE, who was imported from Europe and has just done Level 4. He could be as amazing as Keri.” Even though she has a team of promising horses, Kallista would love another Keri. “I would give anything for another one of her. She was such a special horse, and the places we went together were just amazing.”

“She was hard work and high maintenance, but in a good way."

ROAD TO SYDNEY It was in 1996, after 18-year-old Kallista returned from an incredible nine months in Germany working for the late Herbert Rehbein, that she took over the ride on Keri, aiming for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Sharon had already had plenty of top level success with Keri, including a successful campaign in Australia for the CDI in Sydney in 1995, and the Volvo World Cup League Final in Werribee. Kallista got along well with Keri from the start, and it was only a couple of years later that the combination qualified as part of the first New Zealand dressage team to the World Equestrian Games in Rome in 1998. However, Kallista opted to take another top horse, Janeiro, knowing that she would have to sell whichever horse she took over and wanting to keep Keri for the future. In 1999, Kallista and Keri qualified easily for

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STILL RULING THE ROOST At 31 years old, Keri still has a job to do in her retirement on the Fields’ property in Pahiatua. Her current job is to keep the youngstock in line, alongside another retired broodmare. Kallista says she still manages to rule the roost and is very sprightly despite her age. “She’s got no teeth and needs grass at a certain height, so the farm is managed around her. Even without her teeth, she still needs the chain – she’s a bossy old cow!” laughs Kallista. However, as it was when Keri was at the top of her game, all is forgiven of the horse that Kallista credits with making her dressage career. “She had a phenomenal influence on my career. Without her, I wouldn’t be where I am – I wouldn’t have gone to the Olympics, and life would have been very different.” C

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KYRA KYRKLUND Kyra’s passion for all things horses is evident as she prepares to make the trip to New Zealand for Equidays in October. The Finnish rider is looking forward to visiting a country that has always been on her bucket list, and spending time with horses and teaching are only part of the appeal, as Kyra and her husband Richard White are planning to spend several days here on a well-earned holiday. UK-born Richard has been her trainer since 1991, and he is also at the top of the game as a dressage coach. The two work together closely, and regularly swap ideas, students and horses. Tell us about your introduction to riding. "I never had my own pony. I was born in Helsinki to a family without any horse connections, and I started out sitting on the draft horses pulling home the hay from the fields at my godmother’s farm. As a 10-year-old, I broke my arm riding bareback. I fell off and got tangled in the long driving reins which got caught around my foot and dragged me behind the horse. After that, I still said I wanted to ride again, so my parents decided to put me into the riding school in Helsinki." What was your progression from riding to teaching? "I think one learns from every horse. The feeling I look for, I got from Matador. I have always been teaching as a way of financing my own riding and my horses, so I can't say I ever made a conscious move from one to the other." How do you feel about classical dressage? "I don't like the term ‘classical’ riding – there is only good riding and bad riding! I’m interested in what-why-how, so I try to explain the theory behind things so that people understand (I hope) what we are looking for." How do small countries become stronger on the international dressage scene? "It takes one good rider who can show the others that it's possible, good regular training (not spending two days with a trainer every second month) and preferably your own good breeding programme, making it more affordable for riders to get well-bred horses." Who would you and Richard love to sit down and have dinner with? "I think Albert Ostermaier. He was one of the most successful circus riders, and we have some very interesting old videos made by him. He had a lovely attitude to horses and how they learn things."

ISOBEL WESSELS Isobel took the time to tell us a bit more about the balancing act that is her career as a 5* international judge, rider and trainer. Her love for the sport is obvious as she prepares to judge at the European Championships in Sweden in August, traveling afterward to New Zealand as an international clinician and judge at Equidays. Her Grand Prix horse Chagall will have a quiet season in what Isobel considers ‘a building year’ while she travels. Tell us about your career as a judge and passion for training and riding. "Training is my passion, and means I can map my own future. Judging is wonderful but you never know how it will go. I'm truly happy to be a 5* judge and FEI course director. I don't expect more and I do sometimes have conflicts of interest, so have accepted things for what they are. I could not give up the riding or training to judge more; for me, that just would not work." Tell us about some of the horses that have influenced modern day dressage? "Horses like Totilas and Valegro have lifted the whole sport to heights never even dreamed of before. The dawning of the 10s [being awarded] and the film star status of these amazing horses seems to have grabbed the whole world. Judging them both has been a real highlight for me in my career. They both had the ability to captivate, and I can remember many moments at the end of their tests where I felt completely spellbound by what I had seen." What is it like working with the NZ High Performance Eventing team? "I've been involved with the High Performance riders for more than five years now, and have enjoyed the entire journey. It started with Tim and Jonelle Price, and has escalated from there. The challenges and rewards are no different to working with pure dressage riders, because the standards required in eventing now are just as demanding! Okay, the level is not Grand Prix, but when you work with the top riders, they are so talented and motivated that the differences seem fewer and fewer." How do small countries become stronger on the international dressage scene? "I think that young up-and-coming talents from the smaller countries must be prepared to come to Europe for longer periods of time to learn, compete, expose themselves and generally soak up all the riding culture that is so rich here. There are always sacrifices, difficult times and good times. You can't learn by being a big ripple in a small pond! Then watch – watch everything you possibly can. Watching and learning go together and I'm amazed how many riders don't bother." Who would you love to sit down and have dinner with? "It would be my late father. He died far too young but was a total inspiration to me in my last years of school and college. I think he would be proud of me, but to be able to talk things through and get his insight now would mean more than the world to me."

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DREAMS, GOALS HARD WORK

In the show ring, where it’s all about ‘the look’, it’s hard to remember that behind the poise and elegance lies plenty of hard work and, sometimes, heartache. WORDS Pip Hume PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

outhland rider Allie Harper has had her share of set-backs, but she remains positive as she talks about her life with horses.

WHEN DID YOU START RIDING?

I’ve been riding since I was quite little. I grew up on a farm here in Southland, and the first pony that was really mine came when I was about seven or eight. Tammy was a very cool older pony that had been an eventer, and I could do anything with her. Out around the farm I could tie her to a tree, or the fence, and she would stay there. My dad (Michael Hardy) was the one who took me everywhere, and he was into show jumping and hunting, so that’s what I did too. I didn’t start showing and doing dressage until I was in my 20s and buying my own horses! I evented for a while in my 20’s, then I bought a warmblood that wasn’t so flash as a jumper. I was having lessons with Wynis McDonald and when she got sick, she got me to ride a couple of her Hanoverians. She got me hooked on the flatwork and Hanoverians, but sadly passed away far too soon. Marlene Parkinson has filled her shoes as coach and mentor, but she’s not a fan of showing, so we always have great debates about that!

WHAT IS THE APPEAL OF SHOWING?

FROM TOP: Dream Girl MH won the Gee Whizz Memorial Equestrian Turnout Trophy at the 2013 Horse of the Year Show Allie picked up her third Diana Rainey Memorial Trophy at the 2016 Canterbury A&P Show riding Rosari Ringo Star Two-year-old G T Dragonfly, by Dragon Hill, is a future star Tyler McKee steps in to ride when Allie has more than one horse at a show. Seen here riding Guess MH at the 2016 Canterbury A&P Show where they were sashed Reserve Champion Saddle Hunter

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST SPECIAL HORSES?

Jubilee, by Jaguar, was my first warmblood. She started my passion for flatwork. and went on to be a broodmare, having three foals for me. Then Galahad MH (Tonka) and Dream Girl MH (Peanut) – both bred by Matthews Hanoverians. They both get a box each night! Tonka is out of the same mare as Wendi Williamson’s Déjà Vu. He won Rising Star Saddle Hunter of the Year the year before he suffered a fractured hock in the paddock. He was lucky to survive that – he was boxed for six months and you would never know now! He was leased out for four years and came back to me last summer. He’s great to have around the young horses and I hope to get him back out competing, as he has super movement. Dream Girl (Peanut) was a superstar in the show ring. I believe she is the only hack to have her name on every show horse trophy at Canterbury A&P Show – Supreme All Breeds Led, Supreme Ridden Hack, Supreme Paced & Mannered Hack and Supreme All Breeds Ridden, as well as the Diana Rainey Memorial Trophy. She also won the Gee Whizz Memorial Equestrian Turnout Trophy at HOY, amongst other titles. She was Level 3 Champion at South Island Dressage Championships and was an amazing horse to ride when all was right with her! Unfortunately, Peanut suffered shock laminitis as a four-year-old, and that plagued her throughout her career. Then, three years ago, she had an impaction colic which required surgery; a horrible thing to go through (for both of us!). After that she was never the same to ride, although last season she had three starts for three championships and a supreme. She is now in foal to Swarovski.

WHO ARE YOU CURRENTLY RIDING?

Guess MH is my main horse at the moment. He’s 17.1hh-ish and it’s taken him some time to grow into himself. He’s been a bit inconsistent out competing, so he’s had lots of hacking and basic schooling. I can hack him out on the buckle, but when I pick up the reins, it’s game on! He can be a bit of a comedian on the ground, although he’s getting much better. Rosari Ringo Star has been a very succeessful show horse, both at Canterbury A&P and at Horse of the Year. He’s a lot of horse to ride, with huge movement, and he got a bit cheeky when we had some problems with his feet. He was in and out of work for a while, and it took some perseverance to get him right. These days I do the preparation with Ringo and ride him during the week, and Tyler McKee has the ride at competitions. Ringo will live at Tyler’s next season and will mainly show jump, although they may do some dressage if Tyler wants to.

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“You can only hope for the best, and put in the hard yards that help you get closer to your dreams.” WHO DO YOU HAVE UP AND COMING?

In the paddock at the moment, I’ve got two three-year-old Hanoverians, one by Danzier and the other by His Highness, and a two-year-old filly by Dragon Hill. She’s bay with a lot of bling and will hopefully be one to watch in the future. I’m looking forward to getting the young horses under saddle, although as I get older I wonder whether I enjoy riding the younger ones quite so much. They are a bit unpredictable!

WHAT IS YOUR DAY JOB?

I work full-time in our businesses, Harper Engineering Ltd and Harper Horsecoaches. We have a great team of staff working for us and I look after the admin, as well as liaising with clients, designing fit-outs for the trucks and floats, and sewing some of the soft furnishings. It’s very full on and enjoyable. I try to ride or work at least two to three horses each night. I’m very lucky that my fantastic husband Steve Harper built a roof over part of my arena, so I can ride after dark, come rain, hail or snow!

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS?

Horses are great levellers. One day you are celebrating, the next, you’re on the phone to the vet. I always have lots of amazing goals and dreams – don’t we all? – but you can only hope for the best, and put in the hard yards that help you get closer to your dreams. I think the thing is to enjoy it and make the most of it when things are going well! A highlight for me has been winning the Diana Rainey Memorial Trophy three times with three different horses (Rock’N’Rhythm, Dream Girl MH and Rosari Ringo Star). I also lent Galahad MH to Julieanne Baynes White, and they won it too. My secret weapon is Bronwyn Woodhead – she has helped me get ready for all of my major turn-out wins. I’m very thankful to all the people who have helped and supported me along the way. Most especially, I’m so thankful to Steve. I couldn’t do without his support and help, and of course the fantastic floats and trucks he builds for me to travel the countryside in! C

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LEARN FROM THE WORLD’S BEST DRESSAGE TRAINER OF THE STARS One of the stars of the dressage world is headlining at EQUITANA Auckland. Jonny Hilberath, the coach of the gold medal winning German dressage team at the Rio Olympic Games will be conducting the two-hour Dressage masterclass on Sunday afternoon as part of the Super Sunday of Dressage, which will also feature the inaugural EQUITANA NZ Open Grand Prix Dressage competition. Hilberath is also running two shorter education sessions during the event. It’s the first time he has been to New Zealand and he’s looking forward it. “I have been working the last decade with a lot of riders from all sorts of nations and I am very interested in horses and riding all over the world,” says Hilberath. “I am often very surprised how good the horses are from many of these countries, and the passion too. I am curious to see New Zealand and the horse scene there.” He’s familiar though with Kiwis, having had Andrea Bank based with him for some years. Hilberath’s training methods are well known and hugely respected. But by his own admission, he is “picky”. “I can always see and find things that could be done better,” he says. “That is what I believe in. There is never the perfect round.” For him, the reward comes when he sees his combinations at the show, where they put into action all they have practised. “I am a big horse lover. Horses can

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make me so happy when they change, they understand and are fitter and better. The humans, they decide by themselves, but the horses are not asking to be ridden. The feedback off a horse is in the way he understands things. It is such a great experience.” Hilberath could have been a worldclass eventer. As it was he competed to national level in the three Olympic disciplines, and international with his dressage. He hasn’t competed since 2010, and while he loves his work as a trainer, he admits to sometimes seeing a young horse and wondering ‘what if?’. In a horse he looks for a willingness, positive attitude and three good gaits. “There are so many good horses now days. They are light and good moving but when you compare them to the old-fashioned horses – before the warmbloods – you see the modern horses are more sensitive.” He has had his fair share of amazing horses over the years, and trained a lot to grand prix level. His best ever? The one he is on at the time. “I learn so much from every horse,” he says. He is always driven to find the harmonious connection between horse and rider, and believes the more time spent on perfecting the basics is rewarded many times over. “You will have a very good partnership for a long, long time. It is healthy for the horse and so much fun if you have a real partner. You can feel the horse enjoys the training.”

