Jodie Thorne: no excuse needed
Jodie Thorne faces more challenges just mounting her horse than many of us will ever experience in a lifetime in the saddle. She requires...
The 12 ways of winners
What defines true star quality in a rider? Does it come down to having extraordinary feel or courage – or is sheer hard work...
The Irish renaissance
Ever since her teenage years, Tracy Crossan has been passionate about Irish horses. There’s been barely a time since then that she hasn’t had...
Ridir clothing: homegrown chic
When fashion designer Porscha Pearce returned to riding almost 20 years ago, the former showie wasn’t impressed by the ‘dull and boring’ riding clothes...
Bundy Philpott: back from the brink
There can’t be too many horse and rider combinations that have both recovered from a broken pelvis and gone on to Olympic selection, but...
Meet the riding Multi-taskers
‘I’ve had to learn to ride again’
It seems like everything Scott Borland does in life, he does well. The former mounted games World Champion...
Jody Hartstone: a Lusitano love affair
When you meet Jody Hartstone’s charismatic Ali Baba, it’s easy to see why she’s so taken with the Lusitano breed. With a big bushy...
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...
Sponsorship: a game of give & take
In the age of social media, you don’t need to be a top professional athlete to secure sponsorship. Many companies are starting to use...
Thunderstruck!
There’s no denying Karen Peters is a woman on a mission. When she needs a break from the extreme action of firefighting, she changes...
