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Today on The Country, Rowena Duncum talked about the cancellation of the Land Rover Horse of the Year with board chair Tim Aiken.
On with the show:
Cameron Bagrie:
Today the independent economist talks about interest rates, what s happening to the NZD and a new venture he s launching soon.
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Tim Aiken:
The chair of the Land Rover Horse of the Year board on last night s heartbreaking decision to cancel the 2021 event.
Sam McIvor:
Beef + Lamb NZ s chief executive responds to a MfE report questioning the accuracy of a study into kiwi farmers carbon emissions and sequestration.
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Watch: Shocking video of jockey riding dead horse horrifies racing
2 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
4 minutes to read
First, a shocking photo of a trainer with a dead horse emerged, now an appalling video of a jockey is doing the rounds. Video / via Twitter
First, a shocking photo of a trainer with a dead horse emerged, now an appalling video of a jockey is doing the rounds. Video / via Twitter
news.com.au
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Racing s reputation suffered another blow as jockey Rob James apologised for a video circulating of him jumping on to a dead horse and pretending to ride it.
Heartbreaking : Horse of the Year cancelled due to Covid uncertainty
1 Mar, 2021 09:03 AM
2 minutes to read
After squeezing the event in just before Covid lockdown in 2020, New Zealand s biggest equestrian event has run out of luck. Photo / Supplied
After squeezing the event in just before Covid lockdown in 2020, New Zealand s biggest equestrian event has run out of luck. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
Land Rover Horse of the Year organisers have cancelled the 2021 event after 48 hours of discussions left them realising they wouldn t be able to clear the hurdles put up by Covid uncertainty.
A spokesperson for the Hastings event wrote on Facebook on Monday night that it was not a decision that had been made lightly.