Aussie jumpers to take on NZ’s best
Fourteen of Australia’s best showjumpers require maintain confirmed they volition locomote to New Zealand early on side past times side yr to vie for big prizemoney on offering at Dunedin’s Ride The Rhythm event.
The Aussies require maintain the jeopardy to accept on the best of the Kiwi riders inwards both the $50,000 McMillan Feeds Super Grand Prix in addition to the $70,000 GJ Gardner Homes Puissance, on Feb 1 at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The huge involvement had meant the grand prix would survive separate into ii sections with all horses able to qualify for the minute round.
Recent FEI World Cup Australian League winner Alison Rowland, from Perth, Western Australia, leads the Aussie onrush with her nine-year-old Brickley Brook Bella.
Rowland rides for Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia High Performance Chairman Peter Cook, in addition to together with boyfriend West Australian Rory Hovell, the duet are bringing a big squad to New Zealand every bit their kickoff halt of a footing tour aiming to qualify for the Australian squad for the 2014 World Equestrian Games inwards Normandy, France, in addition to the 2016 Olympics inwards Rio De Janero.
They volition caput to England direct from Auckland next the Horse of the Year demo inwards March. Horvell’s go past times ride is the imported stallion, Yalambi’s Val D’Isere VDL.
Another making the long journeying from WA is immature passenger Evie Buller with Yalambi’s Landor. Buller was a fellow member of the winning Australian squad that competed inwards the Mitavite Trans-Tasman team’s two-test serial terminal year. She was the best performed Australian passenger at the Horse of the Year Show inwards 2012, finishing 3rd inwards the Lady Rider of the Year, 3rd inwards the Silver Fern Stakes in addition to 3rd inwards the Olympic Cup. Buller too finished minute inwards the FEI World Cup Australian League standings, simply behind Rowland.
Joining Buller is Trans-Tasman 2012 teammate Jamie Winning (NSW) every bit good every bit Jamie Kermod (NSW), in addition to Queenslanders Paula Hamood in addition to Billy Raymont, all familiar faces inwards New Zealand.
Completing the line-up are several riders making their kickoff appearance inwards New Zealand including Mark Lindh (SA) Merrick Ubank (Qld), Sam Williams (Vic), Sarah Isbister (WA), Tyrone Latham (Qld), Nicole Bruggemann (SA) in addition to Sharon Slater (NSW). London Olympian Matt Williams may too brand the trip.
The Australians volition require maintain their run cutting out against an all-star Kiwi line-up which includes Olympians Katie McVean, Maurice Beatson in addition to Samantha McIntosh, each with ii horses apiece, every bit good every bit leading South Island hopes Cantabrians Ross Smith, Tegan Fitszimon, Kate Cavanagh in addition to Susie Hayward every bit good every bit locals Brittany Whelan in addition to Claudia Hay, with others.
The equestrian activity volition consummate a black of music in addition to entertainment, which gets nether means at the Forsyth Barr Stadium at 3.30pm. Following the Grand Prix, iconic Great Britain band The Hollies volition accept to the phase every bit business office of their 50th anniversary tour with ii hours of hits.
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