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He also had a five penalty lead over New Zealand rider Clarke Johnstone but with Rio on the horizon it was important that he also produce clear rounds in the showjumping. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Riding Virgil his round in the showjumping went according to plan and the pair finished on their dressage score of 50.80. Last into the arena was Rose’s horse CP Qualified and the pair knocked one fence which added four penalties to their score but it didn’t affect their lead and the pair rode to victory with a score of 49.30. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“I knew Clarke would be really hard to beat and we have about six Aussie guys that are here that I knew would be up there,” said Rose. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“I think both horses have performed very well and it would have been great to jump clear on Qualified but to run first and second in this field is what I was hoping I could do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Before the event I said I would be pretty disappointed if I didn’t finish in the top four. I have very competitive horses and I felt if I did a good job that we’d be close. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Coming down here I openly said here that this is where I wanted to qualify and get selected for Rio.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Adelaide CCI4* was an important event for Australian Eventing Riders and none more so than Rose who knows what it takes to make it to the Olympic Games. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“I don’t think (the road is) any easier after this weekend, it’s just clearer and this is certainly the way I wanted to try and get there. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“All those tentative plans I put in place on where I’m going to go and how I’m going to try and get to Rio I can hopefully act on and get there with everything firing and put ourselves in a position when we can win.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“I know I’m competitive against anyone in the world on those two horses but I have to make sure on dressage day that I do a better job than what I did on Friday. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“We have eight months or so to get that right but I’m confident we’ll be able to polish that off,” he said. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Johnstone’s clear Showjumping round helped him to solidify third position with a score of 54.10, while Olympic silver medallist Sonja Johnson (Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison) finished fourth after she too produced a clear jumping round and finished with 59.40 penalties.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final Top Ten:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. Shane Rose, CP Qualified <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. Shane Rose, Virgil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. Clarke Johnstone, Balmoral Sensation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. Sonja Johnson, Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5. Michaela Martindale, Kinnordy Gatow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6. Katja Weimann, BP Flamboyant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7. Hazel Shannon, Clifford <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8. Isobel English, Feldale Mouse<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9. Sturt Tinney, Pluto Mio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>10. Megan Jones, Kirby Park Allofasudden<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full list of results are now available to view on the Aus3de website, www.australian3de.com.au. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2015 Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3DE) is the triathlon of horse sports and the pinnacle of equestrian sport in Australia. It is one of the six top level Federation Equestre International (FEI) Classic Series events held around the world annually. 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href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---TBs7qsMCU/VlFdkt1dDJI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ppCvbN1kL2M/s1600/Image-296900120-745825.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---TBs7qsMCU/VlFdkt1dDJI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ppCvbN1kL2M/s320/Image-296900120-745825.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6219855445735836818" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6yl52tMs74/VlFdlSPBFkI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/H_Q6YaiuPVc/s1600/Image1764803948-748283.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6yl52tMs74/VlFdlSPBFkI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/H_Q6YaiuPVc/s320/Image1764803948-748283.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6219855455506732610" /></a></p>In a close run and influential show jumping Shane Rose pulls of the double and comes first on CP Qualified first and second on Virgil in the Australian International 3 day event CCI 4 star <br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div 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/></a></p>Amanda Ross on Dicavalli Diesel wins the Australian International 3 day event CCI 2 star with just over 3 points in hand after having a rail in the showjumping from Judith Clarke, who at 60 is the oldest competitor here. <br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-57470566499168525992015-11-22T09:51:00.001+11:002015-11-22T09:51:49.757+11:00Australian International 3 day event trot up and show jumping day <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dH9XRnJTWb4/VlD1hr6VivI/AAAAAAAAAxE/Zn40maUUmh8/s1600/Image403856376-709758.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dH9XRnJTWb4/VlD1hr6VivI/AAAAAAAAAxE/Zn40maUUmh8/s320/Image403856376-709758.jpg" border="0" alt="" 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line on a time if 11.08 on CP Qualified, adding just 3.2 time penalties to his overnight dressage score, bringing their total after the cross country to 45.30 penalties.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oU7QJ2DUt-k/VlBtd6pCpyI/AAAAAAAAAw0/3_qmWbKV0NI/s1600/image001-778736.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oU7QJ2DUt-k/VlBtd6pCpyI/AAAAAAAAAw0/3_qmWbKV0NI/s320/image001-778736.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6219591446123685666" /></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rose’s second horse Virgil was seventh after the Dressage phase but now occupies second position after he was the only horse to complete the cross country course without incurring any jumping or time penalties. He will carry 50.80 penalties into Sunday’s Showjumping decider. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the first time that Virgil has competed at CCI4* level and Rose said he took it all in his stride. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Virgil’s been ready for (this level for) a while, he’s a super horse, an amazing jumping machine. