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Taranaki show jumper Mat Dickey will be spending more time in the saddle and less time in the office this season. Off the back of a successful debut World Cup season with his top ride Quango, Mat’s cutting back on time spent engineering and will be devoting more time to his team of horses. We caught up with him to find out what’s behind this big decision, his plans for the future and the secrets to his success. WORDS Laura Hunt | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

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fter five years working full-time as a Civil/Structural Engineer, while juggling a team of horses and travelling New Zealand to compete in show jumping, Mat is excited to, for the first time, have more time on his hands for the horses. Based in Oakura, just south of New Plymouth, 27-year-old Mat is hopeful that this significant shift in focus will enable him to keep improving his riding and his team. “I’m at the stage now where my good horse, Quango, had a great season last season and I’m keen to see what we can do when I give the horses a bit more time and focus,” he explains. “I’ve cut down to half a week at work, so I can spend half of my time with the horses and get more time riding. It’s nice for me as I’ve never done this – I’ve always been working full-time, and before that I was at the University of Auckland for four years.” Until recently, Mat had managed the horses around his full-time job at BTW Company, a surveying and engineering company based in New Plymouth. “I would get up early, get to work and then try leave work and get home around 4pm to work the horses. We’re lucky enough to have lights on the arena which have been operational for about a year, so they made a big difference last season. It did get busy with work and horses, and I didn’t get to spend as much time on their backs as I would have liked, but we made it work. I’m hoping to realign that focus now I’m spending more time with the horses.” Even with a full-time job, Mat did more than just make it work with his horses last season, particularly with 10-year-old Quango, who he has brought up through the grades since buying him as a five-year-old. In their first full season of World Cup together, Mat and Quango finished sixth overall, with consistently strong results throughout, including a third placing in the World Cup Final round at the end of January. A number of successful World Cup, Premier League and Grand Prix starts throughout the season earned Mat and Quango a non-travelling reserve position in the New Zealand Senior Jumping TransTasman Team that competed in New South Wales in April. They’ve also secured a place on the ESNZ 2017-2018 Talent Development Squad, and Mat’s planning another full season of World Cup, Premier League and Grand Prix starts for Quango. Nipping at Quango’s heels are two promising nine-year-olds in Mat’s team, Caprio and Kiwi Monarch, who both performed well last season. “I’m hoping to get Caprio to Grand Prix,” Mat says. “He finished last season jumping around 1.30m and was fifth in the 1.35m Championship at Horse of the Year. He’s a horse with a lot of potential, but is still quite immature. I bought Kiwi Monarch as a two-year-old and he had an injury earlier on so hasn’t done a whole lot, but he finished at 1.20m last season and has got a lot of jump to go further.” With the extra time now available to him, Mat will be working to produce his younger horses next season too, with Astek Geepers earmarked for the Five-Year-Old series. He also has a six-year-old by Indoctro, called Cherry, who will be coming out to compete for the first time, after having a foal last year by Cornet Obolensky. “We bought Cherry to breed from initially, and now that she has finished mother duties, she will be starting low in her first season. Along with a real focus on the World Cups with Quango this season, I want to keep working on producing the rest of the team through the grades, so I’m not so reliant on just Quango at the bigger heights.” Even though Mat is only now able to put these extra hours into his riding career, he has been competing successfully at the top level for many years and credits a very special pony for getting him hooked on show jumping when he was younger. Peanuckle was 26 years old when 16-year-old Mat rode him around Pony of the Year in 2007, an incredible effort for a pony of that age.

“I would get up early, get to work and then try leave work and get home around 4pm to work the horses.”

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“I got Peanuckle off Heloise and Janet Tolo when he was 22, and I think they thought we would just jump in the metre classes, but we charged on up and did a couple of seasons at Pony Grand Prix. Before him I wasn’t really sold on show jumping, I was kind of just following my family around and had some mixed results – and by that I mean bad!” he laughs. “But when I got Peanuckle, everything changed. I’ve been lucky enough to have had so many good ponies and horses, but he’s a favourite. He’s the reason I kept riding.” After Peanuckle, Mat was away laughing, going on to win Pony of the Year in 2008 on Co Calico and Pony Show Hunter of the Year the same year on Wilful, before moving onto horses and winning Young Rider of the Year on Kiwi Guard in 2011. These are just a few of his impressive results over the years, but according to Mat, last season was his best to date, and he puts a large part of that down to the help of his sponsors BetaVet, NSC, and in particular an overhaul in his horses’ feeding programme with the introduction of Dunstan Horsefeeds. Wanting to get a more structured, professional and strategic feeding regime in place, Mat contacted Dunstan at the start of last season and was impressed with how much he got out of his personal consultation with Dunstan’s Equine Nutritionist, Gretel Webber. “Gretel provided science-based diets from her software package for each horse and this, backed by her practical knowledge, proved so valuable – my results last season were a testament to having the horses’ feeding correct. Dunstan are always on-hand to help if we have any feeding issues, and we always liaise directly with Gretel, who is a bit of a magician with finding the right feed for the right horse. And this expertise is available for everyone!” Having such great results using Dunstan’s range of feeds, Mat was rapt when he became part of the sponsored team not long after he started using their products. “I was first introduced to some of the Dunstan team in 2011 when I won the Dunstan Young Rider at Horse of the Year, and it’s great to now be part of that team. My family and I look forward to the relationship continuing to grow.” With dad Phil and mum Jen right behind Mat’s show jumping career, and his sister Tanya also a successful show jumper, Mat has plenty of family support. “I can’t really describe how lucky I am with the support I get from my parents. It takes a massive amount of support, not only financially, but also day-today with the horses. At competitions Dad always warms me up and Mum’s a great help. She’s head chef at the shows!” It’s not just his professional life that’s seen a bit of a change over the past couple of months. Mat’s thrilled to have his partner and fellow show jumping rider, Nakeysha Lammers, living with him after she made the big move to Taranaki from Whangarei recently – even if there might be a bit of friendly rivalry at competitions. “Nakeysha tended to beat me at most things last season. We are both very competitive,” he laughs. “It’s a first for both of us, but she is working full-time down here. She’ll have her own team of three horses for the season and she’ll be trying to coach me too!” With plenty of support around and an exciting team of horses to work with, Mat’s looking forward to seeing what the future holds, and although he does aspire to compete overseas, for now he’s taking each day as it comes. “The idea of spending more time with the horses is to keep doing well nationally and if everything goes well, who knows? We’d like to give it a crack on the international scene, but anything can happen. You just have to enjoy each day.” Wherever Mat and his team of horses get to over the next few years, he’ll always be pleased with his decision to take some more time for his sport. “I’d hate to look back at my life 10 years down the track and regret it if I didn’t give it a nudge!” C

“I’d hate to look back at my life 10 years down the track and regret it if I didn’t give it a nudge!”

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Our top NZ-based eventers are eagerly anticipating the new season – and none more so than Hawke’s Bay rider Amanda (Muzi) Pottinger. With her quirky little Thoroughbred Just Kidding, Muzi notched up a win in the 3* class at the National 3-Day Eventing Championships at Taupo in 2016, and followed that up with third place in 2017. We were keen to hear about Muzi’s plans for the coming season and to find out what the future may hold for her.

WORDS Pip Hume | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine hasn’t let me down in an important test for years,” she explains philosophically. “He’s actually really lovely to ride. On the flat, he’s got such a soft mouth and he just floats. In the dressage phase he has done his best tests when he has been just on the edge of hot; he tends to hold his breath because he’s actually a bit nervous, and can feel like a little bomb about to go off underneath me but he has this ‘look at me’ presence that I think disguises it quite well. In the warm-up, he’s not a horse you can work the quirkiness out of – if I work the butt off him, he will throw his toys. I try to take just enough edge off by letting him stretch and canter forward off my leg until he becomes relaxed, soft and supple before I ask him to collect.” Ferg is a machine on the hills, too, says Muzi. “He’s a little powerhouse and just so strong and muscular. He can be spooky though – I haven’t come off him in years but there are some close calls when he’s coming back into work! A neck strap is very handy and I don’t take him out without one. He’s not naughty but is unbelievably quick – you are on the ground and you don’t even know what happened! You have to laugh at him. Mum has done a full somersault off him too!” The next step for this exceptional partnership will involve several firsts. With her sights set on the Adelaide 4* event in mid-November, Muzi is excited about her first trip overseas to compete, and her first 4*. But it’s an excitement tempered with caution.

ust Kidding (or Fergy as he is known at home) is the top horse in Muzi’s string, and he obviously has the No. 1 spot in her heart as well. “Ferg is definitely a huge favourite,” she laughs. “He has surprised us all – he is only a little Thoroughbred and we never expected him to get to 3* level; we didn’t think he would be scopey enough. I’m just stoked with his progress and have a huge amount trust in him.” Muzi explains that Just Kidding looked like a pony when she bought him as a five-year-old, and while he grew a lot in the first year she had him, he’s still on the small side at only 158cm. But she says this suits her just fine, as she is not very big either! An Australian-bred Thoroughbred by Fusiach Pegasus out of the Sadler’s Wells mare Gypsy Princess, Ferg was sent over to New Zealand to be sold at the Karaka Yearling Sales, where he made $100,000. Muzi says that he possibly trialled, but was just too small and is very horse shy. However, while his stature is diminutive, he’s a horse with a huge character, although she admits that he hasn’t ever really grown up. His first outing after winning the 3* in 2016 was a classic example of him living up to his reputation, as she recalls. “At his first event last spring, he was eliminated in the dressage. His party trick is a rear that looks pretty impressive – one moment he’s this quiet little thing, and the next he’s up in the air. But really, he’s Just Kidding! And he

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“I’d love to get on a team as a New Zealand representative, and of course Badminton and Burghley are definitely on the bucket list at some point in the future!” “I am quite a cautious person by nature,” she explains. “I have to be 100% confident about the 4*, with no doubt in my mind at all, so there are some key lead-up events (Taupo 3* and Arran Station 3* this spring) that need to go well to ensure the best possible preparation. “I’m also taking every opportunity to give Ferg as much training on water complexes as possible. When he buckled and nearly fell in the water at Taupo in 2016 he gave himself a bit of a fright – until then he had a clean slate across country. So I’m making jumping into and out of water part of his normal routine. Really in the lead up I just want to keep giving him positive jumping experiences and building his confidence.” The Adelaide trip will involve a major fund-raising campaign. Unlike many riders at this level, Muzi is not a professional rider, and supports her team of five horses through her full-time employment as a business analyst with Hawke’s Bay dairy farming company BEL Group.

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“I definitely think there would be benefits with riding full-time and riding more horses, but at the same time you only need one good horse at the top level to get on a New Zealand team. Look at Clarke Johnstone – he’s a classic example and I admire what he has achieved. I would rather ride a few really nice horses that I can focus on than have a whole lot of horses and not enjoy riding them all. “I see the struggles for some of my eventing friends. I see how they benefit from spending more time in the saddle. but I also see how it’s not always easy for them. So I can see both sides, but at the moment it’s not something I would want to go into without really thinking it through. “There’s also the financial side of it. I’m not based in Waikato or Auckland where there are a lot more opportunities to make money out of horses through schooling, lessons and so on. And I genuinely enjoy my job. It would be different if that was a chore and I was only working to make money. It does help financially having a steady income rather than one that’s erratic and fluctuates. I don’t want to be in a position where I am forced to sell good horses.” In the sport of top level eventing, Muzi says that it takes a huge team to keep operations going. “This sport is very people-intensive – I’ve got so many hands on the ground. Groom, farrier, vet, physio, dressage coach, jumping coach – the list goes on. “I am just so lucky with the support I get from my sponsors – I could not do it without them. Prestige were my first real sponsor, and you really can’t beat their gear. It’s so soft to ride in and there is a huge range of options to suit anyone. I adore my Prestige DX jumping saddle that I mainly use on XC, it’s just my saddle. “NRM supported Mum for over 10 years and have now chosen to support me. I feel it’s such an honour that I have been able to

earn for myself. The majority of my team are TBs off the track which can prove difficult to keep the weight on, but I try to always have them looking round and conditioned. I’m not having to pump them full of feeds and supplements; their feed mixes are all based around Low GI and Coolade with different rations depending on workload and condition. People notice how well the horses look and ask me what I feed – it’s great. “Moore’s Riding Wear are fantastic sponsors too. It’s a modern, machine washable range that is so comfortable to wear. I wore my new Moore’s tails at the 3-day this year and got so many nice comments! “I also have a great group of owners who have bought into one of my young horses, Good Timing (who was third in the CCN105 class at Taupo this year). When it comes to horse owners, for me it’s more than them simply putting up the money – I am so grateful that they are very knowledgeable and experienced people who I can call on if I’m wanting advice. It’s about having them there as part of the team, celebrating the successes and acting as a wider network for advice when things aren’t going quite to plan.” When asked about her goals for the future, Muzi remains characteristically realistic. “I want to get to Adelaide and have a successful 4* in November,” she says. “Apart from that, I’d love to get on a team as a New Zealand representative, and of course Badminton and Burghley are definitely on the bucket list at some point in the future! “And in the short term, I’m really excited to have the ride on Holly Morrell’s wicked little 2* horse and competitive show jumper, Pampero, for some months during the spring season while Holly is recovering from a broken shoulder.” C

“I definitely think there would be benefits with riding full-time and riding more horses, but at the same time you only need one good horse at the top level to get on a New Zealand team.”

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When you’ve had an incredible showing career, spanning 25 years, with a record of results that many dream of, and you’re looking for your last show hack to finish your career on a high, you need a special horse for the job. In Shona Duncan’s case, she was lucky enough to find something special in her last ever show hack, Final Touch. WORDS Laura Hunt | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

t was late 2010, and Shona was on a trip to Australia looking for horses with her instructor, Christine Weal, when she found him. Final Touch was an 8-year-old Thoroughbredwarmblood cross by Tystar, with the paddock name Ricky. Christine had been given the heads-up on Ricky, who was for sale at Billy Raymont’s stable on the Sunshine Coast, so they jumped on a plane from Melbourne to go and have a look. Shona was instantly taken with him. “Ricky was very striking, and he had that ‘look at me’ presence about him, as well as a face that oozed character,” says Shona. “He had that real X-factor – very upstanding and handsome, with amazing conformation and looks, and movement to match.” Ricky had started on the showing scene in Queensland by Sally and Deyarne Pointon-Wales, who had purchased him as a yearling and introduced him to led and ridden classes, and was already winning Champion Hack and Champion Rider classes with Sarah Michelle Godfrey when Shona met him. Knowing she had found the perfect hack for her final seasons in the show ring, Shona put Ricky on a plane home to New Zealand. “We called him Final Touch, as I knew he would be my last show hack. It felt appropriate, and in fact turned out to be just that.” Ricky’s first competition in New Zealand was the Waikato A&P Show, and it was the start of an incredible few years with Shona and her family. “I remember that day well,” Shona recalls. “He was new to the scene, but he stood out. He won Champion Hack that day, and that was just the beginning.” From there, Ricky went on to win numerous in-hand and ridden championships and titles, in some cases not just once but several times over. Other members of the Duncan family also had great success with Ricky. Shona’s daughter Ashley won Intermediate Show Rider of the Year on him at the 2011 Horse of the Year Show, where he also won the Hack of the Year with Shona, and the Led Adult Show Horse of the Year with her husband Alan (a title he had also won the previous year). According to Shona, that was Ricky’s standout year, but there were many, many other highlights over the seasons. “At Waikato Show one year he went through to win the prestigious Johnny Rogers Supreme Overall Animal Exhibit of the Show, which was an honour to receive,” says Shona.

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Shona also took Ricky back to Australia in 2012 to represent New Zealand at the Australasian Show Horse and Rider Championships at Werribee, which she says he handled like a pro. “I was very proud of him on this trip as it was a big ask to travel back there without his friends from home and cope with the whole trip, but he was such a good boy, and we had a wonderful week. He was a dream horse, and nothing went wrong. He did such a beautiful test, but I let him down when I missed the exact cue to go with my music and decided to circle. It just slightly unsettled him, and I think it was lost there.” Like most champion horses, Ricky didn’t come without quirks and Shona says “he wasn’t called Tricky Ricky at home for nothing!” Ricky was very much a routine horse, who liked the same stable, same paddocks and same timetable each day. He would get quite upset if things were changed, including having a tendency to weave a bit if he wasn’t put in his usual stable, or to sprint around a paddock that wasn’t his usual. He was also well known both at home and at shows for his fondness of nipping people. “He was very quick at that, but not in a mean horrible way, he just had a naughty habit and he apparently had done since baby days. More than one judge experienced a Ricky nip when he was being sashed, so I was always conscious of trying to keep his head away from them!” Ricky loved and knew his job well, and Shona says that although his ground management, especially in the early days, had to be very well thought out, once on his back he was a different horse. “He was all about the business at hand and was always happy in his work and really uncomplicated. At bigger shows he could take more to work down, but he was never a hot horse. He was a total pleasure to sit on.”

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After four years together, Shona knew as she drove out of the gate from the 2013 Horse of the Year Show that she didn’t want to go back and compete again. With that realisation came the looming decision of what to do with Ricky. A few months later during winter, Ricky sustained a paddock injury that, while not major at the time, turned nasty in following months and he needed to spend a month at the vets, followed by extensive rehabilitation. “We nearly lost him at one point and I thought then that we could never sell him. We spent another six months getting him back on track and then we decided to seek someone to take Ricky on to compete him, as he still needed to be out in the show ring, even if I didn’t want to be.” The Duncans approached showing rider Amanda Berridge, who they knew would understand Ricky and happily manage his little quirks on the ground, while getting the best out of him in the show ring. Just as he had been with Shona and her family, Ricky was a star with Amanda, winning many more champion ribbons, including the National Champion Hack title in 2015 for the fourth time. Unfortunately, Amanda’s time riding Ricky was relatively short-lived and he didn’t get to compete in the 2016/17 season as he was diagnosed with shivers, which Shona says explained some of his difficulties in his earlier years. “It was a terrible time for the Berridges as they loved him and cared for him over his last few years, and they had to help him daily in the later days, when he was fairly subdued and not able to get around as he should.” Sadly Ricky was put to sleep in May this year, at the age of fifteen, as the illness really began to take a terrible toll on him. “He was very fond of carrots, and it was Amanda who fed him his last. He is buried in his own paddock at their property,” says Shona.

