Run, rabbit, run – and then hop! Sydney’s Royal Easter Show welcomes showjumping as you’ve never seen it

Kaninhop emerged from Sweden but has won popularity across the globe. Some of its keenest devotees gathered in Sydney for four tension-filled events

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On a crisp Sunday morning, the Pet Pavilion at Sydney's Royal Easter Show smells of donuts and hay.

A crowd mills around a fenced-off patch of astroturf, where colourful jumps set to different heights are arranged in a long row.