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It's the term ‘inspiration’ that comes to mind with this issue. Pre-season excitement has been building over the past two months to reinvigorate us here at Show Circuit – although to be honest, it doesn’t take much to get us excited, as there are so many positive stories to bring to you. My biggest problem is trying to choose between them, and not going off-script from the interviews already selected! Watching this issue evolve and take form has been particularly enjoyable for me, as I love covering a wide range of our devoted equestrians. As always, this year's Burghley Horse Trials was a thrill to watch, and Tim Price's hardearned and well-deserved win on Ringwood Sky Boy was a brilliant addition to what has been a banner season so far for him and Jonelle. Roll on the World Equestrian Games, and here's hoping the on-form Kiwi team can bring home the gold! Watch our Facebook page for daily coverage. We have woven in some wonderful ‘feel good’ stories, ranging from those coming up through the ranks to those who have gathered a lifetime of wisdom in the saddle. As I read through these articles, I was reminded of the transformative power of horses in our lives. It is evident that the time spent with our equines is indeed a gift, and that the camaraderie, respect and support in our horsey community bind us together. It is a privilege to publish Laura Hunt’s article about the retirement of legendary horseman David Goodin, who has been so influential on the New Zealand show jumping scene. His legacy continues with his son Bruce, who is keeping the Kiwi flag flying on the international stage. Producing the cover is always a whirlwind of planning, from concept to completion. It is so hard to choose between our international successes and the local stories here in New Zealand, and we always play with several versions before making the hard decision and choosing just one. This time Pip Hume captured a beautiful photo of Rose Alfeld, who tells us what she can get done in 24 hours, showing terrific dedication to her riding as well as teaching young riders. In this issue, you will also meet some up-and-coming talent, such as Renee Faulkner (page 14), who is chalking up some solid results in 3* eventing – we caught up with her to hear about her hope and dreams. Elmo Jackson has recently returned from working for William and Pippa Funnell, followed by two-and-a-half months with Sean and Lisa Cubitt, and you can read all about his goals for the season on page 28. When Rebecca Harper mentioned Cooper Oborn to me, my first question was…who? Head over to page 18 to read all about the rising dressage star who has moved from Australia to Aotearoa (Palmerston North, to be specific). And now, finally, the season has begun! We cannot wait to get out there to hear all the exciting stories and, of course, take the photos. With much excitement, we have already started brainstorming for our December issue. It is a treat and an honour to represent ‘our’ people in our magazine. In the meantime, take some time to put your feet up and enjoy the fleeting moments of relaxation with this latest issue before the show season hits in full force. Happy reading everyone!

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Renee Faulkner LOOKING BACK WITH A STAR IN HER STRIDE

Young eventer Renee Faulkner is chalking up solid results at 3* level with top horse Rubinstar HH. She is aiming to continue building her team and progress to 4* level on the international stage – and she’s doing everything in her power to make it happen. WORDS Rebecca Harper IMAGES Eye Witness

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he thrill of cross-country and the challenge of putting together a consistent performance over all three phases is the allure of eventing for Auckland’s Renee Faulkner. The 21-year-old from Karaka, south of Auckland, works full-time as a vet nurse at Veterinary Associates Equine & Farm, as well as keeping three horses in work. Renee has been riding since she was four, and has had some cracker ponies that helped her get going. “They were all-rounders and I did a bit of everything – show hunter, show jumping, showing and low-level eventing.” It was her partnership with the well-known pony Boots and All that really piqued her interest in eventing. “That was when I really stepped up and started getting some good results. He was experienced but he tested you! He certainly got me switched on and made me ride him to get the results.” The pair enjoyed huge success, including winning the individual DC title at Pony Club Eventing Champs, as well as being members of the winning team. They took out numerous HOY and National Young Rider titles in dressage and working hunter classes, and won the Open Pre-Novice class at the Taupo Three-Day Event.

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Making the move from ponies to hacks proved tough, and Renee went through a patch where she felt she wasn’t progressing with her riding. Then along came Rubinstar HH, or Rubin as he is known at home. “I was on the hunt for a horse and was scrolling through Facebook when I saw him. Candice Fox had him for sale on behalf, and I was the first to look at him and ride him. Although he was a dressage horse in his younger days and hadn’t done much jumping, when I put him over a fence he was confident and took everything in his stride. I wanted him and was lucky to get him.” Rubin is a 13-year-old grey warmblood gelding by Royal Diamond out of a mare called Emiral, and Renee has had him for about five years now. “He’s in his prime. He’s only 15.3hh but I promise you he rides big, and his size doesn’t stop him jumping the big fences.” Rubin progressed quickly and has now been at 3* level for several seasons. Renee hopes to find another horse who will progress as fast as him. She did have some problems with Rubin getting upset in the dressage, but after making changes and becoming stricter in her training, she has now found a routine that works for him. They recorded solid results last season, finishing fourth in the 3* at Puhinui Three-Day in December and second at Puhinui 3* in March, and Renee feels they are starting to string together better performances consistently across the three phases. “He definitely enjoys the cross-country – it’s our favourite and strongest phase. We’re always working on our flatwork and hope to come out next season with lots of improvement. He is a clean jumper, but we need to work together to get more consistent dressage and show jumping results.

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“I REALLY LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF PUTTING TOGETHER A PERFORMANCE

ACROSS THREE PHASES. I LOVE

TACKLING THE TRICKY COMBINATIONS IN THE CROSS-COUNTRY, AND THE RIDE HE GIVES ME. “I really love the challenge of putting together a performance across three phases. I love tackling the tricky combinations in the cross-country, and the ride he gives me. I thrive on consistent clear rounds, nailing everything as best we can.” Renee had hoped to head to Adelaide in November to contest the combination’s first 4*, but that plan is up in the air right now. “I feel like we’re ready, but we’ve had a few setbacks in his fitness coming through winter so it’s touch-and-go whether we get there. It might have to wait until next year, which is fine. “I want to make sure we’re well-prepared so we can go over there and do well, not just go so I can say I’ve done it. Otherwise, the goal is to consolidate our marks at 3* level and achieve personal bests at each event.”

The team

As well as Rubin, Renee has the up-and-coming The Dragon Warrior competing at 1*, who will hopefully step up to 2* next year. ‘Dragon’ is a seven-year-old Thoroughbred by Chinese Dragon out of a Grosvenor mare, and Renee got him off the track as a four-year-old. “He definitely has the heart – and the speed – to go all the way.” Completing the team is youngster Gus, another offthe-track Thoroughbred, who is four and is yet to have his first outing. “I’m bringing him along,” Renee explains. “He’s a baby and still learning. I hope to get him out to some lowlevel events before Christmas.” With such a busy schedule, Renee is lucky to have her mum, who supports her and helps ride the horses early in the morning before work. “I feel like I could have time for one more horse, after work, but I’m looking to get into a routine this season and see how we go for time. I’m lucky that work is really understanding about my riding and lets me have time off for competing.” Renee trains with Angela Lloyd at Springbush Equestrian and with ESNZ squad coaches Penny Castle and Jock Paget. “I’ve just moved up to the Talent Development Squad, but had been on the Talent ID Squad for two years. Being on a squad has helped develop my riding and aspirations. It’s also consolidated things for me with my riding and ways of training, as well as helping me look at things from different perspectives.”

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Renee hopes to bring on her own successful event horses and see how far she can make it here in New Zealand before heading offshore. “I would love to do Badminton and all those big events one day. I think Rubin and Dragon definitely have potential to do that, it’s just finding the right time. “I would like to go all the way, but it’s hard. The Olympics is my big goal, but I need to get everything right here and then make the move. I have ideas and plans to go to Australia and do a circuit there, like Ginny [Thompson] did. I think that will be my next move.”

Body and mind

Together with juggling her job and her three horses, Renee is careful to take care of her own body and mind – something she credits with helping her achieve more consistency in her results. “I go to Fit60 gym in Takanini to help with my strength training, and they’re like a second family. I try to make it three times a week and would like to go more. I also enjoy going up

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A new face on the New Zealand dressage scene, Australian Cooper Oborn has relocated his yard from Adelaide Hills to Palmerston North. So what has brought the 28-year-old to New Zealand?

he move ‘across the ditch’ from the Adelaide Hills of South Australia to Palmerston North to reunite with his partner, Wairarapa-born James Blackwood, has taken Cooper Oborn longer than he ever thought it would. “James had been working for Caroline Powell in Britain, and came down to Adelaide to work for elite eventing rider Megan Jones – that’s how we met,” explains Cooper. “After three years there, he decided to return to New Zealand to finish his degree at Massey [a Bachelor of AgriCommerce with a major in Rural Valuation] and he’s now working as a valuer in Palmerston North. “I had a few syndicated and part-owned horses that needed to be sold to help fund the move for myself and my horses, so I didn’t quite make it to HOY this year – but I’m looking forward to next year!” While there are some detractions, Cooper says that moving to a smaller country has its benefits. “I think it’s important to get amongst top riders, because it helps bring you up to their level. But to do that in Australia, there are such vast distances to travel. From Adelaide it’s a minimum of eight hours to get to an ‘away’ competition – and the travel is expensive, taxing and hard on the horses. It’s hard to get them to peak after travelling for so long, even though we are good at avoiding the complications because we’re experienced at it. “So travelling the horses to Taupo or Hastings or even Auckland doesn’t seem such a big deal! Although the Australian roads are easier,” he adds. Cooper isn’t bothered by the differences in climate, either. “When I left Adelaide mid-winter it was -5oC overnight, and it hasn’t been as low as that here. I’m looking forward to the cooler summer temperatures – in Adelaide it regularly gets up into the high 30os and sometimes into the 40os, so it will be a lot easier to get the horses worked! “It seems to rain a bit more here, though the grass grows and it’s green where it’s not muddy,” he adds wryly.

Pony fun and games

Growing up on the family farm, Cooper wasn’t particularly interested in riding in his early years. “My Gran bred Arabs, and my sister used to ride them and show them for her. But I wasn’t very interested until I was about ten years old, then one day I woke up and wanted to ride. By then my sister had given up and the Arabs had gone, so I had a Shetland pony. Gran used to lunge me without stirrups to teach me to sit properly! She was always so into the ponies and supportive of me. “After the Shetland we bought a Connemara pony, sight unseen. He was a very good jumper, but he was very naughty – feisty and quite horse shy. I fell off that pony every day! But we had great fun riding around the farm bareback and playing games. I would fall off and laugh and get back on – and I did learn to stay on.” In his teen years, Cooper went on to showing Galloways and eventing. “I was a bit lucky that I had a horse for each, and they were both good enough to do well.” Selection onto the South Australian Young Rider squads for

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“Eventing taught me how to ride a lot of different horses – no two horses have the same jumping technique – and it’s the same with dressage horses.” both eventing and dressage, and the High Performance squad for eventing, gave Cooper the opportunity to pursue his riding career further. He worked for elite international eventing rider Wendy Schaeffer before going on to set up his own yard.

Eventing or dressage?

It’s fairly unusual for a rider to compete at the upper levels in two equestrian codes – especially when one of those codes is dressage. But that is exactly what Cooper took on as a full-time rider in South Australia, eventing at 3* level while also riding Grand Prix dressage. And with good results in each code, it’s understandable that for him, choosing which discipline to pursue was difficult. “The decision to specialise in dressage wasn’t an easy one,” Cooper admits. “I was finding it mentally very tough to do dressage one weekend, then go out the next and event, with multiple horses competing in each discipline. It was a difficult decision in terms of my clients, too; I felt really torn. But at the end of the day, there just weren’t enough hours in the day to do everything, and you definitely have to be in the right head space to event at 3* level. “In the end, it came down to the fact that I’d always liked dressage, and most of my paying clients had dressage horses! And it’s amazing to be able to pursue any equestrian sport at a high level, where it becomes a pure discipline. “It’s that feeling the horse gives you when you are in sync, so that you can feel the continual improvement by changing things with little adjustments,” he says, explaining his dressage passion. “It’s the learning and improving that drives me. You never finish learning; you never quite achieve perfection. Dressage riders say on their deathbed, ‘if only I’d done this better or that better’.”

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“You never finish learning; you never quite achieve perfection. Dressage riders say on their deathbed, ‘if only I’d done this better or that better’.”

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Cooper is relishing his down-sized team. “In Australia I was riding as many as twelve horses a day. It’s too many – it’s too hard on your body. I still love to ride all day and every day, but I’m looking forward to spending more time helping other riders. It’s very satisfying, particularly with the lower level riders who can sometimes make big changes during a lesson.” The most advanced horse in Cooper’s team is his ten-year-old Smash Hit gelding Revelwood Showtime (Freddy) who is competing at Prix St Georges level. “He’s had several Inter I starts and one Inter A start, but I think he needs to be stronger before I ask him for more,” Cooper explains. “He’s talented and has gone up the grades very quickly, but he’s always been quirky and needed time to settle under saddle. He was very lazy and initially his previous owner couldn’t sell him because he didn’t canter, but when I rode him we just clicked. Once I got him out competing at Level 2, he was away. “His work ethic is heaps better now, and when I teach him something he learns it once and then he’s got it. His trot was always a bit ordinary, until one day he found his big trot and it became his normal trot from then on! His canter needs to develop a bit more – he found the changes hard initially and then once we started doing tempi changes, they were suddenly there. “He’s really good in a big atmosphere. For the past three years I’ve done the test ride at Adelaide for the 4*. The first year he was wobbling up the centre line spooking at everything, the next year he was better and last year he was just awesome!”

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Nellie, or Cornelia, is Cooper’s second horse. “She briefly show jumped, and came to me for training. James fell in love with her and decided to buy her. “She only had one dressage start in Australia before we came over here. I think she’s quite exciting. She’s full on but finds everything very easy and I think she will go through the grades quickly as well.

“My personal goal is to train as many horses as I can through to Grand Prix, and get the absolute best out of each one, no matter what their levels of ability are.”

“She will go out this season at Level 2. She could do a lot more but she hasn’t competed much and I want her to be calm and relaxed in the ring before I start expecting more of her. My gut feeling is that she’s not quite ready to do a lot. She needs to go out and grow up a bit and get some life experience before I put the pressure on her to work hard in a test. It won’t take long.” In the paddock Cooper also has a nice twoyear-old that he brought over with him. “Henry came from one of the Australian owners I

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used to ride for. She’s got a couple of imported German mares, and I rate her and her mares. She’s got a super eye, so if she says they’re good, they’re really good! Hopefully we will be able to buy a foal from her next year – we absolutely trust her.” Cooper is also pleased to have the ride on the Anamour mare Aphrodite (known as Snickers) for Belinda Stuchbery. “She’s a really good mare with an amazing temperament – she tries so hard,” he says. He has found that attitude is one of the most important qualities in a horse. “A favourite of mine is a horse I rode to Grand Prix, Fairbanks Picasso, or Pablo, with whom I won Dressage South Australia’s FEI Combination of the Year for 2017. We made our way up through the grades together, and our partnership spanned five years and two different owners. “Pablo’s not a pretty horse – he’s got a bit of a blocky head – but his temperament and willingness are his best points. He’s easy to train and uncomplicated to ride, so every time we went out I could ride the test I wanted and get the most out of him. “I would only ride him twice a week, because his owner, who is an older lady, would work him as well. She came to me for coaching, and I would compete him for her, until eventually she could do all of the Grand Prix movements. She had bought Pablo from the owner I was initially riding for, because she wanted to ride a schoolmaster.”

Ambitions and goals

Although Cooper confirms that he is ambitious, his ambition is not necessarily directed towards championships and competition results. “My personal goal is to train as many horses as I can through to Grand Prix, and get the absolute best out of each one, no matter what their levels of ability are. As a rider I aim to ride at the top

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level, but there’s nothing more satisfying than training a young horse through the levels yourself. “Eventing taught me how to ride a lot of different horses – no two horses have the same jumping technique – and it’s the same with dressage horses. A good horseman finds the best way to work with each horse, without trying to make it ‘fit into the box’. It’s about knowing what that horse needs today from its rider.” That philosophy flows through to Cooper’s dedication to having a team of happy, healthy horses. “One of my owners back in Adelaide made me more aware of this concept. She was a great owner and was always prepared to allow a horse as much time as it needed to develop. She was never prepared to compromise the horse, and I thought, ‘this is the direction I want to go in’. It’s amazing how far a horse can go if you give it the time. You may think, ‘this horse will never be able to do it,’ and then a year later, with the correct work, you’ve got a completely different horse and he can do it! “I was also influenced by one of my early coaches, Denise Rofe, who had herself been influenced by the McLeans and their way of working with the horse. I want to avoid the tension and confusion that can arise in the horse at the higher levels – as you move up the grades the aids get lighter, so you’re not using more and more force.” Rider health and fitness and how it affects the horse – rider biomechanics – is very much to the fore now, he says. “At the start of last year I began working with a personal trainer who had also been a rider, and in the first six months I had six personal best dressage scores. “My clients are starting to treat themselves, and not just their horses, more as athletes. Dressage is a sport you can continue to do as you get older, with the horse’s strength and the riders’ skill.” C

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“It’s that RELATIONSHIP that you have with the horse when you are riding and it’s ONE-ON-ONE, there’s nothing else.”

ime away from horses after university helped Brooke Edgecombe realise that she wanted horses in her life. She and her husband Oliver now run a successful operation producing and competing show jumpers to the top level of the sport. Based at Oliver’s family farm, near Waipukurau in Central Hawke’s Bay, Brooke is juggling her riding with the couple’s young daughter Sophie, who just turned one. Brooke enjoyed a super consistent last season with her top mount, LT Holst Andrea, winning the EquiBreed and VDL Leading Mare prize for the 2017-18 season and placing in the Premier League Series. They are also members of the ESNZ Talent Development Squad for jumping and the aim for the coming season is to consolidate their performance at World Cup level.

Growing up with ponies

Brooke’s mum rode as a hobby and bought her older sister Kim a little Welsh stallion as her first pony. “Of course, anything Kim did, I wanted to do,” Brooke laughs. “Dad just had to go along with it. He wasn’t horsey at all but he got overruled by the three females in the family!” The sisters started out doing the usual pony club activities and Brooke says they were lucky to have competitive ponies from the word go. “We had some pretty cool first ponies and both Kim and I got the competitive bug. “Even though Dad wasn’t horsey, both he and Mum enjoyed the shows and wanted us to do well, so they really supported us. The shows were a great social environment to grow up in, and we made a lot of friends – that was our family weekend pastime.” Brooke competed successfully up to Pony Grand Prix level and her ponies included the fabulous Skylight. Unfortunately, she outgrew ponies before she aged out of riding them, so the pony was loaned to their good family friends, the McVeans. Moving on to hacks, Brooke was lucky to be handed down Kim’s experienced schoolmaster, Darlington, and headed straight into the Young Rider classes.

A move away from horses

Horses took a back seat when Brooke went to Lincoln University to complete her degree in Business Management. After graduation, she headed overseas and for a while, stopped riding altogether. “I went overseas to England for a year and Ireland for another year. Most horse people go overseas to ride and gain more experience – I got an office job and completely left horses. “It was good to go down south to uni, and to go overseas and not have horses at all. It made me appreciate it more and think, ‘yes, I do want horses in my life’,” she explains. “It’s that relationship that you have with the horse when you are riding and it’s one-on-one, there’s nothing else. I like working

Brooke & Oliver walk the course together with an animal – they all have their own personalities and it’s a challenge to figure out each horse and what makes them tick.” When she returned to New Zealand in 2006, Brooke went to groom for her sister Kim for a season. She got back into riding, and started a relationship with Oliver. “Oliver and I knew each other growing up, from riding and shows, but it was at that time we got together.” Although they make a good team and help each other out, Brooke says they rarely ride each other’s horses. “We definitely help each other out on the ground and make plans for our horses together. We like quite different horses – his are probably more sensitive whereas mine are colder, European types.”

The LT Holst factor

A fruitful relationship with Ewen Mackintosh of Lake Taupo Holsteiners (LT Holst) has opened up new opportunities for the couple. “Oliver has known Ross Smith for a long time and Ewen had some horses with Ross. A couple of years after I moved here to the farm, Ewen needed a couple of horses broken-in and Ross referred him to us.” The rest is history as the Edgecombes have built a great rapport with Ewen, who provides the breeding expertise, while they bring the riding experience to the table. “Ewen hasn’t been breeding for long in the grand scale of things, under 10 years. He doesn’t ride himself – he’s a shearing contractor

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– but after his brother died, Ewen inherited a couple of his horses. He got into breeding and discovered a passion for it.” Ewen sends the horses to the Edgecombes to be broken in. “They’re for sale throughout the process. We break them in and send them back to him to be turned out. If they still haven’t sold, they come back to us and we start their ridden career. “Recently he has developed a name for himself so people are starting to go there and buy them before we get them back, which is great for him.” If the horses do come back to compete, they go into a 50/50 partnership with Ewen. Brooke describes Ewen’s stud as a boutique breeding operation, with about four broodmares. He pulls embryos from his competition mares too, so will have about six foals on the ground each year.

