First AOS Auction 2010 - Boneo Park

by Heath Ryan | March 3, 2010

First AOS Auction 2010 - Boneo Park

Last year in a time of recession and just two weeks after the dreadful fires in Victoria we ran perhaps the most successful auction ever at the beautiful Boneo Park in Victoria which is home for the McNaught family. The indoor school and stables are architecturally designed and are simply magnificent and you have to see it to believe it.

Well here we go again!...

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Free Masterclass at Boneo Park

by Heath Ryan | March 3, 2010

Free Masterclass at Boneo Park

The free Masterclass attracts an enormous cross-section of people. The Masterclass does reach up into the full blown Grand Prix levels, so in the crowd will be some of Australia's top riders who are very interested in the ideas and interpretations being used and expressed in the training of Regardez Moi and Jive Magic. Riding at these top levels is not a reflection of amazing riding skills (surprise, surprise) but rather a reflection of a well thought out and rationalized intellectual journey. So amazingly the more advanced a rider is the more interesting becomes the Masterclass!...

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Regardez Moi and Jive Magic go Head-to-Head

by Heath Ryan | March 3, 2010

Regardez Moi and Jive Magic go Head-to-Head

There is definitely a tension here at Ryans and also an underlying excitement as the World Equestrian Games (WEG) looms up on the immediate horizon and perhaps more specifically the final selection trials for the Australian Dressage Team becomes imminent.

Jive Magic has been described on numerous occasions as the most powerful dressage horse in Australia. He does seem to be fantastically well received by the crowds and Rozzie is rapidly molding this power into harmony and her trademark technical execution. I think all of Australia is watching with fascination and wondering whether the final selection trials are going to be just a tad too early for Jive Magic or whether Rozzie will indeed prevail and then one of the current Grand Prix favorites is about to be relegated to reserve status. Definitely tension out there and the excitement that comes with the changing of the guard...

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