In remembering her wonderful Final Touch, Shona says he was certainly like no other, and although she has had some very nice hacks over the years and doesn’t have favourites, he is one she will never forget. “He was like no other hack for me in terms of his uniqueness, his looks, build and personality, which in itself was a package! There is no other horse like him, that’s for sure. I feel that finishing my showing career with him was perfect, and I have no desire to seek another.”

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"I still remember the first time I saw Ricky when Shona first brought him out. He was magnificent, the most beautiful horse I think I’d ever seen. It was a definite 'wow' moment, and I followed him very closely from then on. Of course, when Shona approached me about taking Ricky in the winter of 2014, I didn't think twice. From his first day at our place, he began to teach me about the 'Ricky' way of doing things, and I learnt how to manage his little quirks. Luckily for me, my years of working with Thoroughbred colts had given me a quick reflex to help avoid Ricky’s cheeky little nips! Even with those little quirks, there was something about him - he stole my heart instantly. He taught me how to do things 'outside the box', and he also taught me a whole new level of patience, which I believe has made me a better horse person. He was the most photogenic animal, and my phone is full of gorgeous photos of Ricky. I couldn't help but snap away while admiring his beauty! Having to say goodbye to him was the hardest thing I’ve had to do, but unfortunately there was no escape for him. It's very sad that he never got the long retirement he deserved. I will never forget him, and I'm just so grateful I got to share part of his life with him. There will never be another Ricky." C

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This season a top combination will be noticeably missing from all the major New Zealand show jumping classes, as Helen McNaught’s former top ride, Carnutelabryere, is now back in America. In this exclusive Show Circuit interview, Helen reflects on her six-year partnership with Carnutelabryere, or Brian as he was known at home, explains the reason behind his departure, and who will take his place in her stable. 26

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“I will miss him. He was a lovely horse to have around the stable, he was part of the family, and you had to love him for how he tried in the ring.”

here’s no denying that Helen McNaught and the lovely 17.3hh grey gelding, Carnutelabryere (Brian), made one heck of a good team in the show jumping arena. With Helen’s experience and competitive nature, and Brian’s speed against the clock and huge heart, they were often unstoppable. When Brian arrived in New Zealand, one of only three horses that Helen and her husband, Duncan McFarlane, brought with them from America to Taupo, he quickly found his winning form. Helen and Brian’s first start in New Zealand was the Pukahu Horse Grand Prix in September, which they won. This initial victory set the tone for the three seasons of competition they had in New Zealand together, where they went on to win and place in multiple Grand Prix and World Cup classes, and take a first and two seconds from three starts in the Horse of the Year Olympic Cup. Sadly, there won’t be a fourth season for Helen and Brian, with the 11-year-old gelding now back in America. Helen and Duncan have sold their share in Brian to his other owner, under somewhat tense circumstances. “We had an American partner in ownership of Brian, and like many partnerships with horses, one party is usually happier than the other,” explains Helen. “It’s been a little tense for about 18 months, and something had to happen. We did make an offer to buy him, but that didn’t happen, so we sold our share and he went back to the States.” Although they’ve had a wonderful six years together, Helen has handled Brian’s departure like a pro, saying she will miss him for many reasons, but that horses coming and going from her life and stable is something she is well used to. “I will miss him. He was a lovely horse to have around the stable, he was part of the family, and you had to love him for how he tried in the ring. I will miss riding in the big classes, but I’ve also been a dealing rider all of my life, and every horse has always been for sale, so I’m used to them moving on.”

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Brian was brought over to America from Poland as a five-year-old for a client of Helen and Duncan’s, the same woman they owned him in partnership with for the past six years. “A friend of mine had tried him, and although he wasn’t suitable for their client, they said he was a nice horse,” says Helen. “I trusted my friend’s judgement and we bought him off a video for our own client to ride.” Unfortunately, Brian proved to be too much of a handful for his new rider, so Helen ended up riding him in the young horse classes. “You could put a baby in a pram in his stable, and in the morning they’d be fine, he was so lovely,” says Helen. “But when you were on his back, he had a sense of humour and would buck and play. He was just too much of a handful and she was quite nervous.” Helen and Brian performed well together early on, winning a lot of young horse classes, and Brian proved his consistency by winning the Seven- and Eight-Year-Old Series in California. “He was always pretty fast on the clock,” Helen recalls. Despite his early success, when Helen and Duncan were making plans to move to New Zealand, Brian didn’t initially make the cut to join them. “We jumped him around one decent 1.45m track to see if it was worth bringing him, and it wasn’t great. I didn’t think it was worth the airfare,” she says. “I had top riders ready to take him on in America, but his other owner got really upset and wanted him to go with us, so I thought ‘what have I got to lose?’ and he came.” In New Zealand, Helen’s reservations were happily proved wrong as Brian came into his own and quickly made it clear he was worthy of his plane ticket, going on to win over $105,000 in prize money in his three seasons here. Asked whether he is one of the more special horses she’s had in her lifetime, it’s a yes from Helen, but not because of talent and ability. “He was special because he did stuff he had no right to do. He didn’t have a lot of natural talent, but we never told him he couldn’t jump high, so he did,” she says. “He threw his heart over the fence and followed it. From the talent side he wasn’t special, but in heart and character he was. Any horse that gives you their best is special, whatever level they compete at.” Together they built up an incredible bond and Helen says Brian trusted her completely. “He believed everything I told him. He was the most incredible horse like that – if I’d told him to jump off a cliff, he would have done it.”

“We never told him he couldn’t jump high, so he did.” There were many thrilling moments for Helen and Brian while he was here in New Zealand, like winning the Equidays Horse Grand Prix in October 2015, or the Waitemata World Cup Final in January 2016, but their Olympic Cup win in 2016 was hands down the biggest highlight for Helen. “We really needed the money. I couldn’t not win it – I had to win,” she says. “There’s such a tradition behind the class, and he was second the first year, then won it the second year and was second this year. I really wanted him to win again this year as I knew he’d be going after the show, but we just missed out.” With Brian already back in America competing with Chris Pratt, Helen doesn’t have a top level horse to compete this season, but she’s not at all concerned. “I can now pick the shows I want to do. I will look for another horse of my own and if it comes along, great. We’ve got a full yard here with horses that we are schooling, training or riding for other people, and I do a lot of teaching from home. In America, we would always have 30 horses at every show and riding 15 a day would be a quiet day for me, so we came to New Zealand to pay the bills, slow down and take it a bit easier.” In addition to the horses she’s riding for other people, Helen already has one young horse of her own that she has high hopes for. Brought over from America with them in 2014, her fouryear-old stallion, Double Whoopy, is looking a very promising prospect to take Helen back to the top. Double Whoopy, or “Junior” as he is known in the paddock, is out of Helen’s former Grand Prix mare, Double Trouble, and by Duncan’s former Grand Prix stallion, Mr Whoopy. Helen plans to take it very slowly with him. “He won’t do much until he’s ready, and if he’s good enough I would consider taking him overseas in the future, but there’s no rush. I think he is the best horse I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve never had one like him, so I’ll wait until he’s ready.” C

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t’s no easy task, sitting down with a man who is not only considered to be show jumping royalty, but who is infamous for not taking kindly to journalists. However, next to Roger Federer, Steve Guerdat is the most popular sportsman to come out of Switzerland, and after you spend some time with him, you start to understand why. The 35-year-old show jumper boasts a résumé that most riders dream of, and he says honestly that his drive and passion for the sport comes from a true love of horses. His achievements include winning back-toback FEI World Cup titles, and taking home gold at the 2012 London Olympics with star horse Nino de Buissonnets. He says his Olympic win is the one that he holds in his heart. “Every win has something special in it, but the Olympic title is, for sure, the win that will stay with me forever. Not just for myself, but for my country, it is a very special thing.” Steve’s background and journey to the top of the sport has been a story of pure grit and hard work, and one that many Kiwi riders will relate to. Coming from a small country that had yet to make much of an impact on the world show jumping stage, Steve was the first Swiss rider since 1924 to win an Olympic jumping medal. He has been very outspoken about the proposed changes to the sport, which would see the harmonising of entry fees for FEI shows, making it harder for riders without big financial backing to compete. He has even gone as far as saying that it would make it almost impossible, not just for just himself, but for many riders, to attend shows.

In his eyes, the sport has changed, and not for the better. He gives the example that if you’re not in the top 50 in the world, you have to pay 400,000 Euros to be part of the Global Champions League. “For me, that’s not about sport anymore. That’s about rich people wanting to entertain themselves. How do you explain that to a kid who comes from a normal family? When I was a kid, this sport gave me dreams, and I believe it still gives a lot of kids dreams. It was an achievable dream back then, but today I believe that’s not the case.” The life of a rider on the international circuit involves continuous travel, and part of what makes Steve so successful is the team behind him. He has six people working for him, including a young rider who often competes the young ones and works the horses at home when Steve is on the road. He says all his grooms ride as well, making his job much easier. His father was also a top show jumper, representing Switzerland at the Seoul Olympics, and his mother and brother play an integral role in the running and management of Team Guerdat. One of his biggest pieces of advice is to set yourself goals. “I always have a lot of goals that I am working toward. Obviously, the main goal is to improve every day; you want to get better as a rider and you want to make the horses better, because that brings you closer to achieving other goals in between and getting good results.” He says being selective about shows is important too. “I try to plan ahead, looking to the shows where I know I want to be good.” He says he now chooses shows where he most enjoys competing, and where he wants to perform at his best, such as Aachen and Geneva, and focuses on working towards them.

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Interestingly, a lot of Steve’s success has come riding mares, including Jasilica Solier, the Selle Francais mare he rode at the 2008 Olympics, where they won the Bronze medal in the team event. With the retirement of his Olympic mount last year, Guerdat now has a string of horses he is campaigning at Grand Prix, including five mares, and the extremely talented Westphalian gelding Corbinian. However, Steve says when it comes to riding mares or geldings, he doesn’t believe one is better than the other, stating that it comes down to talent of the individual horse. As a rider, it’s clear that his method is based very much on feel. “If you ask riders what they look for in a horse, there are the obvious answers – we want a horse that’s careful, that’s scopey, we want a horse with blood. But for me, it’s just about the feeling that the horse gives me. Most of the horses in the sport now can jump the height, can clear the big verticals, but it is the head and the brain that, for me, is very important.” He believes it’s vital to pick a horse that you know you can work with every day. “Every horse has its own personality, and you have to work with that. The match between you and the horse is what you have to look for, and what I look for.” The happiness and wellbeing of the horses is always a priority in Steve’s stable, and the recent purchase of his own property in Elgg, Switzerland, has given him more opportunities to change up the training and fitness work of his team. “I think that horses should stay horses. I love to ride in the fields, rather than sticking to the same place every day. They will stay much more sound if they’re used to different ground, and it’s so good for them to go up the hills and build strength that way.” He stresses that you need to have a horse that’s working with you. “Yes, you go forwards and (sometimes) backwards, and left and right but, for the balance of the horse, I feel that working out in the field, is almost better for both me and the horses than doing gymnastic lines over and over again. I’d rather be jumping smaller jumps out in the fields, in different places, than big 1.60m fences in the school.” That being said, Steve still finds it important to work

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on the flat. “For me, having good basic dressage means that in a line of, say, five strides, I can adjust the horse to four, five, or six, with the horse in the same balance and giving them the same chance to clear the fence, no matter which strides we take. “Every horse is different, so why should every horse go the same? If one likes to jump left or right, or with his head up or down, I just leave him. I also have one side that’s better than the other,” he explains, going on to add that the focus should be on having the horse loose and the stride adjustable. When it comes to competitions, Steve says that he used to be very superstitious, until he experienced what it was like to compete a horse you could depend on, as long as you rode well. “That horse taught me that if you ride well, you have the chance to win. It doesn’t matter what socks or jodhpurs you are wearing. It was good for me to lose those superstitions, as it made me realise that it was up to me to ride well.” Steve prefers to walk the course briefly and not in too much detail, stating that he doesn’t walk many distances. “I’ll walk up to six strides, but I normally don’t walk the bending lines. It comes back to the training method that I use. I like feeling things more than anything. The horses should be horses and not machines. “I walk the course to know where I’m going, and what challenges it’s going to bring up, but I want to be able to change the smaller details, depending on the horse.” Despite all his success, Guerdat says the will to win is still very much there, and admits that even the best still experience nerves. “It’s different for everyone. For me, it’s that feeling in my stomach before I compete. I believe if you don’t feel something, the day it’s not there anymore, that’s the day it’s time to stop competing. You have to still want it.”

WHAT MUSIC WOULD WE FIND ON YOUR PLAYLIST?

Anything and everything! One day it will be Johnny Cash, the next day Eminem, and then whatever’s playing on the radio. Which actually makes it hard because I have so many songs on my playlist!

FAVOURITE SPORT OUTSIDE OF SHOW JUMPING? Tennis.

IF YOU COULD INVITE ANYONE TO DINNER, WHO WOULD IT BE?

I’m not so big into celebrities or the like. My idea of a nice dinner would be with my mum, my father and my brother. Although if I had to choose outside of that, I’d say Michael Jordan and Nelson Mandela.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMEMBERED FOR?

I would have to say being a good horseman. That’s all I want. C

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2012 London Olympics saw them take silver in the team jumping, as well as rider Gerco Schröder placing second in the individual competition. They took the 2014 World Equestrian Games by storm, with a team gold medal in the show jumping, followed by team rider Jeroen Dubbeldam’s incredible win in the individual competition. This was followed by another team gold medal at the 2015 European Championships, and Ehrens has been considered the ‘architect of the new gold’ ever since. As a coach, Ehrens is a big proponent of teamwork and is well respected by his riders for being an exceptional trainer and horseman. It’s no wonder that riders from the various show jumping squads across New Zealand are thrilled at the opportunity to train with such a legend. It won’t only be squad riders benefitting, with applications coming in from every corner of the country to be a demo rider in one of his clinics. Ehrens will also run a limited number of private clinics following Equidays at Mystery Creek Events Centre, and again throughout Equidays South Island Edition at the Canterbury Agricultural Park. It’s a once in a lifetime chance to train with a coach of his calibre, and organisers are looking forward to seeing New Zealand riders work with him.

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Equidays is looking forward to taking the show on the road with a taste of the event set to appear at the Canterbury Agricultural Park on 21-22 October. With education driving the show, organisers have long felt that the South Island has missed out on many of the learning opportunities available to the central North Islanders. International clinicians Kyra Kyrklund, Rob Ehrens, Cole Cameron, Warwick Schiller and Dan Steers will all head to Christchurch for a second weekend of clinics, and Kyra will take a focused dressage masterclass on the Sunday morning. The famous night shows, Fiber Fresh Youth Camp, and the new Isuzu D-Max Off Road Challenge will all feature at Equidays South Island Edition, as will a selection of elite equestrian shopping opportunities. It’s a chance for those who can’t travel north for the entire event to see a slice of the show in another setting, and ticket sales have been more than phenomenal.

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long with being a lover of the outdoors and wild remote places, Chloe Phillips-Harris is a top level eventer and has dedicated her life to working with horses. Her love of horses started when she was very young, only two or three years old, and her earliest memories include jumping into the saddle behind her mother Suzanne, in Texas, where Suzanne is from. In New Zealand, Chloe got her first pony when she was seven and did Pony Club, a bit of show jumping, eventing and dressage, before focusing on eventing as a discipline when she was 13. “I did a bit of everything as a kid. It’s so helpful and so important to do a whole range of things early, and I’ve taken so much from everything I’ve done,” says Chloe. “I do remember that Mum used to make me go to Pony Club in New Zealand in a western saddle, much to my horror!” After finishing high school, Chloe went to work for dressage rider and trainer, Bill Noble, to improve her dressage. Being self-funded, Chloe didn’t have well-bred expensive horses to ride, but made the most of what she did have. “I haven’t had super talented horses, but I’ve learnt to get the best out of them,” she says. “I had an inconsistent and tricky mare when I was working for Bill, so I went home and dragged my quarter horse cross, Desert Legend, out of the paddock. He wasn’t very talented, but he tried his heart out and I trained him up and went for it.” In 2009, Chloe won the New Zealand Eventing Young Rider Series on Desert Legend, an achievement that still brings her plenty of pride and satisfaction today. While Chloe says her family and partner, Campbell Costello, are great moral support, she does the horses on her own most of the time. “Most things with the horses I do on my own,” explains Chloe. “While

I saw the Mongol Derby online and I was determined to do it, so I saved up enough money and rode it in 2013. It’s the coolest equestrian event I’ve ever been part of.

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I’m away, Mum will help by watching over them and feeding out hay, which makes life a lot easier, but when I was a teenager, as soon as I got my driver’s license, I was driving around New Zealand on my own taking my horses to shows. It’s been a bit of a struggle, but good preparation for the adventures I’ve been on across the world.” It was in 2012 that Chloe decided she wanted to learn more about all different breeds of horses, and different training methods from around the world. “Having worked with horses full-time since leaving school, I wanted to see more. I love eventing, I love the sport, I love producing high end horses, but I got curious about the other part of it and was really fascinated with how you can improve horses and train horses in different ways.” Since then, Chloe has been on several overseas trips to help set up animal welfare organisations for working animals in Egypt, India and Fiji, and in 2013 did her first Mongol Derby, the trip she says is still the highlight of all of her adventures so far. “I saw the Mongol Derby online and I was determined to do it, so I saved up enough money and rode it in 2013. It’s the coolest equestrian event I’ve ever been part of.” Chloe now goes back every year in August to be part of the famous event as a crew member, helping to patrol the field and doing rescue and recovery. This year was her fifth in a row being involved in the Mongol Derby. “I’ve learnt so much from the Mongolian horse trainers. This year I made two trips, the first to pre-select the horses for the races, choosing about 1,400 in total, and then back again in August to be part of the crew. It never gets old.”

