It was a tightly fought class at Castle Hill today, with just six combinations making it through to the jump-off in the Mini Prix. And the winner was Julia riding Vedor, the only double-clear pair in the class. When the height was raised to at least 1.40m for the jump-off, there were rails as well...

It's taken quite a while to get the final standings from the Interschools competition held recently at SIEC, but it has finally been confirmed that Georgie and Paris finished 2nd in the 1.20m Power & Speed, and 4th in the 1.20m Equitation, despite an unheard of rail.Meanwhile at Castle Hill,...

This was the first show of the season for Visage, and Stephan was very pleased with results at the huge show in Vidauban on the weekend, where the stallion finished 3rd in the 1.45m class and 9th in the 1.40m class to win E1,760 overall. Last year, the pair were getting to know each other, he...

The Miles family made their wonderful jumping arena available for a clinic today, and four Copabella horses attended. Rod focused on maintaining rhythm and riding more from the seat and leg, with quiet steady supporting hands, with excellent results. Chris rode Cadiz in the same group as Julia and...

Despite sweltering conditions, our horses jumped very well at jump club today, and there are lots of new photos in the Gallery to prove it. Aaron Moyes rode Bruce Almighty and Gamelan round the 1.10m course, and both looked very comfortable at this level. (Both these up-and-coming warmblood...

Vertigo, aka Clover, is one of three first season Visage foals produced by Copabella. Out of Toddingham who was a successful competition horse in all three disciplines in her time in the States, Clover is multi-talented like her parents. She has been campaigned successfully at D Grade...

Exciting results from SIEC today, despite weather conditions that went from pleasant in the morning to a sweltering mid-30s midday to a very black rolling thunderstorm by mid-afternoon. Needless to say, both Copabella's horses were scheduled during this latter period.Both Cyrano ridden by...

Carolyn worked with four horse-rider combinations here this afternoon, all at different levels of training and all to very good effect. First, Sue Greenwood and Rhodes put some extra polish into their Medium movements, and then Susanne Soendergaard and Cyrano went through some Elementary work, as...

The team had a successful practice day at Sydney Jump Club today, including his first 95cm course for Paddy, owned by Elayne Verner. And he took it easily in his stride. These Connemaras look like real jumping machines if Paddy is anything to go by. In fact, we're beginning to think about including...

Excellent results at SIEC over the weekend, with Chris winning the 1 Star on Alan Skinner's Haruzac, and finishing 3rd in the Pre-Novice with Tina Stafford's Kinnordy Rivaldo.Amanda Young also took Bijou out at Pre-Novice for their first outing in 2010, and was very pleased to finish 4th in the...