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What’ s next for Emily Cammock It was a fairytale end to the season for Christchurch-based eventer Emily Cammock, taking top honours in the NRM CCI 3* Open National Championship in May this year. We spoke with the busy mum of two to find out about family life, what she’s planning for her team of eventers and why New Zealand team selection is no longer all that matters. WORDS Laura Hunt | PHOTO Dark Horse Photography

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orses have always been a way of life for 35-year-old full time eventer and mother, Emily Cammock. Originally from the West Coast of the South Island, Emily grew up with horses and has built her life around them. “Mum always had horses and I used to get chucked up on her hack when I was tiny,” recalls Emily. Those early moments on horseback sparked a true passion for horses, and it wasn’t long before she was embarking on road trips all over the South Island to compete. At 18, chasing the eventing dream, Emily went to Virginia, USA, where she worked for eventer Kim Severson for 10 months before returning home. “While I was away Mum and Dad sold the property on the West Coast and when I got back, I came straight to our new home in West Melton in Christchurch. We’ve been here since, and it’s a great place to be.” ‘Here’ is the 20-acre property Emily runs her eventing team and business from. Part of the property is the original 10 acres belonging to Emily’s parents, Michael and Viv Butcher, and about 10 years ago, Emily and husband Matt bought the neighbouring 10 acres and built their own family home about five years later. “It was definitely planned that the house would be built right by the arena, so that the baby monitor would reach out there!” Having always run big eventing teams, and travelling all over New Zealand and the world to compete, Emily is no stranger to a hectic lifestyle. However, things are even busier now with Katie, three, and Thomas, nine months, in tow. Both children join Emily on most of the big trips away from home, and Emily explains that it’s only thanks to the incredible team around her that she can keep doing what she does, which includes having 15-20 horses in work during busy times, as well as coaching and even local cross-country course designing. “Matt is fantastic, but he has his own business and is flat out, so having Mum and

Dad next door helps, as Dad looks after the kids one day a week and Matt’s parents, John and Elizabeth, do the same. I have a great girl, Tarryn, who looks after the kids and on the days that they are with grandparents, she helps with the horses. I also have Anna who is more than full-time with the horses, but great with the kids too.” There’s a good chance young Katie may follow in her mum’s footsteps one day, with Emily saying she is showing plenty of interest. “She has a cute little 11.2hh palomino pony and is out there whenever she can be. She puts his lead rope on and drags him around the arena, it’s very cute,” says Emily. “I just want my kids to be happy, I don’t care whether they ride or not, but I’m not against it at all. If I can’t find her a decent pony, there’s got to be something wrong!” Emily does admit that even with support, travelling with Katie, Thomas and a team of horses can be testing. “When we are going to the North Island, the trip from home to the ferry alone takes nine hours, which with two young kids can quickly become a 12 hour trip! When Anna and I were in the North Island at the end of the season, we had five horses and the kids and it was just two of us, so it was a pretty full-on time! It’s challenging, but you’ve just got to make the most of it.” Emily is also grateful for the good horses she’s been able to come back to the top level on after each of her children were born. Dambala was the horse she won NZ Eventer of the Year on in 2015, when Katie was less than a year old. They went on to the Rolex Kentucky CCI 4*, where they jumped an incredible clear cross-country round, but tragically, Dambala suffered an injury and had to be euthanized following the event. “That would have to be the most bittersweet moment of my career. To finally make it to Rolex and jump clear around the crosscountry was incredible. It was everything I’d ever imagined, even though it wasn’t the end we’d hoped for. But that is the nature of the sport we play.”

That would have to be the most bittersweet moment of my career. To finally make it to Rolex and jump clear around the cross-country was incredible. It was everything I’d ever imagined, even though it wasn’t the end we’d hoped for. But that is the nature of the sport we play. SHOWCIRCUIT MAGAZINE

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After Thomas was born, Emily had trusty Shaw Lee to ride at the top level. “Having such good horses to come back on has made it much easier to get back out there,” she says. When asked which is the best horse she’s ever had, Emily doesn’t falter for a second. “Southern Ben.” Ben was the four-year-old off the track Thoroughbred waiting in the paddock for Emily on her return from her trip to America in 2001. “Mum had warned me he was ugly. I remember coming up the drive, and he was looking straight at us from the paddock, and I said, “He’s not that bad”. At that moment something caught his eye and he turned his head, and I was like, “Wow I see what you mean!” she laughs. “But he was amazing and took me on to jump my first three and four stars, including Adelaide in 2005 and Badminton in 2008. He put up with a lot and I always imagine what it would be like to have him now, knowing what I know and not having to learn just by mistakes.” It was back around the time of Southern Ben that Emily formed another great partnership, this time with Bates Saddles. “I was riding in a Bates Tinks saddle in my first major competition with Ben in 2005 in Adelaide and have ridden in them ever since. I’m very lucky to have their sponsorship.”

Having such a big and varied team of horses means Emily has several saddles. For jumping, Emily’s choice is a Bates Momentum, of which she has three – two to share between all the horses and one which is specifically set up for Lewis, one of Emily’s three star horses with a difficult shaped back to fit. “Lewis has a protruding spine which falls away quite quickly, and we use Tapered Rear Risers in the saddle panel to help it sit level and flat on his back. It’s easy with all the Bates saddles to adjust them depending on how the horse develops, and they are changeable throughout the saddles life - every day if necessary. That is what makes them such a great investment and so handy to have on the yard.” For dressage, Emily uses a Bates Isabell on Shaw Lee and a specially fitted Bates Innova for Lewis, while the others go in either the Isabell or a Bates Innova Mono + saddle. “With saddles, it’s got to be a balance between horse and rider, and I love them because they are so comfortable and sit me in a good position. In terms of comfort for the horses, I’ve been riding in them for 12 years and never had a chiropractor or anyone else look at the horses and say they have sore backs from their saddles. They are great saddles that I love riding in and my horses love working in.” Looking into the future, Emily isn’t quite sure exactly where the horses will take her from here. Currently she’s tossing up whether to focus on the CCI 4* in Adelaide in November

with Shaw Lee, or sell this special horse, which she’s had since he was an unbroken two-yearold, and currently holds the NRM CCI 3* Open National Championship title on. “That just leaves Lewis, who is most probably going to be retired from three-star level, and the next one down is six-year-old Impeccable. There is a number of promising young horses, so who knows? I might be starting again,” says Emily. With a great team of youngsters coming through, Emily is just as excited about the prospect of producing them and spending time with her family rather than heading offshore chasing international competitions and team selection. “I now get as much of a buzz out of producing young horses as I do competing at the top level. A lot of people commiserated with me after not making the Oceania team that went to Australia in June and don’t get me wrong, it would have been awesome to go, but it didn’t really bother me like it once would have, as it meant after the season finished I was at home with the kids catching my breath, rather than racing to get over there. The time when your kids are young is so precious and you can’t get it back.” Emily’s not ruling out more international competition – her priorities are just a little different to what they were a few years ago. “I’d love to go back and give Rolex another crack, and that is potentially on the horizon if Shaw Lee stays, but my number one is family now.” C

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2015 NZ Eventer of the Year, Dambala carried Emily around a clear cross country at Rolex Kentucky CCI 4*, but tragically had to be euthanized following the event.

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Aussie campaign delivers After securing her place in the New Zealand Show Horse Council team to take on three major showing competitions in Sydney, Australia, Vanessa Everton packed her bags and set off on the big trip at the end of March this year. She tells us about the dream trip, her special mare Lady’s Honour, and reveals who will share the ride with her next season. WORDS Laura Hunt | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

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Exceeding expectations

Heading to Sydney for her first taste of international showing competition, 43-yearold Vanessa Everton’s expectations were relatively modest – she didn’t want to let herself down and hoped she’d return with a ribbon. Riding her seven-year-old Thoroughbred mare and current Hack of the Year title holder, Lady’s Honour, Vanessa managed to exceed her own expectations tenfold by winning Champion Large Hack at Equifest, the first competition of the trip! The combination then backed up that success with a top 10 finish in the Large Hack section at the Grand National Championships at Sydney International Equestrian Centre, and went on to pick up second and third placings at the Sydney Royal, making it an incredible tour that Vanessa won’t forget in a hurry. “It was quite a thrill to win at Equifest. I didn’t know how my horse would compare over there and I’m not really the type of person that follows or focuses on the other competitors, so I really didn’t know what to expect,” say Vanessa. “I was just delighted to do so well and bring home a rug and garland.” Competition was intense at all the events, with large numbers in the classes and the best combinations from all over Australia there to compete. “The numbers were big,” says Vanessa. “For example, here in New Zealand we might have five or six people in the Ladies’ classes at some events, but in Australia there were almost 45 competitors in those classes!”

“If you went as an individual it would possibly be very overwhelming,

but having the team support made a big difference.”

The Kiwi contingent

Vanessa was joined by 15 other Kiwi riders on the three-and-a-half-week trip. They competed in one or more of the three Sydneybased competitions – Equifest, the Grand National Championships and the Sydney Royal. The trip was organised by the New Zealand Show Horse Council and Vanessa says taking on this international campaign as part of the team was a no-brainer. “I always wanted to do this trip but I’ve never really been in a situation to do it. We were so lucky to go as part of the Show Horse Council team – everything was prepared, our team uniforms were organised, flights were booked and it was very easy to say yes. All you had to do was pay your way.” Once over there, Vanessa says being in the team made it a fantastic experience all round. “We had such a great manager and we were well-prepared and organised. If you went as an individual it would possibly be very overwhelming, but having the team support made a big difference.”

Claiming her spot

After the New Zealand Show Horse Council formed in July 2016, the committee held their first competition at Taupo in November, where Vanessa gained her qualification to compete in the Grand National Championships. The New Zealand Show Horse Council is a branch of the Australian Show Horse Council, and their events here are run under Australian rules with the same height classes available, so the Taupo event was the only show in New Zealand where riders could qualify for the Grand Nationals. Apart from enabling competitors to gain qualification for Australia, as the council’s Treasurer, Vanessa is right behind the new initiative, saying it brings something new and exciting for showing riders. “It’s a good progression for showing in New Zealand. It’s nice to get some new shows which are run a bit differently with new classes that competitors can aim for.”

Vanessa and Honour looked polished in the indoor at Grand Nationals Braving the mud to be named Hack of the Year at HOY 2017

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A dream come true at Equifest, winning the Champion Large Hack

Taking it all in her stride

With Lady’s Honour used to being paddocked all year round, Vanessa knew that she’d have to do a bit of work to prepare the mare for the flight to Australia and then three-and-ahalf weeks living in stables. “The hardest thing was that we had to move house straight after the Horse of the Year Show, so I was lucky to be able to take Honour to Christine Weal’s and prepare her by stabling her there, and also have lessons every day,” says Vanessa. While she was uncertain of how Honour would cope with the travel, change of environment and routine, her concerns were quickly put to rest when the mare settled well in Australia. “I couldn’t actually have asked for her to travel any better than she did, and she thrived when she was over there.”

One special horse

How well Honour coped with the Australian tour is testament to her lovely nature, which Vanessa says was all part of the attraction when she started riding her a few years ago, at the conclusion of Honour’s short racing career. “She belonged to Leesa Anderson, who asked me to campaign her. It was good timing as I wasn’t riding at the time, and was thinking it was about time to have another horse, as we were planning to do a big circuit of shows with the kids. I instantly loved her nature and how trainable she was.” Honour and Vanessa went on to have a very successful first season, winning all their novice classes together and qualifying for Horse of the Year in 2015. “I was aiming to do Rising Star Hack of the Year, which she won, making us eligible for Hack of the Year as well. So I entered, and we won that too! To win both titles on the same horse was probably the most exciting point of my riding career.”

Lindsay, who Honour was bought for, had her first taste of competing the mare in Australia

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Sharing Honour

Honour’s trainability, nature and successful competition record does make it a little hard for Vanessa to follow through with her intention to hand her over to eldest daughter Lindsay (17), who has just finished on ponies. “I bought Honour for Lindsay and I will let Lindsay ride her a bit this season, but it’s quite funny, I get protective when she rides her,” she laughs. It was on the Australian trip that 17-yearold Lindsay got the opportunity to compete Honour for the first time, and she finished runner-up in the Youth Hack Class at Equifest. “Lindsay had never ridden her at a show before, as she was sitting an NCEA exam on the day of the qualifier in Taupo last year. Luckily, a friend was able to qualify Honour for the youth classes,” she says. With Vanessa having won almost everything she can with the mare, she will gradually start handing Honour over to Lindsay to ride, and even though she’s qualified for the Grand Nationals in 2018, she hasn’t made up her mind about doing the Australian trip again next year. “It’s been so exciting to produce Honour, win Champion Hack at every NZ show last season, then to win Hack of the Year at Horse of the Year and go over to Aussie – it was such a dream. Now I want Lindsay to do a bit more with her, and I’ll just be working on qualifying for my classes for HOY and will see what happens.” However, there may be another future star on the Everton’s property for Vanessa to produce soon. “I am looking for a young one, and I will have one for next season,” she says. “It’s just not in the paddock yet!” C

“I bought Honour for Lindsay and I will let Lindsay ride her a bit this season,

but it’s quite funny, I get protective when she rides her.”

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PERFORMANCE A vision of grey ponies PONIES Sharyn Greer got her first Connemara pony mare 23 years ago, sparking the start of a life-long love affair with this versatile, intelligent and hardy breed.

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“It just sort of happened,” explains Sharyn. “I started off with one Connemara partbred mare. I had to borrow money from my Dad to pay for her, and I think he always ‘owned’ the hind legs! Then we got a purebred colt from Anne and Thady Ryan and put a few mares to him. After that, we acquired an imported Australian stallion, and along the way I had this vision – ‘Wouldn’t it be lovely to look out the window and see paddocks full of grey ponies?’ Now I look out the window and there are grey ponies everywhere!” Getting the stallion Glenormiston Jasper from Bruce Sturgeon, who had imported him from Australia, was also something that ‘just happened’. “I didn’t know Bruce, and we had never spoken until he phoned me one day and said, ‘I’ve got this stallion and I want you to have him’. We were quite reluctant, as we already had the colt Scarteen Bantry Bay, so we said ‘No, we don’t want it’. But Bruce was very persistent, and around ten days later he phoned and said, ‘It’s on the truck and on its way’! “When Jasper arrived he looked like a little Rastafarian, with dreads down to his knees – but he was just delightful, and ended up being the sire of many of our top competition ponies. “Then I got another Connemara mare from Sara Fisher, who was the Master of the South Canterbury Hunt. She was called Plover and I hunted her for 17 years. She was a grey 14.2 pony that was always up the front, and the best pony ever!” Tallyho Connemara and Sporthorse Stud is based up in the rugged Canterbury foothills near Oxford, where Sharyn and her husband

Fen farm sheep and beef alongside their horses. It’s an area that is high, cold and can be very wet. “We get lots of snow and lots of rain. It’s a bit like an Irish bog at times,” laughs Sharyn. “The youngsters are not pampered at all – we are not out there every day, so they don’t wear a cover until they have earned it, and they don’t earn it until they are under saddle. If there was a problem and a cover was hanging off a pony, we may not be able to rescue it in time to prevent a disaster. The ponies grow big heavy coats and they are very well fed, so they survive out there in the rain and the snow just fine! A few years ago we had a big snowfall of about 85cm, and they all coped really well.” Sharyn feels that this harsh environment contributes to the ponies they produce being quite ‘gutsy’. “They have to be tough to be good competition ponies. When they are in front of a 1.20m or 1.30m fence, they have to have enough grit to give it a go.” Fen and Sharyn are both keen hunters, going out with hounds as often as possible during the hunting season. Fen’s current mount is a Connemara-warmblood crossbred which he also events. “He’s a bit braver than me over those solid cross-country fences,” Sharyn comments. She rides her purebred Connemara Tallyho The Joker, who at just 143cm is super reliable, goes all day and takes on all the fences that the big horses jump. “He’s a brilliant hunting pony as well as pretty smart in Round the Ring. I’m not a very big person, so the Connemaras suit me. I am out there riding and doing everything I

want to do. Hunting is my favourite thing – I’m not big on competition, although I trot a few circles in the dressage arena. A few years ago I did some CTRs [Competitive Trail Rides] and would like to do more, and I wouldn’t mind giving Show Hunter a go at some stage. There’s still heaps left to do.” Because they have no stabling, the Greers’ hunters are well rugged up, wearing two or three covers. “It’s a bit more down to earth here than a lot of places. On some hunting days we have to chisel the mud off them!” The majority of the Connemaras are grey, so it can be a challenge to keep them clean. Sharyn says that you can get away with a lot of dirt elsewhere if the tail is clean and white and catches the eye! She adds that while owning a grey may involve a lot of washing, ‘A good horse is never a bad colour’. Other attributes of the breed that Sharyn looks for are a large, kind eye; a pretty head with a nice, broad forehead; a good, round hind-end; hard, black feet; and good bone. “I don’t like fine, ‘toothpick’ legs, and they have to be able to move well, too. I like plenty of movement through the elbow, the shoulder and the wither. A good pony will always have a lot of flexibility through the wither; if they can’t move well they are going to jar up and not last. “When they are born, I have a look to see where the whorl is. There should be a whorl right between the pony’s eyes. The higher the whorl is on the forehead, the more challenging the pony is likely to be. A long, stripey whorl indicates that it will be a ‘people’ pony, and if there are two or more whorls, a very clever but complex pony.”