Getting to World Cup

Brooke’s first World Cup mount was LT Holst Aunty Annette, who came to them from the broodmare paddock. “She’d been broken-in but sustained an injury during the process, and Ewen thought her riding career was finished. But she had a foal and was sound in the paddock, so we decided to give her a try.” Annette was a late starter, coming out as a seven-year-old, but within two seasons the combination had their first World Cup start at Hawke’s Bay.

“The MAIN things we look for in a young horse are WILLINGNESS to learn and ATTITUDE, natural ABILITY to jump and good CONFORMATION and TYPE. If you have all that, you have a good base to work with.” “She did her first World Cup as a nine-year-old – it only took me 35 years to get there! When I was younger I had those aspirations, but we got more into producing and selling young horses before they got to the higher levels, and that’s still our main focus. “Having Ewen as an owner allows us to keep the horses until they’re jumping the bigger tracks. There’s not so much pressure for the really good ones to be sold. “It’s been very significant, that relationship. The horses he’s breeding are fully European and we couldn’t have afforded to go to Europe and buy those horses! It has given me and Oliver a really good opportunity to ride nice horses and produce them to the top level.” Brooke says Ewen is a fantastic owner and trusts their judgement. “He’s understanding and if we say a horse will take time, that’s okay with him, which is really nice.”

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The current team

Ahead of the new season, Brooke says they’re a little light on horses, compared to usual. She has two young mares to ride along with Andrea. “I have a five-year-old mare, Isla, that I bought and started over winter. She’s by Luego GNZ and is a lovely sweet mare, quite athletic with a heap of jump. She’ll be a super fun horse for the Five-YearOld series.” She recently purchased an unbroken four-year-old Ngahiwi mare by Ngahiwi One Eye, out of a Distelfink mare. “I plan to break her in and play around with her, possibly get her to one show at the end of the season. We free jumped her, and she has awesome technique and looks to be brave and scopey. She’ll be called Ngahiwi Eye Spy.” And, of course, there’s LT Holst Andrea, a 10-year-old mare by Casall Ask out of a mare called Palaune, who will be jumping World Cups again this season. “She came to us as a six-year-old. Ewen imported her from Germany, in foal, and that foal, Elizabeth, is with us now too.” Andrea was originally ridden by Oliver, but she wasn’t really his cup of tea. “I get on well with her,” Brooke says. “She’s quite laid back and lazy, but she suits me.” Becoming parents just over a year ago has meant some downsizing for the couple, and fewer breakers, but they find the horses fit well with running the farm and having flexibility to get to shows. They have a groom to help with the horses, or to mind Sophie, while Brooke rides – or Oliver pops in at lunch time or during the day to spend time with his daughter while Brooke works a horse. The couple helps each other, but train with Butch Thomas when he’s in the country, and also with Jeff McVean. The key with young horses is identifying their individual strengths and working with that, Brooke says. “You have to take your time with them, like young kids. Sometimes you have good days, sometimes you have bad ones. The main things we look for in a young horse are willingness to learn and attitude, natural ability to jump and good conformation and type. If you have all that, you have a good base to work with. “Long-term I would like to keep producing horses and keep the relationship going with Ewen. I don’t have aspirations to go to the Olympics or anything like that. My priorities now are Sophie and here, but I’d like to continue having nice horses and competing at the top level in New Zealand.” C

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ELMO JACKSON THE REAL DEAL Four months spent in the UK was an eye-opening experience for up-and-coming show jumper Elmo Jackson. He hopes to make more riding trips abroad, and to one day take a horse of his own overseas to campaign. WORDS Rebecca Harper PHOTOS kampic.com

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is mum might have “kind of forced” him to have riding lessons, but her persuasion is now paying off for nineteenyear-old show jumper Elmo Jackson. Last season he notched up his first Grand Prix win, then took out the Speed Horse of the Year title at HOY, and now the prospect of jumping World Cups is within his reach. Elmo hails from Paremoremo in North Auckland, and he finished school last year. After the competition season ended here in New Zealand, he headed offshore to gain more riding experience, and has only just arrived home. His plan is to find work for the next few months, before heading to university next year to study Business and Marketing.

Starting small

“I started riding when I was eight,” Elmo recalls. “I think Mum kind of forced me to!” His mum Melanie admits that she was a real horsey girl growing up, and was looking for something she and her son could do together, so she took him along to some riding lessons. It seems that she was onto something, as

the riding instructor immediately spotted Elmo’s natural talent and remarked that he would make a good show jumper. “I got my first pony, Missy and did a ribbon day,” Elmo recalls. “I got hooked, and it became serious from there. “I did Pony Club but never really liked eventing because I was so bad at dressage and hated boring things. As a child, dressage was mind-numbing, but I loved show jumping and blatting around. Us boys were always getting in trouble at pony club because we only wanted to do jumping and games!” Elmo went to Redhills Pony Club, and an influential person early on was Kerry Patterson. “They had a group of boys at Redhills,” Melanie explains. “Kerry was keen on show jumping and let them do things like tip and out competitions, all the way up the stands. And they never had to do any theory!” Along came Mahoe Moon Frost, Elmo’s first serious pony, and they were soon jumping Pony Grand Prix together. He then moved on to Simply Samantha HH, a pony that he got the ride on through Julia Weiderman, who lived and agisted with his family. Imported from Germany, Sammy

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was inexperienced at show jumping prior to coming to New Zealand, but soon she was also jumping around the Pony Grand Prix tracks with Elmo, and has gone on to be “an absolute superstar”.

Moving onto hacks

The move from ponies to hacks wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for Elmo. “Initially, I didn’t have the best luck. We bought quite a tricky horse, and I was still quite a green rider,” he admits. “We ended up giving the ride to Lisa Cubitt to ride in the seven-year-olds, where they had great success, and then we sold him to Japan and bought something a bit more at my level.” Enter High Five (Herbie), a Thoroughbred that Elmo competed in the Junior Rider classes before the horse sadly passed away. John Cottle then found Next for him. “We got her off Kate Taylor who had bred and produced her. She was amazing, but it took a good year to solidify the bond – I think at our first show we had three rails in every class! But we slowly worked with John, and my riding progressed.” The combination started doing Young

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Riders, won their first Grand Prix together, two North Island Speed titles, and finished last season by winning Speed Horse of the Year at HOY. “After that win, we decided it was time for me to get a young horse and start focusing on producing them. Next has been sold now, and winning the Speed Horse title was an amazing way to end our career together. She was the most fun, coolest speed horse and it was a real feel-good moment to win that title.”

The current team

Elmo’s top current mount is Fairview Animation (previously competed as Dr Feelgood), an 11-year-old gelding by Animate out of a Thoroughbred jumper mare. They bought him from Australian rider Stuart Jenkins. “He’s my most consistent horse right now,” Elmo says. “I feel like I can go right up the grades and trust he has the ability to do it for me. I did the Grand Prix series last season, winning the Auckland Champs, and my goal this season is to remain successful at that level and, if the opportunity arises, step up again.

“I just want to keep progressing and be successful at the height I am doing at the moment, and then step up.” Also in the team this season are his Young Rider horse Sugarman, who he’s had for two years, and a recently purchased young horse, Miss Clementine. “She’s six, very green and strong-willed but with huge potential. My goal will be to improve her ridability this season, learn as much as I can and bring her up through the grades. Hopefully we will do the Six-YearOld series, but we’ll be taking it slowly.”

The Cottle influence

Elmo credits John Cottle with playing a big part in his success. “John’s our everything in terms of show jumping – coach, horse finder, advice giver. I went from struggling at 1.15m to 1.20m to having success in Young Rider and Grand Prix within two years, and I put that 100% down to John. “He’s the complete package – an amazing rider and coach, and he has the knowledge of how to maintain your horses and keep them jumping throughout the season. He’s almost like a manager.” Melanie says, as a coach, John works with the horses as individuals. “He usually hops on them at the beginning of the lesson to see how they’re feeling,” she says. “He knows my horses inside and out, and me as a rider,” adds Elmo. “There’s always a set goal to work on with each horse, which I really like.”

Overseas experience

After the New Zealand season ended, Elmo was lucky enough to get the opportunity to be a working student for William and Pippa Funnell at the renowned Billy Stud in England, so headed overseas for four months. He then spent another two-and-a-half months with UK-based Kiwi show jumpers, Sean and Lisa Cubitt. “I saw Lisa at a show, and through that, an opportunity arose to have a job. I thought it would be cool because they’re Kiwis and I knew them, and I’ve always respected Lisa as a rider and as a person.”

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Looking back at his time overseas, Elmo has realised just how much he didn’t know. “I learned that there’s a lot to learn! At home, you do the same thing every day and don’t always have someone teaching you. You can get very comfortable in your own ways, but when you’re riding other people’s horses, you must be willing to listen and learn. “It was lots and lots of hard work, but they are all amazing riders and amazing horses, and you have the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the world. In terms of producing horses, the Funnells are top class.” While it was an incredible experience, it was also something of a reality check and made Elmo appreciate what we have here in New Zealand. “Our scene is very different, but there are perks to both. I think we always look at Europe as a glorious, fancy place, but to do what you see the people on TV doing is very hard, and what we have at home is pretty amazing when it comes to accessibility. “The horses are bloody expensive over there too. I could never do what I’m doing here over there – it’s just not feasible in my circumstances, I believe.” Elmo believes horses will always be part of his life, but he’s not keen for them to be his source of income. “There needs to be a happy balance between horses and real life. I don’t think horses will be my career, but if I can get a good job I hope to afford to do it that way.” That said, he still hopes to travel overseas again and maybe even take a horse of his own over to compete. “Right now, jumping World Cup is the big goal. I’m on the cusp of it now. Moving forward I want to keep progressing, make overseas riding trips again but with a riding resumé back home to back me up. I want to take it as far as possible, and I’d love to take a horse overseas one day. “It’s hard to state an end goal – there are too many variables with horses – but to be the best I can be, I think that’s an excellent goal.” Elmo’s primary sponsors are his Mum and Dad, and also the Saddlery Warehouse. “They’ve kitted Sugarman out in some seriously nice gear for the upcoming season, and I can’t thank them enough.” C

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West Melton’s Dani Simpson is flying the flag for ponies. Together with her mount Greenmoor Euphoria, they are proving that

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“From the first moment I saw him I absolutely fell in love. He had the x-factor, his conformation was phenomenal, and as soon as he started moving I thought I have to have him.”

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t 25 years old, Dani Simpson has found her pony of a lifetime, and she plans to keep producing him to his full potential. His small stature doesn’t phase her at all. “I’ve learned that having a trainable horse with a big heart and the x-factor can compensate for other things,” she explains. Riding since the age of three, Dani grew up on a farm and did all the usual pony club activities. Although she enjoyed jumping, competing at the Springston Trophy and show jumping up to Pony Grand Prix level, Dani has always been drawn to showing and dressage. “I love preparing the horses, both show prep and the physical preparation. The challenge of getting them looking good and having them trained so perfectly really resonates with me. My passion is training and conditioning for showing and dressage.”

Breed your own

Dani’s family started breeding their own horses some years ago, more by accident than design. “We had a lovely little Anglo-Arab mare and a friend had a nice warmblood stallion by Corlando, so it seemed like a good idea. It turned out to be a very good idea!” The result was Integrities Promise (Jonty), who was only 15.2hh but had a heart of gold. “He was my first really green horse but he’s an absolute sweetheart and he really took me to the next level.” Starting out in the park hack ring, the pair have gone on to enjoy huge success, taking numerous titles in the show ring and in side-saddle classes. Jonty was the first horse Dani took up to HOY, where he has won the side-saddle title twice, as well as competing up to Level 5 dressage.

“I love the pure elegance and old-fashioned side of side-saddle. He’s won everything I could ever dream to win in regards to side-saddle, showing and unity classes. He was runner-up in the Gee Whizz this year, which was amazing for such a little wee dude.” During this time they had also purchased a big Irish-cross mare called Gem. “She was relatively young, with the most unbelievable extended trot. She was a powerhouse and I did a few seasons on her. But when Jonty was really taking off, I decided to breed my own dressage horses from her. That was a pivotal moment for my career.” Gem has had four foals now and Dani hopes they will be her future superstars. The oldest one will come out under saddle this season.

One in a million

Dani made the decision to start all of Gem’s foals herself and produce them from scratch, but she was concerned about her lack of experience breaking-in horses, so had the idea to find a nice potential show pony to give her some more breaking-in experience, and then flick it on. But when she saw two-year-old Greenmoor Euphoria, known at home as Richie, she knew he was something special. “From the first moment I saw him I absolutely fell in love. He had the x-factor, his conformation was phenomenal, and as soon as he started moving I thought - ‘I have to have him’.” Despite being “a bit of a prat” to break in, once under-saddle, Richie went from strength to strength. “I couldn’t bring myself to sell him, because he had so much potential.” Dani showed him in the Novice ring successfully, but he soon won his way to Open and needed a child rider. Meanwhile, Dani was looking for a new challenge. “Jonty was doing well in the show ring and so was Richie, but I wanted more, especially in regard to my training. I was missing the challenge of moving up to the next level and having a structured training programme, so I decided to turn my focus to dressage. “I had already trained Richie to Level 3, so I took him straight out and competed against the hacks. I thought he’d have no chance. I knew he was good but I didn’t think he would hold his own against those beautiful, big horses.” Not only did Richie hold his own, most of the time he beat the hacks, and took Reserve Champion Level 3 Horse at the South Island Champs. Many judges actually assume he is a small horse, Dani says. “The fact I could do it on a little pony still blows me away. I’m passionate about young riders and think we need more top quality dressage ponies in New Zealand, to allow our young riders to take that next step.” “There’s a lot of value in holding on to a good pony and continuing to train it up the levels. It happens a lot in other countries, but not so much here in New Zealand. People think ponies can’t compete against hacks.” Dani hopes she and Richie can make a difference and show that ponies can hold their

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“The fact I could do it on a little pony still blows me away. I’m passionate about young riders and think we need more top quality dressage ponies in New Zealand, to allow our young riders to take that next step.” own at higher levels. Last season the pair went to Level 4 and this season began training with John Thompson and Holly Leach. “They have been so encouraging and said it didn’t matter what height he was. They are probably the main reason I’ve ended up pushing forward like I have. Hopefully next season I will take him out at Level 5 or 6.” Dani was astonished to receive the phone call to say she had been selected in the ESNZ development squad. “I had to pinch myself! Richie has been judged and rewarded on his merits, which is so exciting.”

The right saddle

Dani is a massive fan of Bates saddles and has been riding in them for as long as she can remember. “I first got a Bates Caprilli dressage saddle for one of my little ponies and have always ridden in Bates since then. One of the main reasons was that we were able to fit them ourselves. I’ve always ridden lots of different horses and this way I can ride one, change the set up, using the Easy Change Fit Solution, then ride another horse.” Sponsorship from Saddlery Barn meant she had the opportunity to have David from Bates do saddle fittings. “I was really struggling to fit Richie, because he’s very supple over his back and saddles moved a lot on him. David suggested putting Richie in a monoflap and we decided to get an Innova Monoflap. Sure enough, David was right! Since that day he’s been amazing to me and a vital part of our team. “I absolutely love that saddle, in fact I loved it so much I decided to get one for Jonty too. It’s my alltime favourite Bates saddle.” David fits Dani’s horses three times a year and she says he is a wealth of knowledge – as well as being Richie’s biggest fan. “I do a bit of eventing over winter – it’s a change for the horses and I think that’s healthy – and recently tried an Advanta. It’s literally like riding bareback, but you have a saddle on – that’s how close you are to the horse. “The saddles are such good quality and last forever. I’ve never had to replace a saddle and still have my original Bates jumping saddle.”

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Team work

Determined to attend university after high school, and continue riding, Dani says the support of her parents and her partner has been crucial. “My parents purchased some land in Christchurch so I could continue to do the horses while I studied. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be where I am.” Dani studied towards a double degree, a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law, all while continuing to play premier hockey and ride. “People said I was mad, but if you love something enough, it’s not a job. I don’t find riding my horses a chore. My career is one thing, but without my horses I wouldn’t be sane.” After five and a half years Dani finished both degrees and immediately started working full-time. She is an Agribusiness Manager for Rabobank in Mid-South Canterbury. “I’m lucky my parents put lights on the arena. In winter I leave home in the dark and get home in the dark, then I put the lights on and work my horses. If you’re passionate enough you don’t mind hard work.”

Dream big

With Richie being on the development squad, Dani’s focus is firmly on dressage. But her dream team would be full of horses that can do exceptional dressage and also have the conformation and beauty to excel at showing. “Until Richie I had never thought about the Olympics, but now that’s definitely a goal in my mind. For me it’s finding the right horse – a 16.2hh version of Richie would be the dream – and I’m trying to breed that horse. “I’m the sort of person who has to have goals to motivate me. Over the years that end goal has just got bigger and bigger. I didn’t think I would ever have the resources, but I now realise if you have the passion and drive and work hard, people do recognise that. I have that belief that it is possible now.” The immediate goal this coming season is to qualify Richie to go to Sydney to contest the Sydney Royal Show, Sydney CDI and Dressage with the Stars. “Regardless, I’ll keep flying the pony flag and, hopefully, inspire some young riders to take their ponies further.” Dani is grateful to be sponsored by Saddlery Barn, Hi-Shine and Stamanol feed supplement. C

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ased on her family’s property at Leeston, 23-year-old Rose Alfeld has established herself as one of the most competitive show jumpers on the circuit. She’s also a busy trainer and coach, and dabbles in a little horse trading on the side. She takes us through a typical day in her life.

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FIRST THING, WE BRING THE HORSES INTO THE YARD AND I START RIDING. DEPENDING ON WHAT IS GOING ON, I RIDE ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO TEN HORSES A DAY.

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I’m not a morning person. Not at all, and never have been! In the winter even 7am is a bit of a stretch for me; when it’s cold and dark it’s often more like 7.30am! I don’t mind getting up in the summer though. My horses are all boxed, so I make up their feeds the night before. Dad (Murray) has a couple of Standardbred racehorses in training, so he often does morning feed-up before breakfast. I’m not a big breakfast eater but I always force myself to have something. At a show, if it’s a late start I always make pancakes, otherwise it’s a piece of toast. 7.30-8AM First thing, we bring the horses into the yard and I start riding. Depending on what’s going on, I ride anywhere from six to ten horses a day, which includes my own competition team and horses I am riding for other people. At the moment I’m gearing up for the season with a team of five. My number one, Case (My Supa Nova) is on rehab following his tendon injury

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last season, which was caused by an overreach in the paddock. Case doesn’t do paddock rest – even in a tiny square he gets up to mischief, bucking, rearing and trying to gallop around, so he’s getting lots and lots of walking exercise and is doing very well. Mum (Lisa) is my stablehand and helps with some of the tacking up, mucking out and sweeping up. I’m very lucky – spoilt rotten really – because Dad, Mum and I have this shared passion so it’s a real family affair and we all work together. Mum is often my traveling groom as well – she is super organised, which I believe has rubbed off on me over time. With my large team of horses I have learnt to be more organised, especially at shows where my classes often clash. I am quite flexible – I find that often I have to be to fit in everything I want to do, such as helping my students warm up and also watching them compete.

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LUNCH TIME We have a break of an hour or so in the middle of the day. After lunch I will finish riding, then Dad and I will work with whatever young horses we have at the time. Besides being my farrier, Dad has brokenin all of my ponies and horses. These days, breaking-in youngstock is a team effort – Dad does the handling side, and I do the riding. Currently we’re breaking-in a three-yearold pony – I think he’s going to be a good wee jumper. I had a bit of a moment and bought three ponies – two foals and the three-year-old. I teach quite a number of kids and often help them find ponies. It can be quite a challenge to source nice ponies that have been well brought on and are safe and reliable for kids to have some fun on, so I thought I would have a go at producing them myself.

Chloe Martin (aged 12) and Roany have regular lessons with Rose. Rose loves Hinterland boots for her horses. It’s hard for Rose to choose a favourite from her collection of Amerigo and CWD saddles. The trusty stable pets. The stable cat is uniquely named Mouse, and loyal little Sticky the dog is never far away.

