Yoicks Equine

31/10/2024

The horses are officially on holidays after a short but sweet season.

Yoicks Kimikain made the step up to 3* really well this season having completed Spring, Shirley heights and Albury successfully. Kimmi and I have lots to work and improve on as a team but she definitely earned her break. Next season we look to Adelaide 3* in May

Yoicks Mighty mako also made a big step up to 95 and completed 3, placing in 2. Very impressive Kev. While kimmi and I have lots to work on ‘as a team’, Kevin needs to learn that I’m boss and just because he has all that talent doesn’t mean he knows where we are going or what is written in the dressage test. After a long journey with Kev and handling on the ground it’s nice to have the reward under saddle (because I’m telling you if it was as bad to ride as it was to deal with no thank you!! He has grown up a lot now however). Kevin and I will look to a 1* start early next season 🤞🏼

I had so much fun with Heir to the Throne this season and she finished with a lovely calm dressage followed by a double clear in her first ever 3* at Albury CCI s this past weekend, what a good black fat rat!! Holly is now back home with her favourite person in the world Charli.

Im currently sitting (definitely lying) in hospital post surgery number 3 on my nose. This one was a bigger one in detail but littler in surface area with some cartilage as well as skin taken from my ear to replace what was “removed” 😬. Since I have to have 4 weeks off riding there is no point in kimmi and Kev doing 2 weeks and going back out again so they can just have a good summer break that they’ve earned and back to it on Jan 2nd. I have two cute thoroughbreds to play with and rising 3yo Ziggy (Tulara Zinero x Americain) to get going over summer!!

23/10/2024

Mega Raffle Extravaganza!
Get ready for the ultimate chance to win big! Our Mega Raffle offers an exciting array of prizes that will leave you on the edge of your seat. With every ticket purchased, you’re not just entering to win—you’re supporting the future development of eventing in North Eastern Victoria. Join us for an extraordinary experience filled with anticipation and community spirit. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this incredible raffle extravaganza —grab your tickets now and let the excitement begin! Ticket link will be available via Event Secretary

Limited to 240 tickets at $25 per ticket with a total prize pool value of $6,000!!

We'd love to invite you to bring your chairs, dinner and a drink around the front of the office taking in the views whilst we draw the lucky Winners on Saturday night. Hope to see you there with your lucky ticket!

Some of the amazing prizes include:

• Service Fee - Tulara Warmbloods

• Exclusive Lindsay Park Racing behind the scenes Tour for 8 x people including refreshments

• Air BNB 2 nights for 4 people on the beautiful Delatite River

• Smith's Saddlery Wool Lined Cotton Rug

• PEMF Therapy Treatment

• Yoicks Equine Introductory Package for Water or Dry Treadmill (3 x treatments)

• Light Bar

• Jump Starter Pack

• Bunnings Cart

• Set of 4 plastic jump blocks

* Wahl Smart Clip Clipper Set

* Heaps more

Keep an eye on our socials for more details!!

08/09/2024

Spring HT

Firstly congratulations to Daniel and the whole committee for a wonderful event. Very impressive. They can’t do it without sponsors or volunteers. You’re all amazing 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Chicky Kiev did his first 95 for a double clear and 5th. Very good boy, very tired also.

Holly was a good girl being calmer in the dressage and producing a lovely clear SJ. We had a stupid mistake on my part follow by a stupid mistake on her part to end up standing in the apex. It looked awfully dramatic for a situation that really wasn’t and thankfully all are healthy and just a bit embarrassed with themselves 🤦🏽‍♀️. Our finest moment was when she decided to jump the whole mound a spend a very long time in the air and I was very impressed with her scope!!

Princess kimmi kimmi did her first 3* for a calm, obedient but very green dressage test that I was really pleased with an couldn’t expect anything more. After all, it is me that has to teach her!! Showjumping was confident but two down. I was happy with how she felt as she can get a little worried and tight in this phase so hopefully she just keeps improving. XC was great, she felt keen and responsive and all the things you want. We got a 20 at a B element in the water which she didn’t lock onto but came around and said sorry mum and popped it without a hassle.

Thank you to my sponsors for keeping us looking good, feeling good and safe!!

Thanks Tazzie Eggins

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25/08/2024

FOW

Good first comp for the season with Yoicks Mighty Mako, Yoicks Kimikain and Heir to the Throne.

Kevin did his first event since Avenal last November. An accurate but slightly inconsistent dressage test followed by jumping double clear just schooling the water to jump in, preparing for stepping up to 95. He had everything in one day which was truely exhausting for him…. And me!! Thank you to Teegan for letting me steal your bike to zoom around XC!!

