Unforgettable: Hickstead
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...