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By Nicole Tassone
The excitement is building, as new names are added to the list of contenders to qualify for the Alabar Hero…
By Nicole Tassone
Grieving the sudden and heartbreaking loss of her riding horse, Leah Kinman was offered solace in the form of a…
By Nicole Tassone
Carriage driving competitor Heather Dunn is the first to admit she’d never really considered taking on a standardbred. But, as…
By Nicole Tassone
With some wonderful memories from her junior years, Candice Himsley developed a soft spot for standardbreds early in her riding…
By Nicole Tassone
Chalking up one-hundred-and-thirteen races across his first eleven years of life, harness racing stalwart Defend Me Not NZ, known to…
By Nicole Tassone
For fourteen-year-old rider Ben Ostanin, becoming a horseman changed his life. Twice a week Ben swings into the saddle of…
By Nicole Tassone
With a legacy spanning across generations, the Turnbull name is synonymous with greatness in harness racing circles. A quick Google…
By Nicole Tassone
Growing up as a competitive show rider, Casey Leijen is the first to admit she ‘wasn’t really a fan’ of…
By Nicole Tassone
Looking to regain her confidence after a serious fall, Brontie King was encouraged by her sister to consider a standardbred…
By Nicole Tassone
Cindy Kaiser never imagined that when she invited a standardbred into her life, she would gain an entire community of…
By Nicole Tassone
A huge weekend of adventures saw standardbreds tackle different pursuits across the state, including endurance and navigation rides, horse trials…
By Nicole Tassone
As the temperature plummeted due to an unseasonably chilly Autumn, the competition heated up in the standardbred dressage and jumping…
By Nicole Tassone
Proving their versatility beyond the track, ten standardbreds hit the trails across a huge weekend at the Lancefield Endurance Ride,…
By Nicole Tassone
For many equestrians, it takes just one horse to come along and change everything. It took Lisa Barker until close…
By Nicole Tassone
With a modest goal to get back into riding and have some fun on a safe, trustworthy horse, Emma Lindell’s…
By Nicole Tassone
A far cry from the harness racetrack, over the weekend eleven standardbreds turned their hooves to herding buffalo around the…
By Hero
A new collaborative initiative has been announced, providing a specialised role beyond the track for retired harness racehorses through placement…
By Nicole Tassone
As those involved with the breed know all too well, one standardbred is never enough. This is the case for…
By Nicole Tassone
Demonstrating their versatility beyond the track, this weekend saw dozens of talented standardbreds turn their hoof to a variety of…
By Nicole Tassone
Rounding out a tremendous show season, this year’s Hero and SPPHAV Barastoc Horse of the Year (HOTY) Standardbred Ring attracted…
By Nicole Tassone
With her twenty-fifth birthday on the approach, former pacer ‘Marita Rose’, affectionately known as ‘Immy’, was nearing retirement. Chalking up…
By Nicole Tassone
It was an event which promised an exceptional display of equestrian excellence and that’s exactly what the Alabar Hero Series…
By Nicole Tassone
With a strong family background in harness racing and equestrianism, with both sets of grandparents and parents heavily involved in…
By Nicole Tassone
Some couples are just meant to be. Despite challenges and circumstances that threaten to pull them apart, they always seem…