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“ F ro m m i d- afte r no o n I’ m t ypi cal l y t ea c h ing , with two o r t hree lessons e ac h a f t er no o n. M y pu p ils are most l y k i d s s p e c ia lising in s how jump ing.”

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From mid-afternoon I’m typically teaching, with two or three lessons each afternoon. My pupils are mostly kids specialising in show jumping. I love kids, and was a nanny when I left school. Then I did 18 months training as a primary school teacher, which I left because I wanted to focus on riding. If, for some reason, I couldn’t ride, I would probably go back to that.

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Rose & My Super Nova, winner of the 2018 Continental Cars Audi Final and the Bayley’s Real Estate FEI World Cup Series. I didn’t do much show jumping on ponies myself. I didn’t have any top Grand Prix ponies – I used to buy young, mostly unbroken ponies, get them going and sell them. Then, because I was tall, I went onto hacks when I was 14 and started riding Case. He was homebred by Corlando, and Dad broke him in and rode him until I took over when he was five years old. When I was 15, I bought Case off Dad using the money from a pony I sold. He cost me a total of $6,000. At the time I thought that was a bit steep – little did I know it would be the best investment I’d ever make! I sometimes take my regular students for a cross-country school, but show jumping is what I know the most about. I evented as a kid, and moved to show jumping because I hated dressage! These days I’ve got better at it and now I really enjoy flatwork and dressage. Show jumping is so much easier if you’ve got a nicely schooled horse. I used to roll my eyes when I was told that as a kid, and now I tell the kids I teach how important it is (and I’m sure they roll their eyes too)!

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even my horse’s dirty face!) Hinterland ringside bag (keeps all of my musthaves in one place so I don’t forget anything) Stable Snacks (for well-behaved horses)

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4.30PM We start evening feed up at around 4.30pm and it takes about an hour. All of the horses are out during the day if the ground isn’t too wet, so they all come back into the stables. If I’m busy teaching, Mum will start bringing them in without me. They aren’t very patient at dinner time and start galloping up and down the paddocks if we’re late! I like to mix the horses’ feeds myself – I am slightly obsessive about that, and about having clean horses and properly fitting gear. I never used to care too much about what my horses wore (as long as it fitted correctly) and I wasn’t too fussed about matching gear, but over the past three years I’ve gone the complete opposite way. Everything has to match and I love to have very nice, classic outfits for me and my horses! I have the most amazing sponsors

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M Y FAVOUR ITE HEALTH Y MEAL I S PROBABLY VEGETARIA N S TIR FRY.

– Cavelleria Toscana and Hinterland – who supply me with those things. And thanks to Mitavite, my horses always look the part. 7PM Dinner time! I’ve been vegetarian since I was around seven years old, although I do eat seafood and eggs. When I was young we had a selection of different animals and I was mortified that we would eat them. I couldn’t bear the thought! Mum is vegetarian as well, so that made the choice easier. I’m generally a reasonably healthy eater, but I have a big soft spot for lollies! I’m not into biscuits, cakes, sports drinks or anything like that, just all kinds of lollies! My favourite heathy snack would be carrot sticks and hummus, and my favourite healthy meal is probably vegetarian stir fry.

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Five-year-old EYE CATCHER NZPH is by Kannan out of a MR BLUE mare. In the evenings I like to spend time with my boyfriend, Harry MacArthur, who is an Equine Dental Technician, or catch up with my friends. I’m more of a night owl and I like to be quite social. I love the lifestyle in New Zealand, and have no plans to live overseas. I’d love to represent New Zealand again, and on the right horse I’d like to compete overseas, but just for short stints. I can afford to ride here, but I doubt I could afford the sport overseas. In time, I’d like to have a family and ponies. There’s one pony out there in the paddock that I look at and think, ‘Maybe we’ll just keep you!’ The three of them were all supposed to make 14.2hh, but that one will only be 13.2hh, and it’s only a yearling, so I think, ‘Well, maybe…’ C

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Saluting a legend

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If you sat down to chat with Waerenga horseman and retired farmer, David Goodin, you’d instantly notice how genuine, down to earth and modest he is. It would take some probing to discover just how much he has achieved in his years working with horses. At 82 years old, David has, with much reluctance, given up his lifelong passion. Show Circuit Magazine had the honour of looking back at the remarkable career of this true horseman.

avid grew up in the small rural town of Te Kauwhata on his parents’ farm, where they had orchards, a fruit shop and a small dairy operation. One of seven children, David says there were always ponies around and he started riding as a means of getting to school each day. His first pony was a Shetland called Timmy, followed by another called Tubby. As a kid, David never thought that horses would end up becoming such a huge part of his life. “I hadn’t thought much about what I would do, but I thought I would probably be a sheep farmer, as we used to help our neighbour with docking when we were kids,” he says. His first riding coach was an Englishman called Jack Binsley, who came to New Zealand after the war. “He was the one that changed us to ‘heels down, toes out’ and single handed riding,” David recalls. “Before that we always just bridged our reins. He

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“My father has been a huge influence in my riding career. From having the vision about the necessity of good flat work for jumpers, something not too many New Zealanders shared back then, to sending me abroad for three months at age 17 to see the real sport in the USA. After coming home from that trip, at dinner one night I half-jokingly said to him, ‘I don’t see that you can do all the necessary qualifiers for show jumping and eventing, so you should just give me the ride on MATAHURU for the season’ – and he said yes!” - Bruce Goodin was a real cavalry man and used to drill us for an hour with no stirrups.”

Pony days

Success came to David as a pony rider competing at local sports days, pony club and eventually graded shows. He learnt to break-in and train ponies from a young age when he and older brother, Graeme, started helping on a pony stud farm in Tahuna. “When they ran out of ponies they used to go down to Waiouru and round up Kaimanawas, which they brought back on a train in cattle wagons,” says David. “They got them off in Morrinsville and chased them back to the farm. People laugh like hell when you tell them they were let loose in the middle of town and then chased back!” Although the Kaimanawas were wild, David says once you were on their back they were quiet, and they’d be riding them down the back paddock on the second ride. “That was where I learnt a lot about breaking-in horses.”

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David was also a keen runner, and gave up riding at age 16 after he aged out of pony classes to focus on athletics. “My father said he wasn’t going to feed ponies just for me to go running, so faced with the choice, I chose running.”

An epic comeback

David didn’t sit on a horse again until he was 19, when he accompanied his older brother Graeme, who was still riding competitively, on a big trip – first to Hawke’s Bay and then on to Palmerston North for the Horse of the Year Show. Although he’d only gone along to keep Graeme company, David found himself pulling on jodhpurs once again when the Waikato team were short a rider for the Rutherford Cup teams event at Horse of the Year. “I rode my brother’s second horse, Taihoa. I hadn’t ridden in three years and was not riding fit, but I remember practising at the show over the sheep yards!” When Graeme later ended up in the New Zealand team to go to the Sydney Cup, and Taihoa was left at home on his own, David’s father suggested that he take the horse out and do something with him. “I took him to some sports meetings and did alright,” David recalls. “So that was it – by the next year I was on my way.” In 1956 David was in a team with Bill Meech, Bruce Hansen, Sue Dodds and Ron Cook that travelled with their horses to the South Island to promote show jumping. David took a horse previously ridden by Graeme called Telebrae, marking the beginning of their special partnership. It was also a big learning curve. “The manager of the team, Duncan Holden, taught me how to train my horse,” he says. “And Bill Meech taught me how to win.” David and Telebrae were the first in New Zealand to jump over six feet (1.82m) in 1957 and David recalls plenty of successful shows with the horse, including one in 1958 where they won every class they entered, in both round-the-ring and show jumping. David also successfully evented, competing in the first Forest Gate Eventing Championships on Taihoa. With Telebrae, David captained the New Zealand team in 1959 to beat the Australians at the Auckland Horse of the Year Show, and had his sights set on the 1960 Rome Olympics. But the selectors didn’t think they were good enough, and David gave up riding again. Telebrae went back to his owners, and then on to the Rome Olympics with Adrian White, becoming the first New Zealand horse to compete at an Olympic Games.

Farm and family

With his riding boots hung up once more, David’s priorities shifted to his other great love, farming. He married Anne in 1961 and took on her family’s 320-acre farm, which together they turned to dairy. Four children followed – twins Stuart and Neil, daughter Catherine and finally Bruce. The break didn’t last. David returned to riding in 1971, and all of his and Anne’s children learnt how to ride under his watchful eye. “All I wanted to teach them was enough so that if someone asked them to hop on a horse, they could get on and feel safe,” he says. Youngest son Bruce was the keenest, says David, who trained him until he went overseas to live and ride at age 21. In fact, ask David what achievement he is most proud of in his 70-odd years

OPPOSITE PAGE: David walking the familiar track from his arena back to the stables, as he has done since the arena went in in the late 70s. The North Island show jumping team that travelled to the South Island in 1956. Ron Cooke - MATATOKI, David Goodin - TELEBRAE, Bruce Hansen - SPORTSMASTER, Sue Dodds - CHEVALIER, Bill Meech - WEIN AGAIN. THIS PAGE: David and his wife of 57 years, Anne, at their home in Waerenga David was awarded Coach of the Year in 1998 by the New Zealand Equestrian Federation (now ESNZ), and in 2003 he and Anne were recognised by the NZ Warmblood Association for their services to the breeding industry.

“David very generously offered me a job when I left school, as I guess he saw some talent in me. He gave me a great base to develop from, so when I went to Europe it was quite similar. His system was based on hard work, good planning, management and horsemanship. The two years I was there were very important and gave me confidence to go to work for the best in the world. I owe much to many people and David and Anne are two of them.” - Daniel Meech SHOWCIRCUIT MAGAZINE

of riding, and it’s not one of his own wins he will tell you about. He can recount Bruce’s first big win, which came in the 1988 Olympic Cup at the Horse of the Year show in Levin, like it was yesterday. “It was the first big win for him and it was on a catch ride, Bago, owned by Merran Hain,” David recalls. ”The Aussies were there, and one of their horses never took a rail the whole time they were here, two of the horses went on to the Olympics – so it was a strong competition.” That same year, Bruce also won the Young Rider of the Year on Marcasite.

A winner through and through

Although David’s proudest moment wasn’t a win of his own, hard work and a desire to succeed regularly found him in the winner’s circle after his 1971 comeback. He competed at the top level of eventing and show jumping throughout the 70s and 80s, and had two horses in the squad for the 1988 Seoul Olympics – Matahuru for show jumping and Ohio for eventing. Unfortunately, the demands of running a farm and campaigning two horses for Olympic selection became too much, and David handed Matahuru over to Bruce. “I found the going too tough with the two horses and farm work, so I gave Matahuru to Bruce and then he had to get the horse on the squad for the Seoul Olympics himself. They were the reserves for those Olympics,” says David. Lack of time was also the reason David gave up eventing and dedicated himself to show jumping in the early 90s. He continued to compete at the top level, winning the Bell Tea class in 1996 at Horse of the Year.

Training the next generation

There might not be a horse in sight these days, however, the Goodins’ stables, set up on their dairy farm, used to be a hive of activity with 16-20 horses usually in work. It was the place to go for any aspiring young rider wanting to learn from one of the best in the business. In 1989, David took on his first live-in working pupil and from then until 2001, he always had two working pupils there at a time. His impressive set-up included an arena, put in in the late 70s, a 14-foot deep swimming pool, 16 stables, and two trucks – one which took 10 horses and another that took six, allowing them to take up to 16 horses to a show at a time. Many of New Zealand’s top riders were working pupils or casual students of David’s, including Simon Wilson, Phillip Steiner, Grant Wilson, Daniel Meech and Donna Smith, to name just a few. David was one of the first trainers in New Zealand to really focus on quality flatwork as an important part of training jumpers, and he admits his training style was tough. “On the trip we did to the South Island in 1956 the horses went down by train, were stabled in the city overnight and then on the boat the next day. I remember I said to Duncan [Holden], ‘will we be doing much tomorrow?’ and he said ‘oh no, not much’. Well, we did an hour without stirrups, and every other day of the trip it was at least two hours!” The same hard work and repetition then formed the basis of David’s training programme. “I used to say to my pupils - ‘why does an airline pilot train and train and train in a simulator? Because they know if they get in the air and something goes wrong, they’re gone, and it’s the same with riding - training is so important’.” The Goodin home was always busy with two riding pupils and

“David is one of the most generous and honest horsemen I have met in my career with horses, I went to work for the Goodin family when I was 18. David and Anne treated me like family, Anne is a wonderful cook and took care of most things while David trained us, and it would be nothing some days to be on the arena for up to three hours on the same horse. David taught us to feel leg to hand contact and basic stride counting, the absolute bones of what came ahead of a riding career, and he always talked about being prepared for that winning jump-off round, or perfecting a ride as if you had landed a serious catch ride. David helped and still helps so many people. He’s driven to help people who want it.” - Phillip Steiner 48

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OPPOSITE PAGE (clockwise): David was not only the first New Zealander to jump over six foot in 1957 with Telebrae, he also set the joint indoor height record with fellow rider Joe Yorke, when he jumped 6’5” on CARNABY at Isola in 1981. The stunning view from David and Anne’s deck at home. THIS PAGE: Most of the gear David has collected over the years has gone, but there are still a few bits and pieces in his old tackroom. Outside the stables on the dairy farm that he worked from for most of his career.

“David is a true gentleman and horseman of this world. He was one of the most instrumental and generous people in my career, and still continues to be in my life. A legend!” - Donna Edwards-Smith

two farm staff living in, keeping Anne busy feeding and caring for everyone. With the house forever full, David says he can easily remember the day when everyone had left and he and Anne shared a meal alone together for the first time in many years!

Breeding champions

An important part of the Goodins’ equestrian business was breeding horses to produce and sell. While David and Anne are probably best-known these days for breeding Olympic eventer Balmoral Sensation, ‘Richie’ is just one of about 40 horses they’ve bred, most of which were sold overseas and went on to top level competition. “We started breeding in 1978. Earle [Adlington] had a mare he wanted a home for, a thoroughbred called Amarillo,” David recalls. The first horse they bred from Amarillo was a mare called Suzy Wong, who was by Hanoverian stallion Mt Everest. From there, they went on to build their breeding operation from Amarillo’s progeny. In 2003, Anne and David’s breeding success was highlighted when they received a Recognition Award from the NZ Warmblood Association for services to the breeding industry with the success of their horses, especially Dunstan Dolly.

Persevering through pain

A lifetime of farming and working with horses takes a toll on the body, and David has been plagued with injuries throughout his career. Battling for years against pain to continue riding, it was only a few months ago that David had his last ride. He was even out competing at a local show as recently as February this year. “I finished riding in the middle of March. The fences I was jumping are still up in the arena now, and I could tell you every stride down every line,” he says. Some days it was harder than others to summon the energy

to get on and ride, but his genuine love of riding, particularly schooling and training, always won out. “I would go down there, feeling like I couldn’t be bothered getting on a horse, and I’d get on and end up feeling much better for the day.” Anne adds with a laugh that it was her husband’s “stubbornness and willpower that kept him going”. Preparing to head off to competitions overnight was a daunting task, yet while many might take a groom, David always managed on his own. It wasn’t all that long ago that he was taking away three horses to compete most weekends, before he downsized to having just one. “There are lots of little things involved in getting ready for the show – the feed and hay and all the stuff you had to do on the ground,” he says. Asked if she would worry when David set off on a trip away on his own in the truck, Anne just laughs. “I got past that!”

A regretful retirement

It was a persistent groin injury that forced David’s eventual retirement. “My groin was giving me trouble, and I’d already had the operation and it hadn’t worked. I was scared that it would get bad again. The first time it felt like a shotgun going off in my groin, and I couldn’t risk it happening again.” David will still go to some shows to watch but will always miss riding himself, particularly the training. “I really enjoy riding and schooling. I wasn’t the sort of person who liked hacking. I’d sooner be trying to test a horse and get them to be better.” Although he’s now “retired” from riding, if history is anything to go by, you can never underestimate this man and there is a very real possibility that he may well pull on a pair of breeches again one day if he’s feeling good. “I haven’t chucked all my gear away,” he admits. “I could still get dressed up and get on a horse, and I’ve been told there’s always a horse available up at Donna’s [Edwards-Smith] for me.” C

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The opportunity to spend five weeks in the UK with top Kiwi eventers Tim and Jonelle Price has fuelled the fire for Levin-based eventer Abigail Long to make her mark on the international eventing scene.

ecoming a member of the ESNZ Talent Development Squad has opened many doors for 22-year-old Abby, including the chance to work at the Prices’ yard in June this year. Abby is studying part-time towards her degree in Animal Science with a minor in Equine at Massey University, and currently has five horses in work. She also takes in schoolers, and coaches from her family’s base at Manakau, near Levin. “Once I’ve finished my degree, I want to give riding full-time a really good go,” she says. “But I wanted to get that education under my belt straight out of school. It relates to what I do, as I’m learning how the horse works on the inside.”

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Along with her parents, Abby runs Dragon Equestrian. “We have a mini equestrian centre with 50 to 70 crosscountry jumps, two arenas, a canter track for fitness and a walker. We’re very well set up and we also hire out our facilities.” Abby’s dad grew up on a farm and went to Pony Club as a kid. He wanted to give his daughter the same opportunity, so took her to a local riding school when she was eight. “I got my first pony when I was ten years old – and the rest is history!” Abby laughs. “I’ve always been an animal person and enjoy working with the horses. I’m quite competitive and love getting out there and doing my best. “I like doing a sport where you work with an animal, as they all have different personalities.” Abby started eventing when she was twelve, and immediately fell in love with the cross-country phase. “It’s my favourite part. I like the speed, adrenaline and jumping natural obstacles. I get a buzz from cross-country, and if I could solely do cross-country as a sport I think I would!”

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“I’ve always been an animal person and enjoy working with the horses. I’m quite competitive and love getting out there and doing my best.”

Abby’s main horse has been the seasoned Enzo, bought from Annabel Wigley. The 16-year-old Thoroughbred has plenty of 3* mileage under his belt, having completed eighteen 3* events. “I’ve had him for three years now, and he’s quite special. He took me from 1* up to 3* level. He loves galloping and jumping and always tries his best,” she says fondly. Enzo delivered Abby her biggest riding highlight to date, placing sixth individually when the pair travelled to Melbourne in 2017 to compete for New Zealand as part of the Oceania Young Rider team. “I’ve represented my country twice on the Young Rider team, in 2015 and 2017, but that year was particularly special. Enzo did a personal best in the dressage, then went out and nailed the crosscountry and show jumping – I think he knew it was a special event. It was my biggest highlight, to place individually at an international event like that.” With Enzo getting on in years, the Longs look after him carefully and keep him in the best condition possible. Abby hopes he will be back out at 3* again this season. “He’s feeling terrific, and he’s still keen and eager to go – he actually tried to buck me off the other day!” The rising star in Abby’s stable is Cruising Guy (Dexter), a 10-yearold Irish warmblood imported from Florida in April last year. “He previously competed to 3* in America and Canada. We were looking for another horse, as I had Enzo but nothing else coming up behind him.” The agent they were working with mentioned that there were some nice horses for sale in America, and it was decided that Abby would visit Kiwi eventer Joe Meyer for two weeks to view horses. She sat on 15 different horses in three days, including Dexter. “He was everything I wanted, the right age and I enjoyed riding him. It was a bit of an adventure, but it seems to be working out so far.” Dexter spent most of 2017 getting used to the New Zealand climate and settling in before Abby started competing him in February this year. “I was very impressed with him,” she says. “He won his first two

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1* events and was second in the 2* at Puhinui in March. We also did the 2* at HOY.” The plan is to gain more confidence at 2* together before they step up to 3* this season. “I hope he will be my next top horse. He’s very talented and shows a lot of the right things, so it’s just building our partnership.” The horse also has quite the claim to fame, having been ridden in an indoor eventing competition by eventing legend Michael Jung in 2016 – and winning the event. Also in the team is six-year-old mare Henton Audacious, who started competing last season and looks promising. “She’s talented but quite sassy. I have high hopes for her – she has a lovely floaty trot, a great jump and is surprisingly quite speedy. She looks like she has all the qualities to make a great horse, with the right training.”

Going International

Abby is excited about the future with Dexter, and her next big goal is to qualify him to compete at the Adelaide 4* in 2020 or 2021. She would like to make it all the way to the top and eventually base herself overseas, but she’s under no illusions that it will take time and hard work.

