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Above: Melody Matheson and Cortaflex Grafiti MH in action at Takapoto in 2019 Eleven-year-old mare Cortaflex Graffiti MH, piloted by Melody Matheson from Havelock North took out the first Grand Prix of the s..

Paxton Conder and La Fonteyn Star at Woodhill Sands

Above: Paxter Condon and La Fonteyn in action at Takapoto in 2019 Woodhill Sands was again the venue for a great two days of Jumping last weekend, with large fields the order of the day. The event was to be the final..

The early days of Trans-Tasman Competition (1953-1959)

Above: Peter Holden on Rum at the Royal Easter Show Sydney 1955 Australia and New Zealand have a rich history of competition against each other which is still strong today. We have riders and horses crossing the Tasman on a ..

Season opens at Woodhill Sands

Above: Laura Inkster and Nikama MVNZ at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping Bronze Final earlier this year. After the first event was cancelled last month, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions to Level 2 allowed Woodhii..

Not New Zealand Team's day in Prague

Our team has finished in 12th place in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ held overnight in Prague. The competition, comprising of 13 nations each of 4 combinations, with only the best three scores counting towards the total, was won by..

New Zealand Team announced for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™

The cream of New Zealand’s jumping talent was on show today during the first day’s competition at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ event held in Prague. With five kiwi riders battling it out for just four positions in the New Zeal..

Fitting five into four. Kiwi's FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Dilemma

Above: The victorious New Zealand Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ team from Abu Dhabi in February. Photo Source: FEI Although the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final, which was scheduled to take place in Barcelona in Octobe..

Catching up with Annabel Francis

Above: Annabel Francis and Cherokee NZPH at Takapoto in 2020 Annabel Francis is one of the stars of the New Zealand Jumping scene. Already competing at World Cup level and holding an FEI ranking since January 2020, ..

Much anticipated 2020/21 show dates finalised

Above: Briar Burnett-Grant and Fiber Fresh Veroana at Takapoto Showjumping 2020 Following the ESNZ AGM at the weekend, ESNZ has released the Show Dates Card for the 2020-2021 Season. Commencing in late August ..

Equifest planned for Taupo in November

We all remember the popular Equidays, the three-day annual event, which ran from 2010 to 2018, which was unfortunately discontinued. The good news for equine enthusiasts was the recent announcement of a brand new event. From the sa..

National Jumping Squads for 2020-2021

Image above: Annabel Francis at Takapoto in March 2019 With our COVID-19 lockdown behind us and the release of the Jumping show dates card for the 2020-2021 season imminent, we thought it was time to re-visit the recently ann..

Brooke Edges out familiar Hawke’s Bay rival to claim 2020 Olympic Cup

Source: Media release. Alisha Neilson for Land Rover Horse of the Year Waipukurau’s Brooke Edgecombe is celebrating the biggest win of her equestrian career after claiming Land Rover Horse of the Year’s most rev..

Nerves of Steele a winning formula in Silver Fern Stakes at Land Rover Horse of the Year

Source: Media release. Alisha Neilson for Land Rover Horse of the Year It has been a long time between drinks for Dannevirke’s Robert Steele, who nabbed the Cavallino Silver Fern Stakes in the Premier Arena on Fri..

Welcome comeback for Samantha Morrison in Land Rover Horse of the Year’s First Major Class

Source: Media release. Alisha Neilson for Land Rover Horse of the Year The first major class of Land Rover Horse of the Year 2020 got underway today in the Premier Arena with the IRT Horse 1.40m, which also incorpor..

Kiwis deliver in UAE

Source: Diana Dobson/ESNZ It was two from two for our Kiwi showjumpers who snatched another slice of history with back to back wins in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup in the UAE on the weekend. Daniel Me..

Aussies dominate at Takapoto

Source: Diana Dobson/Takapoto Estate Showjumping It was an Aussie trifecta in the Gold Tour Final on the last day of another hugely successful Takapoto Estate Show Jumping. Twenty-four of the very best combinat..

Aussie Riders Claim Tour Qualifiers at Takapoto

Source: Diana Dobson / Takapoto Estate Show Jumping The Aussies have today made a clean sweep of the opening qualifiers in the Gold, Silver and Bronze tours at Takapoto Estate Showjumping. James Arkins and his gorgeo..

Aussies Take Takapoto Teams’ Crown

Source: Diana Dobson, Takapoto Estate Showjumping “That was a good day at the office,” said Amber Fuller who led her Australian Chatham Park crew to victory in the inaugural Takapoto Teams’ Championship on Friday after..

Starry Youngsters Shine at Takapoto

Above: Phillip Steiner and Cassina Dior. Photo credit: Cheleken Photography Source: Diana Dobson/Takapoto Estate Showjumping The sun has set on a brilliant first day of competition at the Takapoto Es..

