Here is all the news from February for EA’s Equestrazine community newsletter. Read news, updates, features and stories from the equestrian community.   NEWS HUB MEMBERS NEWS Member updates from the CEO, High Performance, Health & Safety & more. CEO Update: February 2023 It’s great to see the 2023 events in full swing again for the equestrian community. During February we moved closer to providing the structure recommendations with models being mapped and shared for input. We commenced some critical strategic projects incuding the research and planning for the digital IT projects. There was lots of activity for High Performance including the FEI Endurance World Championships, Leadership changes and Paralympics Australia sharing their Brisbane 2032 strategy.  Read CEO Update   FEI Elections & Appointments Process 2023 gets Underway The process for candidatures for FEI Elections and Appointments 2023 is now officially open! There are 26 positions open to candidacies including Chairpersons for Driving, Regional Group III and Regional Group VII, FEI Tribunal, as well as open positions for Members of the following committees: Audit & Compliance,  Nominations, Veterinary, Medical, Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Vaulting and Para-Equestrian. See More Here Australian Jumping Championships come to Sydney in 2023 Equestrian Australia (EA) is pleased to announce that Waratah Showjumping Inc has been selected to host the 2023 Australian Jumping Championships (AJC). The event will be held at Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) from 31 October to 5 November 2023. After 11 years, the AJC moves from Victoria to NSW and it will be the first time the Championships are held at SIEC. More Details Here   HEALTH & SAFETY Athlete and Horse Welfare Latest updates to support health and safety of the equestrian community. Horse Temperatures FEI Vet Regulations for FEI events require you to take the horse’s temperature in the 3 days prior to an FEI event and during. All information in relation to the Horse Health Requirements is available on the dedicated Horse Health Requirements hub on the FEI website and you can read our checklist here.  See Horse Health Reminders Here   HIGH PERFORMANCE Latest News in Equestrian High Performance Changes to Equestrian Australia’s (EA) High Performance Leadership With the focus for 2023 on key high performance outcomes to ensure qualification for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, EA has made some changes in the High Performance leadership, to optimise the team’s success now, and into the future. Read More FEI Endurance World Championships The Australian Team did us proud at the FEI Endurance World Championships in Butheeb (UAE) on Saturday, February 25 2023. Congratulations to Jodie Salinas and Baroud Rio who came home in 5th Place with Andrea Laws-King and Heathfield’s Bin Sadaqa finishing in 31st Position. Well done to Jodie, Andrea and the entire Australian Team. See Full Results Here An Incredible 10th FEI Driving World Cup gold for Boyd in Bordeaux From the moment he began his bid to win a record 10th World Cup title in Lyon (FRA) last October, Boyd Exell (AUS) was ultimately focussed on the final in Bordeaux (FRA).  It was that singular, steely vision that served him so well and saw him crowned champion once again.  As the only driver to have three clear rounds over the two competitions, Boyd finished on his times and a total of 239.37.  See More Here Australian Team finishes Top 5 at Nations Cup The CDIO3* Nations Cup Competition at @adequanglobaldressagefest took place in Wellington, USA over the weekend. Australia was one of six Nations to take part and was made up of Hope Beerling riding Uno Elando, Jemma Heran riding Total Recall and Sally Lofting riding Quilan CF. Catherine Haddad Staller was Chef d’Equipe for the event. The Australian Team finished the competition in fifth place See Full Results   COACHING  Coaching Accreditation Upgrade your skills with EA Official Coaching Accreditation Courses. A benefit of a coaching accreditation includes a free listing on the search database of the Equestrian Australia website. Search Accredited Coaches Here February Coach of the Month – Karen Crommelin Congratulations to our February Coach of the Month, Karen Crommelin. In 1999 Karen became accredited as an EA Level 1 (non jumping) coach. She has been actively coaching since that time. In 2009 she completed her EA Level 2 (dressage specialist) coach accreditation and in 2014 became a coach educator.  Read to the full story Here OFFICIALS Congratulations to our newly Appointed Officials January Official Appointments Jarryd Stanley, VIC – EA Eventing Course Designer – Level 3 Richard Mitton, QLD – EA Eventing Technical Delegate – Level 3 Yolande Thomas, QLD – EA Jumping Course Designer – Preliminary Yolande Thomas, QLD – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Denise Barker, WA – EA Para Dressage Judge – National John Williams, NSW – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Mariola Nelson, SA – EA Dressage Judge – G Level Terry Delbridge, VIC – EA Measurer Sharolyn Taylor, VIC – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Sharolyn Taylor, WA – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Hannah Mauldon, NSW – EA Para Classifier – National Virginia Longley, WA – EA Para Classifier – National Bayley Thomas, WA – EA Show Horse Judge – Provisional Maddison Georgiades, WA – EA Para Classifier – National Michele Christiansen, NSW – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Aengus Wright, VIC – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Sidney Hoffman, VIC – EA Dressage Judge – F Level Christopher Edwards, WA – EA Eventing Course Designer – Level 3 FEI Officials – Reminder 31st March to complete FEI Online yearly CES exam REMINDER – Online assessment to be completed by 31st March 2023.  The FEI have compiled all information on the Competency-Based Evaluation System HERE on the FEI website. Read All the Details Reminder – Submit your Working with Children Check All officials must carry a WWCC or equivalent by 1 July 2023. For instructions how to apply for FREE, click on the below link. Then send a copy of WWWC/Blue card to officials@equestrian.org.au Read More Officials Merchandise Have you got your gear for the 2023 events? Grab the ‘official’ EA Officials merchandise from the online shop today  Image features the EA Officials Navy Polo Shirt. Pre-order now for March delivery. See Merch Here   EVENT CALENDAR You can check out the 2023 Event Calendar via our website. Events are added or updated regularly.   Tonimbuk International Horse Trials 3 – 5 March 2023 – QLD FEI Jumping World Cup (Shepparton) 18 March 2023 – VIC Wandin Park International Horse Event 18 – 19 March 2023 – VIC PSI Dressage and Jumping with the Stars 23 – 26 March 2023 – VIC Tamworth International Eventing 25 – 26 March 2023 – NSW Larapinta Jumping World Cup 26 – 29 April 2023 – QLD   This calendar only lists national and international events. If you want to promote a state-based event, please contact your State Branch.  If your Nat/In. event is not listed in this calendar yet, please send an email to newsletter@equestrian.org.au Thank you to our partners