Below you will find the most recent examples of the EQVALAN Gold Rider Of The Month, found in each issue of The Horse Magazine.

Christopher Burton - January 2009
This month's, Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Christopher Burton who rode Newsprint to a win in the Australian International four star three day event.
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Jamie Winning - December 2008
With a second in the Australian Senior Showjumping Championships at the age of 21, Jamie Winning has clearly confirmed what good judges have been predicting for quite some time, that she is destined to be one of the brightest of the bright new stars on the Australian Show jumping scene.
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Georgia Bruce - November 2008
Her Story. "I have known Carolyn Lieutenant for ten years. I first met her back in 1998 at the RDA National Championships when she was National Coach for the Paralympic Preparation Program Squad..."
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Beijing Olympics Poster - October 2008
This month's Eqvalan riders of the month are the members of the Australian Olympic Show Jumping team.
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Beijing Olympics Poster - September 2008
This month's Eqvalan riders of the month are the members of Aussie silver medal team at this years Beijing Olympics.
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Chris Chugg - August 2008
This month’s Eqvalan rider of the month is showjumper, Chris Chugg. Chris saved the best for last, making the jump off of the final selection Grand Prix at Aach, and finishing in third place – the best individual performance of the selection series...
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Gitte Donvig - June 2008
I guess this month’s rider of the month, Gitte Donvig was born to ride. Her late father, Gert Donvig was one of our first Grand Prix riders and trainers, and her mother, Mary Hanna is still one of our front line competition riders...
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Adam Mellers - May 2008
As he rode Animate to victory in the World Cup class at Sydney Royal – and in doing so made a serious bid for a place in the Australian Showjumping Team for the Beijing Olympic Games – it was a ‘family’ affair for the rider, Adam Mellers...
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Maurice Bruce - April 2008
When Maurice Bruce says his fight to regain control of his body after a life threatening brain injury is the hardest thing he has done in his life, you take notice,...
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Boyd Martin - March 2008
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Boyd Martin. The young Australian eventer has recently made the shift – with his wife, dressage rider, Silva – to the USA, and...
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Brett Parbery - February 2008
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Brett Parbery, who led the Australian dressage team to victory in the Regional Olympic qualifier...
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Maree Tomkinson- November 2007
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Maree Tomkinson, who was the best of the Australian entrants at the World Young Dressage Horse Champion-ships in Verden...
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Nicole Kullen- October 2007
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Nicole Kullen, who won silver and bronze medals at the World Paralympic Championships.
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Rozzie Ryan - September 2007
Rozzie Ryan takes our Eqvalan Rider of the Month Award with a series of stunning performances on two horses;
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Sonja Johnson - August 2007
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Sonja Johnson, who took out champion's sash at the Taupo three day event in Australia, riding the stock horse Gelding, Ringwould Jaguar…
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Clayton & Lucinda Fredericks - July 2007
Do you have to pinch yourself, to know it’s not all some sort of a dream?
“It’s just been unreal, it doesn’t feel like it is happening. It has sort of started to sink in a bit now…
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Alycia Targa - June 2007
Riding Jane and Maurice Bruce’s star Trakehner-bred mare Kudu, Alycia Targa took out the Aachen Challenge.
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Gavin Chester - May 2007
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Gavin Chester who will be riding Warlord for Australia at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas.
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Stuart Tinney - April 2007
Whenever Stuart Tinney goes to his stables he delights in every horse in every box. Each is a pleasure to train. “I just love riding them”, he said.
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Cammie O'Rourke - March 2007
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Cammie O’Rourke, who brilliantly led Australia’s Young Eventing Riders’ team to victory in the Trans Tasman in Australia.
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Heath Ryan - January 2007
Heath Ryan talks about the chestnut Thoroughbred gelding who won him the Rider of the Month Award – Adelaide four-star winner, Flame.
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Brett Parbery - December 2006
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Brett Parbery who won the World Cup Freestyle at the Australian Dressage Championships with Whisper.
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Edwina Alexander - November 2006
What makes Edwina tick? It's desperately competitive on the European showjumping circuit, you are an awful long way from home, why do you do it?
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Matthew Dowsley - September 2006
Aachen and the World Championships – it’s a long way from Boy Rider at Sydney Royal…
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Sonja Johnson - August 2006
Sonja Johnson came to the Horseland Three Day Event with victory - and selection in the Australian team for the WEG - firmly in her aim
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Shane Rose - July 2006
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is Shane Rose, who took out the World Cup class at Warwick on All Luck.
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Rachael Sanna - June 2006
Rachael Sanna is back in the front line with a new Grand Prix star - Chatham Park Jac, the gelding she bought as a foal in a paddock in Hollland..
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Rod Brown - May 2006
Having won the Australian Championships in 1994 on EBA Spirit (x Mikado), Rod Brown regained the title in 2006, with Mr Burns, and in doing so, has secured his position on the Australian Showjumping Team for WEG. National Selectors made the decision to give Rod and Mr. Burns, as well as Edwina Alexander and Isolva Pialotta autoatic selection, based on their outstanding performance to date.
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Adam Mellers - April 2006
This month’s Eqvalan Rider of the Month is the Wentworth Saddles Future Star winner, Adam Mellers…
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Judy Dierks - March 2006
Once upon a time, Judy Dierks revelled in competing –and winning – at FEI level, remarking that novice tests started way too early in the morning! Now she has emerged as the Queen of the Young Horse set, with wins in two out of three Young Horse championships at Dressage with the Stars…
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Megan Jones - February 2006
Megan Jones was one of the Australian Squad riders who really benefited from her time in the training camp with Bettina Hoy – but for Megan the improvement started six weeks before the camp…
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Lyndal Oatley - January 2006
Like so many of those stylish young lady riders around town, Lyndal Oatley started out her riding career as a showie…
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