A great start to Canterbury Championships

Source and photo credit: Jane Thompson Sophie Townsend won the Mainland Coachwork’s Canterbury Junior Rider series for the second year in a row with a perfect score of three-out-of-three wins after winning the Equi..

Kiwis ruled in the Trans-Tasman Young Rider Test

Source: Diana Dobson/ ESNZ The Kiwis ruled in the Trans-Tasman Young Rider Test and Hawke’s Bay riders dominated Grand Prix classes at the Larsen Sawmilling Jumping and Show Hunter Championships in Gisborne today.

Young Riders set for Trans-Tasman challenge in Gisborne

Above: Olivia Dalton competing at the Aquis Champions Tour in Australia in 2019. Once again this year, New Zealand have a team of very talented Young Riders who have the amazing opportunity to represent their count..

Back-to-back World Cup Series wins for Tegan Fitzsimon

Source: Diana Dobson/ESNZ Tegan Fitzsimon and Brooke Edgecombe showed their class once again today as they topped the FEI World Cup NZ League in Dannevirke. Tegan (Christchurch) and Windermere Cappuccino

Katie Laurie and family set for new adventures in Canada

Previously based at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, New Zealand, Katie Laurie and husband Jackson moved to Australia in 2017 to expand their horse breeding business. The Lauries bought ‘Mihi’, a 1,000 acre cattle farm in..

Hayward Adds to Haul with More North Island Titles

Source: Diana Dobson for ESNZ. Emily Hayward has added another trophy to her bulging cabinet, this time winning both the Premier League and Young Rider crowns at the Showjumping Auckland North Island Championship Sho..

Brooke Edgecombe takes out first World Cup of the Season

Source: Press Release by Diana Dobson/ESNZ LT Holst horses showed their star quality this afternoon taking the quinella in the opening round of the New Zealand League of the FEI World Cup at the Royal A&P Show in..

Quality Field for World Cup Series Opener

Source: Press Release Diana Dobson/ESNZ It’s a competitive and rather classy field including Olympians and former winners lining up for the opening qualifier in the FEI World Cup (NZ League) Jumping Series at the R..

2018/19 Season Wrap-Up - Equibreed Leading NZ Jumping Stallion

In what turned out to be a bittersweet victory, the Equibreed Leading NZ Jumping Stallion for the second year in a row was Eros K. In March this year we had the heartbreaking news that Eros K had passed away.

Briar Burnett-Grant in the money in Australia

Briar Burnett-Grant and Fiber Fresh Veroana New Zealand Young Rider Briar Burnett-Grant performed exceptionally well, in the first event of the Australian Jumping Teams League (AJTL), held last Friday on the New Sout..

2018/19 Season Wrap-Up - Hinterland Amateur Rider Series

Our penultimate article in our 2018/2019 Season Wrap-up Series looks at the Hinterland Amateur Rider Series, which was taken out by Paxton Conder from Auckland. Conder in her first season back jumping since she sufferered a fractu..

Tokyo here we come!

Source: ESNZ, By Diana Dobson – HP Media Liaison New Zealand showjumpers have qualified a team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after a hard-fought victory at the FEI Group G Qualifier in Valkenswaard, The Net..

2018/19 Season Wrap Up - Dunstan Horsefeeds & Equifibre Junior Rider Series

This wrap-up looks at the Dunstan Horsefeeds & Equifibre Junior Rider Series. Of all the Series conducted over the 2018/19 season, this one was probably the tightest and most hotly contested. At the end of a 65 event series, onl..

New Zealand Jumping Team bid for Olympic Qualification

Above: Tom Tarver-Priebe and Popeye Over the next few days, a team of New Zealand jumpers will be vying to qualify for the teams event at the Tokyo Olympics. The Group G (incorporating Oceania and South East Asia) R..

2018/19 Season Wrap-Up - Dunstan Horsefeeds & Equifibre Pro-Amateur Rider Series

The Dunstan Horsefeeds & Equifibre Pro-Amateur Series was won by Sally Clark from Dannevirke riding the home-bred mare Victoria’s Secret. Clark, an eventing Silver Medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was rewarded f..

2018/19 Season Wrap Up - FMG Young Rider Series

In our previous four articles wrapping up the 2018/19 Jumping season, we have looked at the winners of the ESNZ Premier League, the Equissage Horse Grand Prix, the Country TV Pony Grand Prix and the Equibreed NZ and VDL Top Rankin..

2018/19 Season Wrap-Up - Equibreed NZ & VDL Top Ranking Mare

The Equibreed NZ and VDL Top Mare Series for 2018/19 was taken out be LT Holst Andrea. Ridden for the season by Brooke Edgecombe from Waipukurau, LT Holst Andrea fought out the series from their main rival, Cor..

