FIS UNDERDISCUSSION WINS CIC CAMDEN, AUSTRALIA
After only being in Sydney for a couple of weeks under the care of new rider Chris Burton underdiscussion has had his first win.
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Tuesday 1 June 2010
NZ Riders prepare for Sydney CDI***
Five New Zealand combinations are making the trip across the ditch to compete at the Sydney CDI***International Dressage Event this month.
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Tuesday 20 April 2010
LANDRO BATES NZ ADVANCED CHAMPION
The Advanced class at the Bates National Dressage Champs was something of a star studded field, boasting riders the calibre of Kallista Field, Penny Castle, Jody Hartstone, Charlott Bayliss and Christine Weal.
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Saturday 17 April 2010
ABOVE ZERO RESERVE ELEMENTARY HORSE OF THE YEAR
Above zero pulled through to be reserve horse of the year against some very tough competition from European imported horses
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Saturday 17 April 2010
LANDRO WINS BOTH NZ ADVANCED ACCUMULATORS
Nz Champs and Horse of the year saw a great finish to the years vetpro and Zilco accumulators.
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Saturday 17 April 2010
MARCH NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the march 2010 newsletter
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Monday 5 April 2010
TALENTED YOUNG RIDER WINS AT HORSE OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Goldsburry would have to be one of the most hard working young riders in New Zealand at the moment and at HOY it certainly paid off for her.
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Thursday 25 March 2010
Hawkes Bay Dressage Champs
Landro-L and Christine took out the Advanced Championship after a winning all four classes over the weekends competitoin.
Christine was competing five horses at the Championships with her novice horses getting an outing prior to Christmas for some solid performances.
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Wednesday 16 December 2009
FIS Underdiscussion wins Richfields 2 star event
I was a great weekend at Richfield international horse trails competition held at Te Kawhata on the weekend. After being a very successful dressage horse mel has made the transition to eventing with ease. Owned and trained by Christine, Donna Smith dose a great job competing him.
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Tuesday 1 December 2009
Landro included in NZ Team
A the World challenge held in Taupo recently, after a good performance on day one of the competition landro gained selection to be included in the New Zealand team that went on to win there Zone.
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Saturday 21 November 2009
NZ Eventing/ Dressage Squads 2009
F.I.S have covered both bases by being the only stable in nz to have a Eventing horse and Dressage horse in the high performance squads for 2009.Stanage and Donna have been named on the eventing Squad and Christine and Landro on the Dressage Squad.
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Sunday 19 July 2009
2009 working students
This year we took on 2 eventing working pupils Helen Bruce and Jessie Campbell. Both worked very hard to gain 2 of the 5 spots of the young rider trans-tasman team to Australia held recently. This team went onto win the teams trans tasman competition and Helen placed third in the individual competition. Helen ended up having a super season taking out the new novice championship ahead of underdiscussion and FIS Jet at Woodhil
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Friday 3 July 2009
Show Hacks 2009
Another successful year for the horses we were involved with. Congratulations to Natasha otto taking out the Hack of the Year title and Kelsey Duncan taking out the park hack of the year and thanks to Duncan family for preparing there young hack for me to ride in the hack of the year which put in a great performance and placed forth.
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Friday 3 July 2009
Great year for Clifton eventers
Donna and Jock have been both fighting out the eventing competitions though out the season which is great for the sport and a big credit to Frances Stead and her insight to pushing eventing in nz forward. She is a major support to the 3 of us and Donna and I for many years. Congratulations to Frances and Jock for their wins at Horse of the year and Richfield's it is great to be involved with you both in the training of the clifton horses.
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Friday 3 July 2009
FIS horses in America
This year we had Simone Kann over from america for a few weeks after horse of the year. She was here to compete some horses that she had brought here before before taking them back to America. She had lots of success while here especially on Mighty legend. We also look forward to hearing more about the very talented young horse Balmoral FIS Archie. We wish her luck for when she gets them all home again. www.balmoraleventing.com.au
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Friday 3 July 2009
Newsletter
MAY 2009 NEWSLETTER
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Thursday 21 May 2009
Landro-L goes public
Landro-L wowed attendees at the Stallion Parade held in Cambridge with his calm nature, presence and athletic movement.
Landro-L completed a musical display for a large audience showing his talent and outstanding temperament as Christine put him through his paces. Christine suffered a broken foot so Landro was 4 weeks without full work and still maintained his impeccable manners.
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Tuesday 4 September 2007
6 Horse of the Year Titles
Christine trained six major title winners in the Show Ring at the 2007 Kelt Capital Horse of the Year. The Duncan Family, Natasha Otto, Vanessa and Lyndsay Everton all enjoyed success in the winners circle. Christine herself won the Lady Rider of the Year title claiming her own spot in the New Zealand Showing Team to travel to Australia in November this year.
Natasha Otto and Regal Roma won the coveted Hack of the Year title ending the six year dominance of 'El Sid'and Gaylene Lennard
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