TALLYHO CLEOPATRA Gretchen Anderson competing at the NZPCA Eventing Championships 2017 PHOTO Dark Horse Photography

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Grace Manera tells us about her Tallyho ponies Tallyho Neptune (Nemo) is the most wonderful, honest pony that anyone could wish for and he has brought me a lot of happiness over the years. He knows he’s something special; he has the biggest heart and always wants to please. He does have some funny quirks – he does little bucks in between his fences and when he finishes. Nemo was started by Olivia Robertson and I began riding him when I was 12. Since I sadly outgrew him, he has been carrying on his successful career with Sophie Townsend. Some of Tallyho Neptune’s major achievements are: • • • • •

He won the NZ FEI Children’s Dressage Challenge with me. He gave Sophie her ticket to Mexico for the FEI World Children’s Jumping Challenge, in Mexico. He has won the Canterbury Cup Round the Ring twice with me and also twice with Sophie, as well as numerous RTR championships. He is a fabulous Show Hunter pony, winning the Category B Nationals and Series Final two years in a row. He’s had placings at 1* Pony Grand Prix, and has also evented successfully.

I now ride his son Tallyho Scoundrel, who is eight years old and was well started by Lucy Turner. Scoundrel is big and bold and has had multiple RTR championships. He is very scopey and, like his father, likes to be kept in a rhythm. He began last season at jumping 1.10m and finished it jumping Mini Prix, and the highlight of the season was winning the 1.25m Championship at HOY. Next season he will hopefully step up to Pony Grand Prix – I am looking forward to what the future brings for him.

“I have that passion for what I do and I love watching the ponies go out and do whatever they are doing.”

TALLYHO MYSTIC Lucy Turner has had great success in both eventing and show jumping on Mystic PHOTO kampic.com

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TALLYHO SCOUNDREL Winner of the Pony 1.25m Championship at Horse of the Year 2017 with Grace Manera PHOTO kampic.com

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“I had this vision – ‘Wouldn’t it be lovely to look out the window and see paddocks full of grey ponies?’ Now I look out the window and there are grey ponies everywhere!”

While Sharyn’s dream of paddocks full of grey ponies has come to fruition, the handling and starting is time-consuming. “I see those paddocks of grey ponies out there and I realise that I have got an awful lot of work in front of me. We start the ponies ourselves, or send them down to Steve Houston who does a few for us. We usually try and be sensible and only breed a couple a year, but we had a really nice colt that we put a few mares to, and we’ve also got a lovely Gisborne-bred son of Telesun now, so we’ve got quite a few youngsters around the place at the moment! We really have to concentrate on getting those started and out and about.” After being started, the young ponies spend some time being ridden around the farm. In the summer, the Greers host WOOFERs, mainly European – German, Swiss and Swedish – and there are plenty of young ponies for them to baby around the farm. Sharyn says that by the time they go out to shows, the ponies are not surprised by anything. “They’ve been around the general mayhem of ducks and chooks and all sorts of poultry flapping around their legs and flying overhead and dive bombing them, as well as the farm dogs yapping around! They are bred to be surefooted, go anywhere and do anything around the farm. That really sets them up for life.” One of the problems that comes with breeding ponies is finding riders for them prior to sale. “Everyone wants to own their own pony and they don’t always appreciate the benefit of having lovely ponies to compete for someone else. “We don’t sell them until they are between four and six years old, because by then we can tell what kind of rider they will fit with. If for some

TALLYHO NEPTUNE Winner of the Canterbury Cup four times, twice with Grace Manera (left) and twice with Sophie Townsend (right). PHOTOS Dark Horse Photography

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reason it doesn’t work out I will buy my ponies back – I stand by my product a hundred percent. Some of the older mares come back to us to go to stud, and there’s always a home for any of our ponies here. “I know where pretty much all of my ponies are. I have that passion for what I do and I love watching the ponies go out and do whatever they are doing. Facebook and social media are fantastic for keeping track of them, and the kids are great and keep in touch.” The stud has produced some superstar ponies. Tallyho Bandit, one of the first Tallyho ponies, spent many years prior to retirement in the Grand Prix ring, including numerous starts in Pony of the Year. Tallyho Mystic has had a fantastic show jumping and eventing career with Lucy Turner. Tallyho Neptune won the Canterbury Cup at Canterbury A&P Show for two consecutive years (2012 and 2013) in the hands of Grace Manera, and has followed these up with wins for his new rider Sophie Townsend. Grace now has Tallyho Scoundrel, and together they won the 1.25m Pony class at HOY 2017. Tallyho Zeus has had some great success, including winning Working Pony Hunter Rider of the Year and placing second in Working Pony Hunter of the Year at HOY 2015. Tallyho Blue Masquerade has done very well in the Show Hunter ring, and Tallyho Cleopatra, Primrose, Mozart, Reuben James, Fantail and Madonna are following in their footsteps. However while competition results are very satisfying, Sharyn says that some of her ponies are superstars in other ways. “One of the ponies at home here is brilliant. I have plonked several of the WOOFERS on him to go hunting. I know the pony will cart them around safely and not kill them! In my eyes, that makes him a superstar.” C

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farewell Glentullock

With a career spanning ten years of top level competition, Dorothy Lennard’s Glentullock had been seen, admired and appreciated by most showing competitors in New Zealand and Australia, but sadly his well-earned retirement as one of our very best, ever, was not to be. WORDS Ryan Teece |

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You always hear of the concept of love at first sight – that first glance that gets the pulse racing and the excitement levels built to a fever pitch – and for Dorothy Lennard, it happened in 2006. She was at the Horse of the Year Show, and spotted a stunning horse in the practice ring. “I enquired about him as his owner, Belinda Bull, was loading to catch the ferry. We exchanged phone numbers, and in the middle of May, Mum and I flew down to see him. A deal was struck, and he arrived at our place on the 1st of June 2006.” From the moment he arrived, Dorothy knew she had found her match, “Tully was a real character and could almost talk to you,” she explains to Show Circuit. “He loved to rest his head on your shoulder; it was his way of giving you a hug.” Sadly for Dorothy Lennard, she has now had her final hug with Tully. As we sat down to speak with her about her loss, it was immediately evident this would not be a time for sadness. This would be about celebrating the life of this magnificent horse. And Tully had well and truly lived. A formidable duo, the partnership of Dorothy and Tully saw them cement their success time and again, with Tully being crowned National Saddle Hunter Champion on nine

successive occasions, as well as walking away with Saddle Hunter of the Year twice at Horse of the Year. “HOY was never really our show, but we won several Paced and Mannered titles, and the Gee Whizz Memorial Trophy on more than one occasion.” Dorothy remembers Tully’s amazing temperament and work ethic fondly. “He always gave his best,” she says. “And he knew when the occasion was extra special.”

“There will never be another Glentullock.” The pair also competed three times in the annual Australasian Show Horse and Rider Championships, held in Werribee, Victoria, where they were crowned champion Large Saddle Hunter Hack in 2010 and again in 2012. It’s these memories Dorothy says she’ll always hold on to. Betty Lennard and Tully - the gentle giant on the 2012 trip to Australia

Tully and Dorothy winning the Gee Whizz Memorial Equesrtrian trophy in 2014

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“He was a really special horse – a horse of a lifetime. He has given me so many wonderful memories,” she says. “There will never be another Glentullock.” Indeed, the horse is still arguably one of New Zealand’s greatest show horses. He deservedly graced the cover of this magazine on a number of occasions, and was loved not only by Dorothy, but everyone lucky enough to come in contact with him, including Dorothy’s mother Betty Lennard. “It was very hard to say goodbye,” Betty explains. “Tully and I had a complete understanding...I would call him a gentle giant. He was the only horse on the property that I could manage on my own in later years. He was a lovely horse in every way.” Dorothy retired Tully after being sashed Champion Saddle Hunter at the 2016 Hawke’s Bay Show, exactly ten years on from their very first show together. He lived out the rest of his days on the family farm in Te Aroha in Waikato. “They say that special horses are only lent to us for a short time,” Dorothy told Show Circuit. “And when it came to Tully, that turned out to be so true.” It may have been love at first sight, but it was a love that will last a lifetime. C

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A KAIMANAWA WINTER

WONDERLAND TRIP

The opportunity to see the wild Kaimanawa horses in their spectacular natural environment doesn’t come about too often, so when Kimber Brown of Kaimanawa Heritage Horses organised a fundraising midwinter trip for photographers, it was a chance I couldn’t pass up! WORDS & PHOTOS Pip Hume

On the first day, the group of around 20 photographers took a bus trip through the magnificent farmlands of the Taihape hill country, with plenty of photo opportunities along the way. We ended up at River Valley Lodge, on the banks of the Rangitikei River, where we met Nicola Megaw with her Kaimanawa horse Brave (from the 2016 muster) and Raetihi horseman Tom Waara, with Hawkai and Magenta (also from the 2016 muster) and Te One (2014 muster). Tom competed in the inaugural 2014 Kaimanawa Stallion Challenge with Te One and Tukotahi (Tuki), and has started a number of the wild horses. A softly-spoken, dignified man who oozes mana, Tom is adamant that the training process with a Kaimanawa requires respect – even more so than for domestic horses. “You have to take your time and not force them. They are cleverer than your average domestic horse. They learn very quickly, and they learn the wrong thing as easily as the right thing, so the trainer has to be onto it and teach the horse what they want it to learn. Once a Kaimanawa has been messed up, it’s hard to undo that. “But treated the right way, they are very kind and loyal – they become your best friend. They are great all-round horses too and have proved that they can do pretty much anything.” The second morning saw our group of highly excited photographers gathering at the bus at 5:40 a.m. The morning was clear and very, very cold as we set off for the Waiouru Army Base, where we attended a briefing and met

our army guide and ‘chaperone’ for the day, Eric Theodore, who could not have been more charming and accommodating! Then it was off to the highest point on the army roads which traverse the area, at around 1500 metres above sea level, where we took in the sunrise over the three mountain peaks – Ngauruhoe, Tongariro, and in the distance, Taranaki. As magnificent as that sight was, though, nothing could prepare us for the excitement of seeing our first wild horses in that whitefrosted landscape. Throughout the day we were privileged to see many bands, both large and small, which included foals, youngstock, mares (some of which appeared to be heavily in-foal), colts and stallions. One of the most notable and pleasing aspects of the trip was the superb condition of the wild horses. Without exception, they appeared to be very well. Bright-eyed, alert and curious, they were all nicely rounded with dense, shiny winter coats. Even better, none of the horses seemed at all concerned by the arrival on the scene of our bus and our accompanying vehicles – or by the rather large number of people with long lenses! One or two of the bands moved away, but a couple were curious enough to come quite close to us to investigate. From an outsider’s viewpoint, it seems that those involved in the Kaimanawa Wild Horse Advisory Group have formed a very positive working relationship, which can only be beneficial for the future of these special horses. Tom Waara on Hawkai

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ABOUT THE HORSES

The Kaimanawa wild horses live in an area of the Kaimanawa Ranges in the Central North Island, on the eastern side of the Desert Road. The area, known as the Argo sector, lies largely within the Waiouru military training area, and access is strictly controlled by the New Zealand Army. The unique Moawhango ecological region features sub-alpine terrain, with rolling hills and plateaus covered by mixed shrublands, forests, wetlands, and sub-alpine herb fields. At least sixteen rare local plant species that have been identified as under threat grow in the area, and it is also the most extensive red tussock grassland in the North Island. Genetic testing has shown that the Kaimanawa horses have a diverse genetic heritage, similar to that of domestic horses. They are diverse in type, too, with some showing evidence of a Clydesdale ancestry, while others have an Arab look. Some others show Exmoor and Welsh characteristics. In colour, the horses range from plain bay through to grey and chestnut with flaxen manes and tails, and many have striking white markings. Kaimanawas typically range between 124152cm (from small pony through to small horse size). Their environment has ensured that they are sure-footed, intelligent, alert, and able to maintain good condition in lower quality environments. While there are some ‘loners’ and smaller bands, the horses generally live in family groups numbering between five and ten horses in size.

