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Unforgettable: Hickstead

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Hickstead, that never-to-be-forgotten jumping machine, was a surprisingly small horse, standing at just 16hh.  The Belgium-born Dutch warmblood stallion was widely regarded the best show...

Unforgettable: Delphi

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Delphi’s performance at the 2011 World Cup Final, where she finished sixth, still rates as the best performance by a New Zealand-bred show jumper,...

Unforgettable: Bounce

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One of the amazing horses who helped elevate New Zealand to the top of the eventing world in the 1990s, Bounce was the ultimate...

Unforgettable: Totilas

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One early summer’s day in Holland, in June 2009, a young black stallion and his rider powered into the arena for their first-ever Grand...

Unforgettable: Glengarrick

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Maybe if his nose hadn’t bled three times during gallops down a racetrack, this little black thoroughbred from Taranaki would have led a very...

Honouring the brave

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Of the 10,000 New Zealand horses who were sent to the First World War, only four came back. As Marcus J Wilson wrote in his...

WEG Countdown: 2002 Jerez

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Spanish success For the first time, the World Equestrian Games included seven disciplines, with reining making its debut WEG appearance. There was considerable nervousness in...

WEG Countdown: 1998 Rome

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Golden Kiwis It was little short of a miracle that the third edition of WEG was such a great success. It should have been in...

WEG countdown: 1994 The Hague

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Bouncing to stardom WEG number two was held in the heart of Holland, at The Hague. Paris was initially selected as the event location, but...

WEG countdown: 1990 Stockholm

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Brilliant Beginnings The world’s first World Equestrian Games was held in Stockholm in 1990, and was hugely memorable when legendary show jumpers and long-time rivals,...

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