Newly-crowned 2019 Pony of the Year champ Olivia Apatu has dedicated her back-to-back win at the Horse of the Year Show to her late father, Ren, who died in a helicopter accident last year. The teenager from Havelock North and Alasaan... Read...
Some of New Zealand`s greatest riders have been honoured at the inaugural Equestrian Sports New Zealand Hall of Fame in Hastings. Sir Mark Todd KNZM CBE, Andrew Nicholson ONZM, Blyth Tait and Vaughn Jefferis were inducted into the... Read...
Land Rover Horse of the Year’s visiting FEI Chairman from Taiwan is getting a first-hand look at how Hawke’s Bay stages the largest equestrian showpiece in the southern hemisphere. Read...
Mikayla Herbert made one of the best decisions of her equestrian career when she agreed to look at a gentle giant no one else was interested in . . . and today she rode off with the Lady Rider of the Year crown. It was a dramatic... Read...
For someone who has a fair grasp of what makes the equine world revolve, Oliver Croucher certainly knows what makes his horses tick.That sense of affinity came to the fore when Oliver rode Waitangi Surf to eclipse an elite field... Read...
Home wasn`t built in a day for New Zealand`s largest equestrian showpiece, the Land Rover Horse of the Year Show.By the end of the week, Hastings Showgrounds will become horse truck central and home to an eye-widening number of... Read...
Annabel Francis and Carado GHP showed size really is of no consequence when they soared to victory in the Gold Tour Final at Takapoto Estate Show Jumping in Cambridge. Read...
Members of the Nobilo wine family are scrambling to avoid the mortgagee sale of their West Auckland Waimarie Estate amid a dispute over trust assets.The 62 hectare property that includes a modern equestrian complex, boutique vineyard,... Read...
RUGBY The All Black selectors are enjoying the challenge of picking their first match-day squad of the Scott Robertson era More...
BUSINESS A popular drinking hole in Auckland's Ponsonby has entered receivership, after failing to pay back a loan worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to its co-owner More...