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Chloe aims to spend her ‘off-season’, from June to the start of September, coming and going from New Zealand on her adventures across the world. Although she loves it, she says it isn’t as easy as it looks and there’s plenty of sacrifice required. “On social media, it probably just looks like I cruise around, and it can look very blissful, but it’s actually really tough on these trips. At home, I don’t go out for restaurant or pub meals, I scrimp and save. When I’m away, I’m always aware that things can go wrong – and they do,” she says, recalling one trip where she was left stranded in the Northern Territory of Australia in the middle of the night. “I’d just done a massive crossing of the Simpson Desert on camels and a bush plane picked me up to take me to catch another plane to Adelaide, which never appeared. I was stranded and had to convince them to lend me a car to drive 500km across Australia on my own in the middle of the night to get to the airport in time to make my flight to Mongolia!” When she’s not travelling, Chloe works full-time with horses from her home in the Bay of Islands. She produces eventing horses and ponies, teaches lessons, schools horses and runs riding camps, along with looking after her own team of eventers. “I grew up in the Bay of Islands. I did spend a couple of years away, but now I’ve based myself there,” she says. “I have paddocks and jump stands and that’s about it! I don’t have an arena or anything fancy, but I make it work.” While she might be extremely independent with her riding, Chloe has the support of a small team of great sponsors, including Bates Saddles, who she has been an advocate of for the last three years. “Bates have been fantastic to me and I have ridden in their saddles for a long time. I’ve ridden in my original Bates Caprilli, which I got as a birthday present when I was much younger, all the way from Pony Club to my first 3* – and I still have it.” Having always ridden in Bates Saddles, Chloe was naturally thrilled to become a Bates Advocate three years ago, saying they work well for both her and the horses. “I’ve always ridden in their saddles and got good results in them, and I now put them on a wide range of horses, without having to have one for each horse. I can’t have ten saddles, it’s just not viable for me, so being able to change gullets and adjust the saddles for different horses is invaluable.” Chloe finds the adjustability of Bates Saddles particularly useful with her number one horse, Cor Jet. “I ride Jet in the Bates Momentum as he is an absolute headache to fit. The fitting systems in Bates Saddles, including the EASY-CHANGE Gullet System and the ability to adjust the saddle panel with risers enables so much adjustment and the saddle fits him perfectly without the need for a million sheepskins or pads.” Chloe also believes the reasonable pricing of the Bates range make them an attractive option for many people. “They are very affordable for such a great performance saddle and some of the best riders in the world are using them. They are just really excellent saddles!” This season Chloe will compete her 13-year-old 3* eventer, Cor Jet, a horse she got when he was three years old and who she says is her “best mate”. Last season their highlight was finishing third with a double clear jumping score in the 3* class at Kihikihi International Horse Trials, as well as taking out the Northland Eventing Rider of the Year. This season she’d like to keep improving. “The 3* at Kihikihi was a definite highlight. It’s the toughest course in the country and going double clear was something I had dreamed of doing. I want to keep improving and getting good 3* results. I’d love to do a 4* event at some point too. I’m too competitive to just ride horses – I always want to be doing well, I love having goals and having events to work towards.” Chloe says her team has been “a bit depleted” recently, but she has a couple of nice young horses that she plans to keep for herself and not sell, including a young stallion she and her mother bred by Sir Oldenburg, who will be out and about this season. Chloe plans to be based in New Zealand from now until May for the eventing season, before the next round of grand adventures next winter. Although her travel and adventure lifestyle can be tough and unpredictable, and hard to juggle with her eventing and work at home, Chloe can’t imagine doing anything else. “I certainly wouldn’t recommend it to everyone,” she admits. “You wouldn’t want to do this if you weren’t passionate about it, but I love it and get so much out of it. To this day, I’m still so passionate about training horses. It’s what drives me.” C

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SPECTACULAR EVENT HEADING TO NZ

Show time spectacular is heading to New Zealand and it seems many are keen to be part of it. The inaugural EQUITANA Auckland is garnering plenty of interest from spectators, presenters, educators and retailers across the globe. But show director Kevin Hansen says it’s no surprise. “This is another step up for New Zealand,” says Hansen. “We are always looking to show off our sport to the wider public, and EQUITANA Auckland will do that in a way this country has never seen before.”

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Former eventing world number one and one of New Zealand’s most capped Olympians, Andrew Nicholson, has star billing at the event. It has been years since he’s been home, and he heads down under with his wife Wiggy and two children on the back of another great season, including winning the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, placing eighth at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and finishing fourth overall in the prestigious 2016-2017 FEI Classics Series.

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“It’s fantastic to have Andrew coming to our inaugural event,” says Hansen. Joining him in a stellar line-up are Team Germany’s Rio Olympic Games gold medal winning dressage coach Jonny Hilberath, and ‘America’s most trusted horseman’ John Lyons, along with 25 international educators. Hilberath will be conducting the two-hour dressage masterclass on Sunday afternoon, as part of the Super Sunday of Dressage, which will also feature the EQUITANA New Zealand Open Grand Prix Dressage competition. As well as the masterclass, Hilberath will also run two other shorter education sessions during the event. In a unique first for New Zealand, EQUITANA Auckland is introducing the New Zealand Open Dressage Final in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. The very best combinations from both sides of the Tasman are expected for these two title classes. The invitational Grand Prix Freestyle will be held as part of the Friday night entertainment, which also includes the New Zealand Open Jumping title. The 1.60m invitational jumping title has also attracted a star-studded field and is stacking up to be one of ‘the’ Grand Prix to win this season. American horseman John Lyons is pretty clear on how to get the best from your horse. “Training is learning to teach and teaching is learning how to get your ideas across to the student, horse or person,” says Lyons. “Nothing is hard, however we as people make everything more complicated than it needs to be. The more I have learned about horses and training, the more simple, effective and enjoyable the training has become.” EQUITANA Auckland is also introducing one of Australia’s favourite events to New Zealand – The Way of The Horse. But there’s a twist – in an epic trans-Tasman showdown, two Kiwis will be taking on two Aussies as Tui Teka and Emily Wiebel will go head to head with Aussies Brett Davey and Kathleen Reid. All four are recognised for their

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talents, and those at EQUITANA Auckland will see them take a horse from wild to willing in just a handful of days. The Under-17 World Team Mounted Games Championship has attracted eight teams from across the globe. New Zealand will line up against teams from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia and defending champions England in the quest to nab this major international title. Also on the card are two composite teams – one from the Southern Hemisphere and the other a Worlds team. While both can win the competition, they can’t take out the championship. In terms of importance for New Zealand, this is the second most coveted MGA crown behind the open world title. It has been a big undertaking for the New Zealand Mounted Games Association, with 80 ponies needing to be sourced for the competition. Exhibition Eventing is a shortened version of the heart-stopping discipline New Zealand has excelled at over the years. Internationally lauded crosscountry designer John Nicholson – brother of Andrew – will test some of our best onshore-based eventers while entertaining the crowds with this fast-paced class. And there is so much more to see at the event. On the opening Thursday, the All Stars Showcase will feature a little taste of everything you can expect to enjoy over the coming days, including all three star presenters in Nicholson, Hilberath and Lyons; Friday is Opens night; Saturday night is EquiMana – a feast of delight where celebrated trainer Tina Fagan will bring together equestrian, dance and more; and Sunday’s Dressage Masterclass with Hilberath will round out a memorable four days. The 25+ international educators will cover everything from how to start a young horse to correct feeding practice, training, competition, saddle fitting, psychology and more. They are coming from the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and across New Zealand, and they are guaranteed to enlighten and inspire you to reach new heights with your horses. The shopping is vast and covers everything anyone could possibly need – or perhaps just desire – in the world of equestrian and beyond.

EXPERIENCE EQUITANA IN CORPORATE STYLE For those keen to experience EQUITANA Auckland in style there are corporate tickets available complete with exceptional seats, fantastic food and drink, and small lounges to relax in during an action-packed day. “These offer the very best seats in the house,” says Hansen. “Dining is on a specially built platform four metres above the arena – I know it is where I would like to watch such world-class competition and entertainment from!” There are also corporate tables for those keen to entertain clients. General admission tickets start from $35 and give visitors access to the Andrew Nicholson Masterclass, more than 25 international educators, over 200 retailers, competition and more. Night shows and the Dressage Masterclass are ticketed separately. Super tickets are a popular way to have access to four full days and nights of equine magic. CatWalk Trust is the official charity partner to EQUITANA Auckland. “It is something we are all very passionate about,” says Kevin Hansen. “We are happy to be supporting such a worthy cause.”

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Pukepine Sawmills in Te Puke produces structural timber products for the New Zealand and Australian markets, and high quality appearancegrade products for New Zealand, Australia, North America and Europe. Producing the volume of timber required for these markets inevitably creates a considerable amount of by-product in the form of wood shavings, and the company looked around the world to find an environmentally friendly solution. Because the shavings are kiln dried and free from any contaminants such as chemicals and pesticides, the ideal scenario was to sell the product as animal bedding. However, the shavings needed to be packaged to provide for transportation and storage, and it was in Italy that the company sourced a machine to bag the shavings into 19kg dust free, weather-resistant bales. Out of that, their brand Purepine Shavings was developed. As the equestrian market was an obvious one, Tauranga horsewoman Jill Morrison of NZ Showjumpers Ltd came on board as a wholesaler for the larger volumes required by commercial stables and farms. “When Pukepine first started bagging the product, they sent through samples for my daughter (show jumper Samantha Morrison) to try. She’s a huge advocate of the product for use in stables.” Samantha agrees. “I’ve had my World Cup horse Biarritz for four years now, and I’ve had terrible problems with him each spring. He loses all of his hair on his back, his chest, his belly – everywhere he can rub. I can’t ride him with that going on and it’s a struggle to get a horse fit for competition when you can’t put a saddle on. “I’ve tried everything with him – veterinary drugs, changing his feed, using a process of elimination to try and and find out what triggers it – but I haven’t been able to get to the bottom of it. “This year I completely cleaned out his box and put the Purepine shavings in, and his skin problems are only half as bad as before. I’ve been able to ride him through getting fit rather than lunging and leading, and he hasn’t had any type of non-herbal drug as he has had in the past. There’s been a definite improvement in the condition of his skin, I think because there’s nothing [in the shavings] for him to react to.”

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GOING STRONG New Zealand Pony Club

Throughout its 70-year history, NZPCA has played a key role in the development of young riders, providing a firm foundation for many New Zealand riders who have gone on to excel at international level. We talked with General Manager Samantha Jones about Pony Club in the modern era.

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amantha Jones has been in her role as General Manager for the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association since January 2014. Dynamic and passionate, Samantha freely acknowledges loving her role and being part of an organisation where there are so many positives happening.

What is the current state of Pony Club? This is really an exciting time for anybody to be involved with Pony Club! It’s a dynamic organisation with a team at Board and Committee level who are professional, hard-working and dedicated volunteers. The organisation has really moved with the times and has become more professional in its delivery. On the coaching side, over the past couple of years our accelerated Equestrian Coaches’ Training Programme (ECTP) has been a massive success. We changed the delivery of our programme to meet the needs of our coaches by providing fast-track weekend courses around the country. Coaches that meet the required standard receive an equestrian coaching qualification. The Pony Club area organises the venue and the demo riders, while Head Office provides the instructors and assessors who travel around from area to area. At the moment we have six upcoming clinics planned across the country, with 15 coaches attending each one. The programme runs with the support of Sport New Zealand and is particularly successful for those who want to get started in coaching at Pony Club, as well as for our older Pony Club

riders. Those who want to ride professionally often end up coaching as well, so it’s a great programme for them too! We also had a great conference for Pony Club administrators in July aimed at providing them with more effective tools to run their local Pony Club. We’re responsive to our Rider Council and Rider Forums, and our programmes are continuously under review. We’ve recently introduced programmes that fit non-academic members to widen the appeal for anyone interested in ponies and horses, and have also introduced non-riding options for those who don’t currently have a pony. Pony Club is an organisation where the whole family can be involved – making friends, and building relationships and communities. It doesn’t suit everyone, but for anyone with an interest, it’s fantastic to get involved in and very rewarding. There’s something in it for everyone and everyone is welcome. Our numbers are quite stable – we have a total of around 9,600 members, of which 4,500 are riding members.

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What’s new? A fairly recent initiative (2104) has been Centre membership, which allows New Zealand riding schools to apply to become affiliated with NZPCA, so that their riders can participate in Pony Club activities, with the riding school delivering the NZPCA certificates and badges system. It’s based on the UK model, which has around 600 affiliated centres. To become affiliated, the riding schools have to meet certain criteria, such as Health & Safety, horse and pony welfare, qualified instructors, and so on. Because there is no governing body for riding schools in New Zealand it’s hard to know exactly how many there are. We have eight affiliated so far and they are quite well spread across the country. Some are very high achieving! We would love to extend the programme – the kids just love being able to go to Pony Club and it

provides a structure for riding schools and their coaches too. We also recently changed the upper age limit for competition to 25 years, to bring New Zealand into line with other countries. Prior to this, riders could continue to ride at Pony Club and do certificates until they were 25, but could only compete until they were 21, so the change means that this older age group is not disadvantaged. We’ve recently begun a pilot in conjunction with Thoroughbred Racing New Zealand called “Ride to Time” which sees Pony Club members invited onto racetracks, where they are given an insight into the racing industry and learn to ride to a set time on the track, on their own horses and ponies. The idea came about from a successful programme in Victoria, Australia, and hopefully it’s something that will be adopted here.

What particular challenges does the organisation face? Pony Club is in a really good place at the moment, but as an organisation we do face some quite major challenges. One of the most far-reaching is access to grounds. Right across the clubs around the country, from the far north to the deep south, every Pony Club has its own issues. We’ve seen the Auckland Pony Clubs in particular under pressure, but the problems are not theirs alone. For urban riders, while it would be a shame to lose access to affordable grazing at Pony Club where there is experienced back-up on hand and close friendships form, we have to recognise that in the overall context of sports facilities, Pony Club requires quite a lot of room for a relatively small number of participants, and local councils are under considerable pressure to provide facilities for the wider community. In addition, many competition venues which have been used in the past, such as crosscountry courses, are becoming unavailable for

one reason or another. For example farmers, who have historically hosted many of our one day events, face increasing Health & Safety requirements which make it difficult for them to allow the kind of access to riders that they could in the past. We try to think of strategic ways we can help individual clubs, and we encourage all clubs and branches to try to secure grounds going into the future. Without grounds, there is no Pony Club! It’s not just Pony Club that is facing these challenges. All forms of recreational riding require venues. Securing grounds going forward is a challenge that the equestrian community as a whole faces. The Woodhill Sands Trust initiative is a great example of what can be achieved. The times are changing and we have to change with them. It’s important that we look at every option to make ourselves a community-based organisation and welcome other groups onto our grounds in a sharing-type way.

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“PONY CLUB IS AN ORGANISATION WHERE THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN BE INVOLVED – MAKING FRIENDS, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES.” About Samantha Jones Samantha and husband Mitch, along with two horses and two dogs, relocated to New Zealand from Britain four years ago to join family already here. Samantha’s business background encompasses working in family businesses and start-ups in the UK, and although she grew up in a non-riding family, she says she was ‘that child’ that gets to talking age and says, “Okay, so where’s my pony?” While not riders themselves, her family was supportive, so Samantha grew up getting her horsey fix at riding schools and riding other people’s horses, before she finally bought her own horse when she was 21. Initially interested in eventing, Samantha says that she just wasn’t brave enough for the bigger jumps, and after she entered her first affiliated dressage event and won her first ever class she became hooked on the discipline. She spent two years in a professional dressage yard in Gloucestershire, fully immersed in the sport, before moving to New Zealand. “I’m not a natural rider,” she explains. “I really have to work hard at it. But I just adore my horses, and my journey with them. A more talented rider might have taken them further faster, but they are my horses and I’m really lucky to have them.” Samantha’s stable includes her German-bred Cabaret 7, who came to New Zealand with her from Britain, the Australianbred Revelwood Smash It, and her ‘No. 1’, Arento, known as Dude at home. “I brought Dude with me from the UK. I got him as a sevenyear-old from some friends who had purchased him as a fouryear-old. He’s a horse that just tries for me every day. He has a phenomenal work ethic and is truly talented in the piaffe and passage – he just finds it so easy. We will be doing Level 8 this year, with Grand Prix as my next goal. Looking beyond that, I never want to put a limit on what I am capable of. I just want to see how far I can go.” C

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Ellie Muller and Kirk Myers lead a busy lifestyle, juggling full-time farming jobs around a team of horses and a busy programme breeding horses for the future. While they aren’t fond of talking about themselves – you’d struggle to find two more modest people – we visited Taranaki to find out more about this hardworking young couple. WORDS Laura Hunt PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

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t’s hardly surprising that it was through horses that Ellie Muller (24) and Kirk Myers (27) met. Both come from horsey families and both have ridden horses competitively in show jumping (and in Ellie’s case, Show Hunter as well) for many years. Just recently engaged, Ellie says they’d known each other for a long time before getting together, but it was only about five years ago that they started dating. “We’d seen each other around,” laughs Kirk. “I actually employed Ellie to come and ride some horses for me.” Horses are not all they have in common. Both grew up on dairy farms in South Taranaki, Ellie in Eltham and Kirk 10 minutes down the road in Normanby. Kirk only started riding at age 13, previously competing in motocross, but in his 14 years so far of show jumping, he has been successful on several ponies and horses. A highlight was placing second in Pony of the Year in 2005 on Sir Solomon, and more recently, he’s stepped up to bigger heights in the hack ring on his 11-year-old mare, Kiwi Bird, who he has taken up the grades himself. “I finally started jumping bigger classes last season. You sit on the sideline your whole life and at the end of last season, I thought we’d give it a go. We went all right,” he says.