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“He could win medals as a Showjumping horse probably. He has a great gallop and today he was up on his time the whole way around,” he said. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rose says he still has some work to do, but is confident that both horses have the ability to go all the way. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“With CP Qualified, I just need to touch up on a few things, I need to get my preparation for the (dressage) test a bit better. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Virgil just needs time to get stronger, he’s a big lump of a horse with super power.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“I’ve got two exceptional horses so I’m very privileged. There’s a lot that could go wrong between now and tomorrow and then in the next nine months leading into Rio but so far everything is on track so we just need to make sure we keep going that way,” he said. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New Zealand rider Clarke Johnstone riding Balmoral Sensation is in third position after he also produced a strong cross country round which picked up just four time penalties (for a total score of 54.10). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Katja Weimann and BP Flamboyant, who were second after the Dressage phase remain in contention but have moved to fifth position after picking up 11.2 time penalties (for a total score of 60.30). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Olympic silver medallist Sonja Johnson and Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison were the big movers of the day, moving from 15th to 4th position after collecting just 1.2 time penalties (for a total of 59.40). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Australian International Three Day Event CCI4* concludes on Sunday with the ATCO Showjumping phase. Final day action begins at 10.00am before the main event starts at 3:15pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The results at the end of the cross country day of competition were as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. Shane Rose, CP Qualified <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. Shane Rose, Virgil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. Clarke Johnstone, Balmoral Sensation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. Sonja Johnson, Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5. Katja Weimann, BP Flamboyant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6. Megan Jones, Kirby Park Allofasudden<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7. Andrew Cooper, Black Crest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8. Sturt Tinney, Pluto Mio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9. Hazel Shannon, Clifford <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>10. Soigne Jackson, Gold<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full list of results are now available to view on the Aus3de website, www.australian3de.com.au. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2015 Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3DE) is the triathlon of horse sports and the pinnacle of equestrian sport in Australia. It is one of the six top level Federation Equestre International (FEI) Classic Series events held around the world annually. For more information visit www.australian3de.com.au.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Three Phases...Two Hearts...One Passion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Regards</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:maroon'>Walter</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon'>News - Views - Reviews - Free Classifieds<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon'>HorseOz will donate half of the proceeds from all Premium Video and Business Adds<b><br></b>placed with<b> <i><a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale"><span style='color:blue'>HorseOz ForSale</span></a> </i></b>to <b><i>Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria</i></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-10233352162176020912015-11-21T13:23:00.001+11:002015-11-21T13:23:32.488+11:00Australian International 3 day event at Rymil Park <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3bzJ_XK4tk/Vk_VpPh-d2I/AAAAAAAAAwk/0I4yRs_PPrg/s1600/DSC_0836-01-712490.jpeg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3bzJ_XK4tk/Vk_VpPh-d2I/AAAAAAAAAwk/0I4yRs_PPrg/s320/DSC_0836-01-712490.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6219424514942334818" /></a></p>Fabulous day here at Rymil Lake in the Adelaide Park lands for the Australian International 3 day event. 2 star cross-country is over with some spectacular action with the 4 star to come and then followed by the exhibition eventing and then back at Victoria Park the World Cup showjumping. :-) <br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-58042230064300467562015-11-20T22:23:00.001+11:002015-11-20T22:23:29.623+11:00Rose leads Adelaide CCI 4* Pryde's EasiFeed Dressag<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFgPpW2KdmM/Vk8CsiMOBbI/AAAAAAAAAwU/XdQC3h92EtE/s1600/73%2BShane%2BRose%2B-%2BCP%2BQualified%2B%25282%2529%2Bsmall-709624.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFgPpW2KdmM/Vk8CsiMOBbI/AAAAAAAAAwU/XdQC3h92EtE/s320/73%2BShane%2BRose%2B-%2BCP%2BQualified%2B%25282%2529%2Bsmall-709624.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6219192574537500082" /></a></p><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rio Olympic hopeful Shane Rose (CP Qualified) currently leads the Adelaide CCI4* at the <b>2015 Australian International Three Day Event </b>after Day One of the <b>Pryde’s EasiFeed </b>Dressage with the Stars Dressage Day.</span><span lang=EN-AU style='color:red'> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>With only 260 days to go until the start the eventing at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Australia’s Olympic Eventing hopefuls will be out in force to impress selectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rose and his mount CP Qualified were the standout performers on the first day, riding to a score of 42.10. They have a strong lead going into Saturday’s influential cross country with the next nearest competitor Katja Weimann (VIC) and BP Flamboyant sitting on 49.10 penalties. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The battle for the minor positions is close with New South Wales rider Christine Bates and on Adelaide Hill on 49.40 penalties and Katie Roots riding Trevalgar II in fourth with 49.70. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rose and CP Qualified are on familiar ground, having placed first after the Dressage phase two years ago only to finish in seventh after knocking two rails in the Showjumping. Since then the Beijing silver medallist, he has been working hard and says the proof is on display every time his horse steps into the arena. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“If you took a photo of Qualified two years ago and compared it to him today you probably wouldn’t think he’s the same horse,” said Rose. