Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:39 pm
COVID-19 may be putting a halt to fluid offshore travel
but that hasn’t stopped an international flavour at
Takapoto Estate Show Jumping.
New Zealand’s iconic
boutique show kicks off on Wednesday morning, running
through to Sunday. The first week of competition was
cancelled due to COVID-19 Alert Levels but it is all go this
week with the nation’s best combinations heading to Lake
Karapiro.
Frenchman Michel Ismalun, who travelled to
New Zealand last year for the 2020 show, will be designing
the courses for the silver and gold tours from afar. A
writer, trainer and former rider, Michel has designed