Kuda’s Hewitson goes past 150 season winners Lyle Hewitson went through the 150-winners mark for the season to continue his relentless march to a third South African jockeys championship. The Kuda-sponsored rider has been at the top of his game in recent weeks and booted home three winners for the Read more
Jo Campher walks the talk Three years into her role as Bloodstock Product manager at Kuda Insurance, one of the most established and respected names in the industry, Jo-An Campher (above with two of her ’clients’) still feels more comfortable walking the walk rather than talking the talk. “I wouldn’t Read more
Lyle Hewitson – Spreading his Wings He’s only 23 but heading for his third national jockeys title and is taking his brand to other parts of the world. By Gary Lemke Every now and then the sporting gods look down from above and sprinkle a little more stardust on to Read more
Mbhele Delighted with his Met Win Sandile Mbhele has reacted with pride and excitement at the announcement that he will be riding in Saturday’s R1-million Cape Town Met, presented by Cape Racing, at Kenilworth. The Met is the jewel in the Cape racing crown and it will be the Kuda-sponsored Read more
Q: We hear you grew up in Limpopo cattle farming with your dad, tell us how you got involved with horses? A: I grew up on a maize farm initially and my dad then went on to work in the cattle trade, I helped a lot at the auctions with herding cattle. I Read more
My background and how I got involved with horses. It all started 39 years ago, in 1980, when I met my wife Finnie at Stellenbosch university. I was a student in theology and she was studying medicine. Finnie was a girl from the rural town of Swellendam with a huge Read more
Article by Linda Hennings – Forging Ahead I’ve been having a lot of fun teaching Jazz to do things and then rewarding her behaviour with a “ssscchhhh” noise (to imitate a click) and a small piece of carrot. It’s called “positive reinforcement” and it means that every time she does Read more
Article from Linda Hennings – Forging Ahead These are unprecedented times, and I’ve made so many changes to and edits to this article, that it really has taken on a life and direction of its own. I wanted to write about motivation, and how it can be one of the Read more
Q: How did you start out with horses and what led you to become a barefoot trimmer? A: I’ve been an animal lover since I was a small boy. I used to watch the farriers working on our horses. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to be trained in the art of Read more
I fell off today. It strikes me as a rather memorable event, because I came to a few important conclusions as I reflected on the ride as I hacked home after my lesson. Firstly, it’s only the second fall I’ve had after returning to riding just over five years ago, Read more