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Equestrian 21 Mar 2011
Cloud Nine for Dannevirke Teenager

HASTINGS —   Logan Massie is on cloud nine after winning the Pony of the Year crown at the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show in Hastings on Friday.

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Equestrian 19 Mar 2011
Aussies take the test but Kiwi takes the class

HASTINGS —   The Aussies took the trans Tasman test but Kiwi star Katie McVean won the class...

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Equestrian 19 Mar 2011
Kiwi Guard all the Way

HASTINGS —   Last was definitely best for Mathew Dickey in the Young Rider class at the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show in Hastings yesterday.

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Equestrian 18 Mar 2011
Top Riders Honoured

HASTINGS — Top equestrian riders Gaylene Lennard and Maurice Beatson are the latest inductees into the Horse of the Year Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Hastings last night (Thursday).

Congratulations... NZ Horse of the Year Hall of Fame

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Equestrian 18 Mar 2011
Akers Lady Rider of the Year

HASTINGS — Lucy Akers is the toast of the town tonight after a superb win in the Lady Rider of the Year at the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year in Hastings.

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Equestrian 17 Mar 2011
A Helphing Hand where it Counts

HASTINGS — Hawke's Bay teenager Pippa Huddleston got the surprise of her life at the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show when she found herself sharing a horse with top Kiwi rider Lucy Akers.

A hand where it counts

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Equestrian 16 Mar 2011
The Aussie raid has begun

HASTINGS — Billy Raymont aboard the New Zealand bred and owned Nicalette NZPH have taken the Bomac Norwood Gold Cup in brilliant style on the second day of the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show in Hastings today (Wednesday).

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Equestrian 16 Mar 2011
Squirt ready to fire at the NZ HOrse of the Year Show

HASTINGS — The pretty palomino horse who captured the hearts of the nation after being found with wood preservative splashed on his face will compete in at the 2011 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show.

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Equestrian 16 Mar 2011
2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show underway

HAWKE'S BAY — Stephen Muggeridge took a step back in time when he set out for the 2011 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show – much to the delight of many.

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Equestrian 11 Mar 2011
New Zealand Loses Top-Ranked Grand Prix Stallion

RAGLAN — New Zealand dressage star Jody Hartstone heads to the 2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show next week with a heavy heart.

HOY and jody on whisper

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Equestrian 7 Mar 2011
Victory on home ground for Steele and Gospel

TARANAKI — Robert Steele made it look easy on his way to victory in the Bomac super league at the New Zealand Showjumping Series Final Show in Taranaki yesterday (Saturday).

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Equestrian 28 Feb 2011
Lily Tootill Takes NZ round of International Competition

WELLINGTON — Lily Tootill will be ruing her four faults in the final round of the International Childrens' FEI Competition today (Sunday) at the Wellington Horowhenua Championships.

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Equestrian 28 Feb 2011
Colthaga a Class of Her Own

The Aussie showjumpers have landed and are already showing they're here for business..

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Equestrian 25 Feb 2011
McVean Europe Bound

Top New Zealand showjumper Katie McVean heads to Europe this weekend with her horse Dunstan Delphi in her bid to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

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Equestrian 23 Feb 2011
2011 NZ Horse of the Year Show launched

HASTINGS — The 2011 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show was launched in style last night (Tuesday) before nearly 300 people at the Waikoko Gardens in Hastings.

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Equestrian 21 Feb 2011
Paget takes next big step

  It was with mixed emotions that top New Zealand eventer Jonathan Paget headed to his new UK base this week.

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Equestrian 7 Feb 2011
McVean Books Berth to World Cup Final

TAURANGA — Katie McVean underlined her dominance of New Zealand showjumping today (Sunday) with a convincing win in the final of the New Zealand World Cup series at the Bayleys Tauranga Showjumping Championships.

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Equestrian 3 Feb 2011
Acing it McVean Style

TAURANGA — Katie McVean heads into Sunday's New Zealand World Cup series final as a winner.

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Equestrian 2 Feb 2011
NZ's best showjumpers head to Tauranga for final

TAURANGA — Top New Zealand showjumper Katie McVean knows what it's like to have a pack hot on her heels....so she's not that fazed as she heads into the final two rounds of the New Zealand World Cup Series this week.

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Equestrian 24 Jan 2011
Rain the winner on the day

GISBORNE —   There were plenty of winners at the three star Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships in Gisborne this weekend but most weren't even riding horses.

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Equestrian 10 Jan 2011
McVean quinella at Dannevirke

DANNEVIRKE — It was a Katie McVean quinella today (Sunday) in the fifth round of the New Zealand World Cup qualifying series at the Central and Southern Hawke's Bay Show in Dannevirke.

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Equestrian 20 Dec 2010
Katie McVean's March Continues

TAUPO — Katie McVean's determined march continued today as she and Dunstan Daffodil were comfortable winners of the fourth round of the New Zealand World Cup series at the Christmas Classic at the National Equestrian Centre in Taupo Saturday.

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Equestrian 20 Dec 2010
Maurer and Blue Rinse Continue Good Form

TAUPO — Danielle Maurer and her lovely roan Blue Rinse look to be the ones to watch in the New Zealand young rider series taking the class with ease at the Annandale Christmas Classic in Taupo Friday.

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Equestrian 5 Dec 2010
Plenty to Stand on Seremone About

It was Seremone all the way as Ike Unsworth and his lovely VDL bred horse jumped two superb clear rounds to take out the third in the New Zealand World Cup series on the final day of the two day three star Feilding A and P Show this evening (Saturday).

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Equestrian 29 Nov 2010
McVean and Daffodil easy winners

FOXTON —   Showjumpers Katie McVean and Dunstan Daffodil have again left the field in their wake with a convincing win in the North Island super league grand prix at Foxton today (Sunday).

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Equestrian 27 Nov 2010
Maurer North Island Young Rider Champion

Danielle Maurer cemented her dominance in young rider circles today (Saturday) taking out the North Island young rider championship at Foxtonj.

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Equestrian 22 Nov 2010
Blokes Battle it out in Taranaki

TARANAKI — It was the battle of the blokes in the young rider classes at the two Taranaki shows at the weekend.

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Equestrian 22 Nov 2010
McVean Continuing to Bloom

AUCKLAND CITY — Katie McVean showed her class today (Sunday) winning the horse grand prix at the Woodhill Sands Show near Auckland.

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Equestrian 8 Nov 2010
Online on form

Tauranga horseman Phillip Steiner and his stunning Annandale Online NZPH were right on the money in the second round of the New Zealand World Cup series held at Kihikihi this afternoon (Sunday).

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Equestrian 1 Nov 2010
Home town advantage to the max

CARTERTON — Anna Stephen made the most of home ground advantage in the horse grand prix at the at the Wairarapa A & P Show in Carterton today (Sunday).

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