“Treated the right way, they are very kind and loyal – they become your best friend. They are great all-round horses too and have proved that they can do pretty much anything.” From left – Hawkai, Magenta, and Brave

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A BRIEF HISTORY

The first wild horses were reported in the area in 1876, and around that time, Exmoor and Welsh bloodlines were intentionally introduced into the wild population. The distinctive mealy muzzles and underbellies of the Exmoor ponies are still evident in many wild Kaimanawa horses today. In 1941, a threatening strangles epidemic resulted in horses from the Mounted Rifle Cavalry based at Waioru being released into the area, and an Arab stallion is believed to have been released in the 1960s. Many horses have subsequently been released, or have escaped from farms to join the wild population. In the 1970s, wild horse numbers in the southern Kaimanawas had been decimated. They were hunted for pet food and for their meat, hides and hair, and captured for rodeo use and as stock and riding horses. By 1979, only around 174 wild horses remained. In response to public concerns that the horses would be completely exterminated, the Kaimanawa wild horses were granted Protected Status under the Wildlife Act in 1981. A protected area was established, encompassing a portion of the southern Kaimanawa mountains, a section of the Kaimanawa Forest Park, and some privately owned land. However, following the establishment of the protected area, horse numbers rapidly rebounded, and reached over 1,700 by the mid-1990s. Their adverse effects on the unique and fragile environment became a concern. In addition, due to this over-population, the horses were typically under-nourished and in very poor condition (e.g. body condition scores of around 2.5 out of 10). In 1991, a draft management plan released for public comment proposed shooting the horses from helicopters as the most humane option to control the burgeoning population. However, following a public outcry and more than 1,400 submissions to the Minister of Conservation (exceeding all other conservation issues), the plan to cull the horses in this way was abandoned in favour of mustering. In May 1996, the Minister of Conservation issued the Kaimanawa Wild Horses Plan, based on

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keeping some areas free of horses and controlling their numbers in remaining areas. The plan was developed by the Kaimanawa Wild Horse Advisory Group, which involves a number of key parties, including the Department of Conservation, Kaimanawa Heritage Horses, Royal NZ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, NZ Veterinary Association, and the New Zealand Army. In accordance with this plan, the herd was significantly reduced in 1997, with around 500 horses retained in the southern section of the Waiouru military training area. Annual musters contained the herd within the chosen boundaries and attempted to remove the equivalent of the annual population increase. In 2010, horse numbers were further reduced to 300 (thought to be the minimum required to maintain a population of sufficient genetic diversity), so that musters could be carried out every two years, thereby significantly reducing costs for both DoC and the horse rehoming groups. The management plan was updated in 2012, and currently involves an aerial count every two years to establish current numbers and define the number to be removed at the next muster. The horses are chosen at random and mustered by helicopter in their family groups (for ethical and welfare reasons, as well as to to minimise selectivity and human influence on the population structure and characteristics of the herd, so that the horses do not become a ‘managed’ population). People can apply to rehome horses captured during the musters, but as no captured horses are released back into the wild, the remainder must be sent to slaughter. Happily, the most recent muster in 2016 saw around 100 horses rehomed, and for the first time since 1997, none went slaughter. Kaimanawa Heritage Horses (KHH) is a not-forprofit Charitable Society dedicated to the welfare of Kaimanawa horses in both wild and domestic environments. This is achieved by finding as many suitable homes for the mustered horses as possible, and supporting the owners of domestic Kaimanawa horses. C

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With the show season fast approaching, many of you will be working hard to prepare for your first competition and the season ahead. There are so many different ways to get a horse fit and conditioned, so we’re here to give you an insight into how the experts are preparing their teams. Show Circuit spoke to top riders in show jumping, eventing and dressage to find out their tried and true methods, tips and tricks to help you get your horse in excellent shape for the upcoming season. WORDS Laura Hunt | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

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SHOW JUMPING

Brooke & Oliver Edgecombe

World Cup show jumping riders, Brooke and Oliver Edgecombe, have over 50 years of experience between them. Based on their sheep and beef farm in Waipukurau, Brooke and Oliver are busy preparing a team of six jumpers for their competitive season, which will begin officially at Pukahu Show in September. The team range in age from four to 10 years old and will be competing from 90cm classes right up to Grand Prix and World Cup.

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Oliver and Brooke have a farm track that allows them to continue fitness work, whatever the weather! To have the horses ready for Pukahu, Brooke and Oliver bring the older horses, which have been turned out since the end of last season, into work at the end of June or early July. “The horses that compete the full season get the longest break over winter, and therefore need a bit longer to get their fitness back to competition level,” says Brooke. “We do keep riding them lightly for about a month at the end of the season, and slowly cut their feed down before turning them out completely with no shoes and no feed in a big hill paddock, so they stay toned and don’t lose fitness altogether. The younger horses have short periods of schooling and muscle-building work during winter, so don’t tend to lose much fitness.” When coming back into work, all of the horses get their shoes on first to prevent any foot soreness or stone bruises, as that would limit the amount of work they get. They also get their teeth done and are seen by a physiotherapist to check for muscle soreness. From there, the team is ready to go, and Brooke and Oliver start the approximately eight-week process of preparing them for their first major show. “We live on a steep sheep and beef farm with a track which slowly climbs the hill to the top, so it’s great for building muscle and fitness. For the first couple of weeks we use this a lot, trotting the first week and then trotting and cantering in the second week. We also throw in a day or two of lunging each week to get them relaxed and stretching,” says Brooke. From there, for weeks three and four, Brooke and Oliver start to bring in some flatwork schooling on the arena, and slowly cut the farm work back

“We live on a steep sheep and beef farm with a track which slowly climbs the hill to the top, so it’s great for building muscle and fitness.” to once or twice a week. Weeks five and six see the gradual inclusion of small jumps and jumping exercises a couple of times a week, while still continuing with the farm tracks and flat schooling. “For the last couple of weeks before Pukahu, we start jumping some bigger fences at home, jumping a course, as well as continuing with the farm fitness work, lunging and flat schooling. We also try to get to a couple of sports meetings before this, to give all the horses a run and blow the winter cobwebs off ourselves!” All the horses follow a relatively similar fitness programme, and the aim is to have them all at the same base level of fitness come show season. The older ones will work slightly harder to prepare them for a longer, harder season. “The horses jumping at the higher levels are worked slightly longer and more intensely on each ride, to develop their muscles in preparation for jumping every weekend in higher classes,” says Oliver. “The younger horses tend to go to a couple of shows, then have a weekend off.” To keep condition on the horses, Brooke and Oliver start the horses on hard feed as soon as they come back into work. “We feed NRM, and at the start they get a small cool feed once a day and then as their work increases and they get fitter, we increase the amount to twice a day and add in an energy component like sweetfeed or oats, depending on the horse,” says Oliver.

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While the horses are coming back into work, Brooke and Oliver keep a close eye out for any signs of them tying up, and try to prevent this by bringing them into work slowly, and not overfeeding them with heating or high energy feed. “We always look out for any muscle soreness and unsoundness. We like to use a very low cost way of warming muscles up before work and relaxing them afterwards, which is soaking a towel in hot water and Epsom salts, then wringing it out and placing it over any part of the horse like their neck, back or hindquarters,” Brooke explains. “We then lay a plastic sheet over the hot towel and a woollen rug on top for 20 minutes. It’s a very effective way of relaxing the muscles and relieving any soreness.” Brooke and Oliver have used this same fitness programme for many years

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Vanessa Way

Vanessa Way is one of New Zealand’s most successful dressage riders and coaches, having produced numerous horses to Grand Prix level, and has been at the top of the sport for many years. Vanessa evented when she was younger, but turned her focus solely to dressage about 18 years ago. For the season ahead, Vanessa has a team of five horses, ranging from Level 1 to Level 9.

Vanessa follows a very systematic and strict routine with her horses during the winter months to prepare for the first run of graded shows which begin in October, with Equidays the first major start. After Horse of the Year in March, Vanessa gives her horses and herself a two-week break. “It’s hard to give them any more time off when they are so fit, so I don’t ever go out of my way to give them any longer spelling,” says Vanessa. “It’s only if forced by injury that they will have any longer than two weeks. In winter the paddocks can be slippery and they can go crazy if they’re not being worked.” Before Vanessa’s horses have their two-week break, they have an annual ‘health check’ which involves getting Dr Alec Jorgensen, from Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre, to do full flexion tests, blood tests, scanning of tendons and hoof x-rays to make sure the horses have come through the season in good shape. “I like to do this after Horse of the Year, so if anything is wrong, I’ve got all winter to sort everything out, and if a horse needs a longer rest for some reason, there’s time,” she says. In 2012, Vanessa took her Grand Prix dressage horse, KH Arvan, to the United

“We always look out for any muscle soreness and unsoundness.”

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now, with the only change being the introduction of a physiotherapist about 10 years ago, and they say it works really well for them. “Everyone has their own way of getting their horse fit and ready for the show season, depending on what facilities they have available,” says Oliver “We are very lucky to have the farm to ride over for fitness and a good sized allweather arena for schooling, so we have developed this programme to suit what we have and it seems to work well for most horses. Of course, each horse is an individual and the work programme can be tweaked to meet different needs.”

Kingdom, and based herself with Carl Hester in a bid to make the London Olympics. While she was there, she learnt a whole new system for preparing the horses for competition. “Learning Carl’s system and installing it at home has had a huge impact. There’s so much more science and thought that goes into how I plan the diary for the horses each week now. It’s about not fatiguing the horses and having them peaking at the right time. Before Carl’s, I hadn’t really thought of how to do it, but now I’m very aware of how to condition a dressage horse.” Once the horses have had their short post-Horse of the Year break, Vanessa starts riding again, but the workload is much less than what they would be expected to do mid-season. “I reduce their work and give them some muscle recovery during winter,” she explains. “They don’t keep going in full work. It’s tapered off during this time.” Vanessa’s horses do less intense fitness work and stick with longer, slower hacks up the road, along with some beach rides and time in the arena for schooling. “I do a lot more hacking than most dressage riders. The horses have an Equissage for 20 minutes and then go for a 15-20 minute walk up the road before and after they are schooled in the arena, and if they are on a hacking-only day, we’ll increase that hack to more like an hour. Carl really believes in walking them on tarseal to harden and condition the legs.”

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Bundy Philpott

Bundy Philpott is a 3* eventing rider with over 25 years of experience. As well as eventing, she also competed to World Cup level in show jumping with her top jumper Little Milt. In 2005, when she went to the United Kingdom to ride, Bundy started to focus solely on eventing, and now runs a team of eventers from her base in Cambridge. She has a team of seven horses for the coming season, ranging from green inexperienced horses that have never been out, to her top horse Tresca NZPH, who competes at 3* level. All of Bundy’s team have an approximately six week break at the end of their season, depending on how strenuous it has been, with a maximum turnout time of eight weeks. “They always have their six to eight week break after their last show,” says Bundy. “The horses that are turned out earlier come back in earlier than the horses that go to Taupo in May.” Having been based in the UK, Bundy is very grateful to be back in New Zealand where our climate makes it much easier to get horses back into work after time off. “We’re very fortunate in New Zealand that turning the horses out means they are out in the paddock moving around, whereas in England they are stabled so much, and might only get out on the walker twice a day,” she says. “We get to bypass that three weeks of solid walking that you have to do in other parts of the world.” Most of the horses, other than the advanced ones, get their shoes taken off for their break, so the first job is to call the farrier and get shoes back on to start work. When the horses first come back in, Bundy’s objective is to make sure she isn’t going to get bucked off, so she will lunge the horses for two or three days. “The last thing you need is to be hanging on for grim death in the first few rides! I’m a big fan of chucking the saddle and bridle on, putting them on the lunge and seeing what you’ve got.” From there, Bundy will hop on board, but still stays in the arena for about 10 days doing lots of easy, forward work with plenty of breaks. “I do lots of trotting, but no lateral work, collection or extension. It’s just long and low work at walk and trot, and a bit of canter towards the end of the second week. I want to get them back in front of the leg and civilised.” In this early part of the process, Bundy will stick to feeding hay and grass. “Unless it’s a bad doer, I wait until I feel safe and secure, and then start introducing hard feed. Once I start, it’s a pretty pathetic amount, a token feed so they realise they are back into it, and then feeding increases with the workload.” At this stage particularly, Bundy looks out for any form of heat that comes up in the legs or hooves. “Like with humans, if you start going to the gym, it can be hard in the first 10 days! If anything is going to spring up and surprise you, it tends to have heat in it the day before, so we run our hands over them every day to check for heat.”

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Once Bundy feels secure on the horses after 10 days or so in the arena, she ventures out to do a lot of hacking on the roads or in the paddocks. “It’s still nothing of ridiculous difficulty at that stage, just getting them out and building up a level of fitness.” After four weeks of work, Bundy will begin to introduce more of what she’d work on mid-season, like a bit of jumping, some collected work and a few easy lessons. In the sixth or seventh week, the horses will have their first gallop. “It’s not racehorse style either, I’ll just start to introduce a bit of hill work and interval training, doing two sets of four minutes of canter, for example. It’s a chance to decide if the horse has got any fitness or none. It depends on the horse too – if you’ve got a higher-level horse that competed at Taupo in May and you give it six weeks off, it should still be pretty fit. After six weeks back in work, you can start testing the fitness and see where you are at.” With horses in the team of varying ages, Bundy will tailor the workload to suit the horses, with the younger ones still normally only working five days a week at this stage, while the older ones start to get more a little more pressure on.

“The older ones are definitely fitter and stronger. While the young ones might be knackered after 20-25 minutes when they are coming back into work, the older horses progress a lot quicker and at six weeks back, it gets quite serious.” Every horse of Bundy’s, no matter what level or age, will always go cross-country schooling two or three times before the first horse trial at Flaxmere, in the first weekend of October. Bundy takes a truckload over to the Waikato Equestrian Centre to have a run through. “I don’t like surprises! I have to know what I’m sitting on when I’m in the start box. I hate cold schooling, but I don’t overdo it. With the 3* horses, I’ll practice over pre-novice or training level fences. I’ll jump half a dozen fences and then have a break, then do another half dozen. Every horse does this, regardless of experience.” Bundy’s horses also get out to at least five or six practice days of show jumping and dressage before the first horse trial and even then, they still aren’t at their peak. “The first horse trial for me is always a level or two down from what they have finished at the season before. It’s always a reintroduction and I go easy, back off the speed and get back into it slowly.” C

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TIPS FIRST from time the OUT TOP Taking your young, green or new horse out and about for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but these top tips will help to set you up for a successful outing.

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William Willis says: When taking a youngster out for the first time, you want to make it as stress-free as possible. Having them tired or dull is ideal, and calmers are great. You want them as relaxed and easy as possible to give a positive first experience.

Bundy Philpott

Emily Cammock

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Bundy Philpott is a 3* eventing rider with over 25 years of experience. As well as eventing, she also competed to World Cup level in show jumping with her top jumper Little Milt.

Chirstchurch-based eventer Emily Cammock has many accolades to her name, including the NRM CCI 3* Open National Championship.

Jody is committed to the coaching and training of Equitation Science. She has competed a succession of stallions at Grand Prix both nationally and internationally.

At just 22 years old, Kallista Field made history with her special Hanoverian mare, Waikare, when they became New Zealand’s first ever Olympic dressage representatives, at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

Read more from Bundy on page 60 - Show Season Prep with the Pros.

Want to know more about Emily? Head to page 34 for a full interview.

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Pip Hume talked to Jody about what’s next for her and her star stallion on page 20.

Waikare is also the ‘One Kallista won’t forget’. Find out why on page 26.

Emily Cammock says:

Jody Hartstone says:

Don’t be afraid of schooling your horse on the ground before getting on at a show. Ensuring that your horse will ‘park’ and not follow your feet will lessen his flight drive dramatically. Lowering a horse’s head to below wither height has been found to lower their heartrate, and lots of wither scratches and stroking will help greatly to relieve tension. Park, head down and stroking are much more valuable and effective to the horse than letting him display flight on the end of the lunge line in an attempt to ‘let off steam’.