“I know it might take eight to ten years to get established and have a good enough string of horses, but I’m in it for the long haul and willing to put in the hard yards to make

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“After Adelaide, I would consider doing what Ginny (Thompson) did and doing a campaign in Europe and England, to test where I am against the world’s best.” Long-term, Abby would love to be based overseas, build up a team of horses and one day be selected for the Olympics or WEG. “That’s been a goal of mine since I started realising horses could be a career. Winning a gold medal would be the ultimate,” she says. “I know it might take eight to ten years to get established and have a good enough string of horses, but I’m in it for the long haul and willing to put in the hard yards to make my dreams come true.” Seeing Ginny make the move overseas has been inspirational, Abby says. “I think it brings hope. You know the likes of Jonelle, Tim, Clarke and Mark are already doing it, but Ginny was here just last year and has been on our squads – now she’s over there doing it, showing it is possible.” Spending five weeks at the Prices’ yard only served to reinforce Abby’s drive to succeed. “It was amazing to go there just after Jonelle had won two 4*events. I learned so much about what it takes to be the best in the world, and have the best horses,” she says. “The most valuable lesson I learned was the importance of having an excellent team behind you that share your goals and aspirations – from the vets, farriers and chiropractors to the grooms and working pupils – you definitely can’t do it on your own.”

Behind the Scenes For now, Abby is knuckling down at home and taking it one step at a time. “Riding is a full-time job, and everything else works around it,” she admits. “But I love what I do, and I don’t mind getting up early. The horses have become a lifestyle. “We have lights on the arena now so that I can ride in the dark. My parents are very supportive and are always there for me. Dad does all the farm work – harrowing, fixing fences – and gets horses in or puts the jumps up for me. He always complains that he’s the oldest groom on the circuit, but I think he secretly loves the horses.” Abby trains with squad coaches Penny Castle (dressage), Jock Paget and Jeff McVean (show jumping). “They’re three brilliant people to have on your team, and they’re only a phone call away if you have a problem. “Being on the squad has been such a great opportunity because there are so many resources available, not only coaching but things like lectures on horse nutrition, vet seminars and how to train your body, because your fitness is so important.” Her main sponsors are her very supportive parents, Clive and Pam Long. “I have to give a big thanks to them because they’ve been there from the beginning and are amazing parents,” Abby says. She is grateful to be sponsored by Prestige Equestrian, Mitavite, Dynavite, Bomber Bits and Hidez (compression suits). C

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As long-time supporters of show jumping in the Wairarapa, the Booth family’s contribution to the sport at a local level has been outstanding. On a national level, sponsorship of the National FiveYear-Old Series and the Hawke’s Bay National Young Horse Show by their breeding operation East Coast Performance Horses is providing an opportunity to showcase young performance horses.

“My goal is to be competitive in the age group classes on our home-bred horses – I’m not there just to make up the numbers!” WORDS Pip Hume Images Dark Horse Photography

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raig and Jenny Booth, and their daughters Jo (Balfour) and Nicki, are passionate about the sport of show jumping. Their sport horse breeding operation East Coast Performance Horses came into being through daughter Nicki’s desire to take her show jumping career as far as possible. “At the time, we were lacking the horsepower for Nicki to compete at the top level,” remembers Jenny. “We went looking, but found that to get a good, solid 1.30m horse was going to cost us around $80–$100k, and that was just too much money for us. But, as farmers, we did have enough land available to carry a broodmare or two.” The breeding operation started off in a small way, utilising just a few paddocks. Jenny was able to borrow a broodmare from well-known Wairarapa show jumper Anna Stephen, who also introduced Jenny to Sharleen Workman, of Xtreme Sport Horses. Together, Sharleen and Jenny purchased the imported German Holsteiner stallion Corofino II under the banner of Xtreme Performance Stallions. Then, after a trip to Europe, the Holsteiner stallion Cassiano was imported and added to the partnership. The mares travelled between the Booth property at Whareama, east of Masterton, and Te Horo, where Xtreme Sport Horses is based. “Corofino appealed to us. His progeny tend to have a great canter and good temperament. They can be quite big though, for smaller riders like me,” Nicki says. “Cassiano has also offered a lot to New Zealand breeders.” When that partnership ended, the Booths became interested in the stallions of VDL Stud in the Netherlands, through Equibreed’s Dr Lee Morris, with whom they do most of their breeding. “We met Yanko van de Lageweg of VDL when he was in New

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“We’re very conscious of breeding for the everyday rider, and not breeding fire-breathing horses that only the professionals can handle”

Zealand visiting Equibreed. We hosted him for a farm visit where he was able to see our mares and youngstock running in New Zealand conditions. “We then went to Europe to get a feel for the scene over there. We went to Aachen, to a CSI 3* event and a Foal Show, and then on to visit VDL Stud in the Netherlands. “Yanko tries to schedule visits to New Zealand every second year, coming back to our farm when he is here. His input into our breeding programme, when he has suggested dropping a mare or going with different bloodlines, has been invaluable. We’re now using a mix of VDL bloodlines from the older, established stallions as well

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as the newer, up-and-coming ones.” “We’re very conscious of breeding for the everyday rider, and not breeding fire-breathing horses that only the professionals can handle,” laughs Jenny. “In the early years, we bred a bigger number of foals before we really established our direction. We’re refining our breeding and cutting back a bit now, so we won’t produce so many youngstock in the future. Nicki can only ride so many,” she says philosophically.

The mare herd

Standing a stallion at stud themselves has very little appeal for the family, who consider that with access to advanced breeding technologies and so much good frozen semen available these days, it would be difficult to recoup the cost of an imported stallion. In addition, taking a stallion out to competitions can be very complicated. Instead, they have concentrated on building up an exceptional broodmare herd, acknowledging that some of their best mares have come about through word of mouth and the extensive network they have in the industry. “Besides the mare we borrowed from Anna, along with Sharleen we were able to purchase five mares from Bruce Holden’s dispersal sale. Ngahiwi Emillionaire came

to us from that sale – she was competed successfully until she was eight years old before she went into the broodmare herd – and her foals are pretty outstanding. We purchased a Hanoverian broodmare called Garland from Fred Cornege as well,” Jenny explains. “We were also able to take on a very wellbred imported mare for Cindy Mitchener that Lily Tootill had success with, and we imported Picarla, a KWPN-registered mare from Ireland. “Picarla is very special to us. Mr Blue was the world number one show jumping sire for a time and she is out of the same mare. Picarla was never broken in, and has been bred from extensively. From our research, her progeny in Ireland are all jumping at Grand Prix level. Since we imported her she has contributed embryos each year, as well as carrying a foal. Because of her age (she’s now 21) her breeding years are coming to an end, but with the frozen embryo technology available we hope to have more foals from her yet. And it’s very exciting to see her progeny out competing.”

The ones to watch

The top competition horse in the Booth team is Coachella ECPH, a six-year-old mare by Corofino II out of a Corland VDL mare. She’s called Dolly at home, and Nicki says that she has been very easy all

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the way through. “She can be a bit naughty on the ground, but she’s as safe as a rock to ride and take out and about. She’s the real deal – she could go the whole way with the right rider,” Nicki comments. “She finished in the top ten in the Five-Year-Old Series last season, which I was very happy with because she’s still developing. We’re very excited to see how she goes as a six-year-old! ”Chalo ECPH is out of the same mare, but is by Cassiano. He’s up north with Jackie Jermyn, and has a super jump! Shawnee ECPH is with Vicki Prendergast. These riders do a fantastic job, giving the young horses every opportunity. “Then, at home we’ve also got Californication ECPH, by Corofino II out of Picarla, and his half-sister, Shelby, by Cassiano. Californication has a wonderful temperament, and is very trainable and easy to ride. He was initially competed as a stallion and was just great, but competing a stallion can be complicated and he has now been cut.”

About the Booths

East Coast Performance Horses is run by Nicki and Jenny on the family’s 600-acre cropping farm at Whareama, east of Masterton. The operation utilises about 75 acres, with the rest of the property farmed in various crops. They also own another block a few minutes away which operates as a mixed farm, running sheep and beef with cropping. Craig and Jenny’s two daughters Jo and Nicki grew up with ponies, competing across various disciplines and representing their local pony club on numerous occasions. But show jumping was always Nicki’s interest, and when she was in seventh form she took up an opportunity to work for Philip and Sally Steiner. She then went on to spend five successive winters riding and competing for a large show jumping stable in Ireland where there were around 30 horses in work.

Nicki now works for a local veterinary practice as an Equine Technician three days a week, job-sharing so that her work days are from Monday to Wednesday. “I’m essentially a veterinary assistant – managing bookings, ordering drugs, running bloods and FECs,” explains Nicki. “It’s an ideal fit for me. My skills in that area cross over well to my work at home with the broodmares and youngstock as well as my competition horses. “Then, during the season when I am competing at weekends, the horses have Mondays off, so I’ve only got Tuesday and Wednesday where I have to work in the riding around my job.” With her various roles keeping her close to the home property, Nicki says that she does miss competing on the circuit and going to shows further afield, but she thoroughly enjoyed competing in the 5-Year-Old series last season. “My goal is to be competitive in the age group classes on our home-bred horses – I’m not there just to make up the numbers! Bringing on youngstock is a game of patience as they don’t really come into their own until they are six or seven years old, so the Five-, Six- and Seven-Year-Old series provide a platform,” she comments. “Sponsoring the National Five-Year-Old Series is a great fit for us,” adds Jenny. “We feel the series is the gateway into top level competition for these horses. We may not have a horse in the series every year, but we enjoy checking out the other horses, looking into their breeding and watching as they develop through the seasons. “We also sponsor the National Young Horse Show which the Northern Hawke’s Bay Show Jumping Group do such a fantastic job of running. It’s the big show of the season for young show jumping prospects. As the show’s focus is on young horses, it’s a very relaxing, quiet show where breeders can go to network and showcase their young horses.” C

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CHARLOTTE ROBERTS WORDS Rebecca Harper PHOTO Show Circuit

Methven teenager Charlotte Roberts, 17, finished her final year on ponies with an overall win in the Pony Breeders Society of New Zealand NZ-bred class at the Horse of the Year Show. This season she will be focusing on her park hack, Eskdale Lime n Soda, with a goal of qualifying for HOY 2019. What’s your earliest riding memory? Mum was always

really horsey, so my older sister and I just started riding as soon as we could. Mum breeds little Section A Welsh ponies, so we started on Welshies and worked our way up. Now I’m on to hacks! I’ve still got one of my ponies, but she’s for sale, and the other one has now been sold. I mainly compete in showing, but I’ve done a bit of everything. I go to Methven Pony Club and have been to Pony Club Dressage Champs twice and also Springston Trophy for eventing. I will give dressage a crack now, and hopefully do some more jumping on my hack, who I evented this season. I want to thank Tanya Davie and her family, as I have ridden many show ponies for them over the years and have had lots of big wins on their ponies. They’ve been amazing and made all the shows so fun.

Tell us about your successful HOY 2018.

I won the Pony Breeders Society of New Zealand NZ-bred class at HOY, and got runner-up in the Rising Star Show Pony over 138cm and not exceeding 148cm on my young pony, NFW Court Jester. I really just went up for the Rising Stars, and it was a big surprise for him to win the Pony Breeders class against Open ponies! It was his first HOY and the biggest show he’d ever been to. I was so happy, and was really proud of him as well. We’ve had him since he was first broken-in and to see how far he had come, and to win a class like that, was really special. He’s an Arab x Riding Pony by an American Arab, Kahuna Tiki. I also got runner-up in the Wonder Memorial on my hunter pony, Brookfields Panache, and both ponies were second in their New Zealand Riding Pony registered classes. I also got runner-up in my rider class. The show in general was amazing. I had a really good show and it was a highlight of my riding career so far.

What horse will you be riding this season?

I have Eskdale Lime n Soda, known as Soda at home. She’s 16, and we’ve had her for four years, but she’s been on the back burner while I was on ponies. Now I’ve sold the ponies I can finally get her out and do more with her. She’s a Quarter Horse x Arab from Australia and was imported as a foal. Our friends had her and mum bought her for herself, but I stole her! She’s super laid back and a real confidence

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Charlotte & NFW COURT JESTER after winning the NZ Bred class for the Pony Breeders Society of New Zealand NZ at Horse of the Year with one of the judges, Barbara Bilski. builder. I wasn’t really a jumper – I’d just had show ponies before her – so she got me into eventing and she’s so safe. I hope to get her going in showing and see how she goes, and it would be nice to get her qualified for HOY and maybe get up to HOY. She is a Park Hack and has a life certificate as 155cm, but most people think she’s a pony.

How does boarding school and riding mix? I just started

boarding at Rangi Ruru in term two this year, and I’ve got Soda at Sally Field-Dodgson’s place in West Melton. I drive out most days after school, and it’s also on my way home (to Methven) on the weekends. Sally helps me and gives me tips and lessons, which is excellent. I haven’t got a set instructor, but my mum and sister Izzy help me the most. Mum is fantastic, and my older sister is too – I couldn’t do it without either of them. Izzy had been working in Australia and was back for HOY this year, luckily since she’s good at makeup and turnout. We all help each other out at home.

What attracts you to riding? I think it’s just nice to be with horses,

and animals in general. Growing up on a farm and always being outside, especially with the horses, teaching the young ones new things and seeing how far you can push them and the results you can achieve.

What are your plans after school? I have one more year of

school after this one and then will hopefully go to Massey University to be a vet. That’s one of the reasons I moved schools to Christchurch, for a better education, so I can try to reach that goal.

FAST FACTS • Favourite movie? Kingsman. • Where do you live? Methven. • Favourite drink? Lemon Lime and Bitters. • Which horse would you most like to ride? Rolex II, a show hack in Australia. • What school do you attend? Rangi Ruru Girls’ School. C

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“I enjoy riding with friends on treks and glamming the ponies up for shows”

CAITLIN OFFICER

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Caitlin Officer loves the outdoors, and enjoying her ponies and having fun with friends is just as important to her as competing. But the fourteen-year-old from Taupo has experienced plenty of success in the competitive arena, taking the Champion Open Pony 138cm148cm class as well as the Supreme Paced & Mannered title at the Royal Easter Show this year with Brookfields Royal Command.

How did you get into riding? “Mum used to have lots of

show horses when I was younger, and I would go to shows with my little pony and watch her. One day I just decided to start competing too,” Caitlyn explains. “I do all sorts – Round the Ring (RTR), Show Hunter, show jumping, cross-country – but I mainly work on showing. Because we live in Taupo, there are lots of fun things to do. When you have a bad day, you can talk to the horses. I enjoy riding with friends and glamming the ponies up for shows. “I had a Thoroughbred agistment farm in Auckland, and we would regularly find Caitlin sitting in a feed bowl eating the horse’s feed. She just grew up with them and has always been part of it since she was born. She always had a little pony,” says her mum Karen.

Tell us about your ponies. “I do RTR and Working Hunter on

KC (Tirohanga Kiwi Cocktail). He is a former Saddle Hunter Pony of the Year winner, and I also compete him in Saddle Hunter flat classes,” Caitlin says. “He was a bit of a ratbag pony, so we turned him into a RTR pony and they just have a ball,” says Karen. “Caitlin just loves jumping!” “I also have Brook (Brookfields Royal Command), who was also a very naughty pony, but he won over 20 wide ribbons in his first season,” Caitlin adds. “He’s an eight-year-old Riding Pony by Ascot Royal Emblem out of a mare called River Down Boutique, from the Brookfields Stud. We bought him off Trade Me from a friend and last season was our first together. He’s got a cheeky personality and started out as a ratbag too, but once he worked out what showing was about, he was away. “At Rotorua, he got Champion Novice, Champion Open and Supreme Paced & Mannered Pony. He loves to jump crosscountry, so we school him down at the National Equestrian Centre. I hope to do RTR on him as well, this season or next. “I also have another young pony. We buy and sell, and there’s always something in the paddock to bring on to be sold.”

What is your most significant riding achievement?

“Taking KC from being a flat pony to a successful Round the Ring jumper. This season will be my fourth season with him. He just got sick of the flat work, and I have always loved jumping. He was a

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well-known little rascal, and it took a while, but once he got the hang of it, he was away. At his second jumping outing, he won Champion Working Hunter! Once he clicked, he just took to it.”

Do you have any goals for this coming season? “I would

really like to win a title at Horse of the Year, and get Brook doing Round the Ring. Horse of the Year is the big goal.”

How do you fit riding in with school? “I ride every day after

school and on the weekends. I play netball in winter, so Mum helps to do the ponies. In winter we try to rotate them – they have a good break, and I play netball. Now they are all back in work, and I ride seven days a week. While I’m at school, Mum tries to work at least one pony. We work as a good team. “Mum coaches me, and we try, when we can, to get outside lessons, but we can’t afford to be racing off to trainers where we live,” Caitlin explains. “Between the two of us, we can usually work things out. We talk to each other, and that works well,” Karen adds.

Do you see horses being part of your future? “I would like

to keep riding for as long as I can. I enjoy it; it’s just fun and peaceful. I do lots of trekking and big rides with friends through the forest. There are lots of people around here who ride, and we can all go somewhere in the float and have fun.”

FAST FACTS • Favourite food? Nachos. • What school do you attend? Taupo-nui-a-Tia College. • Favourite show? Rotorua A&P – there’s a fantastic waterhole to swim in. • Who do you train the horses with? My mum. • What are your hobbies outside horses? Netball, anything on the snow or water, hunting and shooting. C

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Elizabeth Brown WORDS & PHOTOS Trudy Nicholson

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A Lifelong Passion Liz Brown’s love affair with horses started when she was eleven, and sixty years on her passion for them is as strong as ever. After overcoming surgery and other challenges, she’s back in the saddle facing life with a positive approach. Liz enjoys sharing her knowledge and giving back to the equestrian world, including as a coach and craniosacral therapist.

iz Brown is as passionate today about riding horses as she was in her teens. An invigorating canter down the beach on her warmblood cross, Gymfella, and forest riding with friends are some of her preferred pastimes. “We shouldn’t make age an excuse for not doing something!” she says. Liz’s involvement in many areas of the equestrian world means that she does not compete to the same extent she once did. However, she is still involved with the dressage discipline and is working her way back onto the judges’ list. “I want to return to judging dressage at competitions. I want to be a voice for the horse.” Over the years, Liz has done her fair share of coaching, and these days she has a select group of riders she works with. She also coaches voluntarily at the Nelson Unity Group, who take a natural approach, working with young people and adults, both in the saddle

and on the ground. She enjoys educating riders, no matter what level they are at, and helping them to form a solid relationship with their horses. Many of the problems Liz sees when coaching come as a result of unfit and unbalanced riders. “We owe it to our horses to be supple, so we don’t impede their movement. Some riders aren’t aware of how they block their horses because of their lack of fitness. We only have to look at Toddy, and other eventing riders, who work hard at their fitness or they don’t stay at the top of their game. Horse riding demands good physical fitness, so we can stay supple and in balance with our horses. This applies to riders of any age.” Liz instructed at pony club rallies when her two daughters were riding. At the same time, she trained two of her horses to Prix St Georges level and was both a dressage judge and competitor. Like many riders in the 1980s, her horse was a Thoroughbred gelding

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that she bought off the track. Blue Steele competed to PSG and, as he was a scopey jumper, Liz also trained him for eventing, show jumping, and show hunter – which was quite a new discipline in the country at that time. Her other mount was an Arab, and both horses were invited onto the NZ dressage training squad. However, Liz’s riding career had to take second place to work commitments and study at that time. Unable to put in the schooling hours needed to keep to keep herself and Blue Steele eventing-fit, she loaned him to Mary Hamilton. Mary took him to the North Island and evented him, going on to win the Ferndale Salver for the National 1* Champion. When Liz retired from Salisbury School, where she was a senior social worker, she returned to horses, this time as a trekking guide at a local equestrian centre. Their riding style was of a more casual nature, and very different from the competitive riding she was accustomed to. “It was a very physical job, which involved several hours riding a day over varied terrain, through rivers and up into the hills.” Liz enjoyed meeting the riders of different nationalities who came trekking. “However, it was at times challenging, taking people out who had never sat on a horse before!” While there, Liz also enjoyed

coaching children at the centre’s riding school. Over the years she has been open to the multitude of options the equestrian world has to offer. She was one of the early side-saddle campaigners – riding side-saddle in public displays – and was responsible for side-saddle classes being introduced at the Nelson A&P show.