2018/19 Season Wrap Up - Country TV Pony Grand Prix

Our third article looking at a wrap-up of the 2018/19 season, is on the Country TV Pony Grand Prix. For the third year in succession, mare Maddox Fun House, ridden by Emma Watson, took out the title. This is the first time ..

2018/19 Season Wrap Up - Equissage Horse Grand Prix

In the second of our articles wrapping up the 2018/19 Jumping season, we take a look at the Equissage Horse Grand Prix series. Once again, as with the ESNZ Premier League, Windermere Cappuccino was the clear winner. This re..

2018/19 Season Wrap Up - ESNZ Premier League

Well what a frantic end to the season that was. First Takapoto, then straight into Horse of the Year and then a fantastic (if slightly damp!) show at Glistening Waters where all the Series Finals were held. Now that we have caught..

Kiwis wrap up their final day at the Aquis Champions Tour in Australia

As we reported in previous news articles, some of New Zealand’s finest showjumpers have travelled across the Tasman to compete at the annual Aquis Champions Tour at Elysian Fields in south-eastern Queensland. Tom Tarver-Pri..

New Zealanders still in contention at Aquis Champions Tour

Above: Tom Tarver-Priebe and Equifibre Popeye Two of New Zealand’s finest riders, Melody Matheson and Tom Tarver-Priebe are both still in contention for the rich prize money on offer at the Aquis Champi..

New Zealanders cross the ditch for Aquis Champions Tour

Above: Melody Matheson and Graffiti MH Some of New Zealand’s best riders have travelled across the Tasman, to compete in Australia’s richest Jumping competition and they are representing their country with distin..

History Made at NZ Jumping Series Finale

Source: Diana Dobson (The Black Balloon) for ESNZ. Some of New Zealand’s top showjumpers have created their own slices of history this weekend at the Glistening Waters ESNZ Series Final Show. Tegan Fitzsimon..

Emily Hayward glows with Olympic Cup win

PREMIER ARENA CLASS 51: New Zealand Horse Of The Year – Olympic Cup The crème de la crème of New Zealand’s showjumpers battled it out today for the coveted New Zealand Horse of the Ye..

Olivia Apatu wins back to back Pony of the Year

Twenty five combinations started the class, with the top 8 coming back in the reverse order of penalties and time for Round 2. Four combinations carried zero penalties from the first round and three of these combinations backed it u..

Tom Tarver-Priebe flies to victory in Bucas Silver Fern Stakes

Today saw a fantastic Day 4 of the Land Rover Horse of the Year (HOY) Championships. Congratulations to all the winners and placegetters from today’s competition. PREMIER ARENA CLASS 31: Seven Year Old..

Mikayla Herbert crowned as New Zealand Lady Rider of the Year

Today saw Day 3 of the Land Rover Horse of the Year (HOY) Championships. Please click HERE for a report on Day 1 and

Oliver Croucher shines in Norwood Gold Cup

After an exciting Day 1, The Land Rover Horse of the Year (HOY) Championships continued yesterday with a number of exciting jum..

Wonder welding woman donates creation to CatWalk spinal research

Olivia Ahlborn rides the crest of her own creation Napier’s Olivia Ahlborn is used to creating sparks with her blistering speed in the showjumping ring, now she’s hoping a welding labour of love will have the sam..

Alex Loiselle and Bandito NZPH triumph at HOY on Day 1

The Land Rover Horse of the Year (HOY) Championships opened in fine style in Hawkes Bay today. Held at the famous A&P Showgrounds, HOY encompasses a huge range of equine events for everyone to enjoy. New Zealand Jumping w..

Sharn Wordley impresses in final World Cup Qualifier

Source: FEI Seventeen-year-old Brian Moggre of the USA took his first Grand Prix, beating out some of the world’s top jumpers in a six-person jump off. Sunday’s Florida event was Leg 14 of 14 for the Nor..

Youth prevails in Takapoto Gold Tour Final

The headline class at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping festival was held this afternoon. After exciting qualifying rounds on Thursday and Friday, today’s final saw 24 of New Zealand’s best jumping combinations (as well as a coupl..

Takapoto Amateur Title goes to Rachael Bentall and SB Smokescreen

After two exciting qualifying rounds over the previous two days, an enthusiastic crowd gathered this morning at the beautiful Takapoto Estate to see the final of the Amateur Tour. Thirty-six combinations, including riders from Canad..

Kelsey Leahy and Showcause Take Out Amateur Qualifier 2 at Takapoto

The second qualifying round in the Takapoto Estate Jumping Amateur Tour was held this morning under cloudless clear blue skies. Forty-four combinations were entered and with no jump off for this class, the pressure was on to perform..