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“He’s grown significantly in strength, he’s changed his shape, he gallops better, his jumping is considerably better and his performances over the past two years show that.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rose has one eye on the prize and the other on a Rio Olympic Games berth and is confident in his ability this weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“I’m confident he’s going to do a good job in the next couple of days if I can steer him around and help him do that,” he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>South Australian Olympian Megan Jones riding her three time Adelaide CCI4* bridesmaid Kirby Park Allofasudden is also in touch with the leaders, currently in eighth position with 52.80 penalties. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thousands of fans are expected to flock Adelaide’s beautiful parklands to enjoy the Qantas Cross Country Day. Road closures for Cross Country on Saturday will be in place from early Saturday with Bartels road and Wakefield Road closes at both ends at 5am on Saturday morning and re-opening to traffic again at 10pm Saturday night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Full list of results are now available to view on the Aus3de website, <a href="http://www.australian3de.com.au">www.australian3de.com.au</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>Gates open at 9.00am for the Qantas Cross Country Day, with the first horse and rider combination starting at 10am in the </span><span lang=EN-AU>Horseland CCI2* </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'>competition </span><span lang=EN-AU>the main event, and the CCI4* to begin at 1:30pm.</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt'> Watch all the action live on FEI TV on </span><span lang=EN-AU><a href="http://www.australian3de.com.au"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.australian3de.com.au</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The 2015 Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3DE) is the triathlon of horse sports and the pinnacle of equestrian sport in Australia. It is one of the six top level Federation Equestre International (FEI) Classic Series events held around the world annually. For more information visit <a href="http://www.australian3de.com.au"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.australian3de.com.au</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Three Phases...Two Hearts...One Passion.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>More Photos at www.horseoz.com/photos<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Regards</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:maroon'>Walter</span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon'>News - Views - Reviews - Free Classifieds<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon'>HorseOz will donate half of the proceeds from all Premium Video and Business Adds<b><br></b>placed with<b> <i><a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale"><span style='color:blue'>HorseOz ForSale</span></a> </i></b>to <b><i>Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria</i></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>website <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.horseoz.com</span></a></span><span style='color:maroon'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-79911434671347916862015-11-19T15:24:00.001+11:002015-11-19T15:24:53.577+11:00Amanda Ross leading at the hallway mark with an impressive score of 37 on Dicavalli Diesel <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bk3-WsVlW74/Vk1PFlfBIXI/AAAAAAAAAwI/Ls1gY3ij24s/s1600/Image1441786701-793579.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bk3-WsVlW74/Vk1PFlfBIXI/AAAAAAAAAwI/Ls1gY3ij24s/s320/Image1441786701-793579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218713617848672626" /></a></p><br> Photos at <a href="http://www.HorseOz.com/photos">www.HorseOz.com/photos</a><br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-23092986877602623762015-11-19T12:11:00.001+11:002015-11-19T12:11:29.210+11:00Tags with chips for horse information and identification. Plait into mane for emergencies. Brilliant www.vertag.com.au<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Puud44RHfJk/Vk0hwqacEEI/AAAAAAAAAv4/aSO3uXzIN1s/s1600/Image-1269150606-789211.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Puud44RHfJk/Vk0hwqacEEI/AAAAAAAAAv4/aSO3uXzIN1s/s320/Image-1269150606-789211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218663780371140674" /></a></p><br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-85697665805460827642015-11-19T10:32:00.002+11:002015-11-19T10:34:58.891+11:00The CCI 2 star dressage has started in fantastic weather at the Australian International 3 day event <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2TMALhbW0LE/Vk0LI6ypKjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/GfvL-gveYOI/s1600/Image1087000093-798893.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2TMALhbW0LE/Vk0LI6ypKjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/GfvL-gveYOI/s320/Image1087000093-798893.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218638908317051442" /></a></p><br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-27809305171940355892015-11-19T10:32:00.001+11:002015-11-19T10:32:52.729+11:00The CCI 2 star dressage has started in fantastic weather at the Australian International 3 day event <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zpSwQlrAkc0/Vk0KpSXDBWI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Hfb0CEH1eAM/s1600/Image1087000093-772730.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zpSwQlrAkc0/Vk0KpSXDBWI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Hfb0CEH1eAM/s320/Image1087000093-772730.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218638364887942498" /></a></p><br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146301.post-43653335034699032962015-11-18T15:59:00.001+11:002015-11-18T15:59:10.562+11:00Omg the trade fair is huge. Just like the jumps at the Australian International 3 day event. It's not too late to come down this weekend. <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cPFFvJsHnBw/VkwFn48wE-I/AAAAAAAAAu0/52wo96VzqOU/s1600/Image403856376-750563.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cPFFvJsHnBw/VkwFn48wE-I/AAAAAAAAAu0/52wo96VzqOU/s320/Image403856376-750563.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218351368352044002" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iIithhsfmEM/VkwFoEMgNxI/AAAAAAAAAu8/2HtjnayHYP0/s1600/Image-1712736389-752254.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iIithhsfmEM/VkwFoEMgNxI/AAAAAAAAAu8/2HtjnayHYP0/s320/Image-1712736389-752254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6218351371370903314" /></a></p><br> -- <br> Regards Walter<br> Post free ads at HorseOz Classifieds<br> at <a href="http://www.horseoz.com/forsale">www.horseoz.com/forsale</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Posted via Telstra NextG for http://www.horseoz.com</div>HorseOzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04849503162286970086noreply@blogger.com0