The ups and downs

For many years, Liz lived with her husband Roy on a 20-acre property in Brightwater which was set up for training horses, with an allweather arena, yards, stables and large paddocks for broodmares and youngstock. Here she bred her own warmblood horses with the intention of producing them and selling them on. But when she lost her husband, Roy, Liz’s world was turned upside down. Moving on meant moving out and starting afresh. Liz let go of her mares and youngstock, keeping a colt by Astek Gymbello out of

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her Anglo-Arab mare. “I bred Gymfella to be sold but decided to keep him because I liked his type. I didn’t have a horse to ride, and I wanted a forever horse – one I could keep to the end of my riding days.” Setting up her new life was all-consuming. Liz became project manager of the new build on her four acres, and as a keen gardener, she landscaped in front of the house, toward the sea, and planted it with flowering shrubs and trees. Before long, the digger arrived and a new arena was underway. Fella was soon going well under saddle, but Liz’s hip was causing her pain, to the point that even walking became difficult. She was put on the waiting list for hip replacement surgery, which she underwent successfully. However, although riding with her new hip was pain-free, the relationship between Liz and her horse had changed. Fella was often jumpy, and Liz did not have the familiar balance to ride out a shy or buck. Following several falls, her confidence both in herself and her horse waned. “My body wasn’t moving in the way I expected it to. I was riding differently. I could have blamed the horse for being naughty, but

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I’d lost trust in him, and in turn, he lost trust in me. When anything goes wrong, you need to ask ‘why this is happening?’ and for me, it was about recognising what was going on. The pain you feel before surgery can become hardwired in your body. At a subconscious level, when you have quite a period of pain, the body adjusts to cope. You need to look at the cause, and that gives you a way to change it. I wanted a good relationship with my horse, so I looked for a way to fix things.” Carolyn Resnick’s work resonated with Liz. “I studied her online course. I chose to stop riding for a while, and worked on developing my relationship with my horse on the ground, in his paddock, observing and reconnecting, and building trust in myself and in him. “It was a very interesting experience. I hadn’t realised that I was passing on to Fella the grief I was carrying after losing Roy, and the stress that went with moving house and starting over. Unintentionally, we can pass our everyday emotions onto our horses. “Riding with my new hip is pain-free for me, but I have to accept that it may feel a little different to my horse!”

Horse riding demands good physical fitness, so we stay supple, and in balance with our horses, this applies to any age.

Enjoying the horses On a more playful note, Liz introduced Hoofball to her area, holding open days for those interested. Her horse, Fella, loves to play. “Even when I’m schooling him in the arena, if the ball is there he’ll make a beeline line for it! He is quite cheeky, and has a playful character.” When time allows, Liz attends Western rallies, where English riders are made to feel welcome, and puts Fella through the obstacles in the working equitation. She also enjoys giving equine bodywork and Craniosacral Therapy (CST) to horses. “Craniosacral is a quiet and peaceful way of working. It is safe and gentle, as it works on the physiological system of the horse. I love seeing the changes in a horse while working on it.” Liz regularly works with several other competition horses in the area, and performs voluntary CST on the local Riding for the Disabled horses. CST appealed to Liz because it is non-invasive. “When you put your hand

on the horse, it tells you where the tightness or pain is by its facial expressions. CST helps to relieve tension and soreness and is good for the general well-being of the horses. Owners are often amazed by the results, and it’s great to see a horse releasing during a treatment. Apart from the physical side, it helps their emotional well-being. “Sometimes it takes several sessions to release tensions that have been in their body over the years. They are no different to us. Often the horses turn and lick me. Most obvious are repetitive yawns, and eye rolls. It’s fascinating, and sometimes I can see quite immediate physical changes. ” As to what the future holds – “I want to keep helping horses, keep fit, keep riding and always keep learning.” C

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AGE IS J U S T A NUMB ER

INTERVIEW

TEDI BUSCH

Retiring from veterinary practice fifteen years ago gave Tedi Busch more time to focus on dressage riding and judging. Now, at the age of 75, she continues to compete in Level 3 dressage and has regular lessons on her beloved mare Pocahontas. WORDS & PHOTOS Trudy Nicholson

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“LEARN TO RESPECT YOUNGER PEOPLE’S THINKING — IT’S EXCITING TO SEE THEM GROW IN THEIR SKILLS.”

edi lives on a 22-acre block on the outskirts of Nelson. The property is set up for the thing she loves most – riding. Each week, Tedi has a dressage lesson on her twelve-year-old HanoverianThoroughbred cross mare, Pocahontas, with a local trainer who is twenty years her junior. “Some older people don’t like taking lessons from younger people because the oldies think they know it all. But the young ones become masters, and you should listen up, acknowledge and celebrate their knowledge. Learn to respect younger people’s thinking – it is exciting to see them grow in their skills.” Tedi is very happy with her current instructor. “She totally gets me. She acknowledges when I need to get my breath but doesn’t hesitate to push us past our comfort zone. “I’ve long gotten over working with coaches much younger than I am. I’m in awe of so many of the advancements in helping horses and riders cooperate with each other,” she says. “For me, it’s a matter of having mutual respect for some traditional

methods, and acknowledging more recent ones. Making the horse more comfortable with advanced tack, and having riders understanding biomechanics has got to be a good thing. Everybody should always be learning! I get special pleasure watching younger horse people grow in talent and knowledge.” Tedi also enjoys working with Andrea Raves when she is in Nelson and often has lessons from other visiting coaches.

Age is not a disease

Tedi has some very clear views on ageing, and it seems much of it is to do with attitude. “Some people object to being called old,” she says. “But I don’t – I’ve earned my wrinkles!” Tedi’s daughter is a multi-specialist doctor who works a lot with geriatrics. “She says old age is not a disease,” Tedi says. “The aging process is so individual. We should not just blame being ‘old’ for our problems, and our aches and pains.” Tedi’s daily routine of caring for her horse helps her to stay active. “I’m planning to get back into yoga,” she adds. “I do need more suppleness, balance, cardio capacity, and general strength training.”

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“SOME PEOPLE OBJECT TO BEING CALLED OLD. BUT, I DON’T – I’VE EARNED MY WRINKLES.” Vet on the move

Tedi grew up in northern Illinois, USA, and bought her first horse Rih when she was fifteen with the money she had earned from breaking in horses to cart, grooming ponies for rides, and raising chickens. Rih was a purebred Arab, and her foals helped to put Tedi through vet school. Tedi and her husband Joe moved to New Zealand in 1966, and practised together in Taranaki, Northland, and South Auckland. However, Joe got sick of the wet weather, so figured out the sunniest place in the country to live, and they made the move to Nelson in 1991. Tedi was soon headhunted by Halifax Vet Centre, where she ended up working as a companion animal veterinarian. At that time she was competing in dressage, so she took her Level 3 mount, an off-the-track Thoroughbred called Dragon, along with them. After her retirement from the veterinary practice in 2003, Tedi had more time to be with her horses, and to further develop the garden that overlooks the paddocks of the family home. Naturally, animals are a big part of Tedi’s life. A tabby cat named Parker came to her as a kitten, seventeen years ago, when she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. “He has provided comfort and company ever since.” Sadly, Tedi’s world was rocked forever when, six years ago, her husband Joe passed away suddenly. The block was too big for her to manage alone, so she kept just enough grazing for her two horses, and leased the remainder of the property to a neighbouring farmer to graze cattle on. Tedi also had an accident that resulted in spinal surgery, but she is quick to point out that she injured her spine while gardening – “I did not fall off my horse!” Around the same time, she lost one of her horses in a paddock accident. She was devastated, but says her other animals helped get her through this trying time. “Poco (Pocahontas) is the one who motivates me to get out

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there and do stuff. She gets me up in the morning, because I feel guilty if I haven’t fed the horse. Rain or shine, she’s always waiting for me. She enjoys a carrot or an apple, and is very partial to gingernuts.” Each week, Tedi helps out at her local RDA. “It has always interested me. It is an extremely happy and positive place, and the patience of the horses is just amazing.” Tedi finds the RDA riders “challenging but interesting” and she really enjoys working with them. “I look forward to RDA every week,” she says. “We exchange knowledge as far as wrangling goes, and we learn from each other.”

Time to ride

Until recently, Tedi was a List 3 dressage judge, but she left the Dressage NZ National Judges’ panel because she wanted to spend more time with her own horse. “I’m happy to hack around my little farm alone, but am nervous about doing so elsewhere without company,” she admits. “We go hacking and trail riding on occasion, but Poco seems to enjoy her arena work. I take her for a mini hack afterwards, and she often tries to go back to the sand arena for another turn.” Tedi also rides on the nearby beach. “Once, I had a training session on the beach with my instructor. It was the best ride ever!” However, she admits that it’s not always easy. “Poco is too much horse for me,” Tedi laughs. “We were doing a Level 3 test one day, and going nicely, but the kid in the next arena was dressed as a chicken. Poco lost the plot – she does not do chickens!” Tedi was complimented for staying on during the mare’s explosion, but “doing counter canter with a chicken on a pony in the next arena doesn’t work!” However, as chickens aren’t exactly commonplace in competitive dressage, she plans to give it another go and compete the mare again this season in the graded Level 3 classes. Through the years, whenever Tedi slips into her riding boots, time stands still. “I’m still fifteen when I’m on my horse.” C

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I was lucky enough to recently attend the Connections conference organised by Sport NZ where I heard some inspirational speakers like Judge Andrew Becroft, who is now the Children’s Commissioner, talk about children’s view of the world – “It’s my life, let me have a say”. That got me thinking about how we include the voices of our young equestrians in our sport. About 30% of our membership is 10– 19-year-olds, yet the average age of our board members and governance bodies would be 55+. Are we listening to our young riders? Do we know why they love the sport they are engaged in? We know that the social, fun aspect is really important to them; that they enjoy being part of a team and competing with (and against) their friends. What do they think equestrian sports in New Zealand will look like in 20 years’ time? Globally, more people are moving from the country to the city, and New Zealand is no exception. We know that technology is changing most areas of our lives and that equestrian sports are not immune. E-sports are here – New Zealand has an e-sport federation, and it is more than likely that e-sports will be part of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. While the debate rages as to whether e-sports are sport as we know it, recent New Zealand research found that, in comparison with rugby, there are 610,000 gaming fanatics versus 820,000 fans of rugby union, with nearly six times more people participating in gaming than rugby. We should see e-sports as an opportunity, not a threat! While we’re on the subject of fun, ESNZ is working with organising committees to make sure everyone at events – riders, helpers, volunteers, sponsors and event organisers – have a positive and enjoyable experience. We have a disciplinary process to deal effectively with bad behaviour, and we’re working with event organisers so that they know how to use it. Bad behaviour at events will not be tolerated; we all need to take responsibility, lead by example and quite simply, abide by the law. It’s not news that parents are responsible for their children until they’re 18 years old, and so they are accountable

for any behaviour by their children. Let’s tidy it up, be on our best behaviour and have our most enjoyable season ever! From August this year, ESNZ has reactivated the Associated Events category. This doesn’t apply to the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS), Pony Club (NZPCA) or ESNZ area group events, but to all others. If you want to use ESNZ officials and rules, then you can register your event for one day at $60, or if you are likely to use more than one day, you can purchase two days for $100. If you wish to hold a number of events throughout the year, you should become a Member Organisation. You can find out more on the ESNZ website under Associated Events. https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/esnz/associated-events/ At the end of the financial year, funds generated by Associated Events will be used for training programmes for ESNZ officials across all the different disciplines. Funds will also be used for the upkeep of rules and regulations. Support is available for secretaries by using either of the online equestrian entry providers or by discussing with the relevant ESNZ discipline Sport Manager. We’re excited about developing, along with Massey University’s Associate Professor Chris Rogers, a plan for integrating sport horse performance and pedigree aimed at improving sport horse breeding stock In New Zealand. Ultimately, we want to provide security for horse sports and enhanced opportunities for international success. Successful models for integrated performance and pedigree include the long-running New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing system and internationally, the more recent classification system introduced by Horse Sport Ireland. It is the missing link in our sport which is unique in that success is equally dependant on the horse and human. With time, we expect that from looking at performance and pedigree we will be able to calculate breeding values which will enable the systematic ranking of stallions, which in turn will help breeders in their breeding choices. This should achieve greater efficiency and improved quality in sport horses of all breeds which will drive demand for New Zealand sport horses generally and create more secure domestic and export markets – not to mention increasing the access to quality, New Zealand-bred horses for our riders. It’s a win all around. Also, as the recent Mycoplasma Bovis outbreak has demonstrated, having an integrated database to be able to identify, track and trace horses is a biosecurity ‘must have’ these days, and this project will improve horse identification immeasurably. We’re just getting this going so there’s a bit to work through and we will be reaching out to breeders, in particular, to see how we can make this work for all involved. Watch this space!

Dana Kirkpatrick

ESNZ GENERAL MANAGE

DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR ENDURANCE

ESNZ Endurance is supporting a new initiative being offered by two very experienced competitors – Sue Reid and Andrea Smith. Sue and Andrea previously ran the Endurance Performance Programme, but have now called for applications from Open endurance riders interested in participating in one-on-one mentoring. The programme will help riders to achieve their goals for the season (generally to be competing at 100+ km events). In addition to individual support, clinics will be held in both the North and South Islands, and these could be opened up to other competitors not involved in the mentoring programme if there are specific components that they wish to attend. Contact Andrea at smithenduranceteam@outlook.com or Sue at robert.susan. reid@xtra.co.nz for more information.

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JUMPING AND SHOW HUNTER NEW FACES

There’s a new team heading up Jumping and Show Hunter at ESNZ National Office in Wellington. Longtime equestrienne Marilyn Thompson (left) has taken up the role of Jumping and Show Hunter Sports Manager, with Rebecca Griffith (right) supporting her as Jumping and Show Hunter Administrator and Communications. Short-term contractor Tess Williams will continue through the handover. Marilyn comes from 20+ years in the corporate sector and a successful background of showing, area trials and jumping at A and B FEI grades. She is currently a judge’s advisor for Show Hunter and is on the Auckland Show Hunter Group Committee. Rebecca also shares a lifelong love of horses and riding. She has followed in the footsteps of her mum Adaleen Griffith, who has spent the last decade casting her eye over rings as a national level jumping judge. Rebecca is in her second season as a candidate judge, and it’s something she plans to pursue in the future.

Sterling Warmbloods Small Stars Top Ten League. Is your dressage horse 162.5cm or under? Then the Sterling Warmbloods Small Stars Top Ten League is for you this season. Dressage NZ is excited about this new series and partnership with Sterling Warmbloods, which is intended to not only recognise the achievements of the smaller horses in our sport but to promote the idea that sometimes the smaller horse is an excellent choice for pony riders transitioning to horses and for the smaller adult rider to enjoy. It is an ideal series for show ring riders to get involved in too. Our breeders will also benefit, knowing that the smaller horse has real value for many of our participants.

EVENTING NEWS

Through a successful Olympic Solidarity grant, ESNZ Eventing is distributing 37 pairs of MiM Clips to cross-country courses nationwide. These will be used on fences from 1* level and above as part of an increased focus on risk management and safety within the sport. Eventing Canterbury is running their first ever CCI3* at the South Island Three-Day Event in October. The famous event has moved into the spring season, running from 12th to 14th October at the Christchurch NEC, McLeans Island. The event is sure to attract riders from the North with a total prize pool of $21,000 across the CCI3*, CCI2* and CCI1* classes.

PARA EQUESTRIAN GROWS

As Para equestrians around the country are thawing out from the winter, training is escalating, and new goals are being established for the coming season. Para equestrian is slowly growing in New Zealand with over 50 riders having been classified and graded according to their disability. While we appreciate it is not every Para rider’s goal or ability to compete in the FEI tests, it is exciting to see dressage groups incorporating the Introductory tests at local events. Para equestrian looks forward to seeing you give these a go and achieving your goals whatever they may be; both supporting your local groups and inspiring each other within our sport.

ATHLETE & HORSE DRUG TESTING

Both Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) and FEI have indicated to ESNZ that they will increase athlete drug testing in the 2018/2019 season. It is vital that everyone participating in equestrian sport fully understands the importance of clean sport and the rules they must adhere to, at both national and international level. The rules apply to both human and equine athletes. National competition athlete testing in New Zealand is carried out and governed by Drug Free Sport NZ. The FEI Code governs FEI events. Horse and rider testing can take place at any FEI and/or ESNZ event, any time. All riders should familiarise themselves with banned substances as things you might never suspect as being on the banned substance list or ingredients in what you might consider harmless supplements often catch people out. There are excellent DFSNZ anti-doping e-learning courses and resources available and ESNZ urges all involved in equestrian sports to educate themselves: www.nzequestrian.org.nz/esnz/about-clean-sport/

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SIMPLE

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WITH ALBERT VOORN

Earlier this year, at a clinic in North Canterbury, Dutch show jumping Olympic silver medalist ALBERT VOORN inspired riders and onlookers with his simple and logical approach. We followed the progress of Georgie Dormer over the two days.

stellar career as an international rider at the very top level, along with coaching at all levels wherever in the world he is invited, has led Albert Voorn to develop a system in which the horse and rider are not limited by the restrictions that arise from doing things that are physically uncomfortable. A lifelong logical thinker, he explains that “When you push logic aside, problems start, and there is no solution. We need to keep things simple – keep it simple and make it easy. The moment you complicate things, you are limited. “Through training, we are endeavouring to maximise the ability of the rider and of the horse. The only correct system is one which is totally based on the natural functioning of the rider and the horse. Anything which goes against this is incorrect

and is, therefore, more difficult. When the rider uses the wrong technique or pushes the wrong button, it is difficult. When it’s the right button, it’s easy!” Albert urges riders to keep an open mind throughout their riding careers. “Everyone tries to do the best they can do. When you come up through a system, it can be difficult to think outside the box or to go outside your ‘safe zone’. You have to be open to new information. I may have been doing something a certain way for 20 years, and then see a better way that is easier on both horse and rider in one of the other equestrian codes – for example, western or dressage – and I adopt it straight away. “But it’s not easy to change the habits of a lifetime,” he cautions. “It can only be done through repetition.”

THE TRAINING In keeping with Albert’s philosophy, training sessions are simple and to the point. They begin with loosening up on the flat in trot and canter, then jumping a small vertical on a circle, progressing to a series of fences incorporating circles both ways, and finishing with a course. The objective at every stage is for the horse to travel in a very relaxed and natural rhythm without resistance, in front of the rider’s leg, and with as little interference from the rider as possible. “As riders, we think we always have to be doing something, instead of simply staying out of the horse’s way,” Albert explains. “Why should a horse jump round when 90% of horses naturally jump hollow? Allow the horse to jump in a way that is easiest for that particular horse. If you want a horse that jumps round, buy one! We as riders have to adapt to the horse.” Throughout the clinic, Albert also continually reiterates the need for riders to focus their awareness on what they are doing, and continuously evaluate their own position and effect on their horses, saying that the influence of the rider’s position is unbelievably significant, right down to the smallest details. “The rider’s position will cause either an easy ride or a difficult one. That is why I always talk about the rider’s position. I never talk about the horse,” he says.

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“Think about the amount of resistance you have in your hand. Think – ‘Can I relax my hand more? Can I have a looser rein with a nice feel of the horse’s mouth in my hand?’ Think also about the weight that you have in your stirrup. Your foot carries the weight in the stirrup; you don’t jam your heels down and stiffen the lower part of your body. The balance is on the stirrup, without holding on with the knees or the thighs. Riding is not about physical strength, it’s about technique.”

THE RIDER

GEORGINA DORMER

Georgie has ridden professionally for the past ten years, including four stints in Europe and one in Australia. She has been a New Zealand show jumping representative twice. These days, the 28-year-old balances her riding career alongside her retail business The Rider Shop, selling leading international equestrian brands Cavalleria Toscana, Tucci and Devoucoux online and at major equestrian events throughout New Zealand. Georgie is sponsored by BetaVet, Fiber Fresh, and Mitavite.

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THE HORSE

Known at home as Mouse, he was six years old at the time of the clinic. The gelding is by Jokus Latour and was purchased by Georgie as a four-year-old from NZ Performance Horses. Georgie says that he’s a very careful jumper and extremely competitive in the ring, jumping clear in more than 80% of his rounds over the past two seasons and picking up some impressive results in Young Horse classes. This season their campaign will include the national Seven-Year-Old series, and they’ll be targeting titles at the NZ National Championships, North and South Island Championships as well as Horse of the Year. Georgie is also looking forward to hosting another clinic with Albert in early 2019. “I really enjoyed his clinic, picking up valuable takeaway tips such as having my horses sharper off the leg, sitting tall while keeping a hollow in my lower back, and being VERY still. Simple but effective advice.”

FORWARD, LOOSE & RHYTHMIC WARMING UP IN TROT After a brief walk, it’s down to work. Georgie picks up rising trot around the full arena, letting her horse go forward on the straight, and circling in the corners to help him to balance, with changes of rein across the diagonal.

