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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

Well the eventing season has been up and galloping since early February and a lot of the post festive season kgs. have melted away from both horses and riders in the sauna that is Aussie summer/Autumn competition. Riders were loving the new scoring system for dressage which gave most of us penalties that only IngridRead more

There are not enough superlatives in the Oxford dictionary to describe Alex Townsend’s and Derek Pascoe’s Wallaby Hill Farm. From the moment you start the journey down the picturesque Belmore Falls Rd you know you are going somewhere magical. The awestruck posts on FB from 1st time visitors and competitors sums it up. Green, lush,Read 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

The highs and lows of our beloved sport! A very sad outcome for Aussie eventers, Shanghai Joe and Shane Rose were making their way around the very imposing track and sustained a fall at fence 19B the Corral.  The fall was a reasonable soft departure for Shane but “Nugget” panicked and bolted back to theRead more

April was Equestriad which, as to be expected, a record number of entries, 600 or there abouts horses! And to top that off, Shane Rose, the event director, arriving home from competing in the UK a few days before and jet plane waiting to take himself and Niki straight back to prepare for Badminton. TheRead more

Albury Wodonga, a great start for 2017. Thanks Horsewerks Bowral Screaming down the Hume freeway from the south and the north, coming together for the first broadcast for 2017. Saturday dressage for the star classes, all 3 in the main arena meant the warm up on the sand area before going into the ring wasRead more

The end of 2016 won’t be remembered as the happiest of holiday breaks for our eventing family, sadly noting the passing of Roger Whyte on 27th December 2016 and Rodney (Rodders) Winchester 25th January 2017. The call up for cross country will be different. Thanks Marcia Williamson for these prophetic words: Rodney Winchester, we saluteRead more

A trip to the south coast NSW town of Moruya, where Mirrabooka ODE is situated, in the 90’s is when I first met Roger Whyte. At the time his daughters, Mary and Alice, were competing. Roger’s passion was fuelled by Mary and Alice’s success in the sport, Roger being the over achiever the Mirrabooka JuniorRead more

Well Sit Tighters, I don’t know about you but I got home from the inaugural Bucas Rugs, Wallaby Hill 3DE wanting to line my driveway with agapanthas and plant photinia hedges around all my paddocks and arena. Then I decided that that would be like putting a blingy browband on a horse with a romanRead more

Horsewerks Bowral Adelaide broadcast 2016 Ahoy there sit tighters! Well we have had the poultice hosed off and the equissage is put away after another fabulous Adelaide. STR was there and broadcasting live from the get go. The co commentary team consisted of Lindsey (Nairny) Constable, Sean (the handsome) Cooper and Graham Minter. Wednesday’s trotRead more

Well Sit Tighters, things are certainly heating up in the lead ups to Adelaide and Wallaby Hill 3DE’s. STR was excited to be broadcasting live and on the app from the blue lounge and/or the blue gazebo from both Canberra CIC and Goulburn CIC. For 2 events so close together, both geographically and calendar wise they were complete polar opposites in nearly every other way.

The deplorable Canberra weather on Friday and Saturday meant that there were lots of ‘high beaming’ from the riders, bogged trucks and a good tracking of red mud up everyone’s tail ramps. The amazing all weather arenas were much appreciated by the horses and the grooms who didn’t have to worry about getting the glo white shampoo out of the grooming box. Despite it being very moist the amazing committee gritted their teeth and got on with it with a smile on the outside and probably a lot of internal swearing.

Well the 2016 Melbourne International 3DE was blessed with the best weather I can remember from all the years of competing and Sit Tight’s last 2 years of broadcasting. Sit Tight Radio kicked off the Horseware Australia coverage at the first horse inspection on Thursday afternoon when the weather probably threatened the most but MadisonRead more