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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

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

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

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

Triumph over tragedy Courtney Fraser and Rockin It. Good Morning Fiona and Sit Tight Radio listeners, I am writing to you on behalf of my client Courtney Fraser Performance Horses, regarding joining Sit Tight Radio for some light-hearted commentary and interview, during the up-coming, Melbourne International 3-Day Event. Courtney is as Aussie as they comeRead more

Paul Slattery is the man behind Pine Park Farriers. Also known as Slatts, Paul also volunteers as event farrier even while he is a serious competitor! let’s hear from Paul – “Yer Fi I love the sport and really want to give back anytime I can” Well tell us the Slatts story. “I’m 30 yearsRead more

Arriving at Victoria Park racecourse for the first horse inspection, a dismal day weather wise, looking across the runway I noted the absence of event director Gill Rolton. It seemed to set the scene for the event. New addition to the Sit Tight Radio team, Farlie Taylor took up the microphone for the trot upRead more

It’s that time of year again, we’re getting our ducks in a row, it seems to have rolled around quicker than expected, as always!! We’re making lists, the truck will be packed better than cabin luggage on a budget airline, it’s time to start getting sorted to journey half way across Australia in November, when the HayRead more

Sit Tight Radio dusted off the camper trailer and headed off down the Hume for the second time in as many weeks. Arriving at “Lynton”, where undoubtedly the cream of the Aussie eastern states’ eventing meet to shoot it out. The anticipation levels were through the roof to see horse and rider combinations having theirRead more

I feel bad to have clocked up a far too many time faults since the last newsletter, primarily my new employment proved to be very time consuming! So, from here till the end of the year it will be keep kicking! Attending the Quirindi CCI in July was a pleasure this year, the weather wasRead more

Melbourne International 3DE Win,Win! Kelvin Grove Equestrian supported our broadcast of the best MI3DE for many reasons, 10 of them would be the weather! The many other reasons for enjoying MI3DE would be the vibe created by the organising committee. Melbourne 3 day is one of those events that every Victorian eventer and their families writeRead more

Off Sit Tight Radio trotted to Sydney International 3DE and although the CCI  (which in old speak would be a long format 3DE) was under subscribed, the CIC classes helped the event feel much bigger. One does ponder what the committee needs to do to draw the big numbers to support this event, the venueRead more