Kimmi was her usual obliging self producing a nice dressage followed by a double clear. She’s making the big step up to 3* at spring 🙈

Holly/ Rat face/ the black Rat, last time we did an event was Mansfield in the 95 several years ago. I’ve had her for 3 weeks and she cruised around the 2* like a pro which is testament to Charli and all her hard work and commitment to ratty and her eventing!! Looking forward to a few more runs on her while her smarty pants of a rider does year 12 exams and then I hand the reins back.

Thank you to the committee, sponsors and volunteers for a great event!! And thank you to my sponsors for your continued support

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23/01/2024

31/12/2023

2023 with a great team of horses. Lots of successful ponies came out of the rehab. Many many hours spent by the aqua treadmill. Some wonderful horses sold and a new addition (few years to wait for Dior!!). Great lessons, clinics and squads and the best team of sponsors. Thank you to everyone for help, support and all the good lucks.

24/12/2023

King Roderick would like you wish you a very Merry Chirstmas and a Happy New Year.

Yoick's Equine will be closed from the 24th of December to the 2nd of January, we would like to thank all our clients for your continued support and look forward to a fantastic 2024! 

Our calendars are open and we are taking bookings for client horses from the 2nd onwards, please don't hesitate to get in touch! We offer many services including but not limited to aqua and dry treadmilling for conditioning, rehab or fitness. Box or small paddock rest, medications, bandage changes and limited availability for ridden training.
We take horses for short term, long term or drop ins. Please get in touch to see how we can help you and your best friend next year!! 

We hope you have a fabulous and relaxing break along with the ponies, Merry Christmas from the team at Yoicks ☀️

27/11/2023

Yoicks Mighty Mako 🦈 …… Kevin 🫶🏼

21/11/2023

Stunning Nora, by Americain. Her current foal is Dior, by Koko Dio (Diarado). The last two pictures are of her first foal, Ziggy by Tulara Ziniero (Zinedream). She’s been the best mum and a pleasure to handle producing two beautiful boys, 🤞🏼 superstar.

13/11/2023

Princess Kimmi aka Yoicks Kimikain complete her first 3 day event and a big one at that. I’m so pleased with her, handling the big trip up there, the extreme change in weather and just the whole change to her normal routine so very well. She’s a good eater and an even better drinker and she stayed true to those habits which makes life much easier when you have so many thing to think about.

Dressage I was really happy with, not myself, I’m an actual idiot and rode an error of course early on because you know, I’ve only ridden that test several times 😐 (I have a TBI so we’ll go with that). I need to think less, especially about things that haven’t happened yet for example how I’m going to ride a movement 3 movements ahead 🙄. Sorry Kimmi

Cross country was so much fun, she is truely the easiest horse to gallop on and I’m still learning where to set her pace at as you just feel like you are floating. Snaffle mouth which I literally never have to take a pull on all I need to do is sit down in the saddle and she’s there. So many things learned over the weekend and a big one being she definitely needs to do another long format at 2*. While she was amazing on cross country and always listening to me she definitely showed her lack of experience and exposure. Being a COVID baby and then severing her extensor tendon which put her out for 5 months of this year means she just really doesn’t have that many events under her belt. Clear and under, can’t go much better than that.

Showjumping. Big atmosphere, lots to look at and she handled it so well. Being a spooky horse and a bit of a worrier at times I was waiting to see what I’d get cantering in there but she was I’d like to say as cool as a cucumber but I think probably more like as tired as a worn out shoe!! She felt fantastic and jumped really well, we had two rails, again just learning her at this height/level and both rails where very explainable and now I know for next time how to ride that line or that stride differently. Might I also say Kimmi if you just tucked your legs a little more you wouldn’t feel to need to jump so very high!! I think summer may be a lot of grids.

Overall I’m super pleased with her and I look forward to next season.

Poor Nicolette did a fantastic dressage and cross country on Tony pony but he just wasn’t quite right in the showjumping. Frustrating ending to an otherwise great event but that is horses and that is 3DE eventing. We came home with two happy tired horses and we learnt lots as always!! Thanks So much to Nic for coming with me, keeping me awake and entertained on the drive and making it a fun event, you’re a great friend and you and Tony are going to do great things!!

Thanks mum #1 cool down lady, thanks to my coaches, Paul Brent from Cavalli Park, showjumping and Emily Anker, cross country. To the girls at home Carrie Hatfield and Kristine Gropper, you make my stress levels a lot lower knowing everything is well taken care of. Shaun Mealmaker thanks for always making them go back up …... But thanks for helping me get the truck all set up. Cathy Oates, Kimmi loves you. And thank you to Lily, my cow rat for just being the sunshine in my day, every day.