Ellie started a little younger, at age seven, getting into riding through her mother Jacqui, who has always loved horses and rode casually herself. Ellie had plenty of success on ponies in both show jumping and Show Hunter, winning and placing in Pony Grand Prix and Show Hunter classes on Our Donovan and others. When she left school, Ellie spent three consecutive winters working in America with Helen McNaught and Duncan McFarlane, getting the opportunity to compete at Spruce Meadows. “Helen and Duncan are a big help to us still, and they’re always there for advice,” she says. Ellie also competed to Young Rider and Grand Prix level with Midnight Shadow, a horse she bought as a six-year-old and had great results on before selling in 2013. “I’ve just had young ones since I sold her, so I’m waiting for them to grow up. We took embyros and have bred from her, as she has such a big heart. We thought we’d breed from her for her temperament, putting her with something with more type.”

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Though horses are an important part of their lives and something they enjoy doing together, they aren’t either Kirk or Ellie’s primary focus. The couple live together in Normanby on Kirk’s family’s 80-hectare dairy farm, where he works full-time. “I milk 250 cows twice a day. It’s normally seven days a week, but I can organise a day off and time off for shows when I need to. I’ve got good people at home who can help,” he says. “We also have a bull farm nearby which I help out with too.” Kirk adds that without the support of Ellie and Jacqui, he would struggle to get the horses done around his job. “Ellie and her mum do a lot of the work to be honest. I’m quite lucky that they do a lot, so I can finish milking about 5pm and go ride a couple. Without them, you wouldn’t see me out much at shows.” Ellie works on her parents’ farm, a 167-hectare property that’s been in the Muller family for over a hundred years. She has a full-time job there from the end of the show jumping season in April through to November, milking 540 cows and doing general farm maintenance. From the end of July to the end of September, she’s busy with calving season. “It’s very busy at calving time, and at other times of the year there are always fences to be set up, the irrigator needs to be moved, we do our own fertiliser spreading, cut our own silage and make our own hay.”

“FARMING ENABLES US TO DO WHAT WE DO WITH THE HORSES.”

From November onwards, when the show jumping season is in full swing, Ellie milks morning and afternoon, but gets a few hours off during the day to work the horses. The days are long, with Ellie starting at 3.30am to get the cows in and be underway milking at 4.30am, but she loves it. “I enjoy it. I guess if I didn’t, it would be tough,” she admits. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s what I want to do.” The horses are kept and worked on Ellie’s parents’ farm, something both she and Kirk are grateful for. “I’m very lucky that Mum and Dad let us have the horses here. Not that many people like having horses on their dairy farms, and my father generally closes his eyes when he sees the horses hooning around!” They’ve set the place up to work well for them, including concreting a big open fronted shed and putting in three tie ups and a wash bay, as well as installing a sixhorse walker. “The shed has been there for about 10 years, but we put the concrete pad and tie ups in, and the lighting is great for early in the morning, or at night when we’re doing the horses,” says Ellie. “The horse walker has been in for two years, and it’s a huge help to us if we’re too busy on the farm to ride. All the horses can go on and still get worked.” They’ve also got flat paddocks to ride and jump in, quiet country roads and the whole farm to ride out over. There is a busy show season ahead for the duo with three horses between them to ride at the earlier shows, and several young horses coming into work, getting ready to compete later in the season. Kirk’s focus will be competing Kiwi Bird at the higher levels. “We’ve battled away together, and I’d like to tackle a few more Grand Prix classes this season,” he says. “I’d like to win one so I have more to talk about next time you’re here!” He also has a six-year-old called Kronfeld that he did the Five Year Old series on in the second half of last season. “He did his first show after Christmas last season, and I hope to do the Six Year Old classes this season.” C

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“WE WANT THEM GOING WELL, WHETHER THAT’S WITH US OR SOMEONE ELSE – ALTHOUGH WE ARE PLANNING TO KEEP THEM!” Ellie and Midnight Shadow at Horse of the Year in 2011

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Ellie will have the mare she bred by Euro Sport Centavos, Arli TM, out this season to compete in the Six Year Old series. “I’ve also got two fouryear-olds who will come out after Christmas, a chestnut mare by Bravado Ego Z and a gelding we bred who is by Eye Opener,” she says. “Eye Opener is a six-year-old bred and owned by Kirk’s sister, Charlotte Myers, out of her former Grand Prix pony and Pony of the Year winner Miss Coruba, and is by Corofino II. He has now been gelded and will also be competing for the first time later this season.” Their team is set to get much bigger in coming years, with several young horses that they’ve bred getting closer to being ridden. Miss Coruba has been an important part of their earlier breeding programme and they have two horses and four ponies from her, including Eye Opener and another mare they are now breeding from too. Their youngsters all have impressive pedigrees, and both Kirk and Ellie are hoping to end up with some good horses. “We’re breeding them for us to ride,” says Kirk. “It might be a few too many, but these horses that we’ve bred are nice types and we’d like them to be out in a few years going well. We want them going well, whether that’s with us or someone else – although we are planning to keep them!”

Their growing team of youngsters includes two three-year-olds by Zirocco Blue VDL, both from Ellie’s former top mare, Midnight Shadow, by embryo transfer. They have three yearlings, one filly by Glasgow VDL, out of a Piper Hill mare, who is a full sister to top jumping horses Suzuki and Briten; a filly by Kannan; and a gelding by Corofino II. “We bought a Royal Highness/Brilliant Invader mare who is in foal to Chacco Silver, and a mare from the Willis family, who is a half-sister to Dollar Roll MS, and she is also in foal to Chacco Silver,” says Ellie. “We’re very grateful to Mary-Beth and William Willis for giving us the opportunity to buy one of their mares.” Breeding horses is a passion that Ellie shares with her mother, who she says plays a huge part in the whole operation. “Mum has a big interest in the breeding, and it’s something we do together. She does the foaling, a lot of the foal handing and drives up to New Plymouth every second day to the 20-acre block where we keep the young horses, mares and foals,” Ellie explains. “I do enjoy breeding and the bloodlines, and time will tell whether we’ve bred the right horses, but they are all nice types so far.” While not as hands on with the breeding side of things, Kirk says he steps in more when the horses are ready to be ridden. “Ellie’s very passionate about it. When the horses are ready for a saddle is normally when I jump in,” he says. Jacqui’s interest in the horses extends further than just breeding and helping Ellie and Kirk from the sidelines, as she started competing herself last season. “She’s only ever hacked around the farm, but last season was her first competing on Starlight Davado, a horse she got when he was three,” says Ellie. “She’s got the bug now and normally comes home with more ribbons than both of us!” With a good team of horses competing now and many more waiting for their time, good support and clearly an exceptionally strong work ethic, the future looks promising for the young couple in all aspects of their lives. “Farming enables us to do what we do with the horses,” says Ellie. “It would be very cool if these young ones went well. We are definitely breeding the type of horse we’d like to ride in the future.” C

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wo years ago, showing enthusiasts Alan Copeman and Leesa Anderson were discussing the future of New Zealand showing and where it was heading. “We were concerned that some of our best children on ponies were not going on to compete Park Hacks or Hacks once they turned 17,” explains Alan. “We felt that this might be because the leap was too great to compete against adults. We thought that by introducing the Australian schedules, which include Galloway classes and classes for adults riding ponies, into New Zealand, some of our successful teenagers would carry on in showing and not move on to other disciplines.” It was decided that Alan should attend the Australasian Show Horse Council conference in Australia, to learn more about that organisation and what it provides for its members. He returned to New Zealand with a huge enthusiasm about the opportunities to provide something more for people interested in the sport in New Zealand. As a result, the New Zealand Show Horse Council Inc. was formed, with a passionate committee made up of 13 people spread throughout New Zealand, and with Alan as the Chairman. “One of the key differences between what I saw the Australasian Show Horse Council offering and what was available in New Zealand is the amount of education, training and development being provided to showing enthusiasts. We liked the idea

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of being able to create some educational development around the sport of showing, helping competitors to develop their skills, as well as promoting good fellowship, fair play and sportsmanship amongst members and those participating in or attending at shows. “Historically in the New Zealand showing environment, competitors learn what it’s all about through competing. We want to make the sport more inclusive and accessible by welcoming and encouraging newcomers and helping them gain the tools and knowledge they need for success.” The Council has a number of innovative events planned for the 2017/18 showing season. The Mitavite Youth Clinic & Child’s Show Day at Kihikihi in September is for riders under 17 and will provide young riders with tutoring from four of New Zealand’s most successful show riders: Amanda Berridge, Gaylene Lennard, Vanessa Everton and Natacha Otto. “The focus will be on the aspects that these young competitors will never have had intensive training on – show ring presentation, ring craft, rider position, workouts – those aspects that don’t overlap into other codes,” says Alan. In the afternoon, the riders will have the opportunity to test what they have learned in a 'show' environment with two rings operating. Australian horseman Paul Austin has been successful at the very highest levels of showing and is renowned throughout

“We are offering something new and different for showing enthusiasts in New Zealand.”

Australasia. Paul will be presenting a clinic for NZSHC members at Pahiatua, also in September, for which all places were filled very quickly. Alan says that these clinics are a good indication of the level of education the NZSHC is planning to deliver, and also of its intention to spread these events around the country. While Pahiatua may seem somewhat off the beaten track, he says it provides a central venue for Manawatu and southern East Coast competitors, which are strong equestrian regions. “We have been inundated by people asking for more clinics, and will be doing our best to accommodate them,” he commented.

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In November, the first of the NZ Show Horse Council shows for the 2017/18 season will take place at the National Equestrian Centre, Taupo, where riders will compete for national titles. In December, the second of its shows will take place in Christchurch. Both shows are qualifiers for the Grand National Championship Show held in Sydney, so that winners and reserves in qualifying classes can compete there. Alan considers that South Island competitors have traditionally been disadvantaged by the enormous cost of travel to the Horse of the Year Show. “We want to give them the same opportunities to compete as North Islanders. And for all riders, if they have aspirations to compete internationally we will help them qualify and put a team together to get them there.” In 2017, the NZSHC conducted its first Australian showing tour. “The team consisted of six horses and 15 riders,” reports Alan. “It’s an expensive exercise to go to Australia for just one show, so we thought, ‘why don’t we go for more?’ It wasn’t a great deal more expensive to be there for three weeks and include Equifest, the Australian Grand National Showing Championships and Sydney Royal rather than going over for just one show. We were able to source a deal on the accommodation, sponsorship for the horse trucks, and a good rate to fly the horses over and back. We had very generous sponsorship and were able to negotiate some great deals – and the trip was very successful. “There are quite strict entry criteria for the Australian shows, especially for Sydney Royal, and we have negotiated an arrangement that will allow our qualifying competitors to compete there.” The 2018 Australian tour will take place next March. Another exciting initiative is the NZSHC OTT Thoroughbred Horse Series which will run

from October 2017 to March 2018. “We created the OTT Thoroughbred Horse Series a couple of years sgo,” Alan explains. “This season, the series will have an additional ‘Fashion in the Field’ component with competitors dressing up in their finest race-day wear. For this section of the competition, the horses will be led by a strapper. This is based on the Australian OTT Thoroughbred series. “We’ve spent some time on developing this idea for the shows where there are big crowds, trying to emulate the whole raceday atmosphere, and we think it will be a real crowd-pleaser this year at Equitana.” Alan and his committee are hopeful that showing enthusiasts will view the NZHSC as an alternative to A & P Shows under the auspices of the RAS. “Our structure is completely independent of the RAS, so competitors can compete at our shows as well as A & P shows. There is no overlap of quaification, so wins at our shows do not count in terms of being able to compete as a Novice in A & P showing, for example. We operate under different rules, with a different structure to our show schedules because our classes are different – there is no cross-over. “In our shows, competitiors are able to do both First Ridden and Open classes and not be disadvantaged in any way. That is how it is done in Australia, and I always argue that is probably why their riders are a couple of years ahead of ours. They have had the opportunities to advance that aren’t available here. “We don’t consider ourselves to be in competition with the RAS; rather we feel we are offering something new and different for showing enthusiasts in New Zealand.”

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ESNZ DEVELOPMENTS It’s that time of year again when we all start thinking about shoeing, clipping, teeth, checking gear, practice days and registering our horses. At ESNZ, winter chores for central staff have included the mammoth task of developing and switching to our new database and website so that we can be set for the new season. Of course there will be teething problems, as there are with all new systems, but we have been through a rigorous checking process and hope that online membership renewals will be streamlined and easier for our members. The database and website integration has been a massive project and we are starting slowly, There is so much we can do with the new technology and, over time, we will continue to add new features and initiatives to ensure we are keeping pace with members’ needs and providing efficiencies for organising committees. Over the past eight months we have focused on rebuilding ESNZ, and we are confident in the future. Our data reports that we have seen an increase in registrations across the disciplines and we are delighted that horse numbers are growing. This year we have been through two consultation exercises with members – membership was the first, and policy issues the second. These have provided direction for us and we hope that an united way forward can be achieved. The membership review will make a significant contribution to the organisation’s sustainability; the focus now is to deliver value for our members. In addition we have cut costs wherever possible and we will be driving commercial change to create income from other sources. The organisation continues to face challenges in the areas of policy and rules. At the AGMs for the disciplines, we have discussed at length the many layers of issues that exist when trying to develop good policy for a complex and multi-faceted organisation such as ESNZ. We have to address the culture in equestrian sport, we need to focus carefully on our response to concussion awareness and we have to show some leadership in the areas of social media and online discussions. This is not a simple exercise. Developing social media policy for a member organisation is an art, the question being, where do you draw the line? ESNZ will be changing its social media policy and it will become more specific about what constitutes a breach of the policy. ESNZ will not police every discussion on Facebook and will not deal with issues between private individuals, even if they are members. We urge you to each be responsible for your social media activity – ask yourself if you would say that to the person’s face; ask yourself how you would feel if someone said that to you. If we all act with integrity we won’t get caught up in issues. We have a great speaker lined up for the ESNZ Annual General Assembly. High Performance Sport’s Eddie Kohlhase will speak about “Building a Winning Culture”. Eddie made world history when he was the first person to win world championships as a softball player and NZ coach. He was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to softball in 2014. We look forward to his discussion and insights.

“Our High Performance team is in full organisation mode for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon next year.”

“Developing social media policy for a member organisation is an art, the question being, where do you draw the line?”

SAFETY ESNZ has made a commitment to the safety of members at all levels. This year we have done a lot of work on developing new policies around Membership Protection. This will take some time to be finalised as it is a full document with complaint procedures, processes and systems included. It should make our systems much clearer for all. Part of this process has been to develop systems and rules for approved safety helmets in conjunction with the RAS and NZPCA. It has been a monumental task and enormous thanks are due to all ESNZ officials who gave up so much time to ensure that tagging days were accessible around the country. This is also linked to a concussion campaign we will be doing, in conjunction with NZ Thoroughbred Racing, to raise awareness of the effects and symptoms of concussion in equestrian related sports. In addition the ESNZ Technical Committee will be reviewing the rules and guidelines on medical and safety requirements for organising committees. One rule change has already been added to the general regulations to give Ground Juries the ability to refuse to allow a competitor to compete if they believe there are grounds to stop them – such as after a serious fall.

THE SEASON AHEAD As we look to the season ahead, there are lots of exciting events on the horizon. Our High Performance team is in full organisation mode for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon next year. All potential riders have been engaged in the planning process and are aware of the selection criteria and qualification requirements which are on the ESNZ website. All discipline boards are engaged in the planning and we will be making announcements as we can. At ESNZ, we all wish you the best for the season before you. Look after your horses, be great role models and have fun. We look forward to seeing you out and about. Please call us if you have any questions or need to know anything at any time. We are happy to help.

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Meeting for their weekly lesson, Emma Turnbull and Sophie de Clifford have their work cut out for them. Emma’s green mare, Audacious, is fresh from a recent holiday and has brought plenty of energy to the arena. Developing control and utilising the power of this talented horse is the lesson’s focus, helping to prepare Audacious for her first season of competition.

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Emma Turnbull is a 21-year-old Matamata-based dressage rider and full time Accounting and Law Student at the University of Waikato. Emma has been training with Sophie for over a year, and in this lesson she rides Audacious (Audi), a nine-yearold mare by Anamour. This will be the mare’s first season of competition, and while she is showing plenty of potential to be a great dressage horse, Emma and Sophie are working on harnessing her energy and power to ensure Emma has control. Audi will start this season at Level 2.

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Sophie de Clifford is a full-time dressage rider and trainer. In 2008, Sophie moved to Germany, where she worked and trained with five-time Olympic gold medallist Isabell Werth for two years. Sophie has also had two stints as a working pupil for Carl Hester, enjoying the opportunity to train daily with Carl, and Charlotte Dujardin. She’s an accomplished competitor herself, having won numerous regional, North Island and National Championships, and Horse of the Year titles.

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As Emma is trotting around, Sophie tells her to bend the horse around her inside leg and not to let her look at spooky things on her way around. “That’s it, don’t let her look at the mirrors, shoulder-fore past all the spooky things. Not too many straight lines in the warm up, lots of changing the rein, bending, turning, moving her body around, warming up ready for the workout.” As they work, Sophie constantly reminds Emma to keep her hands forward in front of her and sponge her reins, massage the tongue and use half halts to control the speed and maintain the balance. “You can only ride her as forward as you can manage while keeping her balanced. She’s not allowed to run around at her own speed.” When half-halts aren’t doing the trick, Sophie asks Emma to do trot-to-walk transitions, while being careful not to pull on the reins. “Audi is still learning about the half halt and to listen to your seat, so instead of resorting to pulling on the reins, let’s exaggerate the half halt and go forward to walk; push down in your stirrups, sit tall in your saddle. Use your core and don’t pull on the reins as you’ll shorten the neck and lose the hind legs.” When half-halts aren’t working, Sophie gets Emma to do trotwalk-trot transitions instead

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On the day of the lesson, Audi has only recently come back into work after a few weeks off, and it is also the first time she has been away from home since her break. These two things combined are making her very fresh and hot to start with, so instead of beginning with a longer rein and a stretch, in the interest of safety, Sophie asks Emma to start on a contact. “Ideally, we’d like to start with a stretch, but today it’s not safe. Audi is green and hasn’t been out for a while, so the stretch would be unsuccessful. Right from the beginning we need to gain obedience to the hand and leg, so we’ll keep her round and on the bit, and when she’s relaxed, we can come back to the stretch,” explains Sophie. Even with a contact, Audi is very forward and Sophie instructs Emma to do some leg yielding to get her to accept the leg. “She’s so hot and wants to tank off. Audi needs to allow you to put your legs gently on her sides, so that she doesn’t over-react when you give a leg aid, for example, in a transition to canter. Remember – legs on the hot ones, legs off the cold ones,” she reminds Emma.

