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- ↑ "Melissa Galloway". FEI.org. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Melissa Galloway Wins the 2020 New Zealand Horse of the Year Show". eurodressage.com. 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Marlborough dressage star taking on Europe and the world". Stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "New Zealand's Nr 1, Melissa Galloway, Relocates to Van Olst in The Netherlands". eurodressage.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Olympics 2024: Day 5 recap – New Zealand at the Paris Olympics". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 2024.
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