Oliver Edg ecombe sa ys,“Spend time in the as much ring as po ssible befo and after re the bell, your round , dont just gate. Show rush out th e them the ri n g , th e jumps, th crowds - a e nything sc ary or new .”

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William Willis says: I like to take young horses out in a group situation with other horses they are familiar with, on a farm or forest ride. The next step would be to a training venue without lots of other people and horses. I want to build up slowly so when they do get to a show it doesn’t blow their minds.

I always try to make their first outing a very low key dressage day where there are not a lot of entries, heaps of room to warm up and zero pressure. If you can stay relaxed yourself, your horse is likely to feed off your emotional calm. But remember that they’re also just as likely to tune into your tension or anxiety.

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competition before too many horses enter the warm-up. I use magnesium-based calmers (and take a hit myself!). I find that over the three days, they usually calm down and get a bit tired so they end up nice and relaxed. That way, the experience is positive and low stress for everyone!

Oliver Edgecombe

Sharyn Greer

Vanessa Way

William Willis

World Cup show jumping rider Oliver Edgecombe has plenty of experience preparing a team of horses from four to 10 years old and competes from 90cm classes right up to Grand Prix and World Cup.

Sharyn Greer is the one behind the highly successfull Tallyho Connemara Pony Stud and has a strong passion for hunting.

Vanessa is one of New Zealand’s most successful dressage riders and coaches, having produced numerous horses to Grand Prix level, and has been at the top of the sport for many years.

William Willis is not only a succesful show jump rider, but is riding home-bred horses to stardom including Dollar Roll MH who won the 2017 Norwood Gold Cup.

Oliver and his wife Brooke shared some of their knowledge in ‘Show Season Prep with the Pros’ over on page 57.

Find out more about Sharyn and her ‘paddocks full of grey ponies’ over on page 42.

On page 58 Vanessa shares how she prepares for the show season.

Diana Dobson caught up with William as he reflects on last season, looks forward to next season and talks breeding on page 16.

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GYMNASTIC EXERCISES 2

WHY USE GYMNASTIC EXERCISES? Trotting exercises can be a valuable tool for horses and riders of any level and discipline. They build strength and position, and can refocus the attention of a distracted horse. The exercises you build can be simple or complex and can reflect the level of training or the set of skills you want to work on at a certain time.

RAISED POLES

GYMNASTICS HELP THE RIDER: Increase focus Learn to control pace and spacing Work on adjusting strides Enhance rider position Learn to achieve consistency of pace

GYMNASTICS HELP THE HORSE: Loosen the body and engage Increase suppleness Lighten the forehand Engage the hind-end Increase general fitness Regain focus in training

To set up • • •

Arrange 4 poles in a line Raise one end of each pole slightly off the ground Alternate which end is raised on each subsequent pole

Purpose of exercise • •

Encourages articulation in the joints Horse is encouraged to engage its back-end and muscles as it lifts each of its legs over the obstacle.

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To set up • • •

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To set up • •

Arrange 4 poles in a fan pattern Adjust spacing based on horse’s striding

Purpose of exercise

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Good for encouraging horse to lift his feet and articulate the joints Can be incorporated into turns and patterns, making for various training exercises

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Luke Dee has packed a lot into his 23 years. His show jumping career started out like that of many young Kiwis – from Pony Grand Prix to Young Riders, then on to World Cup level, where he enjoyed plenty of success with his top horse Ombudsman, including 2nd place in the Olympic Cup at HOY 2014. After catching the eye of legendary American horseman George Morris during a clinic, Luke jumped at the opportunity to head overseas and broaden his knowledge and experience. He spent the next few years working for some of the top names on the American jumper scene, including for George Morris (as a demo rider), American show jumper Missy Clark, and ex-pat Kiwi Sharn Wordley. Now, after spending a summer on the European circuit based with top Irish rider Cian O’Connor, Luke is back in New Zealand with a wealth of knowledge that he is very willing to share.

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Luke’s coaching and training style is based around keeping things straightforward and simple, encouraging his pupils in incremental achievements, whether big or small. His goal is to challenge riders, but never overface them. During the warm-up, his focus is on making sure that the horse is in front of the rider’s leg and attentive. With a lazy horse, it’s forward, forward, forward before anything else. However, Daisy is a naturally forward pony who doesn’t need a lot of kicking along, so the aim with her is to make sure that she is between Sophie’s leg and hand, and listening to her rider. “We need to keep changing things up all the time with lots and lots of transitions, both within the pace and between paces. If you just trot around in circles, the pony will get bored very quickly,” Luke explains. To make sure Daisy isn’t bulging out through her shoulder, Luke wants Sophie to ride ‘straight’ on the circle

FORWARD & STRAIGHT.

After a walk around the arena, Sophie works Daisy in trot. Luke asks her to let Daisy go forward a little on the long side, and collect her on the short side, where they work on a circle before going large around the arena again. She begins the exercise in rising trot, progressing to sitting trot on the short sides and circles. Luke quickly identifies Daisy’s tendency to drop down and come behind the vertical, or “suck back”. He urges Sophie to lift her hands a little to prevent this and to work on lengthening and shortening the stride to encourage Daisy to bring her hindquarters more underneath herself. On the circle, Luke wants Sophie to check that Daisy isn’t bulging out through the shoulder. “Flex her to the outside and then push her over to stop that outside shoulder popping,” he tells her. “You need to keep her straight on the circle – by that I mean that her bend should follow the curve of the circle, so that she doesn’t flex too much to the inside or pop her shoulder out.” On the long side of the arena, Luke asks Sophie to send Daisy forward, then soften her hand and let Daisy stretch a little. The exercises are repeated at the canter, with Daisy becoming noticeably lighter and more responsive.

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Luke and Sophie work on Daisy’s habit of ‘sucking back’

GETTING IT RIGHT AT HOME In spite of the fact that Sophie and Daisy are capable of jumping quite substantial fences, Luke says they will learn just as much, if not more, using poles and smaller jumps. “Exercises over poles on the ground and small jumps are about thinking and concentrating; learning to be onto it all of the time. The exercises are how you learn to ride the distances and adjust the stride. You have to get the basics right at home and put in the ground work so it all happens easily when you are at a show. “I used to want to go out and jump all day long, but now I never really jump big at home. I might give a horse a decent jump to tune him up just before a big show but that’s about it.” Luke measures every distance accurately. Over poles on the ground he allows one step for take-off, one step for landing, and four steps for each stride. His first exercise looks very simple – two poles on the ground with a line of four strides between them on the long side. The first time, Daisy goes through in five strides. “Go again, and when you land after the first

pole allow her to move on for the first two strides. You won’t need to push her to make that distance, just allow her to move on a little more. Every adjustment is very slight and should be very smooth. You can mix the line up a bit and ride it in four strides, or five, but decide on the number of strides and then ride that number.” Luke says that developing rider discipline in this way can make the difference at a show. “If you walk a line and it’s six-anda-half strides, you can decide whether to move the pony on a bit for six strides, or wait for the seven.” The exercise on the opposite long side has a line of seven strides. Again, Luke has Sophie ride forward for the seven strides, collecting Daisy before the corner, and then come around again to ride a waiting line for eight strides. Throughout the lesson, there are frequent changes of direction. Luke also makes sure that there are plenty of opportunities for Daisy to stretch forward on the long side, as well as taking walk breaks.

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EXERCISES OVER POLES ON THE GROUND AND SMALL JUMPS ARE ABOUT THINKING AND CONCENTRATING; LEARNING TO BE ONTO IT ALL OF THE TIME. THE EXERCISES ARE HOW YOU LEARN TO RIDE THE DISTANCES AND ADJUST THE STRIDE.

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7 strides 30 steps 3 strides 14 steps

IT’S ALL ABOUT LINE AND TRACK Luke’s jumps are arranged in two half circles that allow for all sorts of lines and tracks to be ridden. The most simple, direct lines are fourteen steps – one step each for take-off and landing, and three strides (four steps for each stride). For a horse, he says, another half a metre might be needed. The jumps start out low and Luke progressively raises them, first to about a metre and then 1.10m. The first time through the middle combination, Daisy makes an awkward jump over the second element. “She got a bit deep into the first element coming off that turn, and when she landed, you pushed when you didn’t really need to,”

Luke explains. “If you had sat still she would have backed off the second element and jumped it nicely.” Over the bigger jumps, he urges Sophie to use all of the space available and to keep Daisy straight over the jumps. Where she is inclined to jump a little bit to the right (over one particular combination she is a little bit ‘looky’), Luke suggests that Sophie open the left rein at take-off to keep her straight. “After the combination, sit tall and don’t let her cut the corner. Let her open up smoothly to move away; don’t hurry. Rushing leads to mistakes,” he adds. “Just take your time and give yourself enough room.” C C

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Luke riding Ombudsman in the 2014 JB Olympic Cup, Horse of the Year PHOTO kampic.com

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Luke riding Wild Thing in the 2008 Rabobank FMG Pony Grand Prix at Gisborne Showgrounds PHOTO kampic.com

UP CLOSE LUKE ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE SHOW JUMPING SUCCESS AS A TEENAGER, WITH HIS PONIES WILD THING, MAXIMUS AND CONDOLEEZZA HELPING HIM TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE GRAND PRIX SERIES, AND GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE ON FEI CHILDREN’S TEAMS, BOTH IN NEW ZEALAND AND OVERSEAS. This early success continued at Young Rider level with his horse Ombudsman, and the pair progressed on to Grand Prix and World Cup events. Their highlights include winning the Silver Fern Stakes and the Norwood Cup, and taking second place in the Horse of the Year in 2014. During this period, Luke also competed a number of NZPH horses.

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Luke says that he has always wanted to be the best that he can be, and the opportunity to go overseas came when he rode at a George Morris clinic organised by John Cottle. “I was lucky enough to be invited to dinner with them. At that time I was thinking about going overseas to ride, and tossing up between Europe and the USA. When I talked with George, he gave me his card and told me to call him. I stayed in touch with him and eventually went over to the States as a demo rider for some of his clinics. “That led to the opportunity to ride with well-known American trainer Missy Clark. I was with her through the winter of 2013, then I came back for the New Zealand summer season. When I returned to the States, I took Ombudsman with me. “After I finished working for Missy I went to Ashland Stables in Lexington, Kentucky, where Kiwi rider Sharn Wordley was based with his (then) wife Ashley Fleischhacker Wordley. Ashley allowed me to ride one of her show jumpers in

the FEI Nations Cup at Ocala in 2016, where I was the top finisher for the New Zealand team. “Then I joined the stable of Cian O’Connor and went to Europe for the summer, where I did a bit of competing – my best result was a third in a 2* competition in Belgium – before wintering in Florida. I had a really good time with Cian. It was amazingly hard work, but the amount I learnt was invaluable.” Luke is now enjoying having some time out back in New Zealand. While he is missing riding on a daily basis, he has had a chance to catch up with his mates and take part in such Kiwi activities as duck shooting. And with his Canadian girlfriend Mackenzie Edwards studying at Victoria University, he’s unsure about where his future may lie. “The show jumping scene overseas is tough. It takes so much money to get to the top – some of the richest people in the world are involved in the sport – and it’s very political. You can have a huge sponsor one day, and the next they are gone.” C

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RADRs was formed in 2015 to promote distance riding in the Rangitikei area, and their highly successful second season saw significant achievements for the club, including a boost in membership, a top local accolade, and several well-attended competitive events. Early in the season, the Rangitikei Area Distance Riders (RADRs) Club was awarded 2017 Whanganui Sports Club of the Year, up against some pretty impressive nominations. The committee members were surprised and thrilled by this accolade and it provided plenty of motivation for the season ahead. Another significant milestone for the club was hosting the 2017 New Zealand Masters Games Distance Riding Event, which was held on a hill property close to Turakina over a championship-worthy course, giving riders a mix of flowing hill and flat country. Medal placings at this event were hardfought with some very good scores. The winners of the top honours were: Novice 20km Gold Medal Carol Wrathall and Hokio Beach Rustik Short Intermediate 20km Gold Medal Sharon Nickless and Makahiwi Guinevere Intermediate 40km Gold Medal Paula Watson and Tres Bein LS Open 40km Gold Medal Maureen Davie and Makahiwi Phoenix Enduro 40km Gold Medal Sandy McCuan and Mizraim Silver Gym

The season concluded with a local fundraising Competitive Trail Ride (CTR) where 131 riders helped raise over $2,700 for the local primary school, Marton School. It is the second time the club has hosted this fundraiser and all of our members enjoy the opportunity to give back to the local community. Across the season, RADRs held a total of four competitive events and one fun ‘reccie’ ride. Demand for entries was high across the board, with two of the events reaching capacity well beforehand, requiring some riders to be placed on waiting lists. Most of the events were held close to Bulls, with the exception of the Masters Games event at Turakina and the ‘reccie’ ride which was held over rural Whanganui hill country on Mount Zion Station. Riders enjoyed the opportunity to ride over diverse properties which featured a good mix of farmland, beach, forests and hills. Over the course of the season, close to 100 new riders were introduced to the sport of CTR and 7,063 kilometres were successfully completed at the four competitive events (the same distance as from Auckland to Hawaii!). Membership has increased to almost 180 financial members, up from 101 last season, which bodes well for the club’s future. This relatively young club continues to flourish with the support of its members, sponsors and landowners, and is already planning five or six competitive events and another fun ‘reccie’ ride for next season.

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The unique event attracted almost 200 female riders from as far afield as Whangarei and Otago, and the verdict was that it was a resounding success.

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WORDS Rebecca Harper

rganised by the Dannevirke Hunt and held at the Mount Herbert property of Simon and Claire Wilson, the unique event attracted almost 200 female riders from as far afield as Whangarei and Otago, and the verdict was that it was a resounding success. Event organiser and Dannevirke Hunt fundraising convenor, Kirstin Wahlberg, wanted to put on a special event that would appeal to both existing hunt members and those keen to experience a taste of hunting. “We wanted to create interest, give people a taste of real hunting and encourage them to take part by creating a welcoming atmosphere. “Feedback from hunt members was that many years ago there was a Bitches’ Hunt held, so why didn’t we try something like that? I thought it sounded like a good idea and we ran with it. We wanted to make it original, for people to enjoy themselves and feel the camaraderie amongst other women, and go away with special memories of the day.” They also decided to make the hunt a fundraiser for breast cancer, which seemed a perfect fit for a women’s hunt, especially as almost everyone has been touched by the disease, in some way, during their lifetime. “Because we wanted to make it unique and special for everyone, we started early and had a champagne breakfast, which was a chance for everyone to gather before we rode out and to feel part of the group. “Really the whole objective was to be professional and go hunting; for people to truly experience what our sport is – that was the number one aim.” And they achieved that with perfect conditions and hard hunting for the first half of the hunt. Dannevirke Huntsman John Mclaughlan was the sole male on the hunt field and was joined by two masters, Claire Wilson and Kirsten Popplewell, and female whips, all members of the Dannevirke Hunt. “For all of the whips it was their first time whipping in, and they did an amazing job. It really showed the capability we have in the hunt, if people are given the opportunity.” A halfway stop on a strategic hill proved a hit, with male members of the hunt serving a traditional stirrup cup (port) and sandwiches to riders. They were ably assisted by sponsor Fiber Fresh’s Waikato rep, Luke Needham, who showed what a good sport he is by donning a wig and bra and handing out the drinks. “The stop on top of the hill was an opportunity to re-group, have a breather for those who had hunted hard and a catch-up. The stirrup cup is a hunting tradition and we wanted to incorporate that. It proved to be an absolute winner,” Kirstin says.

