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.

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.

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

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.

Jock Paget says nothing can be ruled out as he searches for answers as to why his horse Clifton Promise failed a doping test.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New Zealand eventing rider Tom Gadsby died after a fall while competing in Britain yesterday.

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''.

New Zealand eventing rider Tom Gadsby has been killed in a fall during a cross-country event at Somerford Park Horse Trials in Cheshire.

Andrew Nicholson's remarkable eventing success over the past year has raised the bar for New Zealand riders aiming for the top.

Andrew Nicholson is again the toast of the eventing world with victory at the top-ranking Luhmuhlen CCI4 in Germany this morning.