January 31, 2020

Asia Horse Week Falls to Coronavirus

EEM, the organiser of the event, and its Founding Partner, the Hong Kong Jockey Club, announced today that the third edition of Asia Horse Week, scheduled for 13 – 16 February at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, will not take place. This decision is a result of precautionary measures, in […]
January 11, 2020

The Debate on Mounted Units

On Thursday, The Star newspaper published a Star Metro front page article about the two mounted units, DBKL and Putrajaya, in Malaysia.   Titled Commanding versatility, StarMetro reported on the role, history and maintenance of horse units established by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Putrajaya Corporation (PPj).
October 9, 2019

What is the Plan?

The FEI World Cup Jumping that I course designed last weekend at Thai Polo & Equestrian Club was more of a holiday than a real show.  With four shows to come before the FEI Asian Equestrian Championships in December, Thailand has a surfeit of shows.  Consequently entries were low as […]
October 2, 2019

Course Designing to the Max

I have been privileged to course design a World Cup show at Thai Polo for the last few years.  Getting the invitation is always nice, and I appreciate that they are accommodating enough to let me choose from their three dates, which one I take.  It is not easy to […]