“And we did hunt hard for the first half! People also had the opportunity to get group photos at the stop, which gave something to remember the day by.” After a change of master they were on their way again, hunting for another hour and again enjoying fantastic running before heading in. Master for the second half, Kirsten Popplewell, says it was an honour to lead the field. “I have never done it before and to do it in front of nearly 200 women was quite daunting, but exciting. I spoke to masters past and present and their advice was ‘be considerate of the field, don’t fall off, and when you’re running, anything goes’,” she says. “We were running and we had three full wires one after the other, and to have everyone follow and hear the whoops of joy was a real buzz. It was great to have several young ones right up there by my side.” Kirsten also works for Fiber Fresh, who generously sponsored bags of feed and the port for the stirrup cup. “Luke was such a good sport, it didn’t take too much coercing to get him out there in the field. He loves mixing with people and did Fiber Fresh proud.” The hunt finished with the traditional hunt breakfast, fully catered by Dannevirke Hunt, and speeches. Kirstin Wahlberg says the day exceeded her expectations in terms of the number of riders that turned up, and raised in excess of $10,000. “It showed the level of support for such an event. People were excited to be part of it and willing to travel for it. “To be able to provide such a large group of women with a huge amount of satisfaction and have them go away happy was wonderful. I feel incredibly humbled by the whole situation, the support and how it came together. All my praying to the weather gods obviously came to fruition too, because the weather was perfect! “I also want to acknowledge the importance of the landowners. This season has been particularly difficult with the weather and we greatly appreciate their generosity. And while I was the organiser, it takes more than one person to steer the ship! It takes a whole crew, and everyone worked well together to make the day a success.” The idea of going hunting for the first time can be daunting, but Kirstin certainly achieved her objective of creating a fun, social environment where riders of all levels felt comfortable to take part, and experience what hunting is all about. “We wanted to show people it is fun and enjoyable – you don’t have to be a full wire hunter, you can gate and keep up and have an interest in the hunt. At the end of the day it’s about having fun, but having safe fun.” C

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Started by the Springston Pony Club almost 30 years ago, the Collier Trophy has become an important date on Canterbury Pony Clubs’ calendar. Initially only including branches from Christchurch, invitations are now extended to include North Canterbury and Hurunui branches. Hosted by the previous year’s winner, the competition is in the format of a OneDay Event. Teams of six (two in each age group) compete with the best score from each class, plus the next best score, determining the final team score. This year’s event was hosted by the Waihora Pony Club. 1. Kim Purvis – CALICO MOON, in the NZPC80 16 years and under B, riding for Halswell Red 2. Pieta O’Neill – RAINBOW FALCON, 4th in the NZPC80 16 years and under A, riding for Halswell Red 3. Leah Zydenbos – TANGO, in the NZPC80 16 years and under A, riding for Bangor 4. Arianne Jones – ABSOLUTION II, NZPC80 16 years and under A, riding for Ferrymead 5. Brooke Adams – DOUBLE A MOUNTAIN MOON, 5th in the NZPC65 14 years and under A, riding for Okuku

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You prepare your gear, you prepare your horse, you pack the truck or float, but do you consider your mind in your preparation for a competition? Being mentally prepared for what’s ahead in your sporting endeavours is equally as important as your physical preparation, according to registered psychologist Sara Chatwin. We spoke with Sara to find out why looking after the mind should be an important part of your training programme, no matter what level you’re competing at or what your goals are. WORDS Laura Hunt

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PSYCHOLOGIST Sara Chatwin Sara is a registered psychologist and social commentator who runs her own busy Aucklandbased psychology practice, Mindworks. Sara has a Bachelor’s degree (with a double major in Education and Psychology) and a Master’s degree with first class honours from the University of Auckland. Sara also holds a Sports Psychology Certificate from Auckland University of Technology, and works with many amateur and professional athletes across New Zealand and Australia to help them prepare mentally to perform to the best of their ability in their chosen sport.

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Why does it even matter?

In recent years, the area of sports psychology has gained popularity and more attention across the globe, with more and more amateur and professional athletes turning to the help of a sports psychologist, or including some mental conditioning exercises as an integral part of their preparation for competition. Why is it so important? According to Sara, a healthy mind supports a healthy body, and without having your head in the right place, all your hard work in other areas of your preparation can go to waste. “To be on top of your game and produce the best result that you’re capable of, whatever level you’re competing at, you need to produce mental fortitude and strength,” says Sara. “You can have any amount of talent, the best horse, everything else can be right, but if your mind isn’t in the right place, you won’t produce the best results.” As a passionate advocate for sports psychology and the need to look after the mind to get the best results in the sporting arena, Sara is pleased to see the area getting more attention globally, and more recently in New Zealand too. “In America and Australia, it’s commonplace for athletes to use sports psychology, but we have had great tough sportspeople in this country who haven’t always needed this kind of support. It’s always been more about the physical side of the sport.”

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Sports psychology and thorough mental preparation for competition isn’t just something for elite professional athletes to use or consider. Sara sees athletes across the board, from elites to amateurs. She works with men, women, and children who just want to improve their game, get better in their sport and get more enjoyment out of it. “Psychology can give amateur athletes the ability to get the most enjoyment possible out of their sport, so it can be a stress relief and a great part of work-life balance,” says Sara. “People identify when their mind, attitude and behaviours like negative self-talk and other stresses and frustrations are undermining their success in their chosen sport, and psychology helps to put strategies in place to cut out those problems. When the mind and body are in sync, you get amazing outcomes!”

Does it work for equestrians too?

“Yes! I work with many equestrians who really benefit from the techniques and strategies that can be put in place to help them overcome any problems or sharpen up their performance,” says Sara. “The addition of working with another animal brings a level of difficulty that other sports wouldn’t have, so it’s particularly important in equestrian sport to have your own mind focused.” Britta Pedersen is one well-known dressage rider who has experienced the benefits of sports psychology with her own riding. Britta says she has been very interested in the psychology behind competitive sports and how it can help athletes both in and out of the competition arena. She has worked with Sara for many years, which she considers to be a real contributor to both her competitive and professional success. “I’m very proactive on things like short and long term goal setting, vision boards, affirmations (I have a set of affirmation boards taped in the truck at shows and repeat them to myself at least three times a day!), post-show reflections, debriefing and moving forward plans,” she says. Britta started seriously working with a sports psychologist at around 19 or 20 years of age for many reasons, such as pre-competition self-doubt, but mostly she wanted more in the toolbox to help her mentally prepare to be cool, calm and collected in the ring. “The work I have done towards mental strength and improving my mindset for riding has helped me enormously in both my competitive equestrian career and professional life. The area where I improved a lot was the warm-up. I learnt how to create an effective warm-up for me and my horse, with everything planned out and strategies to quickly adapt if things started to go wrong.” Britta recommends sports psychology to everyone to help develop personal goals, visions and strategies. “Being able to identify your weaknesses can be a terrifying experience, but it doesn’t need to be. If you can work with a skilled psychologist, it will have a positive impact on your career and believe me, your horse will thank you!”

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“In America and Australia, it’s commonplace for athletes to use sports psychology, but we have had great tough sportspeople in this country who haven’t always needed this kind of support.”

Common problems hindering performance

Sara explains that every person is different, and the athletes that she helps have a range of different barriers or issues preventing them from achieving what they want to, or are capable of, in their chosen sport. “Everyone comes to the table with a different set of issues, and there are many strategies I will use to work through those issues with them. Everyone is human, and a lot of things that come up are very normal and common. While someone might be a super human in the sports arena, they still struggle with the same day-to-day problems as anyone else.” Below are a few common issues that Sara often helps people with.

Motivation

Some athletes get bogged down in the day-to-day repetitiveness of training. “The same old grind and putting in hard work to their sport every day can pull people down. I encourage people to make sure they have some time out for themselves, give themselves a rest and a reward, whether it’s a massage, day off, walk with the dog, whatever. You also need to have supportive people around who want to help, and their influence can be the make or break on those days when motivation is really lacking,” says Sara.

Organisation

One of the hardest things for some athletes is getting organised and ready for competition. “In New Zealand, we have so many physically gifted athletes with incredible talent and natural ability, but they just struggle to get themselves organised, and their game lacks as a result. I work through step-by-step strategies with them and almost act like a watchdog, like a parent who puts rules and regulations into place. Good habits need monitoring, but so do bad habits when we are trying to break them!”

Nerves & Anxiety

Nerves that arise for a range of reasons are very common amongst athletes at all levels. “There are different strategies that we can use to overcome nerves, including visualisation and relaxation techniques, and mind-calming techniques,” says Sara. “It’s also important to use positive psychology. Athletes need to be positively prepared to give their best performance possible. I will get them to watch old videos of great performances and remember positive experiences and make sure they are surrounded by positive people.”

Sleep

“Sleep issues come into play often when people are putting themselves into a competitive arena, along with dealing with usual day-to-day stresses, so you’ve got to find a way to make life more manageable. I recommend no alcohol and caffeine at least two hours before your intended sleep time, and no scary or upsetting movies, literature or music before bed. Just take the time to really relax and wind down in the couple of hours before you plan to go to sleep.”

Elitism

With elite or semi-professional athletes, Sara explains it’s sometimes easy to forget they are still human beings. “These people are dealing with the usual issues that we all face like financial, professional and relationship problems, as well as their commitments to their sport, and sometimes it all becomes too much, so they will look to sports psychology to get them through.” If a rider is experiencing any of these problems, it’s not something that can be fixed overnight. A lot of mental work is about building habits and strength through repetition. Just as you wouldn’t go out and jump a 3* cross-country course without being physically fit, you need to invest time in advance to prepare your mind too. “I really feel that people need to put a tapering programme into place weeks or months in advance of an event. It’s about the body and mind being ready, and one doesn’t work without the other.”

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As an amateur show jumping competitor herself, our writer Laura Hunt told Sara about nerves that she’s struggled with for years, due to worrying about bad things happening in the arena – before they’ve even happened. Sara quickly identifies that Laura’s nerves stem from negative thought patterns, and tells her to focus on positive thoughts and being surrounded by positive people. “You need to strongly focus on not allowing those negative thoughts to come into your brain and keep sending consistent and repetitious positive messages to yourself about how you’re going to perform. Keep training yourself that way, to not let the negative thoughts get back in.” Laura also tells Sara about how she feels nervous worrying about people on the sidelines watching, and wanting to put in a really good performance. Sara explains that this is human nature. “It is very common, but you need to make your performance about you – it’s not about the other people. A performance is a personal thing, so if you feel good about what you’ve put into it, that’s great. Keep focusing on the positives and what you’ve achieved for YOU, and if you keep doing this repeatedly, your perceptions will eventually change and you will feel significantly more satisfied.”

“Keep focusing on the positives and what you’ve achieved for YOU, and if you keep doing this repeatedly, your perceptions will eventually change and you will feel significantly more satisfied.”

SARA’S

top tips •

Be organised and have everything you need prepared well in advance – this will make such a difference to your performance and focus at the event

•

Look after yourself. Your health, your nutrition, physical fitness and mental confidence are incredibly important.

•

Put some relaxation strategies in place. In any training regime, there needs to be some time out and rest for you. It might be hard to let go sometimes (particularly true when you’re looking after a horse!), but you can’t forget to take the time for yourself. You’ve got to make that time! C

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HEALTH

GET ON Mounting and dismounting is something all riders have to do, but some find it easier than others. Here are some tips to help you hop on board. WORDS Nicola Smith

Flexibility is crucial to making mounting your horse much easier. With poor flexibility, you’re likely to struggle to mount your horse without pulling at the saddle and disrupting your horse’s balance. Not to mention how you might look as you twist and haul yourself up! Naturally, using a mounting block is always a great help – and often preferable for both you and your horse – but there won’t always be a perfectly positioned mounting block to help you get on, so these four exercises will prove invaluable if you ever get caught out. No longer will you be stranded at a gate waiting for someone to give you a friendly leg up, or be left wishing you had a portable mounting block in your saddlebag! Here are four exercises that will help improve your flexibility and get you onto your horse more easily. Of course, there will always be tall riders and short riders, tall horses and short horses, so it will be easier for some than others; and unfortunately, no amount of stretching will give you longer legs, or shrink your horse down! However, more flexibility can’t be a bad thing, so let’s give it a shot.

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“UNFORTUNATELY, NO AMOUNT OF STRETCHING WILL GIVE YOU LONGER LEGS, OR SHRINK YOUR HORSE DOWN! HOWEVER, MORE FLEXIBILITY CAN’T BE A BAD THING.”

EXERCISE 1

Lie down on your back with your legs straight. Draw one knee up to your chest, clasping your hands around your knee. Focus on pushing your back down against the ground, engaging your core and pulling your knee towards you. Flex your foot, so it’s nice and strong as you stretch. You’ll feel this in your bottom and through the back of your leg.

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EXERCISE 2

In a sitting position, tuck one leg into your groin and straighten out the other leg. Targeting the hamstring muscle, reach down towards the toes of your straight leg. If you wish to intensify this exercise, hold your toes and with the opposite arm, reach up and over your head. Turn your head to look under your armpit as you hold the stretch.

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. Remain in the seated position and stretch out both your legs. Slide your seat bones right back and fold forward towards the floor. If you can reach your toes, that’s great. If not, it’s something to work towards. This exercise is again targeting your hamstrings and encouraging them to lengthen. If you have short, tight hamstrings, you’re going to be struggling to lift your leg up and over your horse.

EXERCISE 4

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Coming into a pigeon pose, tuck one leg in close to your hip and lengthen your other leg out behind you. Once in position, fold your body forward, resting your forearms on the ground. Again, if you can’t get all the way down, this is something you can continue to work towards. You can also bend your back leg as much as you need to, to help you make the stretch.