Tegan Triumphs in Takapoto

After winning the Gold Tour on the first weekend at Takapoto, South Islander Tegan Fitzsimon continued her fantastic season by taking out today’s Silver Tour Final at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping. Combining with the 10-year-old..

Harriet Stock and EB Esperanza take out Pony Tour Final At Takapoto

The final of the Takapoto Estate Showjumping Pony Tour was held this afternoon in weather conditions that could scarcely be more conducive to quality jumping. Twenty-seven combinations were entered for the final and what a spectacle..

Briar on fire at Takapoto

The second qualifying class in the Takapoto Estate Showjumping Gold Tour was conducted this afternoon at the beautiful Takapoto Estate. The top six placings in yesterday’s first qualifier were:

Tim Bruce and Limousine ride to victory

The first qualifier in the Amateur Tour was held this morning at the beautiful Takapoto Estate. This class also serves as a qualifier for the Global Amateur Tour (GAT) as the top two placegetters in the GAT at Takapoto will qualify..

Takapoto ramps up for Week Two

Source: Takapoto Estate Show Jumping New Zealand’s best showjumpers step up a notch with the second week of competition at Takapoto Estate Show Jumping at Lake Karapiro. Week one was a resounding success, de..

International riders gather in New Zealand for start of Global Amateur Tour

With riders confirmed from Mexico, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Australia and Japan, the Global Amateur Tour (GAT) event is run in conjunction with the Amateur Tour at the Takapoto Estate Showjumping. An exciting part of the GAT ..

Tegan Takes Takapoto

Source: Takapoto Estate Tegan Fitzsimon’s season just got better, taking out the Gold Tour Final at Takapoto Estate Show Jumping in Cambridge aboard her amazing Windermere Cappuccino and adding to an alrea..

Takapoto Estate Taking NZ Equestrian to next level

Source: Takapoto Estate Photo above: Mitch and Kate Plaw with Takapoto +Estate Show Jumping show director Jaime Campbell and the 2018 Gold Tour winner Maurice Beatson aboard Gold Locks. Photo by Cheleken Photography

Lisa Cubitt is unstoppable

Source: Oxer Sport This well known New Zealand rider was on the Kiwi team in the last Nation’s Cup Team in Rome and she started off her campaign at the XXV Sunshine Tour, by winning the anniversary 1.45m class o..

Lisa Cubitt shines at opening of Sunshine Tour in Spain

Source Equnews. In the 1.45m opening main class of the 25th edition of the Sunshine Tour it was New Zealand’s Lisa Cubitt jumping to victory. Aboard Belgium’s Gilles Thomas’ former Uncas S, Cubitt spee..

A massive weekend at Brookby Showjumping

Tyla Hackett and The Dreamer. A very successful weekend at Brookby Showjumping. Congratulations to all the winners and placegetters. See below for results from key classes: DAY 1 (SATURDAY) CLASSES ..

Tegan Fitzsimon on Fire - 3 titles in one weekend.

Above: Tegan Fitzsimon and Windermere Cappuccino. Tegan Fitzsimon not only won the Kinloch Farms / Equissage Horse Grand Prix at the Canterbury Championships this weekend on her superstar Winderemere Cappuccino

Two Titles for Tegan

Source: Jane Thompson, Pegasus Communications Tegan Fitzsimon won two major titles on the final day of the Tavendale & Partners National Show Jumping Championships. Windermere Cappuccino added a ..

Sophie Scott takes out Young Rider at National Champs

By Jane Thomson, Pegasus Communications The win of the day went to Wellington’s Sophie Scott when she took out the FMG Young Rider class at the Tavendale & Partners NZ National Show Jumping Championship i..

NZ Young Riders take out trans Tasman challenge

Source: Gisborne Herald The Kiwi young rider team may have ridden off with the spoils from the trans-Tasman test but the benefits of such competition is far great..

Larsen Sawmilling Championships a great success.

Held over the weekend of 25, 26 and 27 January, the Larson Sawmilling North Island Jumping championships were conducted at held at the A&P Showgrounds in Gisborne. Results from key classes are listed below.

Tegan Fitzsimon takes out World Cup Qualifier League

Source: Show Jumping Waitemata Tegan (West Melton) and Windermere Cappuccino placed second in the final but their incredible form over their four starts in the league saw them win the series overall. ..

World Cup Qualifying Series taking shape

The New Zealand World Cup Qualifying series for 2018/19 is starting to take shape. To date, four of six rounds have been completed. Results of the first four rounds are as follows: Round 1: Hastings. (19/10/2018)

Trans-Tasman Young Rider Team Selected

Source: Equestrian Sports New Zealand A team of four riders will travel from Australia to compete in the test against our own team, which will be on borrowed horses. The Trans-Tasman Young Rider Challenge is a..