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Equestrian: McVean faultless in winning her fifth JB Olympic Cup
The queen of New Zealand showjumping won her fifth JB Olympic Cup at the NRM Horse of the Year Show in Hastings yesterday.
Michele Hewitson interview: Ruki Baillieu
Aussie polo legend keeps his supposed charm - and his bubbles - hidden, but he's certainly fun and tough and not at all scarily posh and polished
Back in the saddle
Once a pony girl, always a pony girl it seems, as Joanna Mathers reacquaints herself with her love of horses.
Equestrian: Paget's B sample positive
Champion NZ horseman Jock Paget is facing a lengthy ban after a B sample from his horse Clifton Promise returned a positive test for a banned substance.
Trainer died in fall from untrained horse
The son of a former Wellington mayor died from severe head injuries after falling off an untrained horse, which then fell on top of him.
The toughest hurdle to face
In the wake of equestrian star Jock Paget's horse testing positive for a banned substance, Phil Taylor asks whether our reaction betrays a double standard
Equestrian: Coach's mind on job amid doping claims
To Erik Duvander fell the task of breaking the news to Jock Paget that his eventing career was about to plunge into a doping nightmare.
Equestrian: Paget not ruling out foul play
Jock Paget says nothing can be ruled out as he searches for answers as to why his horse Clifton Promise failed a doping test.
Equestrian: Paget faces lengthy ban
Champion New Zealand horseman Jock Paget is facing a lengthy ban and the loss of his Burghley eventing title after his horse returned a positive drugs test.
Equestrian: Master class pays off
Andrew Nicholson, the world's No 1 eventing rider, spoke prophetically a year ago about mentoring the next generation of New Zealand equestrian hopefuls.
Equestrian: Winning culture infectious
The lure of competing alongside New Zealand's senior eventing statesmen Mark Todd and Andrew Nicholson is a huge motivator for the young riders coming through.
Equestrian: Wordley finishes third
US-based Kiwi showjumper Sharn Wordley has finished third in the Zoetis $US1 million grand prix at the HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties in New York.
Paget wins at Burghley
Jock Paget completed a memorable double as New Zealand took a clean sweep of the podium at the Burghley horse trials in Lincolnshire today. The 29-year-old Olympian won the three-day classic aboard Clifton Promise to complete a double of Badminton and Burghley - not achieved in the same year, on the same horse, since 1989 with Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman.
Equestrian: Dressage efforts prove a step in right direction
An emphasis on improving dressage in New Zealand's equestrian stocks is paying dividends, with Jock Paget and Andrew Nicholson in strong positions at Burghley.
Equestrian: Kiwis in strong positions at Burghley
New Zealand's two in-form riders Jock Paget and Andrew Nicholson have put themselves in a strong position to challenge for the prestigious Burghley horse trials crown after the opening dressage phase in Lincolnshire.
NZ rider 'special guy with huge heart'
New Zealand eventing rider Tom Gadsby died after a fall while competing in Britain yesterday.
Kiwi horse rider mourned
Friends and family of a New Zealand equestrian rider killed during an event in England have taken to Facebook to mourn the "very special guy with a huge heart''.
Kiwi rider killed during competition
New Zealand eventing rider Tom Gadsby has been killed in a fall during a cross-country event at Somerford Park Horse Trials in Cheshire.