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RECIPE

Sticky DATE & PEAR PUDDING with Butterscotch Sauce

This deliciously decadent sticky date and pear pudding with fresh dates and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream is a real treat – you just can’t beat it! Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Serves: 12 Ingredients 2 cups fresh pitted dates 2 cups water 1 tsp baking soda 150g butter, chopped 1 packed cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp ground ginger 2 tins of pears in syrup

Butterscotch sauce 1 cups soft brown sugar 1 cup cream ¼ tsp vanilla extract Sprinkle of salt

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 180˚C fanbake. Grease 2 large muffin tins. 2. Slice pears in half and drain well, then place one slice in the base of each muffin tin. 3. Place dates and water in a pot large enough to hold the entire mixture and boil until dates are soft. Add butter, when melted add sugar. When mixture becomes a little bit thicker, add baking soda. 4. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. 5. Mix in sugar and eggs then fold in flour, vanilla and ginger. 6. Pour batter over the top and smooth evenly to fully cover the pears. 7. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. 8. Stand for at least 5 minutes before turning upside down onto a serving. 9. Serve with warm butterscotch sauce.

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16.3hh 16.3hh4-year-old 4-year-oldstallion stallion

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QUINEUS QUINEUS GNZ GNZ

Quantum Quantum

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

Dirka Dirka

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

Cor CordedelalaBryère Bryère

Ulla UllaV V

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Selle (Selle Français Français HLP) HLP)

Ella Ella

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Gineus Gineus

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Gambaldi Gambaldi (Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Dreamy Dreamy

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

TeTePek PekGaleno Galeno (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Jalisco JaliscoB B

Raenga Raenga

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Postillion Postillion

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Puherangi Puherangi

CANDYMAN CANDYMAN GNZ GNZ

Quidam QuidamdedeRevel Revel

Casall Casall

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lily LilyGNZ GNZ (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Carentino Carentino (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Kira KiraXVII XVII (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Caletto CalettoII II (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Isidor Isidor

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lavall LavallI I

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Maltia Maltia

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corrado Corrado1 1 (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Fleets FleetsTreat TreatJnr JnrGNZ GNZ (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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Cor CordedelalaBryère Bryère (Selle (Selle Français Français HLP) HLP)

Soleil Soleil

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corlando Corlando (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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ONE OF ONLY TWO 5* STALLIONS IN NZ AND THE ONLY ONE WITH 5* PROGENY!! Last season alone has been hugely successful with a 85% embryo recovery rate!! Pennsylvania has competed internationally for the Netherlands, when ridden by Gerco Schröder. He is the only stallion to come to the Southern Hemisphere that has competed in Nations Cup events and the Global Champions Tour, and despite having had limited mares due to his competition career, has progeny currently jumping at 4*. PENNSYLVANIA IS ONE OF ONLY TWO STALLIONS IN NZ THAT HAVE COMPETED AT 5* LEVEL (THE SECOND IS LORDANO, WHO IS ALSO STANDING AT GOLDENGROVE STUD). Pennsylvania is fully approved by KWPN, Oldenburg and the Bavarian Warmblood studbooks. He stands at 16.3hh, and is a modern type of blood horse with an outstanding technique.

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CORLANDO CORLANDO(IMP) (IMP)- -FULLY FULLYAPPROVED APPROVED &&LICENSED LICENSEDHHAA HHAA&&NZ NZ 16.3hh 16.3hh- Bay - Bay-1996 -1996 Corlando’s Corlando’spedigree pedigreefeatures featuressome someofofthe theworld’s world’smost most renowned renownedHolsteiner Holsteinerbloodlines. bloodlines.Progeny Progenyincludes: includes: n nMy MySuper SuperNova Nova– –owned ownedand andbred bredbybyRose Rose Alfeld, Alfeld,who who

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CARTELL CARTELLGNZ GNZ

17hh 17hh- Chestnut - Chestnut- 2008 - 2008 Cartell Cartellis isinto intohis hisfifth fifthseason seasonatatstud. stud.His Hisfirst firstcrop cropofoffoals foalshas has exceeded exceededallallour ourexpectations, expectations,producing producinga avery verymodern moderntype typethat that is istalltallwith withfantastic fantasticnatures naturesand andmovement movementthat thateveryone everyonedesires. desires. Cartell Cartelluniquely uniquelycarries carriesvery veryprominent prominentHolstein Holsteinsire sirelines lines– –the the great greatCasall Casall Ask, Ask,and andCorrado Corrado1,1,who whohas haswon wonatat Aachen. Aachen.He He offers offersNew NewZealand Zealandbreeders breedersthe theopportunity opportunitytotobreed breedpower, power, scope, scope,athleticism, athleticism,quickness quicknessand andstamina staminainto intotheir theirprogeny. progeny. Cartell’s Cartell’spresence, presence,along alongwith withhis hisextreme extremequality qualityinintype, type,scope scope and andjump, jump,makes makeshim hima abreeder’s breeder’sdream. dream. Goldengrove GoldengroveStud StudFarm Farmbelieves believesthat thatCartell Cartellhas hasand andpasses passes ononthe theimportant importantthree threeP’s: P’s:

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(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Oldenburg) (Oldenburg)

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(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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Lorenz Lorenz

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Mametta Mametta

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Skid Skid

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Grisaille Grisaille

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

CARTELL CARTELL GNZ GNZ

CORLANDO CORLANDO

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(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Kira KiraXVI XVI (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Caletto CalettoII II (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Isidor Isidor

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lavall LavallI I

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Maltia Maltia

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Jadalco Jadalco

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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Fabio Fabio

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Coral Coral

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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Here’s an opportunity to breed to a LORDANO direct family line, through the dam line of the 2012 European Championships gold medal team winner (Ireland) at Aachen. An outstanding son of the super stallion Lordano, an international GP show jumper who, with Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, jumped clear to gain 3rd place in the prestigious Hamburg Derby, beating horses such as Corrada, three-time winner of the Hickstead Derby with Peter Charles. Lamondo’s dam, Lamona, is an imported Holsteiner, who has produced three approved stallions and numerous World Cup-winning horses. Lamondo is an outstanding stallion, standing at 16.3hh and carrying a modern blood type. He is the perfect outcross for Cor de la Bryère and Capitol bloodlines, and would be a brilliant cross for NZ thoroughbreds, producing progeny endless scope and rideability.

16.3hh - Bay

Cassius GNZ is a brother to Cartell GNZ. In competition with rider Chris Harris, he was the South Island 6YO Champion, and won the first 7YO class of the season. He is the only purebred Holsteiner by Caretino’s son bred and available at stud in New Zealand. Cassius GNZ produced the National 5YO champion (Sabine MS) in 2015/2016, ridden by William Willis, and the pair also won the style prize at the New Zealand Young Horse Show 2016/2017.

SCOPE - POWER -TECHNIQUE Cassius GNZ has had an incredible strike rate from limited opportunities. Cassius GNZ has many young progeny about to commence the 4YO and 5YO classes, and all are showing excellent young horse attributes. He has been a barn favourite for his excellent temperament, and has always been admired for his presence and enormous athletic ability.

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Carentino Isidor

(Holsteiner)

Cor de la Bryère (Selle Français HLP)

Deka

(Holsteiner)

Metellus (Holsteiner)

Corbala

(Holsteiner)

Jadalco

(Holsteiner)

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Fabio

(Holsteiner)

Ladalca

(Holsteiner)

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(Holsteiner)

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(Holsteiner)

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172cm 2004 Black/Brown Stallion Escudo l x Argentinus x Bariton Available in fresh chilled semen Service fee $2000 + GST LFG

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Chacco Silver

Chacco Blue x Cellestial x Sir Caletto 9 year old, 177cm, Oldenburg Jumping Stallion

Chacco Silver is line bred to the influential Caletto 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 50 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 strongly stamps his foals, producing very athletic, modern correct types, such as ‘Olive’ (owned by Mike and Carissa McCall) who was awarded ‘Excellence’ in the 2017 NZ Warmblood Studbook Classification Tour and ‘Champion Foal’ of the tour. His first foals are now rising 5 years and are exceptional. Matawhio Sport Horses offers a rare opportunity to breed with an athlete of this calibre. He is the only Chacco Blue son in New Zealand and has lineage tracing back to Cor de La Bryere on both sides.

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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 70day 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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1999 |165cm Dutch Warmblood stallion Winner of the NORWOOD GOLD CUP and many other major classes in NZ Sire of top NZ eventing horse BALMORAL SENSATION 14th ranked eventing sire WBFSH sire Rankings 2016 - Eventing Senator VDL passes on his ability and correct type. He produces scopey and careful progeny with lovely heads, strong topline & hindquartes. His dam line produced many top jumping horses including two Olympic jumpers. His sire Corland had an outstanding career as an international showjumper representing Holland many times in Nation Cup events.

Lincoln's progeny

Lincoln mvnz Diarado - Indoctro - Galoubet A 2010 |167cm Holsteiner stallion Winner of the Style Prize at the Young Horse Show 2015 Lincoln MVNZ is a stunning black stallion with world class bloodlines on both sides of his pedigree: his sire Diarado was stand-out stallion performance test winner in 2008 with a total index of 150, a jumping index of 144 and a dressage index of 138. Since 2013 he is ranked No1 in the German FN showjumping breeding value estimation. Lincoln's dam Sereedom VDL had a very successful career competing up to 1.50m and has produced extremely talented progeny including Whittaker MVNZ (sold to USA). Lincoln MVNZ is clearly marked by his sire: modern sport horse type, strong movement, great capacity at the jump and fantastic work ethic. He is producing foals of blood type with very good conformation and beautiful temperaments.

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13.2hh | Bay | 2008 Sire: Colbeach Splendour (imp) (Willowbay Symphony x Rosslyn Elfin Play) Dam: LJS Keeping Secret (Pendley Gold Cup (imp) x Ardenhall Royal Secret (imp)

Expressions of interest are invited from NZ breeders who are interested in using this stallion via frozen semen in the coming 2017/18 season. He is a magnificent stallion, having been Champion Stallion and Overall Supreme Champion Riding Pony at Sydney Royal. His progeny are performing in Australia with outstanding results. Below left and centre: His first daughter Whitmere Top Model (out of Whitmere Top of the Pops) was Champion Pony at Melbourne Royal Show 2017 and Sydney Royal Easter Show 2017. Below right: Emma Richardson's Whitmere Manhattan (out of Whitmere Miss Minnette) was Champion Novice Pony at Canberra Royal Show 2017, Champion Newcomer SHC 2017 and Champion Childs Show Pony at Barastoc 2017.

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DC A National Champion himself, now Donnerubin is the sire of the greatest number of 2016-17 NZ Dressage Champions in Level 1 and 2 in his oldest progeny! That is the power of using a stallion with the highly inheritable bloodlines of Donnerhall (Donnerubin is a double cross) and Rubinstein. 10 years old - 16.1hh

Donnerubin produces champions under saddle where it counts.

These bloodlines have proven for over a decade to be the most successful bloodlines in top international dressage horses. Check out the 2016 WBFSH Sire Rankings – Donnerhall bloodlines holds the most spots (at 3) for easily the 10th year in a row, and De Niro (Donnerubin’s damsire) holds the top spot! After successful seasons at PSG/Level 7, Donnerubin himself is aiming to start at Grand Prix level dressage this coming season. If we achieve that, it will be the first time in NZ history that a stallion has been produced from a foal to Grand Prix by one person – and that’s with a rider who had never ridden above Level 5 dressage before him!

Our motto is “Everyone

That strong stamp has seen Donnerubin’s progeny be hugely successful – the oldest are only six years old. Donnerubin sired the highest number of NZ National Champions in Level 1 and 2 Dressage in the 2016-17 season.

• At the 2017 National Dressage Championships, Donnerubin was the sire of both the Champion and Reserve Champion of the Level 1 Amateur Championship, Champion of the Level 2 Amateur Championship. and the winner of the Rakanui Trophy for Best Performed Mare.

• At the 2017 Horse of the Year Show, Donnerubin was the sire of 4 out of the top 7 horses in the Level 2 Championship, including the Champion.

• On the 2016-17 Prestige National Award scoreboard, there were a total of 10 horses by Donnerubin, including the Overall Champion.

• Donnerubin’s progeny are also doing extremely well in other disciplines. They are winning multiple championships both in-hand and under saddle in the show ring, and Donnerubin was also the sire of the 2017 National Eventing Young Horse Champion.

Donnerubin youngstock are renowned for being level headed “old souls”. Their conformation and biomechanics make them the champions that they are. Their humans call them their once in a lifetime horse, which is exactly what we aimed for when we started standing him at stud.

deserves a beautiful horse!” So come and join the Donnerubin family. Donnerubin is highly fertile which makes breeding a breeze.

Donnerubin

CDS congratulates the owners, breeders and riders of the horses sired by Donnerubin for the past season.

Donautraum (German Import) (Oldenburg) Donnerhall

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Donnerwetter (Hanoverian)

Ninette (Oldenburg)

Lortzing (Hanoverian)

Winzerin (Hanoverian)

PANACHE WDS - Donnerubin x Anamour SHOWING - HOYS Reserve Champion Rising Star Riding Horse.

Donnerhall (Oldenburg)

RUBINESQUE - Donnerubin x Jaguar SHOWING - Champion Novice Hunter at NZ National Showcase Show, Supreme Warmblood at the South Island Zilco Festival of Future Stars Show, Zilco Festival Of Future Stars - Four Year Old Dressage Series Champion.

De Niro

NZ Young Event Horse Championship – Champion.

Alicante (Hanoverian)

DONNERBELLA II - Donnerubin x Craighaven Voila/Jaguar Nationals Dressage Championships Level 2 Amateur Champion, 3rd Allinflex National Amateur Level Series

RICKER RIDGE RILEY Donnerubin x Rotspon x Contango II

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DENMARK - Donnerubin x JK Reynard/JK Lucas Canterbury Champion L2 and Champion 5 Yr Old YDH

MONTBELLE DONAHUE - Donnerubin x Cleveland Bay/TB SHOW HUNTER - Multiple Show Hunter Champion High Points Series winner & Junior Rider Series winner with a young rider.

Rubinstein I (Westphalian)

DONNEREGAL - Donnerubin x Maestro/TB NI Zilco L2 Musical Series Overall Reserve Champion, NI Super 5 League L2 Overall Reserve Champion.

DONNERSTAR CDS - Donnerubin x Gymnastic Star 1st & 3rd Bates Nationals 5 Yr Old Young Horse Classes.

Amsel (Oldenburg)

RAUPAPA DONNERITA - Donnerubin x JK Reynard/TB National Dressage Championships Level 1 Amateur Champion, Allinflex National Amateur Level Series CN-L1 Category Champion, Rakanui Trophy – Best Performed Mare at National Dressage Championships, Allinflex National Amateur Level 2 Series – Area Champion (Wellington).

