Hawkes Bay A&P Show First Day today 19th October 2016 Gerald Birdsall riding Titan was Reserve Champion Hunter and won the Working Hunter Horse Points Prize Photo Credit & Copyright Trewey Black

Hawkes Bay A&P Show First Day today 19th October 2016 Peter Hill riding Clunbury Cash was the 2016 Champion Working Hunter Horse Photo Credit & Copyright Trewey Black

iSpyHorses Special Feature Houghton International Horse Trials Norfolk, UK

Annabel Wigley (NZL) riding COTSWOLD, in the CICO3*  Photo Credit & Copyright T Wilkinson  

iSpyHorses Special Feature Houghton International Horse Trials Norfolk, UK

Lucy Jackson riding MERCURY BAY is currently in 8th place at the end of Cross Country in the CCI2* Photo Credit & Copyright T Wilkinson Photography

iSpyHorses Special Feature Houghton International Horse Trials Norfolk, UK

Lizzie Brown riding HAVANNA VANT CASTSNAEHOF is currently in 10th place at the end of the Cross Country in the CCI2* Photo Credit & Copyright T Wilkinson Photography

iSpyHorses Special Feature Houghton International Horse Trials Norfolk, UK

Caroline Powell riding CHANCE ENCOUNTER VII 18th place at the end of Cross Country in the CCI1* Photo Credit & Copyright T Wilkinson Photography

Katharine Van Tuyl and Double J Sunshine sealed their win in the Waipa Home of Champions CIC3* with a stunning clear round at the Kihikihi International Horse Trial this afternoon. The two, who this year also showjumped to grand prix level, were nearly 10 penalty points clear of the second-placed Dannie Lodder (Auckland) aboard Tomahawk II, with Donna Edwards-Smith (Matangi) and Mr Hokey Pokey moving back up the leaderboard to take third place. Van Tuyl, who only recently gave up full time riding to get a ‘proper job’ was over the moon with her win, which came a decade after she last competed at Kihikihi. She was the only rider to go clear over the Gerrit Beker-designed showjumping course, albeit garnering two time faults. Rails fell freely through the seven combinations who started the final of the three disciplines at the event. But Van Tuyl was as cool as a cucumber as she guided her chestnut....

Farmlands Horse of the Year 2016

Hastings

Bill Noble Inducted Into the Hall of Fame at The Horse of The Year Gala Dinner

Photo Credit & Copyright: Libby Law Photography