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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS WITH CANDICE HOBDAY

One of the latest developments on the equestrian scene here in South Africa is the recent change to import and export regulations. We caught up with Candice Hobday of Hobday Equestrian Enterprises to get some first-hand information on the situation. HQ: Candice, you've been in the equine travel industry for nearly 25 years. How did your…

BylizzieNovember 15, 20240Comments

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2024 SA JUNIOR DERBY – GIORGIA SCRIBANTE AND CAPITAL CRAWFORD

Text: Amelia Campbell-Horne Photography: Merlynn Trichardt Photography The SA Junior Derby had some thrills and spills, and we spent most of the class waiting for a clear round! It finally came from our penultimate rider, Giorgia Scribante, aboard Capital Crawford, and then our top qualifiers, Hamza Minty and Callaho Conray, produced a second clear to force a…

BylizzieNovember 12, 20240Comments

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COURTNEY WEBBER AND OPAL DE LA BASTIDE – CREATING HISTORY

Interview: Amelia Campbell-Horne Photography: Merlynn Trichardt Photography Young Rider Courtney Webber and her trusty partner could be on the path to creating history… The pair were last year’s Micro (1.35m) Derby winners, and incredibly, this year, they took the win in the Mini (1.40m) Derby. Could they make it three for three next year with a win…

BylizzieNovember 11, 20240Comments

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THE BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

A strong field of 26 competitors took part in Sunday’s WCQ, several of whom have recently moved up to the WCQ level. Kate Launder set a fair track that rode well and produced a 27% clear round rate. The clear rounds included two previous WCQ winning combinations, George Coutlis on Callaho Lord Cris and Ronnie…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER DAY 5 (26th May 2024) – 1.35M AND 1.40M CHAMPIONSHIPS

Callaho Lissabon’s progeny dominated the Biogen Maple Ridge World Cup Qualifier, winning the 1.50m Grand Prix, the 1.40m Championships AND the 1.35m Championships! Again and again, Lissabon produces athletic horses, with flashy paces and catlike reflexes, who are not only exceptionally quick over the ground, but deceptively efficient in the air too. Lissabon, then, has not…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER DAY 4 (25th May 2024)

The fourth day of the Maple WCQ bore witness to an exciting 1.30m Championship class. Initially, the percentage of competitors proceeding to the jump off looked to be small as several riders were caught out with a rail here or there. The track that the talented Kate Launder set was fair but had an increased…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP DAY 3 (24th May 2024)

The 1.50m Grand Prix saw Jeanne Korber and Callaho Lexington seize the win and we can't think of a more deserving pair to claim the Grand Prix title than these two! In 2023, the pair were the 'Top Ranked 1.50m Horse and Rider Combination', while Callaho Lexington was the 'Top Ranked 1.50m Horse', and in 2021…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER DAY 2 (23rd May 2024)

Geordi Byrne and Callaho Sequoia Vella have had a cracking show so far, placing second in the 1.35m A2 on day one and winning the 1.40m two-phase on day two! The pair made their debut in the 1.40s at the SA Derby last year, and are proving to be formidable contenders at the top level…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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BIOGEN MAPLE RIDGE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER DAY 1 (22nd May 2024)

The first day of competition saw the ever-competitive Neriske Prinsloo Hill take the win in the 1.30m A2 aboard GCS Max Van Tastique NPS. Neriske has only been back in the ring since mid-April after a six-month break from riding following a back operation. Van-Tastique NPS is an 11-year-old, imported Hanoverian mare that Neriske has…

BylizzieJune 6, 20240Comments

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SAWHS FREE-JUMPING AND LOOSE-MOVEMENT

Text: Amelia Campbell-Horne Images: Crystal Baldwin Photography The South African Warmblood Horse Society hosted its 14th annual Free-Jumping and Loose-Movement show in November at United Equestrian in Kyalami. With several young horses on display with a variety of interesting pedigrees, it was exciting to see what South African breeding has to offer. Free-Jumping In the Free-Jumping section, the…

BylizzieJanuary 19, 20240Comments

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