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WARMING UP IN CANTER With her horse travelling happily, Georgie transitions into canter. Again, Albert is looking for an easy and rhythmic way of going. “Think about looking a little bit like a western rider. Ask yourself: Can I have that softer, looser movement? Can I canter with less rein and still feel the mouth in my hand? It’s the same with the legs. Ask yourself: Can I ride with less pressure? The moment that your horse goes naturally in a forward, loose rhythm, ask yourself: Can I do less? Can I leave him alone?” Albert wants the horses to travel naturally, rather than in an outline or a frame. “It's very important when you start the circle, and the horse wants to bring his head up a little bit, that you allow your hand to go up a little bit as well. It makes the circle easier for the horse. The higher you allow the horse's head, the easier it is for him to turn. When the horse needs his head high, allow him this. Then, when he becomes more comfortable and better balanced in the exercises, the head will come down. “The size of the circle and the horse’s pace decide the degree of collection in the horse, not the rider holding the horse together. The smaller the circle, the slower and more collected the pace.”

SITTING TALL WITH A LIGHT CONTACT

EXTENDING THE CANTER

To make it as easy as possible for the horse, Albert says that the rider must be able to sit tall in the saddle, with minimal movement. “The taller you sit up, the lighter you sit in the saddle. The lighter you sit in the saddle, the easier it is for the horse to bring his hindquarters underneath him and have the collection necessary for the exercises you are doing. “There’s no movement in the rider’s body; no movement at all. The quieter your body, the slower the horse can go. The more you move your body, the more you push him forward.”

Albert asks Georgie to progressively extend the canter, taking in the whole arena in a nicely forward canter, riding in a light seat with her lower leg forward and her weight in the stirrup. “It’s very important when the horse is taking you a little bit that you don’t lock your knees,” he reminds her. “You can prevent yourself from collapsing forward and sit tall in the saddle by having a small hollow in your lower back. “When you feel the horse is nicely in your hand and not pulling, don’t be afraid to go up in pace. Ask yourself: Can I ride him forward, instead of riding with the handbrake on? When the horse takes you, slow him down a little bit; when he doesn’t, you can up the pace.” For the change of rein across the diagonal, Georgie’s horse is sufficiently advanced for a flying change. “The flying change is very important; it has to become part of the routine,” Albert explains. “Ask for a few strides of counter canter – your inside leg keeps him pushing and keeps him in the counter canter, then when his foreleg comes forward, your outside leg asks for the change. Then inside flexion, inside leg.”

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CANTERING WITH THE REINS IN ONE HAND For the final part of the warm-up routine, Albert asks Georgie to canter with her reins in one hand. “Progressively slow your horse from the extended canter, and then come onto the circle. After you have slowed down, sit a little deeper in the saddle, Then, when you are on the circle, carry the two reins in the outside hand. The inside rein is between your thumb and forefinger, and the outside rein is between your ring finger and little finger, so your hand is flat. “Again, ask yourself: Can I be softer? Can I give him more rein? Can I give him more neck? “You must resist with your hands to ask him to go slower, then the moment the horse goes slower, soften the resistance. We don’t hold him tight; we don’t keep resisting. We totally give the horse back his natural length in his neck and body so that we don’t over-collect him. “Also, there is no pressure from your soft leg. Any time you have weight in your hand, you cannot have leg. “And don’t forget to give your horse a nice pat too!”

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CIRCLES AND FENCES

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Albert’s first jumping exercise is a small jump on a circle, transitioning to walk after the jump. He explains his use of circles in the training environment. “Why do I circle a lot? Because my circles are the preparation for my turns into and after the fence. The horse needs to be trained for that, and the only thing that trains for that is the circle.” Albert reminds Georgie of the need to keep her seat light and

let her leg come forward a little in the transition from canter to walk. “When the hand starts to resist, you glue your knees in the saddle a little bit due to the fact that your lower leg goes back. Think about that. Think about letting your leg come forward, so it stays soft, then the moment you have made the transition to walk, sit up tall so that you are light in the saddle."

ALLOWING THE HORSE TO LIFT UP IN FRONT ON THE CIRCLE He also reiterates the importance of the rider’s hands allowing the horse to lift up in front on the circle. “To collect, the horse needs to be able to lift up in front. The moment your hand is pushing down, you limit his freedom. That’s why it’s so important that the hands are up – so that the horse can come up in front and the hind legs can come under.”

AROUND THE COURSE To collect, the horse needs to be able to lift up in front. The moment your hand is pushing down, you limit his freedom.

ALLOWING MORE PACE Because Georgie’s horse is going so well, Albert encourages her to add some pace. “You have the brakes, so you can go a little bit more forward. When the horse doesn’t pull, allow yourself more pace. And because he’s so relaxed and there’s no tension, in the take-off, just a little bit of spur.” He adds that riders should get rid of the whip because they need to ride off the leg, so that the horse is adjustable. “A short, strong squeeze and the horse goes, and there’s no leg any more. Riding with the leg on all the time, the intention is to keep the horse going. But when you keep him going like this, you’d better hope that your distance comes up, because if it doesn’t, you’ve got a problem!”

RIDING A COURSE

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When you push your horse to the outside, you always have to come back again. When you stay in the direct turn, your distance comes up quicker.

Always make a round turn and a direct line to your jump, so that it’s a direct turn without any angles.

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A short, strong squeeze and the horse goes.

Jump in the middle of the jump.

When it comes to jumping Albert’s course, he makes sure that the riders are comfortable with the height of the jumps. “It’s completely up to you; we don’t jump anything you don’t want to jump. In the end, it’s you paying me, so you decide. You need to have confidence and not be scared or hesitate – that goes for any coach you train with.”

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ALBERT UP CLOSE With a reputation for being outspoken and controversial, Albert Voorn has very clear views and ideas, which are sometimes unexpected and confronting. However, his delivery is considered, straight to the point, and sometimes humorous. He’s as quick to praise as he is to correct, and his respect for the horses and riders at the clinic is very evident throughout the two days. Albert says that from a young age he was very self-confident and competitive and always wanted to be the best in his trade. Now, as a horse trainer and coach, his goal is to be able to get the best out of every horse’s natural ability. It’s perhaps surprising to find that the highlight of his career so far isn’t the Olympic silver medal he won at the Sydney Olympic Games. Instead, Albert cites winning a Mitsubishi 2000 GT Limited Edition sports car at a competition in Frankfurt in 1994. “It was a gruelling competition – seven rounds over three days, with no breaks or rest days. The car was for the horse that jumped all rounds clear – my horse, Jewels Amethyst, was the only horse to have seven clear rounds,” he comments with evident satisfaction. Albert competed on the Dutch show jumping team a number of times, and was team trainer for the Australian show jumping team between 1996 and 1998, but found that position wasn’t compatible with his desire to compete himself for as long as possible. However, he still travels regularly to Australia for training clinics. When asked about his favourite horse, Albert claims his favourite is simply “every horse that has given me the beautiful satisfaction of success.” “We use animals for our own ego and our own success,” he explains. “The love

is for the horse that performs the best – the one that gives us the most success. But for me, when we use the horse to make our living, we must respect the horse 100%. To me, that respect is more important than saying ‘I love this horse.’ “As a sport, we need to be very careful in the way we treat our horses,” he continues. “Equestrian sports are highly criticised by the animal welfare groups, which are very strong and very vocal.” Albert comments that although the pool is smaller, New Zealand riders are as good as any in the world, and so are the horses. “The riding is the same everywhere, and I see good horses everywhere. What I look for is whether the horse is given the time to develop to the maximum of his ability. I don’t like to see four-yearolds in the sport, and I don’t like to see horses jumped at the top level before they are ten years old. They can then have a career spanning eight years, from 10-18 years old – that’s when they win the money. “The young horse classes are nice to watch, but it’s a shame to overdo it. Fantastic young horses don’t come along very often; it’s a shame to get one and then break it.” It’s disappointing to Albert that there is no universal training system and that the professionals disagree in terms of training and riding. The different approaches are confusing, and he believes that with more agreement, the sport would develop better. Albert’s own current mount is his elevenyear-old mare, Stakkana Koningshoeve, currently competing in 1.35m classes. “She started late and didn’t have the right rider early in her career, but I have high hopes for her.” C

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ESNZ TRAINING CAMP FOR EVENTERS

The South Island Eventing Camp held in August at McLeans Island brought together a large group of riders and ESNZ High Performance coaches for an intensive and interactive two days, spanning all three disciplines. Our three-part series follows a group of three riders and horses at 1* level.

MEET THE TRAINER Emily has worked, coached, ridden and competed internationally, tackling Adelaide, Badminton and Kentucky 4* events during her career. She has held multiple national eventing titles and is a formidable competitor. She is well known for producing her own horses through the grades and takes great pleasure in developing both horses and riders to be successful athletes. Emily praises the passionate coaches that have helped her over the years and is inspired to pass on the knowledge that she has gained from these people. “We are so lucky to have such a great culture in our sport where people are willing to help, share and develop the next generation of champions.” Words Pip Hume Images Dark Horse Photography

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In this issue, we follow our three riders, Annabelle Jones, Claudia Faulkner and Georgie Dickson as they tackle a variety of crosscountry questions with High Performance coach Emily Cammock.

ANNABELLE JONES I’m 15 years old and in Year 11 at school. I’m from Arrowtown, but I go to school in Christchurch. I’ve been riding since I was four years old, and have learnt so much from it. I’ve always loved the challenge of constantly trying to better my riding – it’s certainly not an easy sport! My horse is Quintero, known as Tommy, a nine-year-old Thoroughbred who is around 17hh and competed at 1* level with his previous owner. We are a new combination and have only been together for a month. So far, I have really enjoyed getting to know him and am very excited to see where the next few seasons take us!

ANGLED LOGS EXERCISE After the horses have had a trot and canter around, Emily starts the jumping exercises with a pair of small logs set at an angle, four strides apart. The riders canter through in four strides at first, then, using the angle to increase the distance, in five strides. For the second part of the exercise, the riders ride the diagonal from right to left, then from left to right, with a half circle at each end making it a continuous figure of eight The aim is to change leads over the second log. This exercise is designed to get the riders to really think about riding accurately and using their body position to help set the horse up for good lines and turns. Emily instructs Annabelle to set up her horse well for the change of lead. “Make sure you angle the logs, not middle to middle; then use your body to set your horse up for the change of lead over the second log. Sit up and look around the turn, open the inside rein and turn your shoulders. If he doesn’t get the change of lead over the second log, don’t try for a flying change. Go back to trot and set the canter up on the correct lead.”

When her horse struggles to understand the question, Emily asks Annabelle to ride him a little more decisively. “At this stage, Tommy isn’t confident enough to make decisions about striding, so you have to do it for him. Whether you make the right decision or the wrong decision, it’s better for him if you make a decision. He is a follower, so you need to take the responsibility as the leader. You can’t both follow!”

It’s also important that Annabelle keeps Tommy straight and his shoulders level. “Because he’s curling around, you need to straighten his neck with the outside rein, and keep an open inside rein,” she instructs. After they achieve success, Annabelle is all smiles. “I found this particularly challenging, as I’d never attempted an exercise like this before on Tommy – but I finally got it in the end!”

THE BANK For the bank complex, the riders need to turn onto a good line over a skinny log before cantering up and jumping off the bank. Tommy makes easy work of this exercise, and Emily compliments Annabelle on finding a nice stride and rhythm.

“But remember to keep your fingers closed around the reins – no fiddling!” she adds.

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WATER COMPLEX The water complex offers a number of jumping options, giving the group plenty of opportunities to test their horses and their riding.

“Coming into the water, we don’t want the horse going too fast. We want plenty of energy, but we also want the horse balanced and together,” Emily cautions. Cantering down to the brush in the water, Tommy is a little under-powered, and as a result his jump is uninspired. “If he’s behind the leg, don’t hesitate to give him a small reminder; just a quick tap behind your leg,” Emily tells Annabelle. The next time through, a positive ride by Annabelle sets Tommy up beautifully and makes it very easy for him to jump well.

ANNABELLE‘S COMMENTS My cross-country with Emily was a blast! I was rather nervous going into it as I hadn’t ever cross-country schooled Tommy, but I came away feeling very good about the upcoming season. Overall Emily really pushed me out of my comfort zone and I got a really good feel for how to ride Tommy over different, bigger cross-country jumps.

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EMILY’S COMMENTS Being a new combination, this was a big ask for both Annabelle and Tommy, but I thought they did extremely well. Their improvement as the lesson progressed was fantastic and it was a really positive introduction to cross-country for them as a team. He is a very genuine horse and they complement each other nicely. Tommy is quite reactive to the contact and Annabelle has a habit of wriggling the bit in his mouth which he detests.

When Annabelle uses a steady hand along with her body, leg and voice, Tommy is responsive and smooth in his reactions. If her hands are too aggressive, he worries about his mouth, which takes his concentration away from jumping the jumps. Being a big horse, it is important to keep him together and not let the canter energy decrease into the fence. When his canter is uphill and energised, his jump is lovely.

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CLAUDIA FAULKNER

I’m 23 years old and a Health and Physical Education teacher at Lincoln High School. Currently I have a team of six horses in work, ranging from a four-year-old OTTB to my more experienced horse Citadel, who I am aiming to compete at 2* this spring. Tripel Shot, otherwise known as Elvis, is a seven-year-old Thoroughbred gelding by Road to Rock. Elvis has recently been competing at CNC105 and I’m hoping to start him at CNC1* this spring. Elvis is great across country and has a very good jump; he just needs more experience and to see different types of jumps to gain confidence.

THE SUNKEN ROAD “A sunken road is more than just a combination of cross-country elements,” Emily tells the riders. “It tests your horse’s power, balance and agility to jump down, then rebalance and sit up within a short distance to jump up again. “This is where being able to adjust your horse comes into play. Jumping the first element down into the sunken road, the horse needs time to see what he has to do, but don’t take it so slowly that he hesitates and stops. Bring him back to a short, bouncy canter with plenty of power a few strides out; sit up and keep your leg forward and on.”

“It tests your horse’s power, balance and agility to jump down, then rebalance and sit up within a short distance to jump up again.

THE TRAKEHNER “The trakehner is a rider frightener!” Emily explains. “It’s really just a hanging log with a ground line, so ride it like that. If you have a ditchy horse, you may need to ride forward positively in the last stride or two when the horse sees the ditch. “As you come into the jump, focus on the top of the log, and over the jump, pick something ahead of you to keep your eyes up, such as the next jump or a tree. Don’t look at the ditch! Sit up, head up and eyes up.” On his first attempts, Elvis shows his lack of experience and confidence at this level by scooting out. However some support from Emily, coupled with reassurance and a positive ride from

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Claudia, help him past his reservations and build his confidence.

“Coming into a solid fence like this, he needs to feel positive into your hand, otherwise there’s not enough canter,” Emily explains. “Ride him with a little more pace; keep him up and support him with your leg. When you just let him go along and he’s in a nice rhythm, it’s like ‘isn’t this lovely!’ When you ask for more power and he’s up in the bridle, its not the ride you are used to, so it feels a bit uncomfortable, but that’s what has to happen!”

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Claudia has done a fantastic job of producing this quirky horse. He has a very immature brain and needs lots of positive reassurance. He has a lovely slow rhythmical canter and jump which is beautiful to watch, but on closer inspection he is totally off the bridle and therefore it is impossible to keep him between hand and leg. Having a bit more punch to his stride engages his hindquarters and gets him up in the bridle which encourages him to take Claudia to the fence. As his confidence grows, this will come more naturally, but in the meantime it is up to Claudia to create that feel herself.

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I’m 18 years old, and from Dingleburn Station - an isolated station up the east side of Lake Hawea. I spent my primary school years at home, learning by correspondence, and I’m now a Year 13 student at Craighead, a small school in Timaru. I am lucky enough to privately board with the Rowley family, which has been a huge advantage for my riding over the past five years. A unique aspect of life at the Dingle is that it takes an hour and a half to drive a float down our driveway, or two hours to ride out the road! Tigger (Tigerhertz) is a 16.1hh, eight-year-old Trakehner/Thoroughbred gelding. His previous owner Alex Anderson successfully competed him to CNC105 and I have owned him for just over a year. I have enjoyed coming together as a partnership and completing our first 1* at the end of last season at Central Districts, where we were second in the Junior Rider class.

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SKINNY LOG BEFORE THE BANK “Skinnies are there to test your riding – your ability to get a good line – and your horse’s rideability – his carefulness and his thinking. You have to get him locked onto the jump from way back, and if your riding isn’t precise enough and you don’t have a good line and a straight horse, he can easily just drift off to one side and canter past.”

Emily urges Georgie to keep Tigger in a consistent rhythm as she travels around the course. “It has become a bit of a habit for you to shut the canter down and wait before the fence until you see your distance, and then go. You don’t always have to go for it and chase those last few strides! Riding like that would see you struggle if the jump was on a curve.”

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“Keeping your hands down and on his neck will help you stay with him if his jump is a bit awkward.”

THE CORNER “When you’re walking the course, decide on the line through your corner,” Emily advises. “The temptation is to jump close to the flag at the narrowest part of the corner, however this is also the most risky option.

“Make sure your horse is straight and his head is in front of his shoulders. When you walk your line, look for something such as a handy tree that you can focus on to keep on line when you ride the jump. Whatever line you pick, stay on it and don’t allow your horse to drift. Don’t approach the corner too fast – you need to keep the canter controlled so you’ve got plenty of power but not too much pace.”

GEORGIE’S COMMENTS

EMILY’S COMMENTS

This was an awesome opportunity to be coached by Emily and what she had to say was very beneficial. The main points she focused on were straightness and rhythm; especially the importance of maintaining rhythm around the whole cross country course and not changing things before a jump. Watching the other riders in the group was also a great way to learn!

Georgie and Tigger are really starting to come together as a team now. He is a lovely horse and Georgie does a great job riding him. The two things that really helped Georgie today were keeping her hands close to his neck and riding the rhythm rather than the stride. Tigger tends to hold his head quite high, but if Georgie lifts her hands too high when she is adjusting him, he throws his head around making life difficult for them

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Tigger makes the corner look easy. “You gave him a really good ride through there. You kept a good rhythm and pace and got a nice line,” Emily praises Georgie. “Keeping your hands down and on his neck will help you stay with him if his jump is a bit awkward.”

both. By keeping her hands low and steady, he doesn’t resist her contact making him more rideable. The habit of accelerating to the fence means that he often lands accelerating, which becomes difficult in combinations, especially on curved lines. When Georgie sat quietly and allowed the fence to come to her, Tigger was much quieter and more rideable on landing. C

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HEALTH

EQUINE COLIC DO’S & DONT’S OUR EXPERT

Equine vet Louisa Broughton is a partner in Vet Services Wairarapa. She graduated from Massey University in 2004 with a B.V.Sc, and after working in mixed practice for around eighteen months, she headed to England, where she completed a postgraduate Certificate of Equine Practice (GP Cert [EqP).

For horse owners, colic is one of the most worrying incidents that can happen. Do you know what to do – and perhaps even more importantly, what not to do – if you think your horse may have colic?

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CONDITIONS THAT CAN COMMONLY CAUSE COLIC INCLUDE •

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Sand ingestion

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Impaction colic formed by something the horse has ingested

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Tumours and other masses.

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Sometimes it’s immediately apparent that something is very wrong, and the veterinarian should be called. Other times, more minor clinical signs might accurately reflect a mild colic that may easily and quickly respond to minimal management, without a vet attending the horse. Then there are the times when mild clinical signs don’t indicate the severity of a problem, one which could result in death if treatment is delayed. Diagnosis is generally based on a physical examination. The initial examination will include determining the increase or decrease of intestinal sounds, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and mucous membrane colour. Further investigation may involve rectal palpation, nasogastric intubation,

(removal of abdominal fluid for assessment), abdominal ultrasound, sometimes abdominal radiographs, and blood tests. Colic can be resolved conservatively most of the time in New Zealand, but it can also be the end of your horse’s life. Don’t be misled by mild signs and conclude that it’s a do-it-yourself situation. While that may be the case, a phone consultation with your vet is much less painful than dealing with a worsening situation, or the anguish of a euthanasia that might not have been necessary if you’d acted sooner. With appropriate and timely veterinary intervention, the prognosis for colics is good to excellent, depending on cause – but time is of the essence!

