EA July Member Update

Jul 13, 2023 | Awards, EA News, Interschools, People

 

Happy New Membership Year!

The start of the new membership year is a very busy time for the staff at Equestrian NSW and we are always happy to receive your calls and emails if we can be of any assistance. To contact us please email info@ensw.org.au or our office number is 029620 2660. Our office is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
 

Sports NSW Awards Night – ENSW State Interschool Team

NSW Team of the Year

ENSW finished the year on a high with the State Interschool Team being awarded NSW Team of the Year at the annual awards night on the 29thJune. The team were named finalists against teams from Netball, Volleyball, Surf Life Saving , Basketball and Touch Football and were excited to be named Champion Team.

The award was collected by seven of the team captains representing the 96 team members.

The nomination for Champion Team was as follows:

The NSW Interschool Equestrian Team comprised 96 school age children with the youngest in year 2 and the oldest in year 12. At the National Interschool Equestrian Championships held in September 2022 the team won: * Champion Overall Team * Champion Eventing Team* Champion Show Horse Team The National Interschool Equestrian Championships is an annual competition encompassing the five disciplines of Dressage Jumping Eventing Combined Training (dressage and jumping), and Show Horse The event was held over 5 days at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park

Although NSW did not have the largest team it was certainly the strongest. In addition to team placings there were 94 individual top 10 placings from the team spread across all disciplines showing the breadth and depth of the team. Whilst the other interstate teams had adults in leadership roles, Team NSW had our Team Captains who assisted in organising, communicating, leading, and supporting our team of riders. They were a cohesive team within a team and demonstrated that equestrian sports can be a team effort through their support and mentoring of young riders. Their success as a leadership group has lead to the development of ENSW Future Leaders program, mentoring young athletes to develop as officials and coaches in the sport.

After the event, team coordinators from other states contacted ENSW to ask what had been done to facilitate such exemplary behaviour from the team. The team were at all times professional, demonstrating sportsmanship beyond their years.

As equestrians, the team members understood the importance of safe practices with their horses and at the event this was extended to increasing the level of safe behaviour on the grounds in general and with each other. There were no issues or disputes throughout the five days of competition with the team or their parents.
 

Upcoming Events

We have two events happening in July:

  • 29th July – The inaugural ENSW Members Day @ SIEC where members have the opportunity to choose from 4 different activities in a fun and friendly atmosphere – attached flyer. Entries are open on Nominate and close on the 19th July and are filling fast.

  • 29th and 30th July – The EA Junior Show Horse Clinic and Championships. This event event is open to all ENSW Junior members. Sunday competition, all horses must be registered with Show Horse licenses. Entries via Nominate
Members Day Flyer
Junior Clinic & Championships
 

Membership Renewals

Membership renewals for the current financial year are now due. ENSW membership provides you with:

  • Competitor access to over 600 official events in NSW each year conducted under EA rules and safety requirements.

  • Horse registration support.

  • Performance records via the National Database.

  • Access to the MyEA member portal and app where you can access and change your membership details, register a horse and follow performances for your registered horses at official events.

  • Knowledge that your membership dollars go towards the ongoing development of our sport.