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Hooting down the Hume freeway on Friday afternoon should’ve been fairly boring. Two phone calls from neighbours and I’m wondering if the cruiser, the blue couch, the dogs and I should spin around to defend our little house from the now outta control fire. Which was in control two hours before!! Na! We can’t missRead more

5 years seems like yesterday but it is actually an eternity ago! In 2014 the first broadcast from the Sit Tight Radio commentary team took place at Goulburn “Lynton” horse trials. To give you the background, Sit Tight Radio was born primarily due to myself and Marcia Williamson’s sense of humour about riding horses inRead more

Time flies!  It’s well into the second half of 2019, the July and August News Shows are available if you missed them live. So here’s a reminder to be listening on the first Monday of every month at 6PM.  During the final Taupo Talk show Fiona and Sam Lyle discuss the Aussie Team outcome atRead more

Woo Hoo! Not only is almost time for me to pack my bags and microphone for the upcoming Melbourne International 3day event this coming weekend, but it’s also time to share some pretty special news. We’ve been offered a fantastic sponsorship opportunity from SuccessMasters (a lot of you might know Michele Nash the owner asRead more

Hi Sit Tighters, Hope you enjoyed Taupo Talk with Laura Rae! What an event for our Aussie team, it became a test event for the new teams scoring system for the Tokyo Olympics. It was a new concept of scoring to grasp, nothing that a scientist from NASA would shy away from, mere Eventers wereRead more

There’s a new release of “YEARLY” subscriptions, great value for our listeners as we’ve got 3 broadcasts coming up in the next short while. Monday 6th May, The New Show. This month, we chat to Craig Barrett, thanks to Sandhills, about breeding future Eventers. The Taupo 3DE Oceania Championships 2019 Australian Teams Challenge, reporter onRead more

We’re excited to announce Kelato as a sponsor for the upcoming Sydney 3DE broadcast. Kelato’s GastroHEALTH, the EXCITING BRAND NEW PRODUCT from the leaders in gastric health, is finally here! So what is GastroHEALTH? We all know that the health of your horse reflects the health of their gut. Maintaining good gut function is essentialRead more

All the stars were shining at Equestriad! Of the 18 horse and rider combinations announced as team hopefuls for the Oceanic Teams Challenge 12 of the senior team and 1 young rider were out in force. Saturday morning our broadcast kicked off for the CCI 4* dressage, I was accompanied by Merran Wallace. Merran isRead more

Sydney Eventing @SIEC kicked off the 2019 Season absolutely perfectly! The weather and the going could not have been better! Our sport is extremely fortunate to have the 2000 Olympic venue in pristine condition, in fact, they are still making improvements! The CCN4* was well supported with entries, possibly due to the upcoming Trans TasmanRead more

A new show every month and the EARLY BIRD sale.  The 2019 Eventing season is about to kick off which is the time of year we release the EARLY BIRD special offer. This offer entitles subscribers to all live events covered for 2019, which will include all overseas events, all interviews throughout the year andRead more

What a year it has been Sittighters!! Hard to believe it has been nearly 8 months since we did our first live coverage for 2018 from Equestriad but there is nothing like starting the year with a bang. 600 plus combinations, huge entries in all the “Put on your big pants” star classes, 1 star showjumpingRead more

Here comes Adelaide!! We all have our favourites we reckon will be on the podium! OK now is the time to get your tip in writing, here’s the rules and the link to enter. The winning tipster of each competition receives $100 Woolies shopping card.   FOR THE CCI 2*, CCI 4* &  CIC 3*Read more

As usual the weather was the topic of conversation at the “Lynton” NSW Championships. No snow in sight but chilly winds were a plenty, keeping everyone rugged up. The CIC 2 star had thirty five starters, including five interstate riders, Amanda Ross, Asha Warnock and Florence (great name, according to Hasibar) Goodwin from Victoria andRead more

Sit Tight does WEG, WOW!!   Sunday morning 9th September, Prue and I drove to Sydney airport and parked the car. Lindsey called to say she was still at Tullamarine. We were a little concerned but I’m sure we thought “Na! she’ll be right”. Sadly, it wasn’t!  Lindsey AKA “Nairny” missed the flight from SydneyRead more

We fly out on Sunday! Before the team of Lindsey “Nairny” Constable, Prue Barrett and myself settle in for the long flight, we got together for our last chat before we go LIVE at Tryon. The “Here we Go” show is listen live this afternoon, Friday 5.30pm AEST. If you miss it live click onRead more

The Australian World Equestrian Team has been announced! An all boy team of made up of the following horse and rider combinations. Shane Rose riding Virgil – owners Shane Rose and Michelle Hasibar, Sam Griffiths riding Paulank Brockagh – owners Steve & Dinah Posford, Jules Carter and Sam Griffiths, Christopher Burton riding Cooley Lands – owner Kate WallsRead more

The Australian Eventing team for Tryon WEG will be announced Thursday 26th. We plan a “post Aachen” show and will chat about our Aussie team members. Hope you’re listening in Friday afternoon 5.30pm. You’ll find the broadcast on the listen live button. If you’re busy and want to listen later find it on the podcastRead more

That’s right Sit Tight Radio will be broadcasting LIVE from Tryon! The team of Prue Barrett, Lindsey Constable “Nairny” and Fiona at the wheel are jetting off the the U.S of A. in September to bring you all the eventing action! We have to thank Kelvin Grove Equestrian, Mario and Anne Kuna for their supportRead more

Hi Sit Tighters! Even though the winter blues are trying hard to keep us down, the Eventing action on the other side of the world is certainly doing a good job of heating up our screens! After Melbourne International 3DE all eyes were upon Luhmühlen CCI 4*. Shane Rose jetted off from Melbourne to rideRead more

Enormous thanks to our broadcast sponsor Bimbadeen Park, Shane and Niki Rose. Thanks also to Pine Park Farrier Services, Paul Slattery, farrier and eventer for supporting the Tipping comp. Kicking off the event Lindsey “Nairny” Constable and I took our possie at the end of the runway for Thursday afternoon “trot up”. If you haven’tRead more