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Changing the horse world at a canter
Ingmar Vos, the first non-royal to head the FEI in 60 years, wants his sport to become more pro-active in introducing change.
Equestrian: Nicholson overcomes the high hurdles
Andrew Nicholson has won three Olympic and three World Equestrian Games medals since starting out as a groom at Badminton, writes Andrew Alderson.
Equestrian: Rider wants clarity on his Olympic role
Andrew Nicholson's Olympic career is expected to be decided at an Equestrian Sports New Zealand board meeting this month.
Nicholson's Badminton title chances slip
Andrew Nicholson has suffered a brutal denouement to his Badminton campaign after dropping three rails on Nereo in the showjumping phase to finish sixth.
Place at Rio Olympics still under threat
Regardless of this morning's Badminton horse trials result, Andrew Nicholson's Olympic availability remains under threat.
Equestrian: Nicholson is hot to trot at top event
It's one of the only titles that has eluded Andrew Nicholson and the highly-decorated eventer knows what's at stake in the showjumping phase of the Badminton horse trials.
Hopes for Kiwi success in Italian hands
The creativity of course designer Giuseppe Della Chiesa could determine whether a New Zealander wins the Badminton horse trials this year.
Kiwis have top Badminton chances
New Zealand will make a formidable showing at the Badminton horse trials, starting in Gloucestershire tonight.
Mediation might sort equestrian stand-off
David Leggat wants to bang a couple of heads together as the gulf between one of the country's leading eventing riders and his national body grows ever wider.
Viva Las Vegas, Laurie eyes Olympics
It's amazing what a win can do for the spirits, and the ambition. New Zealand's best showjumper, Katie Laurie, discovered that in Las Vegas this week.
Hay soars to cup glory on import
Two imported German horses took the top titles on the final day of the Farmlands Horse of the Year Show in Hastings yesterday.
Equestrian: Paget on track for Olympics
Jock Paget has his sights set firmly on the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Auckland Cup: Stars given second life
Thanks to people like Gina Schick, visions of former champion horses being trucked off to pet food factories are proving false.
Peter Calder: Polo - like playing golf during a quake
The country around Clevedon, southeast of Auckland, is parched and brown. Hawks circle slowly in the blue sky and even at 10am, the sun is like a hammer blow. The occasional "Road May Flood" sign seems like a grim joke.
Equestrian: Nicholson may return to squad
Dumped eventing star Andrew Nicholson could be back in New Zealand's high performance squad by the middle of this year.
Equestrian: Katie Laurie takes the title
Katie Laurie pulled off a fairytale finish when she won the FEI World Cup New Zealand Series final at Woodhill Sands in Auckland yesterday.
Two of NZ's best chase World Cup crown
New Zealand's two best riders are preparing for a showdown in the New Zealand series final of showjumping's World Cup in Auckland this weekend.
Equestrian: Kiwi stars who rode off
Andrew Alderson looks at six of the best horses New Zealanders have ridden in the past 30 years.
Equestrian: Kiwis go 1-2 at Burghley
Andrew Nicholson made history at the Burghley horse trials today, winning a third straight title on the same horse, his outstanding grey Avebury.