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CONTACT FRAME Audi is a big, loose powerhouse of a horse, according to Sophie, and getting her in the right contact and frame to work correctly is an important theme in the lesson. “I love this horse, she’s a big, forward-thinking horse, but she’d like to charge around, slightly behind the contact. Emma needs to ride hundreds of transitions within the pace, forward and back to teach her to wait in balance, allowing Emma to control every stride and push Audi into the contact. It’s hard work for Emma, as she needs to really sit up and use her core. She’ll have a six pack by the end of the season!” Getting Audi into the right frame is vital to her training, and Sophie tells Emma what she needs to think about. “Keep her really round in the neck but with her poll up; look for the headpiece of the bridle. She must be straight, so make sure her chin is in the middle of the chest, and she is evenly taking your two hands.” It’s particularly important for Emma to keep giving Audi regular breaks during her work while she is building strength and fitness, which they do throughout the lesson.

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“GROW THE TROT FORWARDS, UPHILL, DON’T CHASE IT”

ON-AND-BACK When Audi is trotting in front of the leg, in self-carriage and accepting Emma’s contact, Sophie gets them to work on some ‘on-andbacks’, where she asks Emma to bring the mare back, and then ride forward again. “Now that Audi is listening to you, we don’t have to go all the way back to walk; just bring the trot back by pushing down in your stirrups, holding your core a little bit, and close your fingers. Then grow the trot forwards, uphill, don’t chase it. This will help her to carry more

Transitions within the pace help Audi carry more weight on her hind legs

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Sophie is keen to keep Audi busy to maintain her focus, so once she’s had a stretch, they move onto leg yielding, starting down the centre line and moving across to the outside of the arena. “Wait until you’ve you got a nice feeling and she’s parallel and straight in your two hands, and then push her over with your leg. No neck bend, just a little bit of flexion and don’t interrupt the swing or rhythm with your inside rein. Try to keep the trot the same.” Sophie encourages Emma to keep riding up to the bridle with her hands level. “You should always be riding from your two legs, forwards into your two hands. Use the sideways work to help make the horse more elastic.”

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weight on her hind legs and keep her nicely into your two hands.” After a few minutes of this exercise, Audi is settling and they work on the stretching they couldn’t do at the start. “Drop your hands really low either side of the neck and sponge the rein. Keep your hands forward in front of the saddle, and again, she isn’t allowed to tank off at the trot. Continue to ride your on-andbacks in the stretch. No loopy reins, she must really stay in your two hands. This is not time for a holiday!”

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SHOULDER-IN Moving on to shoulder-in, Sophie asks Emma to ride shoulderfore along the short side of the arena and make use of her corner before the shoulder-in. Emma doesn’t make a good corner the first time, and is immediately pulled up on it. “Go again! If your corner’s no good, your exercise is no good. Every movement in a test starts with a corner, so you have to get them right. We have to be so disciplined with ourselves. Dressage is about repetition and correction.” The next time, Sophie instructs Emma to push Audi’s quarters into the corner, come out of the corner in shoulder-fore and then shoulder-in on three tracks, and they do it beautifully. “Good. The flexion, frame and rhythm is great and she’s nicely on three tracks,” Sophie says approvingly. On the opposite rein, Audi gets a bit argumentative and spooky on the corner and Emma’s told to circle and start again. “There’s no point taking an argument into an exercise, because it’s not going to work.” To ensure that Audi doesn’t get the chance to take over in the corners, Sophie tells Emma to walk a couple of strides before the corner, gently leg-yield into the corner, then trot a few strides after the corner. Emma repeats this a few times to ensure Audi bends around her inside leg in the corners, and the last shoulder-in is great, with Sophie just reminding Emma to finish the exercise by straightening before the corner.

CANTER CONTROL After a breather, it’s on to canter work on the left rein, with focus again on controlling the power and not letting Audi tank off. In the first couple of transitions from trot to canter, Audi pulls and doesn’t maintain her frame, so Sophie asks Emma to do it again. “We’ll do that again because you can do better than that. Ride more forward with a forward seat, and sponge those reins to help keep her round.” They improve the transitions, but Audi is still strong and tense through her back. “Let’s do some more trot canter transitions to help relax her back,” Sophie decides. “She needs to gain the strength to remain rounder in the transitions.” As Audi starts to relax her back and take the hand nicely, the canter is looking much better and Emma can ride her forward without losing control. Sophie says it’s a great canter, but Audi still struggles to manage it. “That was nice, so bring her back to walk and reward her with a break. She is still quite weak in the canter and if you overwork her, she’ll get Sophie suggests starting travers out of a 10 metre cirecle

tired and start using muscles in the wrong way.” On the right rein, Sophie asks for more forwardness and activity in the canter and insists on shoulder-fore positioning at all times. “Keep riding forward. Carl Hester used to say ‘imagine there’s a jump at the end of the long side and you’re going for it!’” The canter work is looking good and Emma is rapt with it, saying it was the best they’ve ever done.

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Finishing with some travers work, Sophie tells Emma to again make the most of her corners and if it helps, to start the travers out of a 10 metre circle to get the bend and positioning. “Keep her shoulders travelling straight down the long side and bring the quarters in with your outside leg. Really wrap her around your inside leg, and make her soft and loose so you can give with your hands. It’s still hard for her, but just keep doing a little bit every day and it will get easier.” With a few more great movements complete, they call it a day.

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SUCCESSFUL FINISH Both trainer and rider are pleased with their progress in the lesson and allow Audi to finish with lots of down and round stretching in trot and walk to warm down. “They are looking great,” says Sophie. “Every

week Audi is getting stronger and their partnership is getting stronger too, they’ve come such a long way in a short time and Emma is doing a great job. It’s a workout in itself just sitting on a big, loose back like that!” C

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Sophie

UP CLOSE Take a look inside dressage rider Sophie de Clifford’s tack room, and you f ind not only total order and organisation, with not a saddle, bridle or brush out of place, you’ll also see evidence of her success over the past few competition seasons, as the walls are adorned with an impressive haul of championship ribbons, sashes and winner’s rugs. However, as we found out when speaking to Sophie at the beautiful Walton-based property she shares with her husband, Leigh de Clifford, she has had her fair share of heartbreak and disappointment alongside her success. Since winning her first regional championship at Central Districts Championship Show in 2012 at Level 6/7 with the now-retired Ashbury Dolly, Sophie and her team have been on a real winning streak. Sophie

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produced Dolly from Level 3, and from that win onwards, they took out Champion or Reserve in Level 6/7 at almost every regional or championship show they entered. “That first win at Central Districts was probably the best moment of my career. I remember I’d had white bandages sitting in the truck forever, just waiting to be used for a presentation, and that was when I finally got to use them!” she recalls. But sadly, before Sophie got the chance to make her Grand Prix debut on Dolly, injury and unsoundness forced the mare’s early retirement, and she headed to the broodmare paddock at just 13 years old. It wasn’t long before Sophie found her next superstar, Ashanti, owned by Debbie Smith. Together with the chestnut mare by Anamour, Sophie resumed her winning streak. “Ashanti was amazing, and we had three seasons together at Level 3, Level 5 and Level 7,” Sophie recalls. “She won the Horse of the Year title and Nationals at both Level 3 and Level 5, then she won North Island Level 7 and all of the regional shows too, but didn’t make it to Nationals or Horse of the Year for Level 7.”

Tragically, Sophie lost Ashanti in March 2017, again just before getting the chance to compete at Grand Prix. “Horses breaking down, and losing the top horses is the toughest thing I’ve had to deal with in my career,” she says sadly. “I’ve had two good horses tapping on the door of Grand Prix and I’ve lost them both.” Fortunately, these setbacks haven’t done anything to hamper Sophie’s passion and determination in her dressage career. Sophie works full time with horses out of the 10-acre property that she and husband Leigh, an equine vet at Matamata Veterinary Services, have turned into an equestrian paradise in the two years they’ve owned it. “I’m meant to be a primary school teacher, but now I only do the odd bit of relief teaching when I have the time for it,” Sophie admits. “Most of the time I’m pretty busy giving lessons, schooling horses, looking after horses who come from the vet clinic for rehabilitation, and working with my own team.” After losing Ashanti, Sophie is down to two

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different surfaces, like hacking on the road, and there is a water treadmill going in locally which I will use. I’m also very careful with a horse like Alamo, who is very talented, that I don’t overdo the Grand Prix work. I like to give them regular rest periods during and at the end of the season, which lets them have a mental break and allows full recovery.” Part of building up the team involves breeding a few of her own, and Sophie already has a yearling out of her retired mare Dolly, by Lingh II. “I’ll hopefully get a couple more out of her, but breeding is such a lottery,” she says philosophically. “You can’t pin too many hopes and dreams on it.” Making it to Grand Prix is the current goal, but Sophie is also looking further ahead in the future. “I definitely have international ambitions. The World Championships is my ultimate goal. I’m just chipping away at it, training and enjoying every day along the way. It’s a long, tough road to the top. I’m very lucky to have such a supportive family, a brilliant coach in Vanessa Way, a husband who is amazing at dealing with me, and owners like Jane Geor. It takes a village to train a dressage horse!” C

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STRAIGHT & FORWARD When teaching a lesson to any rider, on any horse and at any level, control and accuracy are at the top of the priority list for Auckland-based show jumping coach Jacque McKinley. She shares three straightforward, easy-to-set-up exercises with us that can be adjusted to suit the level of training of any horse. WORDS Ryan Teece | PHOTOS Show Circuit Magazine

The Trainer:

Jacque McKinley is a full-time coach based in Auckland. While she has coached all over the world, she is happy to be based at home and has a talented and loyal group of pupils. Jacque is the official equestrian coach for St Cuthbert’s College and is heavily involved with the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association.

The Rider:

23-year-old Alexa Randall is a regular pupil of Jacque’s, and the pair have been working together for a few years. Alexa rides the exercises for us on her relatively new horse Conquest. He is a big horse, and there is not much of Alexa, so these exercises work well for the combination.

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These three exercises are favourites of Jacque’s, and they all work harmoniously together and cover a wide variety of show jumping ‘basics’, while remaining relatively simple. The level of difficulty can be adjusted to suit an individual combination. “Having control of the shoulders and the ability to turn a square corner help so much towards riding with accuracy, and if you are getting everything right in between the fences, then the size of the fence is irrelevant,” Jacque explains. “I love this combination of exercises because they work together to help with so much in your riding.”

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EXERCISE ONE - QUARTER PIROUETTES Riding on a square with quarter pirouettes through the corners is an exercise you can do anywhere, and is something you can do on any horse. Think of riding on a square, using the outside shoulder to turn the horse onto the new straight line. While it is a simple exercise, you can achieve so much – engagement of the hind end, control of the shoulders and suppleness of the neck and poll.

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Try it at home: 1.

Start in walk on a big square

Ride a straight line

Make a quarter turn from the horse’s outside shoulder, maintaining inside flexion with the inside rein and keeping your leg on to ensure the horse maintains a forward rhythm

Come out of the turn onto a straight line and ride forwards

Repeat at the next corner.

Once your horse is comfortable with what is being asked, you can move into trot (although technically pirouettes can only be done in walk and canter, you can still get the same feel for it in trot in this exercise) and then canter, following the above steps. As you and your horse begin to find the exercise easier, you can increase the difficulty simply by making your square smaller, and your quarter turns tighter. Make sure you’re not allowing the horse to become dull in the reins, or that you are relying too much on your reins to collect and turn. “Keep your hands soft and still with elastic arms, and ride him up and forwards into that,” Jacque reminds Alexa.

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EXERCISE TWO - TRAM TRACKS “So many riders have lovely accuracy to the fence, riding a nice straight line, jump the fence and then canter off without a thought, and lose the line,” says Jacque. While this might not matter if you’re only jumping a single fence, the time it takes to get the horse straight and organised again will impact your riding when jumping a course. “If your horse can land and automatically think ‘straight,’ it is one less thing for you to worry about when competing,” she explains. “But to get to that point takes practice, which is where exercise two comes into play. “I put ‘tram tracks’ on the landing side of the fence to encourage the rider to land in the middle of the fence and ride away straight before turning. It’s all about discipline.” If you have a horse that’s not straight on the approach to the fence, you can add these tram tracks before it to encourage a straight line to the fence, as well as after it. To increase the difficulty of this exercise, you could also combine it with exercise one. Ride straight away from the fence before asking for a quarter pirouette and then riding straight again. If you or your horse have not ridden through poles on the ground before, Jacque suggests placing the poles and then walking through the exercise a few times until your horse understands.

“If your horse can land and automatically think ‘straight,’ it is one less thing for you to worry about when competing.”

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EXERCISE THREE - HERRINGBONE This one is all about control. “The previous exercises help set up for this one nicely. If you are riding nice straight lines before and after the fence, and have control of the shoulders, this should be easy,” Jacque says, adding that riders must really focus on the outside rein and outside leg in this exercise.

Try it at home: 1.

Start on the right rein

Ride straight to and away from fence one

Circle right (roughly 15-20 metres depending on the level of the horse)

Ride straight to and away from fence two

Circle left and continue in this pattern.

The aim is to ride with balance throughout the entire exercise. Keep the same rhythm and try to encourage the horse to land on the correct lead for your next circle. “Keep your leg pressing, but make sure your hands remain soft and that you keep that inside flexion,” encourages Jacque. If you are finding the straight lines or the turns difficult, you can spread the fences out a little more to give yourself more room, or go back to exercises one and two to make sure you have the basics rights first. C

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COUNTER CANTER Counter c anter is a required e xercise in dressage tests from Level 2 and is a lso requir e d from 1* level in the dressa ge phase of e venting

Counter canter helps the horse because: • It has a good suppling effect • It teaches obedience to the rider’s aids • It can help to straighten a crooked horse • The horse’s balance improves and the hindquarters show greater engagement

The aids for counter canter on the right rein are:

• It is an important step towards flying changes.

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What is the difference between counter canter and cantering on the wrong leg? Counter canter to the right is canter with a left leading leg and left bend. Counter canter to the left requires a right lead and right bend. The main difference between counter canter and cantering on the wrong leg is keeping the bend over the leading leg. From the rider’s point of view, counter canter can help to improve co-ordination and develop “feel”. You’re only ready to ask for counter canter when you can ride a good quality canter, and are able to demonstrate lengthening and shortening within the stride. The horse should show flexion at the poll to the outside of the circle.

Your horse is ready to attempt counter canter when:

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Counter canter, in it’s most basic form, is cantering on the ‘wrong leg’, but to do it properly is a little more complicated. We focus on getting it right from the beginning to improve suppleness, straightness and engagement regardless of your discipline.

Left leg on the girth for bend and impulsion Right leg behind the girth to control the hindquarters

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Left rein to indicate direction and bend

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Right rein to control the pace and degree of bend – it has a balancing effect

• The rider should sit centrally, but put more weight on the seat bone of the leading leg side, although you may find you need to move the hip forward on the leading side if your horse finds it difficult.

The real thing When both horse and rider are ready to try this exercise, the usual method of performing counter canter is to set up a good, rhythmical, balanced canter, asking for a small amount of collection. Then the rider changes the rein, but maintains the canter for a few strides. As you become more experienced, it is possible to ask directly for counter canter.

• He can canter on a named leg on a corner and in a straight line • He can canter a 15m circle without losing rhythm, balance, straightness or impulsion • He can lengthen and shorten in the canter.

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Getting it wrong One of the difficulties is keeping your horse straight on a single track. Great care should be taken to keep control of the horse’s shoulders and be aware of where the hindquarters are. Make sure your horse does not move his shoulder in or his hindquarters out. A common fault is a change in rhythm or tempo. Horse and rider should be a picture

of smoothness, fluidity and calmness. Other faults include incorrect bend, or losing the correct sequence of legs and either becoming disunited, dropping back into trot, or performing a flying change. Once your horse is in counter canter, only ask for a few strides each time until he becomes fitter and more supple. C

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HAVE AatGO Competitive Trail Riding While the fast-growing distance riding sport of Competitive Trail Riding (CTR) is particularly strong in the lower half of the North Island, there are clubs and competition days throughout New Zealand. As well as being a great introduction for those wanting to move into the longer distances and more intense competition of Endurance, it’s a fantastic sport in its own right. So why not give it a go? WORDS Aimee Merrick & Pip Hume PHOTOS PJ Renshaw/Petapix

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REASONS TO GIVE CTR A GO: 1.

It’s fun to get out of the arena and try something different, and gives you an opportunity to ride over spectacular country that is usually not accessible to many riders.

It’s an inclusive sport that most riders and horses enjoy regardless of age, experience or equestrian background. There are specialist distance riders, but many also trek, hunt, event, show jump, do dressage, hack or ride western. Riders find that CTR complements their training, giving their horses a fresh outlook and helping to develop fitness, confidence, balance and strength.

Riders can be of any age and CTR is one of the few equestrian sports where adults can ride alongside children while competing in separate classes. There are often occasions where three generations of a family take part and ride alongside each other.