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Pawing at the ground (forelegs)

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Frequently turning the head to the flank

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Stretching

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Frequent pawing (forelegs)

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Reaching around to the flank with the head

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Repetitive lying down and getting back up

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Rolling

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More time than normal spent lying down

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Grunting

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Poor appetite

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Kicking at the belly

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Grinding teeth

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Profuse sweating

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Playing in the water trough (sham drinking)

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Continuous rolling

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Persistent movement

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Getting up and down violently.

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Persistent desire for movement (even in the stable or yard)

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Vet Louisa Broughton says that in her practice, colic ‘seasons’ bring about an increase in the number of cases. “We generally see colic cases increasing dramatically any time there is a flush of grass. Spring and autumn are particularly dangerous because of the change in pasture quality, and also because people often change their horse management. They may start stabling their horses, or bring them into work for hunting in the autumn, and then coming into the spring competition season the horse is suddenly doing more.”

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WHAT TO DO? USE OUR TIPS AS A GUIDELINE

When you first suspect colic:

Kicking at the belly may indicate abdominal discomfort

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Stay calm yourself which will keep your horse more relaxed.

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Check whether your horse is passing faeces. Absent or reduced amounts may indicate a problem. If he is confined in a stable or yard, it’s easy to check for the presence of manure. In the paddock, look around your horse’s favourite areas for fresh droppings. Fresh droppings have a coating of moisture.

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Check that your horse’s droppings are normal – that they are not ‘loose’ (where a bolus – or ball – does not form) or too hard (so that the bolus does not break apart when it hits the ground).

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Check your horse’s vital signs (if safe for both you and your horse) – his heart rate, pulse, respiration, mucous membrane colour and rectal temperature. Also check his rump muscles for tightness, and his hooves for heat – these may reflect tyingup or laminitis respectively, which can mimic abdominal pain. Capilliary refill time should be one to two seconds The horse’s gums should be pale pink

Poor gum colour can indicate a serious situation

As you push on a horse’s gums, you are pushing aside blood in that location; the membranes should ‘pink up’ again as blood refills within one to two seconds. This is referred to as the capillary refill time (CRT). What is being measured is the amount of circulating blood volume and the blood pressure. Refill time varies depending on the amount of pressure exerted by the fingertip. This is a significant measure for any horse suffering from colic.

Lethargy can be an indication of colic

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Learn how to do this assessment correctly. Your vet, vet tech or vet nurse will more than likely be very happy to show you. Colic is a medical emergency. Once you have assessed your horse’s condition and can relay the information, call your vet immediately, regardless of how minor or severe the signs. Waiting could allow a minor problem to become severe and a severe problem to become untreatable.

Pawing the ground may indicate discomfort

Get onto it quickly and have a conversation with your vet rather than seeking advice from your Facebook buddies.

Taking the rectal temperature. 37.90C is optimal

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Closely monitor your horse and stay in the vicinity for as long as necessary. Your horse needs to be checked every 15-20 minutes until any evidence of discomfort has passed and you are sure he is passing manure and eating and drinking normally.

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Don’t take a wait and see approach. There is danger is delaying calling your vet, especially for some forms of colic, and your horse’s condition can worsen very quickly.

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Take your vet’s advice on whether or not to walk your horse. Walking can stimulate gut motility, but too much walking can tire the horse – and the handler!

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Don’t exercise your horse vigorously unless indicated by your vet. The horse needs to retain fluid and energy, and vigorous exercise can slow gut motility.

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Confine your horse in a safe area, such as a small paddock or yard, where he can be monitored, ideally with good lighting for night checks.

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Don’t allow access to feed. Even while colicking some horses will still want to eat, and may want to gorge themselves as a response to pain.

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Don’t administer any medication without your vet’s approval. If you need to head to an equine hospital for colic: Don’t travel in the float or horse compartment with the horse. It’s dangerous, and once you are moving, there’s nothing you can to do help anyway. If youwr horse goes down en route, leave him there.

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Make sure that you clearly understand what you are supposed to do before you take your horse home.

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Your vet will have a treatment plan and there will be reasons for that plan, so don’t deviate from it. If the horse is not responding to a painkiller, it’s not because you didn’t use enough medication, it’s because the condition is beyond what that particular medication can alleviate. Stay in communication with your vet.

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Monitor your horse’s demeanour, appetite and behaviour.

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Consider changes in your horse management. Ask your vet if there are specific changes you could make to lessen the chance of a recurrence.

COLIC PREVENTION

In New Zealand, many colic cases are related to worm infestations. Louisa points out that the majority of horse wormers on the market do not cover encysted cyathostomes. “Horse owners may go for years thinking they are using broad spectrum products that cover all worm types, when in fact that is not the case. Talk to your vet about an appropriate worming plan,” she says. •

Maintain an approved parasite control routine, as recommended by your vet, based on faecal egg counts and pasture management. Non-strategic rotational deworming causes parasite resistance to anthelmintic (parasitekilling) drugs and is no longer recommended.

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Consider gastric ulcer prevention methods for performance or highly stressed horses, based on your vet’s advice.

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Maintain a consistent feeding regime and introduce feed changes gradually. When switching to a new feed, try to do so over a number of days.

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Feed little and often. Multiple smaller feeds are better for the digestive tract than one or two large meals. Consistency is the most important part of feeding, both in terms of feeds given and sticking to a routine.

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Take steps to reduce the ingestion of sand. Keep hay off sandy surfaces by using a hay net or putting it in a container or on a cement pad or rubber mat swept clean of sand.

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Consider insuring your horse for advanced medical and surgical care to alleviate the stress of wondering where you can find a hefty sum to save his life, usually with no notice and in the middle of the night. Colic surgery is costly, even if it’s a relatively uncomplicated case, and commonly starts from $6,000 to $10,000. C

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“If your horse died, could you afford to replace him?"

your asset For many horse owners, the loss or serious injury of a beloved equine friend is traumatic enough, without the added burden of significant financial impact. We usually insure our homes, cars and valuables - but have you considered insuring your horse?

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here are a range of companies offering equine insurance, with a variety of different policies that insure against loss of use, death, or contribute to vet bills in the case of serious injury, illness or disease. Exact wording varies from company to company, so do your homework and read the policies carefully to ensure you understand exactly what you are paying for, and what your insurance will cover. This guide looks at the different types of policies available and outlines some helpful tips for taking out insurance. At this time of the year, with the new season fast approaching, riders may also be looking to secure a new ride and many horses will go out on lease or trial, so we also cover insurance options for this scenario.

“Considering how valuable they are to you, having cover in place provides peace of mind that if your horse gets injured or sick, you have the ability to cover their treatment and the support to get them back on their feet.” Why insure your horse?

Major medical

FMG’s Nikki Walford says there are many reasons why you should consider insuring your horse. “Considering how valuable they are to you, having cover in place provides peace of mind that if your horse gets injured or sick, you have the ability to cover their treatment and the support to get them back on their feet.” Getting cover in place also means you have a plan should your horse float or tack get stolen, or if you have an accident on the road. Lucinda Laxon from JLT Bloodstock Insurance says that, next to your home or car, your horse may be your most valuable asset. “If your horse died, could you afford to replace it? Insurance also gives you peace of mind if your horse requires vet treatment, like colic surgery or lameness diagnostic tests.” Insurance enables owners to investigate any issues quickly, as the financial burden is reduced, meaning they can get back to enjoying their horse sooner.

Vet fees are the most common reason for claims and, similar to human health insurance, there are different levels of cover available. Usually vet fee cover will be up to a maximum value, depending on the policy. It is worth checking whether the quoted cover is limited to a percentage of the amount your horse is insured for, or is a maximum claimable amount per policy period. In some cases there may an excess you will have to pay, for example a maximum of $5,000 worth of vet fee cover with an excess of $500. Some companies offer a colic surgery upgrade option to increase the veterinary fee cover to $10,000, should colic surgery be required. Some insurers automatically include this within your vet cover – meaning you don’t have to pay extra.

Different covers available

Loss of use cover is more expensive, but mans that should, for example, a Grand Prix show jumper sustain an injury that prevents it competing at that level again, the owner is not completely out of pocket. This provides cover in the event the horse doesn’t need to be put down, or could still compete at a lower level. Often horse owners believe they have loss of use cover, but don’t, so this is where it is important to read the wording of your policy carefully. A policy may cover loss of use from an external injury where it is clearly not a

There are different options for cover, but the major categories include: •

Veterinary Fee cover

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Mortality cover

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Loss of Use cover

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Cover for your horse float, truck, tack and other equipment.

Additional extras include, but are not limited to, permanent infertility cover for stallions, colic surgery upgrades, disposal/burial cost cover and third party liability cover.

Loss of use

pre-existing condition, such as a floating accident, which may not require vetting. Full loss of use could require a five stage vet check and x-rays.

Death cover This is where a horse is covered in the case of mortality, up to an agreed or fair market value. This covers the horse for death or destruction on humane grounds. Some policies will cover the horse in the case of accident, sickness or disease. Check whether your policy covers illness or disease – some policies only cover death from external, accidental injury. “Agreed value means that when you insure your horse, we’ll work out a sum with you

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Nikki’s top tips: before you take out the policy. Knowing this figure before needing to claim really helps remove some of the stress, especially during what can be an emotional time,” Nikki says.

Third party liability Cover is available for third party liability for property damage, for example, if your horse gets out of its paddock, goes onto the road and causes an accident. This could include cover for legal expenses incurred; check the policy wording carefully for exact details.

Breeding infertility This covers stallions for their inability to reproduce. Policies can differ for different companies, but this may cover you in the case of a stallion being unable to breed due to accident, sickness or disease.

Saddlery and tack Your saddlery and tack is valuable and it’s worth making sure you’re covered in the event of loss, theft or damage. If possible, have your saddlery and tack added to your contents insurance. Some companies do offer specialised saddlery and tack insurance, if needed (for example, if you keep your gear where your horse grazes, not at your home).

Leasing or trial When sending a horse out on trial or lease, it’s common practice to ask the person taking the horse to get insurance for the period the animal is in their care. “What people don’t consider is that the

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policy is a legal contract between the insurer and the policy owner. This means any money paid out goes to the policy owner, who may not be the person who actually owns the horse,” Nikki says. While either person can take out the policy, FMG recommends the horse owner take out the insurance themselves. That way you know the policy is paid for and up-to-date, as well as having control over any potential claim. To avoid bearing the financial cost of the insurance, you could consider asking the person taking the horse to reimburse you for the cost of the premium. Lucinda says, in the case of leasing a horse, the horse owner should be the one driving the insurance cover. Cover would normally be taken out in the name of the owner, care of the lessee. “With our policy, the lessee can claim on vet fees. In the event of a mortality or loss of use claim, any claimable amount would be settled directly with the owner, as they are noted on the policy as having the financial interest in the animal. “We keep both parties in the loop. A lot of lessees will take out the policy, but note the owner, which means we can keep in touch with them too.” It is a good idea for the owner to take legal advice before leasing a horse out and a written contract is recommended. The contract could then specify what insurance is required. If you’re the one leasing the horse, it would also pay to check whether your policy specifies a stand-down period before you are able to make a claim. C

• Pre-existing conditions cannot be insured for, so be careful to do your homework before purchasing a horse. • Depending on the value of the horse, a vet check may be required by your insurer before taking out cover – generally the more valuable the horse, the more likely you are to require a vet check. • Keep your insurer in the loop – if your horse does become ill or has an accident during the term of insurance it’s important to let your insurer know, whether you are claiming or not (and you might be surprised what you can claim on).

Lucinda’s top tips: • Read the policy wording carefully and compare the different companies – the wording may be slightly different from company to company. • Ring and talk to the company you are dealing with. Do they have specific equine knowledge and expertise? • Talk to your vet if you are having trouble deciding which company or policy is best for you. • When your horse is insured, make sure you ring your company if there is any change in the horse’s condition, even if you think it’s minor, as it could turn into a vet fee claim. Late notification could prejudice the outcome, as your insurer may require the option of seeking a second opinion. • If in doubt – ring your insurer and ask.

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NEW ANIMAL WELFARE RULES FOR HORSES AND DONKEYS Words Pip Hume

Several changes to the Code of Welfare for Horses and Donkeys come into effect from 1st October. These changes are introduced as a result of new regulations that come into effect at the same time. So what is the code, how does it affect you, and what do these changes mean for horse owners?

WHAT IS THE CODE OF WELFARE?

The Animal Welfare Act 1999 provides for the welfare of animals in New Zealand. It puts obligations on those people who own or are in charge of animals to provide for the welfare of their animals, and includes standards for equine management, food and water requirements, handling, training and equipment, husbandry practices and equine health. The Horses and Donkeys Code of Welfare expands on the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 with minimum standards and recommended best practice guidelines for the care and management of horses and donkeys, designed to provide for the animals’ overall physical health and behavioural needs. The Code applies to equids (horses, ponies and donkeys and their hybrids, such as mules) kept for any purpose, including those kept as companions (pets), for breeding, sport, entertainment or as working animals. The code also applies to foals and any horse captured from the wild. It does not apply to zebras. The document is issued by MPI (the Ministry for Primary Industries), which oversees the Act and the Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018.

HOW DOES THE CODE APPLY TO YOU?

Under the Act, the “owner” and every “person in charge” of an animal is responsible for meeting the legal obligations for the welfare of animals under their care. For some horses and donkeys, the owner of the animals places them in the care of others who become the persons in charge, but this does not detract from their responsibility to ensure that the requirements of the Act are met. Failure to meet a minimum standard in the

code may be used as evidence to support a prosecution for an offence under the Act. A person who is charged with an offence against the Act can defend him or herself by showing that he or she has equalled or exceeded the minimum standards in the code. The code includes information and example indicators for each minimum standard. The list of indicators is not exhaustive but is given to provide guidance on ways in which a minimum standard may be met. The recommendations for best practice in the code have no legal basis and are included to encourage higher standards of animal welfare. Every horse owner or person in charge should make it a priority to obtain a copy of the code and familiarise themselves with its contents. The code should be considered by all owners or persons in charge of horses and donkeys as essential reading as it clearly outlines expectations for the management of these animals to ensure their wellbeing.

WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE?

If you are already following the code of welfare, you may not notice any differences when the regulations come in. However, now is the time to check! The new regulations which are coming into force on 1st October have been developed to address some specific issues, building on what is already required and also setting some new rules. MPI says that the regulations make it easier for MPI and the SPCA to take action against animal mistreatment, and new penalties such as fines will be issued for certain actions. “We will will continue to prosecute the worst offenders under the Animal Welfare Act,” it states.

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ee THE MAIN CHANGES TO NOTE FOR HORSES ARE: CLAUSE 18

HORSES TETHERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRAZING •

Tethering your horse for grazing is not recommended.

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If you have to tether your horse for grazing, your horse must have constant access to a supply of water, food, shade, and protection from heat and cold.

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If you don’t provide this to horses tethered for grazing, you can be fined $300.

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Check your horses regularly when tethered. Tethering for grazing is not appropriate for long periods of time, as horses need exercise.

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Note that the Code of Welfare has standards for tethering too. It says that horses that are restrained by tethering need to be: i) trained to the conditions; ii) provided with constant access to palatable water, sufficient food and effective shelter; iii) able to walk and move around without undue hindrance; and iv) kept under general surveillance. Horses must not be tethered for longer than 15 hours without being released for exercise sufficient to ensure that minimum standard 7(b) is satisfied. Horses must not be tethered if they are physiologically compromised in such a way that tethering may affect their health or welfare. A tether must be sited so as to prevent the horse reaching any public access-way or becoming entangled with objects or other animals.

CLAUSE 19

USE OF EQUIPMENT THAT MAY INJURE HORSES •

Any equipment used on a horse must not cause injuries such as cuts and abrasions that bleed or discharge, or swelling around the head and neck.

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Equipment used on a horse must ensure the horse is able to breathe and drink normally. Equipment can include, but is not limited to: halters, bridles, lead ropes, bits, and nosebands.

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Keep your equipment clean, and ensure saddles and covers are fitted correctly. Horses that wear equipment need to be checked regularly/daily.

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If you use equipment that causes injury to horses, you can be fined $300.

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PERSONS MUST NOT STRIKE A HORSE ON ITS HEAD •

Horses must not be struck on the head, with hands or any other object.

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If you strike a horse on its head, you can be fined $500.

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CASTRATING HORSES •

Castration is a painful surgical procedure that must be carried out by a veterinarian using local or general anaesthetic.

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If a horse is castrated without local or general anaesthetic, you could face a criminal conviction and a fine of up to $5,000 for an individual or $25,000 for the business.

Don’t forget that the Code of Welfare contains important advice and standards on feed and water, shelter and housing, equipment and handling, in order to best protect horse welfare and give our horses a good life. The Code of Welfare will also be amended on 1st October 2018, so that it is in line with the new regulations.

WHAT IF YOU GET IT WRONG? Each regulation has an associated penalty. The penalty level is determined by whether the offence is: •

an infringement – resulting in a fine but no criminal conviction.

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a prosecution under regulations – more serious than an infringement offence and may result in a criminal conviction. The court can impose a fine up to the maximum in the Regulations. There is no imprisonment for regulation offences.

If, like most horse owners, you also own other animals, this may be a good time to check the animal welfare provisions relating to those animals as well.

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Before the new rules come in, check that you’re doing it right.

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Are you doing it right? Encourage others to check too: www.mpi.govt.nz/animalregs

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Email your questions to MPI: animalwelfare@mpi.govt.nz

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Call MPI about an animal welfare issue:

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THE CORSET OF YOUR ABDOMINALS:

YOUR TVA

You may not have heard of your TVA (transverse abdominis muscle), but it’s an extremely important muscle that works as a stabiliser for your entire lower back. It’s one of the core stabilising muscles of the lumbar spine, and a weak TVA is often associated with lower backaches and pain. WHAT IS THE TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS?

HOW TO ACTIVATE THE TVA

The transverse abdominis (TVA) muscle is the deepest of the abdominals and is often referred to as the ‘corset muscle’ because it wraps around your sides and spine. It acts like a muscular girdle of sorts and protects the lower back. Having a strong TVA when you are riding helps with core stability, which will allow you to remain stable and more balanced in the saddle If you have weak TVA muscles, often the abdominal wall will begin to bulge forward and the pelvis may rotate forward and increase lordosis (inward curvature) in the spine. This can create some issues when you are in the saddle as proper alignment of your joints can be disrupted, not to mention the effect this has on your stability. When you add the force of the horse’s movement, you can create all sorts of niggles and pain.

Bracing has been found to be the most effective way to create stability in the lumbar spine. Bracing is the contraction of the entire core muscle group and particularly the TVA. The best way to use the bracing technique is to contract and hold the abdomen (don’t suck in the gut as that creates hollowing) while continuing to breathe in and out. Imagine that you are getting ready for someone to punch you in the belly, or preparing to lift a heavy object. The goal is to tighten the muscles without sucking in, or expanding your abdomen – hence the nickname ‘corset’.

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WHY CARE ABOUT THE TVA? Since the TVA acts as a muscular girdle, it stabilizes your pelvis and provides support against outside forces and movement. This

is crucial when you are riding and have the unpredictability of a horse beneath you! The TVA defends against repetitive physical stresses from various motions your body makes while riding and doing chores around owning a horse. A strong TVA will help you transfer force more efficiently through the muscles, rather than through your back and joints, helping to reduce aches and pains (and injuries) caused by related stresses and repetitive movements.

HOW DO YOU GET A STRONGER TVA?

To start building strength in your TVA muscle, you will need to know how to activate it through a series of ‘braced’ abdominal manoeuvres. Then, while maintaining those braced positions, you can put yourself into various other positions, to challenge the TVA’s strength and stamina.

TO ACTIVATE YOUR TVA Lie down on your back, draw your knees in and place your hands on your belly. Allow your upper body to relax and then think of bracing your middle. Picture either someone about to punch you in the belly, or someone coming to stand on your belly. It’s that feeling of bracing that you want to create and maintain, and a feeling of contracting in your waist. Then introduce breathing while you maintain that braced belly. Hold for 10 seconds and repeat 8-10 times. Rest in between as needed.

2 BRACED LEG EXTENSION This is the next step. Take your legs straight up so your toes are above your hips, then lower them down to the ground while maintaining your braced belly. Only go as far as you can keep that brace without lifting your back. Hold this for 10 seconds, rest and repeat 8-10 times.

BRACED HOLDS Hollow body holds are an awesome way to improve the strength of your TVA and your overall core strength. Activate your TVA as in Step 1, then think of reaching towards your toes and holding that reach. Really think of narrowing that corset – remember, don’t suck in, instead think of bracing tighter and pulling that corset in. Hold for 10 seconds, rest and repeat 8-10 times.