To my amazing sponsors who stand by me and support me in more ways than one, thank you.
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Lastly but never least thank you to Sydney 3DE, to the committee, the volunteers and sponsors, it’s a fantastic event. The courses looked amazing and the whole venue was presented beautifully.

Gorgeous pictures taken by Elegant Exposures

09/11/2023

Yoicks Kimikain accepted 👍🏼, time for fancy shoes today #42

07/11/2023

Princess Kimmi looking for and ready for her first international at Sydney 2*. Let hope for a fun weekend, good rider and healthy horse 💪🏼

05/11/2023

Avenel HT

I had a great event at Avenel on the weekend with Roderick and Kevin (great names 👌🏽)

Roderick cruised around the 3* for a 4th, only pony under time XC. As it was his last eventing start of the season and he’s pretty experienced as 3* I thought why not, he loves a gallop!! Once a season he gives me a beautiful dressage test and this one was it, right at the end just to make me hopeful for next year only to crush my dream the first centreline of next year 😂🤦🏽‍♀️.

Little Kev did his first 80 and second full eventing event (makes sense in my head). Being young there is some lovely bits and some inconsistencies. The improvement from event to event was massive though so I was really happy. Clear XC, what a good boy!! He’s been a challenge but apparently the best ones are, we’ll see 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Thanks to the committee for running another great event and some wonderful sponsors for supporting.

Now to clean clean clean and unpack just to repackage because we leave for Sydney 4am Wednesday with the princess Kimmi Kimmi 🤞🏼🤞🏼

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Thanks Taz for the 📸

03/11/2023

What a great feeling to see beautiful Rou Boy out living his best life. Congratulations to Cody Mulder. He was a stable favourite here and I’m sure still is ❤️❤️

OPAL SERIES (ADULT) | The dust has settled after the second round of the Waratah Showjumping Opal Series adult section this afternoon. A five way jump off was needed to sort out the placings, which still left two combinations locked on zero penalties. It came down to times and even then, the judge could only find less than 0.10 seconds difference. The win went to Cody Mulder and YOICKS KITCHI ROU, with a time of 37.06 seconds, going two places better than their third placing in round 2. Second place was taken by Eden McMahon and BEATRIX, stopping the clock at 37.15 seconds. Third place, with just a single time penalty in the jump off, were Holly Griffith and MISS PIPPA. Cody Mulder and YOICKS KITCHI ROU will go into the final on zero penalties with a rail’s gap to their nearest rivals.

🏆Congratulations to the winner and all the placegetters:

1st Cody Mulder and YOICKS KITCHI ROU
2nd Eden McMahon and BEATRIX
3rd Holly Griffith and MISS PIPPA
4th Estella Dinnigan Wilkins and KINNORDY RONSARD
5th Chloe Lockwood and YANDOO DETROIT
6th Nicolas Gillard and RED RIGHT OUT

📸Simon Scully Photography

04/09/2023

SOLD

Equissage with hand unit. Perfect working condition, serviced by Equissage 1.5 years ago. Has 3 modes, Excess to needs as I have another

$3000

31/08/2023

Beautiful pregnant Nora waiting patiently for this baby to be cooked ♥️♥️

28/08/2023

Friends of Werribee

Always a great event to start the season on, well run, inclusive and encouraging. Thanks to the committee, volunteers and sponsors.

Bloomfield Roderick, Rodericko, little boy, absolute out of this world talent and ability, if only we could get it together in dressage 🤦🏽‍♀️. It’s a hit and a miss at the best of times but he’s a special boy who has taught me a lot, given me a lot of confidence and is nothing if not genuine. In dressage, we genuinely had a melt down about canter transitions which was interesting and confusing and I’m still processing as I’m sure he is ha. He jumped like a champ as he always does, I was a little disappointed with myself on XC, not allowing it to feel as free and trusting as it could of but non the less he put up with my BS.

Yoicks Kimikain is back!! We had a little excitement in dressage in parts but also some nice work which wasn’t bad for her first event in over 5 months. She showjumped clear despite being a bit looky in the indoor. Cross country warm up was intense but once on the course she just floated around, jumping everything out of a rhythm, between the fences we were occasionally back to a drunk horse that can’t gallop in a straight line. She has always been a bit spooky and sensitive but she gets better as the season progresses and she gains more experience.

Thanks to everyone who helped me out, can never do these events without the support and assistance. Looking to the season ahead my let down is definitely my dressage (go figure). Some more planning, preparation and management and just generally time spent in my dressage saddle on the arena!!

Thanks as always to my fantastic sponsors and supporters

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Thanks Taz for the 📸 Tazzie Eggins Photography