To start out at Intro or Novice level requires only a basic level of fitness. Horses that are ridden a few times a week should easily cope with an event at this level.

You can be as competitive (or not) as you wish. Some riders train hard between events and ride as close to time as they can. Others simply take the opportunity to enjoy a social ride with family or friends.

No special equipment is required! You must have a helmet tagged to current ESNZ specifications, and either suitable riding boots or, if you elect to wear trainers or hiking boots, stirrup cages. A saddle that is well fitting and comfortable for both you and your horse is also a must.

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CTR is a timed competition where riders follow a marked trail across farmland, forest or beach, with the aim of arriving back at base as close as possible to the optimum time set for the course. Competitors are penalised two points for every minute under the time, and one point for every minute over the time. The objective is to demonstrate the rider’s ability to complete the course as close to the set time as possible, and to prove the horse’s fitness to be able to accomplish this by finishing in sound condition with good recovery heart rates. Horse and rider must finish the complete course within the specified time and pass the veterinary criteria. The competitor’s score is

a calculation of the horse’s across-the-line heart rate, plus the final heart rate, plus time penalties. The lowest score wins. Both affiliated and non-affiliated clubs run competition days throughout New Zealand. Many clubs have Facebook pages, which are an excellent way to stay in touch with upcoming events. For affiliated clubs, the governing body for the sport is ESNZ, where CTR sits alongside the Olympic code of Endurance. Details of affiliated events can be found within the Ride Calendars for Endurance on the ESNZ website, along with other relevant information and rules. The CTR (and Endurance) competition season runs from 1st August, through to autumn.

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Your First Event Fitness and training

To start out in Intro or Novice level CTR, your horse will require a basic level of fitness. Horses that are ridden a few times a week should easily cope with an event at this level. Sometimes the biggest challenge for riders starting out in distance riding is the amount of time spent on the horse. To give you an idea of the time you could expect to spend in the saddle: • For a 10km Intro ride set at 7km per hour, the optimum ride time would be 1hr 25 mins. • For a 20km Novice ride set at 8km per hour, the optimum ride time would be 2hrs 30mins. Riders looking at competing in more advanced events obviously need to up the intensity of their training, as both horse and rider will need to be better conditioned. Long slow work over varying terrain is a great way to develop fitness for CTR. To make your first CTR low stress, make sure you practice: • Trotting your horse out in-hand for vet checks. Your horse should trot freely on a loose (but controlled) lead rope. Practice trotting approximately 20 metres out and back with a nice strong trot. This sounds simple but is an essential skill for ride day, and it’s much easier to practice at home! • Standing quietly for vet checks. Stand at your horse’s head and discourage any rubbing or fidgeting as this will increase his heart rate. • Opening and closing gates and standing quietly for mounting. This can save valuable time on ride day. • Judging your horse’s speed over a measured distance. You need to work out what combination of trotting, cantering and walking will give the overall speed you desire.

What to wear

The priority for any form of distance riding is comfort – for both horse and rider. Riders starting out in the sport don’t require any special equipment other than a well-fitting helmet that is tagged in accordance with current ESNZ standards, and suitable riding boots (or stirrup cages if you wish to ride in trainers or hiking boots). Experienced riders know the value of well-fitting footwear that is comfortable to walk or run in if you want to give your horse a rest, or when traversing a slippery downhill slope. Riders compete in a variety of saddles, and again, comfort and fit take priority. There are specialist endurance saddles available, but many riders compete in GP, dressage or western saddles. Generally, distance riders prefer a longer stirrup length as this helps with staying comfortable in the saddle for longer periods. Many riders also enjoy the opportunity to show a bit of colour in their attire and tack, and there are those who opt for a more traditional equestrian turnout, either English or Western.

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What’s allowed

One of the joys of CTR is that gear requirements are fairly relaxed apart from the safety requirements around helmets and footwear. Horses may compete without shoes.

What’s not allowed

This may vary from club to club so please check, but usually the following gear is prohibited. • No whips or spurs are allowed at any CTR event. • No gumboots or heavily cleated work boots may be worn. • Reins should not be more than three metres in total length; no unfastened split reins. • GPS (in any form – including phones) and on-board heart rate monitors are not permitted. • Lead ropes are usually prohibited unless permitted for leading riders on an Intro level course.

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There are some important rules to take into consideration during the ride: Designated rider back numbers must be worn by the rider during the ride, must be clearly visible and must accompany the horse to all vetting procedures. Horses and riders must not have outside assistance. This includes the use of on-board heart rate monitors, GPS or any other navigational equipment. Competitors must follow the course markers and maintain forward motion at all times. No weaving, circling or zigzagging is allowed. Stopping on course is not permitted, except for the following: • to offer your horse water • horse/rider toilet stops • for safety reasons • gates • as directed by officials. The Organising Committee, in conjunction with the event TD, will mark a designated area immediately prior to the finish line (called the control area), within which competitors must remain mounted and maintain forward motion at all times (no exceptions). After crossing the finish line, competitors must remain mounted and continue walking until the vet or pulse steward is available to take their horse’s heart rate. Riders may dismount while on the course but must be mounted to cross the start/finish line and within the designated control area. Competitors must present horses at each vetting phase and pass through each checkpoint.

On the day

This always seems like common sense, but it’s unnerving how time runs away on the morning of an event, so make sure you arrive with plenty of time to spare! You will need that time to get your entry in; attend the compulsory pre-ride briefing where the organisers explain the course, such as what types of markers are being used and advise you of any potential hazards on the track; and get your pre-ride vet check ticked off. So, once you have settled your horse, get your entry in (where you will pick up your day vet card and be advised of your start time) and collect your back number. Prior to your start time, you will need to complete your pre-ride vet check, which includes a trot-up. The vet will record your horse’s pre-ride heart rate on your day vet card. Make sure you saddle up and head to the start with a few minutes in hand so the steward can count you out. Once you are out on course, follow the markers for your class. For a Novice class, the pace will be fairly relaxed – mainly trotting with some cantering and walking depending on the terrain. Try not to ride too fast, as the time penalties for being early are double those for being late, so it is always better to be late than early. Aim to cruise down to the finish line with your horse in a very comfortable and relaxed state so that his heart rate is as low as possible. Once you cross the finish line, you will need to keep moving until an official approaches you to take your horse’s finish line heart rate. At this point you can dismount. You must then re-present your horse for his final vet check within 30 minutes. At this point, his heart rate must be 64bpm or lower. C

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RIDER BIOMECHANICS? Biomechanics is the study of the functioning of the body in movement, using mechanical principles. In riding, we have two biomechanical systems – the horse and the rider – each with its own normal way of functioning, coming together and influencing each other. This influence can be positive, or negative. In dressage, particularly, it’s crucial that the rider does not negatively influence the biomechanics of the horse. “We block our horses in so many ways,” explains Linda. “Sitting in a balanced way enables the horse to use its body without being blocked by the rider’s imbalance. My objective is to help the rider to become correctly balanced, so that the horse does not have to adjust his balance under an uneven load. It is often the rider that causes the horse to fall in or fall out, tilt his head or not connect from behind. “A rider cannot train a horse to become more balanced if she is not sitting balanced and still herself. Better rider balance leads to a better balanced horse, which in turn leads to better quality work and a more harmonious partnership. It’s all about the rider.

Whereas most dressage coaching focuses on training the horse, rider biomechanics focuses on the ‘how’ of riding – rider position and effectiveness, helping the rider to sit in balance with the horse’s movement and creating a stable and still upper body relative to the horse. Linda says that many riders choose to have rider biomechanics coaching to complement their regular dressage instruction, because it is not changing the way they train their horse, but rather making the rider/horse combination easier to train. She makes use of creative imagery to drive and reinforce positional corrections. “Some people are highly visual, while some are more analytical. While my coaching methods are particularly useful for visual people, the science behind Rider Biomechanics also appeals to those who are more analytical.” The coaching system was developed by Mary Wanless, a UK-based rider and coach who pioneered the “Ride with Your Mind” system, utilising elements of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and the Alexander and Feldenkrais systems of bodywork.

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LINDA BROWN Linda’s extensive equestrian background includes achieving her A Certificate at Pony Club, competing at many three day events, and working under Lockie Richards and Jennifer Stobart (now Howard) at the Wills National Equestrian Centre in Taupo as a working pupil. She was the first person in New Zealand to gain the NZHSII Instructors’ certificate under Major Monty Mortimer. Now an ESNZ Development Coach, she has also been a List 2 Dressage Judge (although she is now too busy coaching to continue judging). She currently rides her two horses at Level 4 and Level 5. Linda heard about Mary Wanless from Manuela McLean and spent some time in Perth with a ‘Ride With Your Mind’ trainer, Ann Montgomery. It was then she decided that for her, Rider Biomechanics was the missing piece of the puzzle. She then went to the UK to spend several weeks under the guidance of Mary Wanless, completing both Instructors’ and Ridden courses, followed by a period of two years doing case studies and having her coaching videoed and appraised by Mary, before returning to the UK to gain accreditation as a RWYM coach. “I find that 90% of horse issues are usually to do with the rider, the other 10% relating to training or the horse’s health, correct fitting of equipment, or shoeing.”

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Gizelle MH is a rising five-year-old mare by Gymnastik Star out of a Dream Boy mare. Wendy purchased her newly broken from Matthews Hanoverians, and last season focused mostly on showing to get her out and about. That resulted in several Led Sport Horse and Park Hack championships and qualification for the 2017 HOY Rising Star and Open Park Hack. This season Wendy intends to focus on more dressage. Wendy returned to riding 11 years ago after a 25-year break! She is currently President of Wairarapa Dressage and is active on the organising committee for Wairarapa shows. She recently became a List 5 judge and has competed to Level 3. Her goals are to enjoy training Gizelle up through the grades and focus on more dressage competition. “I like the focus on the rider in Linda’s lessons, raising awareness of how we influence the horse’s way of going and working towards a more harmonious partnership.”

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Linda asks Wendy to walk Gizelle away on a straight line, and then walk and trot on both reins. “One of the first things I like to look at is how evenly a rider sits on both seat bones. We all sit crooked – either with one hip further forward and one further back, or one hip joint more closed or tighter than the other, or one seatbone more heavily weighted than the other, too much weight to the front or too much towards the back – we can be uneven on the horse in any number of ways. “We become very one-sided particularly through driving, where we use the right leg more than the left, and becoming more ambidextrous is something all riders need to work on continuously.” Wendy is inclined to sit a little more heavily on the left seat bone, so Linda encourages her to keep her belly button in line with the zip on her jods and the pommel, so that she is in a neutral position over her horse’s spine where her horse can most easily carry her. On the circle, she says that the rider’s belly button should aim along the inside rein. Linda also shortens Wendy’s stirrups by one

hole and encourages Wendy to increase the bend in her knee by taking the lower leg back, aiming for an angle of 45o. For upper level dressage riders working at Level 5 or 6 and above, this angle would be more like 40o. “To keep the correct angle at your knee, think about holding a tennis ball behind your knee, with your hip pulled back, so that your lower leg doesn’t come forward over the horse’s shoulder,” she says. She also urges Wendy to carry more weight in her thigh rather than her seat or her stirrups, which will distribute her weight over Gizelle’s rib cage and allow the mare to lift her back more easily and move more freely. Ideally, she says, riders will support 80% of their weight through their thigh. “The stirrups are for support only, so check that you are not pushing down on them, which will pop you up out of the saddle, and also that you are not forcing your heel down. Let the natural weight of the thighs support you. Rotate your hip inwards, so the large thigh muscle sits behind your thigh bone and your toe is in line with your back girth buckle.”

“We become very one-sided particularly through driving, where we use the right leg more than the left, and becoming more ambidextrous is something all riders need to work on continuously.”

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Are your knees the same height? How much knee angle do you have? Is the pressure against the thigh pads of your saddle even, or is there more on one side than the other? How much weight are you carrying through your thigh? Where is your belly button aiming?

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WALK “In walk, the rider goes with the horse, so that the seat bones follow the horse’s lumbar muscles and the rider’s hands follow the natural movement,” Linda explains. “When the rider slows or stops the movement of her seat bones, the horse will slow or stop.” She encourages Wendy to think about how mobile her seat bones are and how still she is in her middle. “Your right seat bone is quite mobile, whereas your left is not so much, because your left hip is a little stiffer.” At this point, Linda decides to look more closely at Wendy’s stirrup leathers, discovering that they are slightly different lengths. “There’s about half a hole difference, so the left stirrup needs to come up about half a hole. At this stage we will take it up one hole as there is very little gap between holes, but that’s something you can keep an eye on.” When Wendy uses the mobility in her seat bones to ask Gizelle for a series of transitions within the pace and a number of halts, Gizelle produces some very good work and nice, balanced halts. “She’s a very responsive mare,” Linda tells Wendy. “So often, we do too much and our

horses become dead to a lot of what we do.” Linda reiterates the importance of Wendy supporting her weight through her thigh in the walk work. “In walk, it’s easy to take too much weight on your butt and let your lower leg creep forward. Think about keeping that weight in your thigh and keeping those tennis balls behind your knees!” To help with core engagement, Linda encourages Wendy to think about blowing up a balloon, “sucking air in through your nose and blowing it out through your mouth so that your core forms a wall which pushes out towards your hands. Or, think about having a nozzle at your bikini line that pushes air out into the base of the horse’s neck. This will help you keep your centre of gravity down.” To correct rounded shoulders, a rider can visualise $50 notes behind their armpits, she says. “Correct contact comes from a bent elbow, straight wrists and a correct hand position with thumbs on top. If there is a tendency for the wrists to be bent instead of straight, the reins are too long and you also lose your lateral integrity that keeps you upright .” C

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TROT Based on the walk work, when moving into trot Linda asks Wendy to concentrate on her own personal mantra or checklist: • • • •

Belly button (where is your belly button aiming?) Tennis balls behind knees (is the knee angle correct?) $50 notes behind arm pits (are your shoulders, elbows and hands correct?) Heavy elbows = light hands.

Linda says that while it takes 10,000 repetitions before a response becomes automatic, the good news is that you can practice your own personal mantra at any time, for example while driving the car or sitting in a chair at home. She explains that in rising trot, the rise comes from the thigh and knee, rather than the stirrup. The hip joint is very important – as the rider rises, the hip joint opens, and as she sits, the hip joint closes. It’s important that the rider doesn’t rise too straight up and down as that makes it hard to rise from the thigh and often puts the rider behind the movement. “The rhythm is your job,” she tells Wendy.

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“It must come from you. It should be as steady as a metronome, and if you think it seems a little slow don’t worry, we can energise it later.” At this point, Gizelle is looking very flash in front and showing a lovely reach through the forearm. However Linda would like to see her a little quicker behind, and encourages Wendy to engage her laterals – the muscles that run from under the arms to the hips. “Think of yourself as a coffee plunger pushing all the way down from under your arms to your butt.” In the downward transition from trot to walk, she urges Wendy to maintain her own body integrity and take Gizelle through the transition. “Don’t abandon her!” In the upward transition, she wants Gizelle to bounce through actively, so that she feels like a trampoline. Linda also emphasises the inside leg to outside rein contact. “Check your belly button and make sure you are not getting pulled off your outside seat bone,” she cautions. “If she’s leaning on you, she can’t bring her inside hind leg through.” Rising trot, with the rider using the thigh and knee to control the rise.

Gizelle lifting through the wither and engaging her hindquarter in canter

CANTER In canter, the rider’s inside leg is active and her outside leg is passive. As in walk, the rider goes with the horse and the hips are taken forward and back. The seat is still and doesn’t leave the saddle, and there’s no ’polishing the saddle’. The upper body also remains still, with no rocking. “We want to see the horse lifting through the wither and engaging her hindquarter. She needs to be bent around the inside leg so that she is correctly flexed around the circle and the inside hind isn’t blocked. Engage your core to push her out on the circle,” Linda tells Wendy. “Emphasising the uphill beat of the canter and using your thighs to pull your pelvis backward like a sling shot creates a lifting sensation that helps the horse sit more on her haunches, making the canter rounder, more uphill and more expressive.”

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Competition warm up A well planned and executed competition warm up with room for improvisation (should the need arise) can be just as important as your schooling at home to get it right in the ring. We asked some of our featured riders for their top tips for warming up the right way.

Helen McNaught says: Don’t blindly jump jumps just because they’re there. It’s YOUR warm up for YOUR horse/pony. Don’t just join in with something that may not be appropriate for your horse/pony.

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With her quirky little Thoroughbred Just Kidding, Amanda (Muzi) Pottinger notched up a win in the 3* class at the National 3-Day Eventing Championships at Taupo in 2016, and followed that up with third place in 2017, cementing her as one of our bright stars on home soil.

Sophie is a full-time dressage rider and trainer. In 2008, Sophie moved to Germany, where she worked and trained with five-time Olympic gold medallist Isabell Werth for two years. Now back home in the Waikato she has established a team of great horses and pupils and is making her mark.

Moving from the USA to Taupo for a quieter life several years ago, Helen is still at the top of the show jumping game taking out first, and two seconds over three years in the Olympic Cup at Horse of the Year on the same horse. You don’t get much more consistent than that!

Pip Hume found out what the future may hold for Muzi over on page 18.

Over on page 62 Sophie works with one of her pupils on training an equine powerhouse.

Helen talks about why top horse ‘Brian’ is no longer in her stables over on page 26.

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Mathew D ickey says : I like to ha ck my ho rses out early in th e morning the day of a big comp etition. This relaxe s and stre tches the horse , and give s m a good in dication o e f their energy le vels.

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Helen Don’t over jump. McNaught Under training beats over training says: EVERY time. Samantha Jones

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General manager of the New Zealand Pony Club, Samantha was initially interested in eventing but after realising she wasn’t brave enough for the ‘big jumps’ she became hooked on dressage and is currently aiming for Grand Prix with her top horse.

An ESNZ Development Coach and currently riding her two horses at Level 4 and Level 5 in Dressage. Linda teaches using ‘ride with your mind’ as a base with a focus on teaching rider biomechanics, which she considers is the missing piece of the puzzle.