DEAD BUG This exercise is a great way to really focus on that braced hold while challenging it with forces in new directions. Lie on your back with your feet in the air and knees bent 90 degrees. Raise your arms in the air so that your hands are directly above your shoulders. Slowly extend your right leg in front of you and your left arm above your head, keeping your lower back pressed against the floor. Return to the starting position. Repeat on the other side. Do 8-10 reps each side.

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5 BIRD DOG

BEAR CRAWL With your braced centre, set yourself up on all fours, with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Lift your knees off the floor. Feel how your corset needs to strengthen to maintain neutral spine. Hold this for 10 secs and repeat 8-10 times. Rest as much as you need in between.

These work on core stability, and they activate the glutes as you work your abs. Start on your hands and knees in table top position, with your wrists below your shoulders and your knees below your hips. Inhale and extend your right arm forward and left leg back, maintaining a flat back and square hips. Brace your middle and exhale as you draw your right elbow to your left knee. Extend back out to starting position. Don’t forget to do both sides. Do 8-10 reps each side.

A STRONG TVA WILL HELP YOU TRANSFER FORCE

MORE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THE MUSCLES, RATHER THAN THROUGH YOUR BACK AND JOINTS, THUS AIDING IN THE REDUCTION OF ACHES AND PAINS (AND INJURIES) CAUSED BY RELATED STRESSES AND REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS. 108

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THIS I SA SUPER SIMPL RECIP E E TO H AVE U P YOUR SLEEV E

CHOCOLATE SLICE

This is a super simple recipe to have up your sleeve. I like to make it up regularly so I have a satisfying treat on hand that I know is loaded with nutrients to keep me fuelled and keep the cravings at bay. It’s an awesome choice to take away competing as the season kicks off.

I have made it as a slice because it takes less time to make, but this recipe is also amazing rolled into balls. I often make them as a wee gift and roll in dried raspberry, crushed nuts, cacao or shredded coconut.

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 x 250g block quality dark chocolate (I use Whittaker’s Dark Ghana)

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Melt the chocolate using a double-boiler method.

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Add the coconut cream to the melted chocolate, and mix until smooth and creamy.

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Stir in the almond meal and shredded coconut until well combined. At this stage you can add in any extra things like dried fruit or crushed nuts.

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Line a square 20x20cm baking tray with baking paper, and spoon the mixture in.

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Flatten it off using the back of your spoon and sprinkle with a little extra coconut.

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Place in the fridge to set for 1-2 hours and then slice into small bite-size pieces.

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Keep stored in the fridge in an airtight container.

1 cup coconut cream 1 cup almond meal 1 cup shredded coconut

You can add in some dried fruit or nuts to give extra texture and a burst of sweetness. I am a big fan of dried cranberries!

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Grannus Grannus

(Hanoverian)KWPN, (Hanoverian)KWPN, OLDBG, OLDBG, HANN HANN

Gambrinus Gambrinus (BAVAR) (BAVAR)

Goldfee Goldfee

Perle Perle

(BAVAR) (BAVAR)

Pilot Pilot

(WESTF) (WESTF)

(BAVAR) (BAVAR)

Goldperle Goldperle (Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Graphit Graphit

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Odessa Odessa

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Karim Karim

(BADWU) (BADWU)

Panja Panja

(BAVAR) (BAVAR)

Pilatus Pilatus (WESTF) (WESTF)

Gratia Gratia

(WESTF) (WESTF)

Goldstern Goldstern (Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Glorie Glorie

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

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QUINEUS GNZ

CARTELL GNZ

16.3hh - Bay

17hh - Chestnut - 2008

POWER - SCOPE - TECHNIQUE - ELEGANCE

Cartell is into his fifth season at stud. His first crop of foals has exceeded all our expectations, producing a very modern type that is tall with fantastic natures and movement that everyone desires.

16.3hh 4-year-old stallion Are you looking for an international quality show jumping prospect? Quineus GNZ has it all, he is an eye-catching stallion that exhibits scope, beautiful form, technique and confidence over fences. Quineus GNZ is a modern, elegant stallion with super conformation. He is very uphill, with a great shoulder and shape to the neck. He has 3 outstanding gaits; lengthy walk, expressive trot with excellent mechanics, and an uphill, active canter which is very balanced. He displays this super movement both at liberty and under saddle. Quineus GNZ has an exceptional character, with a very willing and happy attitude towards work. He is quite a unique young stallion, with immense jumping prospect, rideability and focus. He is an eye-catching welldeveloped stallion with his gleaming coat, light chrome, leggy good looks, and correct conformation. Suitable for breeding a modern jumping athlete.

FRESH SEMEN AVAILABLE STUD FEE - $2000 + GST - LFG

(Selle Français)

Quantum

(Selle Français)

Ulla V

(Holsteiner)

(Hanoverian) (Thoroughbred)

Raenga

(Thoroughbred)

He has a very easy disposition and an excellent canter. His grandsire Carentino is the top-ranked Holsteiner stallion in the world (as of November 2012), and other grandsire Corrado 1 is the sire of top horses including Clinton, Corradina, and Indorrado.

“This horse is fantastic through his body over a fence.”

- Daniel Meech

SERVICE FEE $2500.00 + GST - LFG

(Selle Français)

Dirka

(Selle Français)

Cor de la Bryère (Selle Français HLP)

Ella

Gambaldi (Hanoverian)

Dreamy

(Hanoverian)

Te Pek Galeno

POWER - PEDIGREE - PRESENCE

Jalisco B

(Holsteiner)

Gineus

Goldengrove Stud Farm believes that Cartell has and passes on the crucial three P’s:

Postillion

(Thoroughbred)

Puherangi

CARTELL GNZ

QUINEUS GNZ

Quidam de Revel

Cartell uniquely carries very prominent Holstein sire lines – the great Casall Ask, and Corrado 1, who has won at Aachen. He offers New Zealand breeders the opportunity to breed power, scope, athleticism, quickness and stamina into their progeny. Cartell’s presence, along with his extreme quality in type, scope and jump, makes him a breeder’s dream.

Caretino Casall

(Holsteiner)

Kira XVI (Holsteiner)

Caletto II (Holsteiner)

Isidor

(Holsteiner)

Lavall I

(Holsteiner)

Maltia

(Holsteiner)

Jadalco

(Holsteiner)

Yetar Springs Jayne (Holsteiner)

Fabio

(Holsteiner)

Ladalca

(Holsteiner)

Coral

(Holsteiner)

(Thoroughbred)

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Corrado 1 (Holsteiner)

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CASSIUS CASSIUSGNZ GNZ

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

Cassius Cassius GNZ GNZ is is a brother a brother toto Cartell Cartell GNZ. GNZ. InIn competition competition with with rider rider Chris Chris Harris, Harris, hehe was was the the South South Island Island 6YO 6YO Champion Champion and and won won the the first first 7YO 7YO class class ofof the the season. season. HeHe is is the the only only purebred purebred Holsteiner Holsteiner byby Caretino’s Caretino’s son son bred bred and and available available atat stud stud in in New New Zealand. Zealand.

17hh 17hh - 2011 - 2011 - -Bay Bay

16.3hh 16.3hh - Bay - Bay

Cassius Cassius GNZ GNZ produced produced the the National National 5YO 5YO champion champion (Sabine (Sabine MS) MS) in in 2015/2016, 2015/2016, ridden ridden byby William William Willis, Willis, and and the the pair pair also also won won the the style style prize prize atat the the New New Zealand Zealand Young Young Horse Horse Show Show 2016/2017. 2016/2017.

SCOPE SCOPE- POWER - POWER-TECHNIQUE -TECHNIQUE Cassius Cassius GNZ GNZ has has had had anan incredible incredible strike strike rate rate from from limited limited opportunities. opportunities. Cassius Cassius GNZ GNZ has has many many young young progeny progeny about about toto commence commence the the 4YO 4YO and and 5YO 5YO classes, classes, and and allall are are showing showing excellent excellent young young horse horse attributes. attributes. HeHe has has been been a barn a barn favourite favourite forfor hishis superb superb temperament temperament and and has has always always been been admired admired forfor hishis presence presence and and enormous enormous athletic athletic ability. ability.

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Lord Lord

Lordano Lordano

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Ladykiller Ladykiller

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Viola Viola

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Varese Varese

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Coriolan Coriolan (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Larese Larese

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lander Lander

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lorenz Lorenz

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Mametta Mametta (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lamona Lamona

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Elegant Elegant Princess Princess (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Caletto Caletto II II

Skid Skid

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Grisaille Grisaille

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

GNZ CASSIUS GNZ CASSIUS

LAMONDO GNZ HOLST LAMONDO GNZ HOLST

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Carentino Carentino

Yetar YetarSprings SpringsJayne Jayne (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Isidor Isidor

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Cor Cor dede la la Bryère Bryère (Selle (Selle Français Français HLP) HLP)

Deka Deka

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Metellus Metellus (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corbala Corbala

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Jadalco Jadalco

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Fabio Fabio

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Ladalca Ladalca

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Coral Coral

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corrado Corrado

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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NÚMERO UNO XTREME By Numero Uno (pref) out of Cassaro Xtreme (Cassini II)

This This exciting exciting young young stallion stallion has has aa very very athletic athletic and and scopey scopey jump jump with with aa wonderful wonderful technique. technique. His His progeny progeny are are exquisite, exquisite, they they are are very very modern modern and and possess possess incredible incredible movement movement plus plus amazing amazing temperaments. temperaments. Numero Numero Uno Uno Xtreme Xtreme is is by by the the very very famous famous international international show show jumping jumping stallion stallion Numero Numero Uno Uno (Libero (Libero H H xx Lord Lord Calando). Calando). Following Following aa very very successful successful show show jumping jumping career career with with European European Champion Champion Marco Marco Kutsher, Kutsher, Numero Numero Uno Uno today today has has proven proven himself himself to to be be one one of of the the leading leading sires sires in in the the world. world. Numero Numero Uno Uno (Sire) (Sire)

16.1hh 16.1hh 6-yr-old 6-yr-old Grey Grey Stallion Stallion

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COROFINO II Corrado x Fernando x Lord

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Corofino II boasts one of the most successful jumping families to come out of the Holsteiner Verband. During his 30 day stallion test he received a 10 for character, 9 for temperament and 10 for jumping. Accordingly, he significantly stamps his offspring with his impressive scope, carefulness and temperament, which provide the highly sought after ‘rideability’ factor. Progeny - Windermere Cappuccino

Progeny - Corodette Xtreme

17hh Licensed Holsteiner and Hanoverian Approved Stallion

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Limonit

This noble bay stallion is striking because of his big-framed, expressive, correct conformation. His talent for dressage was confirmed at his stallion performance test where he achieved the highest dressage marks including a 9 for willingness to perform and special mention about his rideability. He ended up third overall out of 50 stallions. He exhibits three excellent basic gaits and a well-balanced temperament. Not only will you be breeding for performance but the temperament and trainability is second to none. Limonit himself is the biggest darling with a heart of gold and the kindest soul. He passes these traits onto all his offspring. Limonit descends from the world famous Ladykiller xx family of renowned jumping horses. Limonit is the first son of Lancier to stand at the Celle State Stud in Germany. Limonit has proven progeny in all disciplines. From winning small tour dressage horses to international 4* eventers, young event horse champions, successful show jumpers and even show hunters.

(imp)

$180 $250 c 0 LFG + ollecti Transp on fee. orted Nation wide LFG

Licensed & Performance tested in Germany. 1999 Bay - 172.5cm

Lauries Crusador

Welsh Pageant Square Note

LANCIER Wendekreis Wendekrone Maienfee Weltmeyer Weltadel I Attika WELTNOTE Salvano Stina Gesina

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Swarovski

(imp)

PHOTOS Kimi Knight

$2800 Fresh/ + GST Chilled AI Transp orted Nation wide LFG

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 Oldenburg

Sandro Sandro Song Antenne II

SANDRO HIT Ramino El St Loretta Lassie Donnerhall Don Gregory Grenate

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Veenstras Promise x Helsehoeves Henriete

Burren-Dah The Wizard (exp) x Aloha Symphony

Elite Dutch Riding Pony / Warmblood Pony

Brown 15.2hh Anglo Arabian stallion

$700.00 breeding dose LFG, frozen semen

$550.00 per breeding (3 doses) Limited doses available

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“This horse is very modern, uses its body in a good way, a lot of action and strength in the hind legs, great technique in the front legs, uses its back properly, beautiful and chic horse." XAVIER LEREDDE International Grand Prix rider for France with horses including Jalisco B and Papillon Rouge, and legendary breeder of super stars Quidam de Revel and Papillon Rouge among many others.

EURO SPORT

KALASKA

Approved with the AES studbook. Euro Sport Kalaska comes from exceptional performance families on both sides of his pedigree. His sire is the Olympic and WEG competitor KALASKA DE SEMILLY (DIAMANT DE SEMILLY out of NORMANDY NIGHT, 1.60m SJ and puissance winner at 2.25m), and his dam is the starry 7yr old mare CENT A QUICK PS, who was bred and is currently owned by Paul Schockemohle. CENTA QUICK PS is already competing to 1,40m with clear rounds and style scores up to 9, and she is also the maternal sister of 6 CSI show jumpers! They are as follows: • CARILOT CSI 5* 1.60m SJ & World Cup winner with riders Ludger Beerbaum, Christian Kukuk & Phillip Weishaupt. •

CARQUILOT CSI 5* 1.60m SJ with Nicolas Pizarro.

168cm 2015 Bay Stallion

Kalaska de Semilly x Centadel x Quilot Z Available in fresh chilled semen. WFFS free Service fee $2000 + GST LFG •

ROLLS / KALOTUS CSI 1.60m SJ with Liubov Kochetova.

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QUICK LUCY CSI 1,40m SJ with Blaz Bregant, Alexander Schill and Lisa Huber.

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2016 Hanoverian Licensing, Verden, Germany PHOTO Sabrina Lorenz

EURO SPORT

DIAMANT B 174cm 2014 Grey Stallion

Diacontinus x Calido I x Calypso II Available in fresh chilled semen WFFS free Service Fee: $2000 + GST LFG

The Licensed Hanoverian stallion Diamant B combines outstanding scope, technique, power, temperament, bloodlines, paces, and conformation.

Sire Diacontinus (Diarado x Contendro x Argentinus) at only 8 years old has already made a big impact in both sport and breeding. He was the highest ranked 3 yr old performance tested stallion in the whole of Germany for 2013, with all jumping scores between 9 and 10. He is currently competing successfully at 1.50m. On the FN (German Equestrian Federation) Sire Rankings, Diacontinus with his first crop of 3yr olds has gone straight to No.2 in the Jungpferdeprüfungen Springen Ranking (young horse jumping tests), only 1 point behind the leader! Diacontinus’ outstanding index of 162 puts him ahead of sires such as Cornet Obolensky (155), Chacco Blue (150), Contendro I (147), Diarado (146), and Darco (144)!ES Diamant B’s first crop of foals look very exciting, athletic, correct, with excellent temperaments. Son ‘Mack’ (Shapour xx) at the 2018 NZ Show Horse Council Inc Foal Show was 1st in the Movement and Manners class and 2nd in the Warmblood and Show Hack classes.

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ESES Centavos is is approved forfor Hanoverian, Oldenburg, SBS and NZWB studbooks. HeHe is is anan International 1.60m Show Jumper, Centavos approved Hanoverian, Oldenburg, SBS and NZWB studbooks. International 1.60m Show Jumper, representing New Zealand inin the Furusiyya Nation’s Cup inin Ocala, FLFL 2016. 2015 Silver Fern Stakes && NZ Horse ofof the representing New Zealand the Furusiyya Nation’s Cup Ocala, 2016. 2015 Silver Fern Stakes NZ Horse the Year Champion and winner ofof countless Grand Prix. NZSJ High Performance Squad Member inin 2016/17. ESES Centavos’ Year Champion and winner countless Grand Prix. NZSJ High Performance Squad Member 2016/17. Centavos’ young progeny have already amassed 77 National titles inin Show Jumping && Eventing, and many more Island and Regional young progeny have already amassed National titles Show Jumping Eventing, and many more Island and Regional champions across the disciplines. Centavos’ progeny earned him the title ofof Champion Sire atat the 2017/18 NZ Young Horse champions across the disciplines. Centavos’ progeny earned him the title Champion Sire the 2017/18 NZ Young Horse Show Jumping && Show Hunter Show. HeHe was also the sire ofof 2018 NZ Hanoverian Tour Jumper Foal Champion ‘Everlast’ Show Jumping Show Hunter Show. was also the sire 2018 NZ Hanoverian Tour Jumper Foal Champion ‘Everlast’ (Danske xx), asas well asas three ‘Premium’ ranked foals.” (Danske xx), well three ‘Premium’ ranked foals.”

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MAGNUS SWB

SIRE: MOSCHINNO - DAM: MADEIRA SWB Reg. Purebred Swedish Warmblood 2009 | Currently 16.3hh (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, and he always shows enthusiasm and willingness in all of his work. 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. CONTINUALLY PRODUCING OUTSTANDING TOP RESULTS IN HIS OUTINGS

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CAITHNESS REGENCY SIRE: PRESTIGE VDL - DAM: CAITHNESS SILVER SONG Registered Warmblood NZ 2007 | Height 16.2hh

Regency is a captivatingly beautiful stallion. He is an impressive, large-framed stallion and a very expressive face. He is a powerful, extravagant mover. With an emphasis on temperament, rideability, movement, athletic ability, and conformation he is producing exception progeny. His movement is pure magic to watch as he covers the ground with loads of charisma and presence. Exceptional elevated rhythmical movement. Combined with an outstanding obliging temperament in all situations. This unique opportunity to breed to a Prestige son here in NZ. Embrace this excellent prospect to produce a show jumper, dressage or showing horse for all breeders. Combined with an outstanding obliging temperament in all situations.

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Winner of the Seven Year Old at Taupo Classic 2017

Vestale du Bois Margot Ladykiller Warthburg Ronald Ibylle Whahaka Station Bred Rex Rambling Rose Sunburn Gemma Ballenah Lady Bird

SERVICE FEE $2,000 + GST (50% deposit paid up front, balance payable at 45 days positive pregnancy) Semen collection costs, shipping and veterinary fees extra

Ngahiwi One Eye is standing at Ngahiwi Station this season and frozen semen is available from Equibreed. For all bookings contact Bruce Holden, Ngahiwi Station P: 06 867 5253 | M: 027 335 0596 | E: bruce@ngahiwistation.co.nz Ngahiwi Station, PO Box 930, Gisborne 4040

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NZWB REGISTER. (BLUE PAPERS)

Horses with only Warmblood, TB or Arabian blood in their five-generation pedigree.

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Horses that contain breeds other than WB, TB or Arabian in their five-generation pedigree or by unlicensed warmblood stallions (not eligible for the NZWB brand)

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For ponies with warmblood in their pedigrees We are an umbrella organisation for warmbloods and can register foals by stallions licenced and approved by any reputable warmblood association worldwide.

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Chacco Silver

Chacco Blue x Cellestial x Sir Caletto 10-year-old, 177cm, Oldenburg Jumping Stallion

Awarded excellence in the recent NZWB Classification Tour and achieved the highest ever awarded mark in the NZWB studbook history Chacco Silver is line bred to the influential Caletto 1 and carries some of the most critical 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 more than 50 approved sons, and his progeny are topping European young horse sales. There is a 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 deceased 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. His first foals are now rising six years old 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.

Chilled Semen available at your mare’s convenience. - Service fee $1950 + GST. LFG and first collection free.

Address: BryantRoad, Road Karaka, Address: 56 56BBBryant Karaka, Auckland Auckland 2580 2580 Phone: 0211542311 Email: Matawhio@xtra.co.nz Website: Phone: 021 1542311 Email: matawhio@xtra.co.nz Website: www.matawhio.co.nz www.matawhio.co.nz

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Talk to our Specialist – Dr Lee Morris 07 870 1845 or email: info@equibreed.co.nz www.equibreed.co.nz | EquiBreed NZ Ltd, 399 Parklands Rd, RD 1, Te Awamutu

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7 years old, 126.5 cms. Outstanding temperament

Pure and partbred progeny on the ground, very fertile.

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Hanoverian (imp) Licensed NZWB stallion.

$1950 + GST LFG

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A very elegant and modern type

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Offering versatility for any discipline with an impressive pedigree for dressage and show jumping. His athleticsm and own scopey jumping style also makes him an ideal choice for those wanting to breed top eventers. Quality off-spring are already on the ground showing enormous promise and all share his great temperament and rideability; traits his sire are also recongised for, enhancing imprint potential in your own foal. WFFS gene free. A true premiere stallion!

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