Adelaide World Cup Class
10th September 2010
Excellent news from Adelaide, with Julia and Vedor finishing 5th in an outstanding field in the massive World Cup class, featuring at least one 1.60m oxer, and that was in the first round. Still nursing a few bumps and bruises, Julia took it carefully and went clear in both rounds but with a few...
General Update
9th September 2010
There have been highs as well as lows this week. Chris and Leilani moved into training camp for WEG yesterday, and look in good form. On the low side, Julia had a fairly nasty fall on Tuesday in Adelaide, and she is pretty bruised and sore. Still, she has ridden Vedor today in the Part 2 class,...
Interschools Results
7th September 2010
Gab Biland took Vertigo out to Camden on the weekend for a big interschools showjumping meet, and the pair jumped very well in quite wet difficult conditions. Because the mare didn't have stud holes, they took their time in the jump-offs for both the 90cm and metre classes, and still finished 4th...
Adelaide Royal
5th September 2010
Georgie Harvey's Valentino Rossi has again risen to the challenge at Adelaide Royal, finishing 4th in Part One on both days of competition to date, with Julia in the saddle. This is Paris's first time out at this level, and Julia reports he just keeps feeling better and better. Super horse.Julia's...
Cantering Towards Kentucky
4th September 2010
The fund-raiser held for the eventing team last night proved a festive as well as fruitful evening. The silent auction included generous donations from MitaVite and Prydes on the horse feed front, as well as wonderful products from Village Court Saddleworld, Horseland, Equissentials and stallion...
WEG Bound!!
1st September 2010
It's official! Chis and Leilani are heading off to WEG to represent Australia! It is an exciting result for all key players, including Leilani's owner Jade Findlay and Chris's major sponsors MitaVite. Needless to say the Hargreaves family is also pretty excited, and the Burton...
Gawler and Sydney 3 Day Results
29th August 2010
Excellent results from ourtop-end riders today, with Julia winning the Mini Prix at Gawler riding Georgie Harvey's Valentino Rossi and placing 3rd on Vedor in the same class. Jeff Blomfield took the 2nd and 4th place ribbons, while Jamie Winning collected 5th and 6th.Meanwhile Chris won the 1-Star...
Gawler Results
28th August 2010
News in filtering in from South Australia, and Julia is very happy with her two. Georgie Harvey's Valentino Rossi shone in the Senior Title class, finishing 2nd after Morris Clark and Contagious. Anthony Thomas was 3rd and Clive Reed 4th.Vedor finished 5th in the hotly contested A & B Grade...
Elmare Visage Filly
27th August 2010
Sporthorse breeders in Victoria, Elmare Warmbloods, have been in touch to let us know their Thoroughbred mare Sexy Legs has produced a lovely big bay filly with blaze and socks, as well as the signature bone and length of leg we have come to expect of Visage's offspring.Photo: Just born, a few days...
Visage Young Horse Results
27th August 2010
It is very rewarding to receive regular updates on Visage's talented progeny all over Australia. In the last 24 hours, we have heard from the Septs in Western Australia, where their rising-5-year-old Windrush Inheritance has just won the Prelim event at the EWA FEI event at Wooroloo, as well as...