Taranaki show jumper Mat Dickey will be spending more time in the saddle and less time in the office this season. Off the back of a successful debut World Cup season with his top ride, Mat’s cutting back on time spent engineering and will be devoting more time to his team of horses.

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Sit in on a lesson with Linda and one of her regular pupils on page 80.

Laura Hunt chats to Mat about what’s behind this big decision on page 14.

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EQUINE VITAL SIGNS

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Everybody should know their horse’s vital signs. These simple checks will help tell if your horse is healthy or if you will have to call the vet. We take a look at what your horse’s normal vital signs are.

What goes on in your body is more often than not reflected in your horse when you ride. Our heath and wellness expert Nicola Smith takes us through five exercises that can help.

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Everybody who owns, rides or handles horses should know their horse’s vital signs. These simple checks will help to tell you if your horse is healthy or if you will have to call the vet. By being able to tell your veterinarian these simple but crucial parameters during an emergency (often when you have to give information over the phone), you will get more accurate and appropriate treatment for your horse. Your horse’s vital signs should be regularly monitored. It may be a good idea to write them in a diary and keep a note on the horse’s behaviour and general condition. This will give you an idea of what your horse’s normal vital signs are. 37.2ºC

TEMPERATURE

The best way to take the horse’s temperature is rectally. Keep a plastic digital thermometer in your medical kit. They are safe, easy to use, inexpensive and available at most pharmacies and are operated by pressing a button to turn them on. Simply lubricate with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and insert the thermometer into the horse’s rectum. Always clean the thermometer well before returning it to its case, especially if used on an ill horse, to prevent the spreading of an illness. It may take one to three minutes for an accurate reading, although many digital thermometers take readings quickly and beep when they are done. Simply read the digital display for the horse’s temperature. (Note: So you don’t lose the thermometer in your horse, attach a piece of string to the handle end along with an alligator clip. When the thermometer is inserted, fasten the alligator clip to tail hairs, thus securing it!)

UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION

Normal body temperature is 37-38°C, but environmental factors can affect the readings by 0.5-1°C. Horses tend to have higher temperatures in warm weather. Exercise, stress or excitement will raise their temperature as well. This is why it’s important to take your horse’s temperature many times and in many different situations so you will know what the norm is. Respiratory colds and infected cuts usually generate temperatures in the 39-40°C range. Viral infections cause either early subnormal temperatures (similar to chills one feels with a viral cold) or very elevated temperatures, 41-42°C. Occasionally, infections will cause biphasic fevers that show a normal temperature in the morning, but will spike to a high temperature in the afternoon. When you are concerned about possible illness, record the horse’s temperature twice a day and look for patterns and changes.

THE PULSE

The pulse in the horse can be taken from an area under the jaw, from beneath the tail at its bone, or from an area on the side of the horse’s foot. The simplest and most effective way is by placing your hand or stethoscope on the left (near) side of your horse’s chest under the elbow. (If you can’t find the pulse, your veterinarian will be happy to show you.) Since most horses will not stand still enough to count heartbeats for a full minute, count for 15 seconds and multiply by four. Be sure to count each lub-dub as one beat.

UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION

The pulse measures the rate and strength of the heartbeat. A normal resting horse has a heart rate of 38-40 beats per minute, foals of 70-120bpm, yearlings of 45-60bpm and 2-year-olds of 40-50bpm. Maximum heart rates can exceed 180 beats per minute, but a rate above 80 should be considered serious in most non-exercising horses. Heart rates that stay above 60 in a horse that is calm can be a sign of trouble. Exercise, stress, fear, pain and excitement will elevate the horse’s heart rate. Infection will cause an increased rate, as will traumatic cuts, kicks, fractures and so forth. The most common cause of elevated heart rate is colic or intestinal pain. Such pain can cause mild to severe elevations, and the degree of increase can be a sign of the severity of the colic pain. The intensity or force of the pulse is sometimes an indicator of other problems in the horse. A weak or soft pulse means the heart is not pumping forcefully and may indicate heart disease. A hard, forceful pulse can be felt in a horse that has been exercising and is pumping a lot of blood to carry oxygen to working muscles. This forceful pulse can also be felt as a reaction by the body to some drugs, toxins or some disease conditions. Knowing your horse’s normal heart rate and pulse quality allows you to make comparisons in order to evaluate situations and judge your horse’s response. Textbooks on conditioning the sport horse will also make mention of the rate of return, after exercise, to a normal heart rate. This statistic is the single most effective indicator of fitness in horses. Being able to simply take your horse’s heart rate allows you to evaluate and monitor training and fitness in your equine athlete.

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RESPIRATION

The average respiration rate of a mature horse at rest is 8-15 breaths per minute. A horse’s respiration rate increases with hot or humid weather, exercise, fever or pain. Rapid breathing at rest should receive veterinary attention, and keep in mind that the respiration rate should NEVER exceed the pulse rate. A horse should also spend equal time inhaling and exhaling. You should wait at least 30 minutes after work before checking the respiratory rate at rest to obtain a true reading.

UNDERSTAND RESPIRATION RATES:

Watch or feel your horse’s ribcage/belly for one minute. Be sure to count one inhale and one exhale as one breath (not as two). Each breath is fairly slow. If you are having difficulty seeing the ribcage move, try watching the horse’s nostrils or place your hand in front of the nostrils to feel the horse exhale. An even better method is to place a stethoscope to the horse’s windpipe to listen to his breathing. This will also give you strange sounds if the horse’s windpipe is blocked by mucous or if he has allergies or heaves.

GUT SOUNDS

The gut sounds that come from your horse’s stomach and intestines can be very important information, which your vet uses to diagnose an illness. Gut sounds should always be present. The absence of gut sounds is more indicative of a problem than excessive gut sounds. Usually, an absence of gut sounds indicates colic. If you don’t hear any sounds, contact your veterinarian.

HOW TO CHECK FOR GUT SOUNDS:

Press your ear up against your horse’s barrel just behind his last rib. If you hear gurgling noises, he’s fine. Be sure to check gut sounds from both sides. If you do not hear any sounds, try using a stethoscope in the same area.

DEHYDRATION

Healthy horses drink a minimum of 20 litres of water per day. If your horse is dehydrated, it is very important that you urge him to drink. If he refuses to drink water, try adding flavour to it (molasses or cordial is ideal), and contact your veterinarian if he still won’t drink. During hot, humid conditions horses should drink a lot more. A horse in race training in these conditions may drink up to 70 litres per day. To ensure you have an indication of your horse’s water consumption, it may be wise to use buckets instead of waterers if horses are continually stabled.

HOW TO PERFORM A PINCH TEST:

Pinch the skin on your horse’s neck. If the skin flattens back into place in less than one second when you let go, the horse is fine. If it doesn’t, it means he isn’t drinking enough water and is dehydrated. The longer the skin stays pinched up before flattening, the more dehydrated the horse is.

CAPILLARY REFILL TIME (CRT)

Capillary Refill Time (CRT) is the time it takes for blood to return to blanched tissues in the gums. This is an indicator of blood circulation. Normal refill time is one-two seconds.

HOW TO CHECK CRT:

Lift your horse’s upper lip up and firmly press your thumb against his gums for 1-2 seconds to create a white mark. This white mark should return to the normal pink colour within one-two seconds after releasing the pressure. If the CRT takes longer than two seconds, the horse may have shock.

MUCOUS MEMBRANES

The mucous membranes are the lining of a horse’s eyelids, his gums and the inside of his nostrils. The colour of the mucous membranes are another indicator of blood circulation. A healthy horse’s gums are slightly paler than a human. If a horse’s gums are very pale, bright red, greyish blue or bright yellow, call a veterinarian immediately.

COLOUR OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES

Moist pink: Healthy normal circulation. Very pale pink: Capillaries contracted, indicates fever, blood loss or anaemia. Bright red: Capillaries enlarged, indicates toxicity or mild shock. Grey or blue: Severe shock, depression and illness. Bright yellow: Associated with liver problems. If you witness any signs which may alert you to a problem with your horse, it is always wise to seek the advice of your veterinarian sooner rather than later as the earlier a vet can examine your horse, the more time they will have treat the problem.

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EXERCISES TO TEST AND IMPROVE YOUR

RIDING SYMMETRY What goes on in your body is more often than not reflected in your horse when you ride. From a weak left side through to a tight hip on the opposite side; these things can create little imbalances within your body which are then highlighted when you are on your horse. Our heath and wellness expert Nicola Smith takes us through five exercises that can help. WORDS Nicola Smith | PHOTOS Supplied

would like to share some exercises with you to help you find out how evenly balanced you are. You can use these exercises to improve your weak side by working more on this area. Symmetry is something we strive to achieve in our horse, so it makes sense that we would address our own balance and symmetry before we add the horse into the equation.

“SYMMETRY IS SOMETHING WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE IN OUR HORSE, SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE WOULD ADDRESS OUR OWN BALANCE AND SYMMETRY BEFORE WE ADD THE HORSE INTO THE EQUATION.” TOE TAPS

This is a great test of your balance and coordination - something so important for riders. Keep your back foot on the ground if you find your balance isn’t there. The goal is to reach your hand to the opposite foot, lowering and maintaining a neutral spine, then lift up again until standing. Take it slowly and start with just a few reps for each leg. Build up to 10-15 each side.

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LUNGES

Lunges are a great way to see how stable you are through your legs. Start by stepping one leg back and lower your back knee towards the ground. If you have knee issues, don’t go too low. The aim is to take your knee to the ground. Keep your body upright and don’t tip forward. Start with just a few reps on each leg and build up to 10-15 each side.

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This is great for improving your back symmetry and core strength. Think of balancing a stick down the length of your back, or a glass of water in your lower back - don’t let it spill. Keeping the back still and stable, lift your opposite arm and leg and lower again. Aim to do this at the rate of your breath. If you find it too much with both leg and arm, start with just one at a time and build up to both together. Begin with a few reps for each side and build up to 10-15 altogether.

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OBLIQUE LIFTS

This is an exercise that often really highlights which side is stronger. Aim to keep your hips open by having your knees in line with your body, with no bend in the hips. Lift the hips off the ground, then lower back down again.

To make this harder, do it without the bottom knee on the ground, lifting the entire side of your body off the ground. Lower and lift at the rate of your breath. Start with just a few reps on each side and build up to 10-15.

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SINGLE LEG BRIDGES

This is much harder than you would think. Start with both legs down and then work up to lifting one leg off the ground. It’s a really powerful exercise to realise which side is weaker, even if you can only do one or two reps. Build up to 10 each side. C

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The sweetness of honey with zesty lemon and tart rhubarb make these a perfectly satisfying treat. Ideal for stowing away in the truck or float to take to an event, or to keep down at the stables for a quick snack in between chores.

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4 eggs 1 cup melted butter or coconut oil 4 tablespoons honey 1 ½ cups rhubarb chopped into 1cm pieces Grated zest from one lemon 1 cup buckwheat flour 1 cup shredded coconut 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda

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Preheat the oven to 160°C and grease muffin tin.

Put all the ingredients minus rhubarb into a food processor and blitz up until smooth. Alternatively mix all ingredients together well in a bowl.

The mixture should be runny, more like a pancake mix than a typical muffin mix.

Spoon/pour into the muffin tin so each muffin is about ¾ full.

Press the rhubarb pieces into each muffin which will cause the mix to come right up to the edge of each muffin tray.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Remove from tin and allow to cool on a wire rack.

Want more? Nicola Smith has launched her first cookbook - Real Food, Real Health which is available for download on her website, foreverfit.tv along with a further 300 recipes to get your taste buds excited!

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“My winter garden had gone a tad wild and I forgot all about the rhubarb that I had planted. Its something I have never grown before so I had to look up the do’s and don’ts when it comes to eating it. The main thing to be aware of is that the leaves are poisonous, but the stalk is where the magic happens. It has a really tart flavour and in the past, I have only really had it as a crumble mixed with berries. These muffins are gluten free, and you can make them vegan if you choose to by not using butter.”

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The Traveller is a very popular choice for many European trail riding adventures. In 2015, a team around adventure photographer Florian Wagner crossed Germany on horseback, travelling from south to north and reaching their destination at the northernmost point in Germany on the Island of Sylt after 1,720km. In 2016, the same group set out to discover Ireland, following Celtic paths as ambassadors for Natural Horsemanship and travelling 1,300km in five weeks. And just a few months ago, another team of trail riders went on a 3,000km trail ride from Athens, Greece to Kassel, Germany, all using the Boeckmann Traveller G3.

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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 Sandro Sandro Song Antenne II SANDRO HIT Ramino El St Loretta Lassie Donnerhall Don Gregory Grenate

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QUINEUS QUINEUSGNZ GNZ

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

16.1hh 16.1hh3-year-old 3-year-oldstallion stallion

POWER POWER- SCOPE - SCOPE- TECHNIQUE - TECHNIQUE- ELEGANCE - ELEGANCE

POWER POWER- CAREFULNESS - CAREFULNESS- TECHNIQUE - TECHNIQUE- SCOPE - SCOPE

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FRESH FRESHSEMEN SEMENAVAILABLE AVAILABLE STUD STUDFEE FEE- -$1500.00 $1500.00++GST GST- -LFG LFG

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

QUINEUS QUINEUS GNZ GNZ

Quantum Quantum

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

Dirka Dirka

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

Cor CordedelalaBryère Bryère

Ulla UllaV V

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Selle (Selle Français Français HLP) HLP)

Ella Ella

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Gineus Gineus

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Gambaldi Gambaldi (Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Dreamy Dreamy

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

TeTePek PekGaleno Galeno (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Jalisco JaliscoB B

Raenga Raenga

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Postillion Postillion

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Puherangi Puherangi

CANDYMAN CANDYMAN GNZ GNZ

Quidam QuidamdedeRevel Revel

Casall Casall

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lily LilyGNZ GNZ (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Carentino Carentino (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Kira KiraXVII XVII (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Caletto CalettoII II (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Isidor Isidor

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lavall LavallI I

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Maltia Maltia

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corrado Corrado1 1 (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Fleets FleetsTreat TreatJnr JnrGNZ GNZ (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

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

Soleil Soleil

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Corlando Corlando (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Fleets FleetsTreat Treat (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

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

PENNSYLVANIA

Grannus

(Hanoverian)KWPN, OLDBG, HANN

Gambrinus (BAVAR)

Perle

(BAVAR)

Pilot Goldfee

(WESTF)

(BAVAR)

Goldperle (Hanoverian)

Graphit

(Hanoverian)

Odessa

(Hanoverian)

Karim

(BADWU)

Panja

(BAVAR)

Pilatus (WESTF)

Gratia

(WESTF)

Goldstern (Hanoverian)

Glorie

(Hanoverian)

STUD FEE: $3000.00 + GST NZD with LFG Please contact: Paul Ffoulkes for more information about all the listed stallions and youngstock available through Goldengrove Stud. Email: p.ffoulkes@xtra.co.nz Ph: 03 318 7337 - Mobile: 021 919 262 Visit us for updates on Facebook

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

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TRANSPORTED TRANSPORTEDSEMEN SEMENAVAILABLE AVAILABLE $1500.00 $1500.00++GST GST- -LFG LFG

CARTELL CARTELLGNZ GNZ

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

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He Hehas hasa avery veryeasy easydisposition dispositionand andananexcellent excellentcanter. canter.His His grandsire grandsireCarentino Carentinoisisthe thetop topranked rankedHolsteiner Holsteinerstallion stallion ininthe theworld world(as (asofofNovember November2012), 2012),and andother othergrandsire grandsire Corrado Corrado1 1isisthe thesire sireofoftop tophorses horsesincluding includingClinton, Clinton, Corradina, Corradina,and andIndorrado. Indorrado.

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Contango ContangoII II (Oldenburg) (Oldenburg)

Lamona Lamona

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

(Oldenburg) (Oldenburg)

Abraxis Abraxis

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Adisa AdisaIIIIII

(Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Alme AlmeZ Z

(Selle (Selle Français) Français)

Gotengold Gotengold (Hanoverian) (Hanoverian)

Lander Lander

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Elegant ElegantPrincess Princess (Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Lorenz Lorenz

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Mametta Mametta (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Skid Skid

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

Grisaille Grisaille

(Thoroughbred) (Thoroughbred)

CARTELL CARTELL GNZ GNZ

CORLANDO CORLANDO

Contango Contango

SERVICE SERVICEFEE FEE $2500.00 $2500.00++GST GST- -LFG LFG

Contender Contender

Caretino Caretino Casall Casall

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Kira KiraXVI XVI (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Caletto CalettoII II (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Isidor Isidor

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Lavall LavallI I

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Maltia Maltia

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Jadalco Jadalco

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Yetar YetarSprings SpringsJayne Jayne (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Fabio Fabio

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Ladalca Ladalca

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

Coral Coral

(Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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Corrado Corrado1 1 (Holsteiner) (Holsteiner)

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CASSIUS GNZ

LAMONDO GNZ HOLST 17hh - 2011 - Bay

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

16.3hh - Bay

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

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

FRESH SEMEN AVAILABLE $2000.00 + GST - LFG

Lord Lordano

(Holsteiner)

Ladykiller

(Thoroughbred) (Holsteiner)

(Holsteiner)

Varese

(Holsteiner)

Coriolan (Holsteiner)

Larese

(Holsteiner)

Lander

(Holsteiner)

Lorenz

(Holsteiner)

Mametta (Holsteiner)

Lamona

(Holsteiner)

Elegant Princess (Thoroughbred)

Caletto II

Viola

Skid

(Thoroughbred)

Grisaille

(Thoroughbred)

(Holsteiner)

GNZ CASSIUS

LAMONDO GNZ HOLST

FROZEN SEMEN AVAILABLE $2000.00 + GST - LFG

Carentino Isidor

(Holsteiner)

Cor de la Bryère (Selle Français HLP)

Deka

(Holsteiner)

Metellus (Holsteiner)

Corbala

(Holsteiner)

Jadalco

(Holsteiner)

Yetar Springs Jayne (Holsteiner)

Fabio

(Holsteiner)

Ladalca

(Holsteiner)

Coral

(Holsteiner)

Corrado

(Holsteiner)

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CASSIANO Sport HoRsEs

Cassini I x Calypso II x Maestose

Cassiano is a superb athletic type with a tremendous jump, and exceptional technique. This, in addition to his extravagant movement has seen him produce licensed stallions and numerous state premium mares. His spectacular progeny all have a real ‘look at me’ quality, are modern, athletic types with incredible jumping ability. Cassiano is a very refined Holsteiner stallion with plenty of blood in his pedigree. He offers a special quality for breeders looking for that real ‘X’ factor. Progeny - Waitangi Pinterest

Progeny - Waitangi Surf

16.3hh Licensed Holsteiner and Hanoverian Approved Stallion

STUD FEE: $2700 + GST Sharleen Workman - T: 021 380 943 E: shar-xtremesporthorses@mail.com

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COROFINO II Corrado x Fernando x Lord

Sport HoRsEs

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

STUD FEE: $2700 + GST Sharleen Workman - T: 021 380 943 E: shar-xtremesporthorses@mail.com

www.corofino.co.nz

Great new opportunities for Warmblood Breeders

THE RHEINLAND STUDBOOK IS HERE IN NEW ZEALAND – ABSOLUTELY! The New Zealand Hanoverian Society, in line with our parent German Society, has taken under its wing the studbook of another one of Europe’s top sport horse breeds, the well known Rheinland breed. Rheinland has a rich history that has already produced top horses with a lot of Hanoverian blood – like the stallions Belissimo M, Florestan, Lord Loxley, Ehrentush and our dressage representative at the Rio de Janiero Olympic Games, Vom Feinsten. ·

The Rheinland Studbook has a diverse range of horses in one of the world’s most successful sport horse breeding programmes.