DON ROYALE (AKA DOUBLE UP RE) Donnerubin x Ramirez II/TB Bates National Dressage Championship Reserve Champion Level 1 Amateur, Allinflex National Amateur Level Series CN-L1 Category Reserve Champion, North Island Dressage Championship Champion Level 1 Amateur.

Aronja

KP DEXTER - Donnerubin x Dynamit/TB Masters Series Overall Champion, South Island Super 5 Overall Reserve Champion, NI Super 5 L2 Semi Final Champion at National Dressage Championships.

CN-L2 Category, Allinflex National Amateur Level 2 Series – Area Champion (Taranaki).

(Oldenburg)

FERNLEA DIAMOND DAY Donnerubin x Donnerwind/Landioso HOYS Level 2 Title Champion, Prestige National Futures Award Champion, Level 2 South Island Championships Dressage Champion, South Island Super 5 L2 Overall Series Champion, South Island Zilco MFS L2 Overall Series Champion.

Delilah (German Import) (Oldenburg)

Some examples of Donnerubin’s top performing progeny’s top results from the 2016-17 season are:

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FUGATO SW IMPORTED FROM OLDENBURG, GERMANY Fugato SW is a 16.2hh 4-year-old licensed Oldenburg stallion with superlative dressage bloodlines. He has beautiful elastic paces and correct conformation. Fugato SW carries bloodlines that were carefully chosen by us with NZ riders and broodmares in mind. Fugato SW is by the sensational stallion Foundation, a horse that is winning in European small tour competitions with Matthias Alexander Rath, and soon to start his GP career. This combination is currently achieving huge scores of up to 77% in international PSG and Inter 1 competitions. Fugato SW is line bred to Fidermark (sire of many internationally successful dressage horses) who is known to throw temperament and movement. He is also line bred to

Donnerhall, the most famous dressage sire of all time. Fugato’s dam WIldrose is just as beautifully bred, she is by Furst Heinrich (World Champion Young Dressage Horse in 2003) also the sire of many licenced champion stallions, and is out of a Rhodiamant mare. This R line is also popular for rideability and temperament. To find other such famous stallions as De Niro, Fidertanz, Rubenstein, Fidermark, and Corlando in one horse shows that Fugato SW has a truly exceptional pedigree. Fugato SW is proving himself to be a very fertile stallion with a 93% conception rate last season. We are eagerly anticipating the first crop of foals due this spring! Fully licenced by the NZ Warmblood Association.

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Oldenburg studbook and multi-Bundeschampionate champion Producer of 50 licensed champion stallions; many State Premium mares, premium foals with elite titles and record sale prices Notable Progeny l Reine Seide (OLD champion mare), Rubin Royal, Romanika (Rhein Champion mare); Glocks Romanov and dam-sire of Glocks Voice (both ridden by Edward Gal)

Stedinger (Sandro Hit)

Winner of his Oldenburg licensing Notable progeny l European Champions; Status Quo, Socrate de Hus, Santorini, Schumacher, Santiago (Dorothee Schneider’s 2020 Olympic prospect) l Torveslettens Stamina - the dam of Torveslettens Fifty Fifty (by Furstenball), Danish Warmblood Championship 2015 (test rider Charlotte Dujardin)

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Major European studbook influencer 1992 KWPN Horse of the Year Jumper talents added for modern dressage athleticism

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Rubinstein (Oldenburg)

Rohdiamant (Oldenburg)

Rohdingers kind, gentlemanly manner and masculine aura; superior movement; outstanding work ethic; refined conformation his traits have transcended generations and over a variety of mares. Rohdingers’ progeny exhibit serene personalities, winners in-hand and now recently started under-saddle. An undisputed improver and complimentary sire for all existing bloodlines in New Zealand.

Elite St.Pr Elektia V (Oldenburg)

Stedinger (Oldenburg)

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Verb.Pr.St. Rasta (Oldenburg)

A generous mentor in both riding and breeding for his new partner - a returning rider due to her 7-year convalescence; he is her first stallion.

Ramira (Hanovarian)

Consistent 90th-percentile semen quality Providing long desired easy, cost-effective breeding peace-of-mind.

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KOLBEACH KOLBEACHHOLLY’S HOLLY’SMASTERPIECE MASTERPIECEimpimpAusAus 14hh 14hh 9 year 9 year old old Maghogany Maghogany Bay Bay Riding Riding Pony Pony Sire: Sire: Fernleigh Fernleigh Fine Fine Print Print| |Dam: Dam: Gemstone Gemstone (imp (imp UK) UK) Masterpiece Masterpiece is already is already thethe sire sire of of multi multi Supreme Supreme Champions Champions under under saddle saddle and and inhand. inhand. HisHis oldest oldest progeny progeny have have been been shown shown under under saddle saddle forfor just just two two seasons seasons and and already already have have made made a huge a huge impact impact onon thethe show show scene, scene, winning winning thethe NZNZ Riding Riding Pony Pony Society’s Society’s Melville Melville Black Black Memorial Memorial two two years years in in succession, succession, and and thethe prestigious prestigious Novice Novice Pony Pony Challenge Challenge at at Equidays Equidays Premier Premier Show Show two two years years in in succession. succession. Finally, Finally, at at Horse Horse of of thethe Year Year 2017, 2017, Linden Linden Just Just a Dream a Dream (ridden (ridden byby Billie Billie Roach) Roach) was was awarded awarded Rising Rising Star Star Show Show Pony Pony of of thethe Year Year 138cm 138cm and and under, under, following following onon from from thethe previous previous year year when when Linden Linden Fine Fine ArtArt was was judged judged winner winner of of thethe same same class. class. Leaving Leaving outstanding outstanding progeny progeny with with superb superb temperaments temperaments and and movement, movement, Masterpiece Masterpiece is fast is fast becoming becoming New New Zealand’s Zealand’s most most sought-after sought-after show show pony pony sire. sire. SERVICE SERVICE FEE: FEE: $1450.00 $1450.00 incinc $250.00 $250.00 handling handling fee, fee, or or $1250.00 $1250.00 incinc $250.00 $250.00 handling handling feefee forfor bookings bookings made made before before October October 31st 31st 2017 2017 NATURAL NATURAL SERVICE SERVICE OROR AIAI Chilled Chilled semen semen available available nationwide. nationwide.

FERNLEIGH FERNLEIGHFRONT FRONTPAGE PAGEimpimpAusAus 13.2hh 13.2hh Black/Brown Black/Brown Riding Riding Pony Pony Sire: Sire: Owendale Owendale Percival Percival| |Dam: Dam: Panteg Panteg Portrait Portrait The The superbly superbly bred bred Front Front Page Page is aisfull a full brother brother to to Australia’s Australia’s outstanding outstanding super super sire sire Fernleigh Fernleigh Fine Fine Print. Print. AA multi multi Royal Royal Champion Champion in in Australia, Australia, hehe is 58% is 58% Welsh. Welsh. Registered Registered with with thethe Welsh Welsh Pony Pony and and Cob Cob Society Society of of NZ, NZ, allall of of hishis progeny progeny areare eligible eligible forfor partbred partbred Welsh Welsh registration. registration. Front Front Page’s Page’s first first crop crop of of foals foals in in New New Zealand Zealand areare due due this this coming coming spring. spring. Front Front Page Page is renowned is renowned forfor passing passing onon hishis beautiful beautiful kind kind temperament temperament to to hishis progeny. progeny. Sire Sire of of multi multi champions champions in in Australia, Australia, this this beautiful beautiful stallion stallion will will bebe a great a great asset asset to to breeders breeders in in New New Zealand. Zealand. SERVICE SERVICE FEE: FEE: $1450.00 $1450.00 incinc $250.00 $250.00 handling handling fee, fee, or or $1250.00 $1250.00 incinc $250.00 $250.00 handling handling feefee forfor bookings bookings made made before before October October 31st 31st 2017 2017 NATURAL NATURAL SERVICE SERVICE OROR AIAI Chilled Chilled semen semen available available nationwide. nationwide.

LINDEN LINDEN JUST JUST AA DREAM DREAM

Kolbeach Kolbeach Holly’s Holly’s Masterpiece Masterpiece x Greenlee x Greenlee Dreamtime Dreamtime Rising Rising Star Star Small Small Show Show Pony Pony of of thethe Year Year Horse Horse of of thethe Year Year Show Show 2017 2017

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Fernleigh Fernleigh Front Front Page Page x Airlie x Airlie Royal Royal Affair Affair

LINDEN LINDEN FINE FINE ART ART

Kolbeach Kolbeach Holly’s Holly’s Masterpiece Masterpiece x Royalwood x Royalwood Cameo Cameo Rising Rising Star Star Small Small Show Show Pony Pony of of thethe Year Year Horse Horse of of thethe Year Year Show Show 2016 2016

LINDEN LINDEN MAGIC MAGIC CAROUSEL CAROUSEL

Kolbeach Kolbeach Holly’ Holly’ s Masterpiece s Masterpiece x Oakvale x Oakvale Merry-go-round Merry-go-round Supreme Supreme Champion Champion Foal Foal of of thethe Show Show NZSHC NZSHC Youngstock Youngstock Show Show 2017 2017 Supreme Supreme Champion Champion Foal Foal of of thethe Show Show Pony Pony Breeders Breeders Society Society of of NZNZ Foal Foal Show Show 2017 2017

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MAGNUS SWB SIRE: MOSCHINNO

DAM: MADEIRA SWB

Reg. Purebred Swedish Warmblood D.O.B: 4.11.2009 | Currently 16.2hh (still growing)

Magnus is a bold, upstanding mahogany bay stallion. He has an impeccable presence and charisma with stunning conformation and once seen he will leave a lasting impression. Magnus has three powerful elastic gaits showing athleticism and rhythm, allowing him to cover the ground with ease. Magnus is also obliging in nature - no matter what we ask of him, he always shows enthusiasm and willingness in all of his work. Judges often make complimentary comments such as -

“WHAT A WELL-MANNERED STALLION” He consistently brings home the top show awards and has become quite a professional during his outings. His kind nature spills over to loving people, and he passes this characteristic on to his progeny. He crosses very well with Thoroughbreds, warmbloods and crossbreeds, continuing to improve movement, conformation and nature.

Magnus’ first progeny out of Caithness Silver Song, NZ Classified registered stud book warmblood mare By Maestro out of a Thoroughbred mare

TOP RESULTS FROM THE 2016/2017 SHOW SEASON - FOUR OUTINGS FOR FOUR WINS OTAGO - TAIERI A&P SOCIETY: Supreme All Breeds exhibit CANTERBURY HORSE & PONY BREEDERS SHOW: Supreme Champion All Breeds Isaac Wildlife Trophy Supreme Hunter & Hack Supreme Warmblood

FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STARS: Supreme Warmblood In-Hand Champion Stallion SOUTHERN WARMBLOOD SHOW: Supreme Champion Warmblood Exhibit

SERVICE FEE

$1700.00 INC. GST

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WHATEVER THE DISCIPLINE, MAGNUS DELIVERS PRESENCE AND THE WOW FACTOR. HE WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO YOU AND YOUR BREEDING AMBITION. CAITHNESS STUD Ashburton, New Zealand Craig and Annabelle Read caithness@ihug.co.nz | 0276 836 461 www.caithnessstud.co.nz

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GUNSMOKE by Gershwin

IMP

Kenlock Indian Sky

2008 - 16.2HH - Black & White Tobiano - Oldenburg

ng Now winni at FEI Prix in St Georges Australia

Sire: Sempatico Dam: Abracadabra Dam Sire: Art Deco

FROZEN SEMEN $1100 AUD inc GST Live foal guarantee. Semen stored at Matamata Veterinary Services, NZ. •

Placing at DWTS 5 & 6yo classes

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Champion Medium Dressage stallion

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Premium awarded Oldenburg Verband

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ACE Elite & Premium rated foals

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Oldest progeny are winning in dressage and eventing

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DNA Tested Homozygous Tobiano (100% coloured offspring)

A champion, model stallion with a strong type, outstanding basic gaits and superb rideability. During a lesson with Dr Ulf Moller (PSI) at Dressage With The Stars 2015 he commented on how trainable and willing he was. Kenlock Indian Sky’s foals are brilliant in type, big movers and show willingness to learn. He offers a chance to breed colour without compromising on quality and class.

Contact: Chris Davie +614 5999 0705 enquiries@kenlockpark.com

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NGAHIWI ONE EYE The best of Ngahiwi and the KWPN in New Zealand

A PROVEN SIRE Ngahiwi One Eye has produced successful offspring including

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SERVICE FEE $1,500.00 + GST (50% deposit paid up front, balance payable at 45 days positive pregnancy) Semen collection costs, shipping and veterinary fees extra

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Prestige Sporthorses Limited (PSL) proudly presents:

LINGH II

KWPN Stallion - Lingh / Rousseau / Ferro. DOB: 2007 / Height: 170cm

Rhinelander & NZWA Elite Licensed Stallion | 2007 | 16.3hh

2017 Stud Fee: $1800 plus GST. Includes first collection. Exceptional semen quality & fertility. Semen transported nationwide/LFG.

Last doses of Prestige VDL semen $1250 plus GST. Jazz C Semen available at $550 plus GST per dose.

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 Licensed in the Rhineland Studbook and elevated in the NZWA Studbook to be an Elite Stallion. His most recent achievement is being named on the ESNZ High Performance Futures Squad for 2017/18. 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 5 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

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BIZZIE CANOODLING 148cm • 10 year old • Station bred • Liver Chestnut Tobiano (heterozygous colour)

THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE PONY AND JUMPING STALLION

Grand Prix Show Jumper

Speed Pony of the Year – HOY 2017.

Open Eventer

Member of the Otago Southland Area Team at NZPCA Champs, Whangarei 2017.

Genuine kids pony

‘Google’ is ridden and handled by a 13 year old Pony Club rider.

Temperament

Straight forward, sensible and trainable. Confident and brave at home, on the beach and in the Premier ring.

Conformation

Uphill, straight and very athletic with medium bone.

SERVICE FEE $900 + GST

Includes LFG, first collection and booking fee.

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Imported German Riding Pony

GOLDEN STRIKE Inheriting his sire’s gorgeous golden locks, Golden Strike is an exceptional uphill modern type with outstanding movement. Bold, brave and kind he is a very dynamic stallion and stands at 14.3 hands. Golden Strike is out of Leni (Lucky Strike) and by Golden Atreju. His Pedigree is a collaboration of exceptional German Pony bloodlines with licensed stallions, premium mares and bundeschampions.

Jumping or dressage, Golden Strike’s pedigree is loaded with talented relatives making him a very versatile stallion.

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