New Zealand warmblood mares with approved pedigrees may be accepted into the Rheinland Studbook. Their foals by Rheinland approved stallions are eligible. A wide range of colour diversity is accepted.

There is no change in the Hanoverian Society’s philosophy, with its strong, well established breeding programme.

The rules and integrity of the mare inspection process are totally maintained.

Rheinland is a quality global brand, with the same standards maintained in New Zealand as the rest of the world.

The Rheinland Studbook accepts all Hanoverian approved, licensed and performance tested stallions.

Add value to your foal this year – register with Rheinland and stand out from the crowd. Contact – The Studbook keeper, Robin Potter: potterfamily1@vodafone.co.nz

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Corofino II Holst

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Diacontinus Hann.

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Whitmere Stud

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Whitmere Secret Agent

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

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

Service fee $1,950.00 NZD + GST

All enquires are to Alan Copeman, as New Zealand agent for Whitmere Stud Australia. Contact Alan on +64 21 874 222 or via email at villaparknz@gmail.com

Galaxy Equine NZ Put a star in your stable

Years of proven and consistent results,where trainability, talent and temperament are foremost and colour is a bonus.

Galaxy

Pourewa

“Super Sire” - 15hh Pourewa is Galaxy Equines foundation stallion, with ALL Galaxy prefixed ponies bloodlines connected back to Pourewa either directly or via one of a number of his well-known colts through out NZ. Pourewa crosses well with both pony and TB mares and passes on his amazing temperament, strong, straight legs and correct jumping style.

$1100 - Natural service only

Due to his advanced age, this grand old gentleman is offered this year to a strictly limited number of mares.

“Both Stallions have sired many amazing horses and ponies jumping at all levels including Grand Prix and are well known as being competitive yet easy going with natures that reflect their sires. We have recently started crossing Spring Fever with TB and Warmblood mares to breed a line of rideable and affordable junior and young rider horses and so far have been delighted with the results as have our clients.”

Galaxy

Spring Fever

“Simply the best” - Spring Fever is a sire that needs no introduction, Standing at 147cm Spring Fever is arguably the most versatile and consistent Pinto pony stallion available in New Zealand. He is a consistent top all round performer, multi champion Show Hunter and Working hunter. To top it off he has won and been runner up in the ‘Pony Showjumping Equitation Medal’ class at HOY, with two different riders. His classic and correct conformation has seen him take out countless in-hand and ridden champions and supremes, including twice being sashed Champion Pinto Pony at HOY.

$1400 - Natural and AI

Early bookings essential due to competition schedule

Based in Maxwell / Wanganui E: galaxyequine@gmail.com Facebook: Galaxy Equine NZ M: 021 135 2800 (limited coverage)

10 YEAR LIFE GUARANTEE Both stallions contracts include our new 10 Year Life Guarantee, which replaces the old and limiting LFG. A brand new concept to show our clients that they are more than just a number to us. Check our Galaxy Equine NZ Facebook page (Stallion Album 2017) or message for details.

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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 Service Fee: $2000 + GST LFG

The Licensed Hanoverian stallion Diamant B leaves nothing to be desired. He combines outstanding scope, technique, temperament, bloodlines, paces, and conformation.

Diamant B is from the first crop of Diacontinus (Diarado x Contendro x Argentinus). At 7yrs old Diacontinus has had many wins in the jumping arena including winning his first ever start at S level in June 2017. He not only was the winner of his performance test in Adelheidsdorf, but also the highest scoring stallion in all of Germany for 2013! Diacontinus was the most represented jumper sire of the 2016 Hanoverian Licensing, qualifying 4 sons with 3 becoming licensed. The dam of Diamant B, Caretina, combines the legendary Holstein bloodlines of Calido I and Calypso II. From the direct dam line comes many successful advanced level show jumpers, licensed stallions, eventing and dressage horses.

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CENTAVOS "Euro Sport Centavos is extremely scopey (powerful) and careful, intelligent & lovely to ride! Traits we all hope for." Multiple Olympic & World Championship SJ Medalist - BEEZIE MADDEN

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

Approved for: Hanoverian, Oldenburg, SBS and NZWB studbooks. International 1.60m Show Jumper, representing New Zealand in the Furusiyya Nation’s Cup in Ocala, FL 2016. 2015 Silver Fern Stakes & NZ Horse of the Year Champion and winner of countless Grand Prix. NZSJ High Performance Squad Member in 2016/17. His young progeny have already amassed 7 National titles in Show Jumping & Eventing, and many more Island and Regional champions across the disciplines.

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Matawhio Sport Horses proudly presents

Chacco Silver

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

Chacco Silver is line bred to the influential Caletto 1 and carries some of the most important blood in modern jumping. His sire Chacco Blue was a successful international competitor who, amongst other top results, was 3rd in the Grand Prix of Aachen. He now has in excess of 50 approved sons and his progeny are topping European young horse sales. There is real buzz about Chacco Blue progeny which are, in the hands of some of the world’s top riders, making a name for themselves in international competitions, as their sire did. Chacco Blue is now dead which makes his progeny even more valuable.

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

Chilled Semen available at your mare’s convenience. Service fee $1800 plus GST, with a LFG, First Collection Free

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is an impressive warmblood stallion standing at 17hh. He represents 3 generations of frozen semen. His father is Sunny Boy, by Sandro Hit, out of a full sister to Don Schufro. On his dam side we find the highly influential stallions Metall (sire of Carl Hester’s Uthopia) and the legend that is Flemmingh. Kiss n Tell had an excellent competitive track record in Australia qualifying and placing well in Dressage with the Stars and Sydney CDI as both a 4yr old and a 5 yr old. In 2013 he had 5 medium starts with scores over 65% before an injury put his ridden career on hold. Along with an excellent pedigree, his temperament is exceptional and a notable feature in all of his foals to date. His eldest crop are also showing impressive jumping talent along with excellent movement. His stud fee is $1400 which includes first collection and GST. Limited studbook. AI only

is a black Trakehner stallion, imported from Denmark. His damline is a very strong one and his sire is the one and only Gribaldi – sire of Totilas, Painted Black, Girasol, Atterupgaard’s Orthilia (Olympic team silver winner) and a host of other GP horses around the world. Komet is beautiful stallion with a lovely nature both of which he imprints onto to his foals. The German classifier has commented year after year that he is a mare ‘improver’ which is what breeders should ideally be looking for. At 15.3hh he is not a big stallion but is throwing stock who are maturing significantly taller than their sire. His stud fee is $1725 which includes GST and first collect. Mares have to be AI’d on our farm in Bombay and we offer fair weekly grazing.

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Rohdinger

(IMP. IN UTERO FROM GERMANY)

His oldest progeny are already Dressage Champions at Level 1 and 2! That is the power of using a stallion with the highly inheritable bloodlines of Donnerhall (Donnerubin is a double cross) and Rubinstein. 16.1hh Oldenburg/Hanoverian, 10 years old.

Donnerubin produces champions under saddle time and time again, where it counts.

Donautraum

(Oldenburg)

Donnerwetter (Hanoverian) Ninette (Oldenburg)

(German Import) (Oldenburg)

Waischja (Hanoverian)

De Niro

Delilah (German Import) (Oldenburg)

(Hanoverian)

Aronja (Oldenburg)

Rohdinger produces power, presence, stunning conformation, and expression, together with a lovely nature.

Lortzing (Hanoverian) Winzerin (Hanoverian) Donnerhall (Oldenburg) Alicante (Hanoverian) Rubinstein I (Westfalen)

Rohdiamant

Rohdinger

Donnerubin

Donnerhall

100% German bloodlines that include international dressage sensations Rohdiamant & Stedinger. 17hh Hanoverian/Oldenburg, 8 years old.

(Oldenburg) DE333330111490

Service Fee: $1600 + GST + Collection Costs

Includes Live Foal Guarantee. AI nationwide. 10% discount for return mares or owners and multiple mares. Or $500 per dose Frozen Semen stored at Equibreed, freight costs apply if not inseminated at Equibreed.

(Oldenburg)

Elite St.Pr Elektia V (Oldenburg)

Verb.Pr.St. Rasta (German Import) (Oldenburg) DE

Stedinger (Oldenburg)

Ramira (Hanovarian)

Amsel (Oldenburg)

Donnerubin is a double cross of the strongly inheritable Donnerhall bloodline crossed with Rubinstein – closely related to Damon Hill’s bloodlines. These bloodlines have, for many years now, been proven as the most successful in top international dressage horses. Donnerubin is highly fertile, making breeding a breeze. Donnerubin’s bloodlines have proven for over a decade to be the most successful bloodlines in top international dressage horses. Check out the 2016 WBFSH Sire Rankings – Donnerhall bloodlines holds the most spots (at 3) for easily the 10th year in a row, and De Niro (Donnerubin’s damsire) holds the top spot! After successful seasons at PSG/Level 7, Donnerubin himself is aiming to start at Grand Prix level dressage this coming season. If we achieve that, it will be the first time in NZ history that a stallion has been produced from a foal to Grand Prix by one person – and that’s with a rider who had never ridden above Level 5 dressage before him! That strong stamp has seen Donnerubin’s progeny be hugely successful – the oldest are only six years old. Donnerubin sired the highest number of NZ National Champions in Level 1 and 2 Dressage in the 2016-17 season.

Rubinstein

Rosenkavalier (Westfalen) Antine (Westfalen) Inschallah (AAR.) St.Pr.St. Elektia (Hanoverian) Sandro Hit (Oldenburg) Verb. Pr. St Bold Fantasy (Old.) Ramiro Z (Hol.) Malaika (Hanoverian)

Rohdinger is by Rohdiamant (Rubinstein), who is the sire of some of the world’s top dressage horses, including Glock’s Romanov, and dam sire of Glock’s Voice, who are with Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud. As if that isn’t impressive enough, Rohdinger’s damlines are almost all state or Verband premium classified mares. Rohdinger himself has the most beautiful nature. Despite being a busy breeding stallion, he is content being ridden by our groom at home. This is a real testament to his highly trainable nature and temperament, especially at such a young age. He is also highly fertile, which decreases mare owner costs with high pregnancy success rates off the first dose. His progeny are fabulous movers, and share his stunning head and conformation. He is a true gentleman in every way and is the type of horse most people dream of owning, thanks to his highly inheritable Rubinstein and Sandro Hit bloodlines. His progeny are still very young, and are being absolutely loved by their owners. They will definitely be stars of the future.

Service Fee: $1200 + GST + Collection Costs

Includes Live Foal Guarantee. AI nationwide. 10% discount for return mares or owners and multiple mares. Or $400 per dose Frozen Semen stored at Equibreed, freight costs apply if not inseminated at Equibreed.

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Feilding, New Zealand. • Contact: Jacinda Younger • Mobile (027) 220 4257 Email: jacindayounger@xtra.co.nz - www.donnerubin.co.nz

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

THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE PONY AND JUMPING STALLION

Grand Prix Show Jumper

Speed Pony of the Year – HOY 2017.

Open Eventer

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

Genuine kids pony

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

Temperament

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

Conformation

Uphill, straight and very athletic with medium bone.

SERVICE FEE $900 + GST

Includes LFG, first collection and booking fee.

Contact Charlotte:

• 027 241 8860 • parklandfarms@clear.net.nz

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CAITHNESS STUD

MAGNUS SWB SIRE: MOSCHINNO

DAM: MADEIRA SWB

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

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

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

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

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

SERVICE FEE

$1700.00 INC. GST

LFG | AI only | Chilled / Frozen Plus courier/freight costs

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

breeding for success with world class jumping bloodlines

Mount View SPORT HORSES

Senator vdl

Studs fees 1800+GST

Corland - Voltaire - Nimmerdor

Fresh and chilled semen available

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

Lincoln's progeny

Lincoln mvnz

Diarado - Indoctro - Galoubet A 2010 |167cm Holsteiner stallion

Sullivan MVNZ

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

Contact Wendy Keddell | phone 0274 717 548 | wendy@mvsh.com For more information, updates and photos including progeny find us on Facebook or visit

www.mvnz.co.nz

Imported German Riding Pony

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

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

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

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

Sheena Ross - Sterling Warmbloods Ltd 273 Tourist Road, Clevedon | 0274 525 678 | sheenamross@gmail.com

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Prestige Sporthorses Limited (PSL) proudly presents:

LINGH II

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

Rhinelander & NZWA Elite Licensed Stallion | 2007 | 16.3hh

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

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

LINGH II

Lingh II has matured beautifully and has proven himself as a successful competitor and breeding stallion. Through his own accomplishments he has been Licensed in the Rhineland Studbook and elevated in the NZWA Studbook to be an Elite Stallion. His most recent achievement is being named on the ESNZ High Performance Futures Squad for 2017/18. This is extremely exciting for us and for NZ breeders as Lingh II is currently training at Grand Prix level and has the talent and temperament to be a successful international Grand Prix competitor. As a breeding stallion the results speak for themselves. His oldest progeny are now rising 5 year-olds and are being started under saddle. They have been purchased by some of NZ’s top dressage, eventing and show jumping riders. Overall he produces a stunning, uphill, modern type with a good front end and beautiful head. They are very correct, straight movers and have a quick active hind leg that steps well under the body. They tend to be sensitive yet very sensible like their father. He passes on his incredible temperament and fantastic work ethic as well as his athleticism and excellent jumping technique. Flemmingh Lingh Gazelle Rosseau Warola Farola

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info@prestigesporthorses.co.nz | Lisa Blackbourn 021 751 846 www.prestigesporthorses.co.nz

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Vollrath Stud provides world-class bloodlines with their magnificent Hanoverian Stallions

Vollrath Remi Lion King

Vollrath Lessing

Vollrath Gershwin

(Aus) 2011 chestnut Hanoverian AU 036012 01-0956-011; 17.2hh by Lauries As / Walt Disney I $1,950 + GST + collection fees

(Ger) 2003 black Hanoverian DE 431317001-0031; 17.1hh by Londonderry / Prince Thatch xx $2,200 + GST + collection fees

(Ger) 2010 black Hanoverian DE 431316638310; 16.3 hh by Goldfever II / Ramires $1,950 + GST + collection fees

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Discuss your breeding needs with Vollrath (06) 345 6636 For extensive information see our website www.hanoverian.co.nz You may also follow us on www.facebook.com/VollrathHanoverianStud

Strike Gold reg’d NZGH P577 b. 17.11.2013 by Diamond Park Sinatra imp. reg’d Aust. Stock Horse 97% TB (as advertised)

out of Strike Clover Photo by Dark Horse Photography as a 2yo

reg’d NZTB by Straight Strike

Great temperament

Stud fee: $800

Good size - 16hh

A.I. only

Stunningly beautiful

Contact Laken Rose 027 378 3798 Cambridge

50% chance of colour 100% chance of quality Photo as a 3yo

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GT JAKE $1800 + GST and collection

Cocktail Jazz Charmante

GT Jake Aachen Darci Argiene

Rockybay Regine

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3 very successful NZWB classification tours for ROYSTON EQUINE 2015 2017 •

Champion Foal - Just Flirty RE (Jake/ Flirtatious RE/ Furst Jupp Reserve Champion - Femima RE (Jake/ Rapunzil RE/ Rockstar)

2016

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10 foals presented with 4 awarded excellence, two of which were by Jake.

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Reserve Champion Foal - owned By Royston (Jake/ Quattro B)

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3rd placed foal - owned by the Barkes, (Jake/ Furst Jupp/KrackC)

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2 other foals both awarded over 76%

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Reserve Champion Derivative WB by Rockstar

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27 foals presented with 4 awarded excellence, two of which were by Jake.

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Reserve Champion foal - Jade SW (Jake/ Donnerhall/Anamour)

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3rd placed foal - Jamaica Kiss SSH (Jake/ Sangria RE/ Sandreo)

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One mare awarded merit (3YO) owned By Darcy Morgan White

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Stallion by Rockstar Licensed 3rd out of 10 (first and second were jumping stallions)

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Reserve Champion Derivative gelding, Real fancy RE (Rockstar/Furst Jupp/KrackC)

ROYSTON ROCKSTAR $900 + GST per dose (frozen only)

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