As we near the end of the year, I would like to take the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of 2023 and extend my heartfelt appreciation to all those who have made valuable contributions to our sport this year.
Tom McDermott wins 2023 Australian League FEI Jumping World Cup Qualifying Series
The final leg of the 2023 Australian World Cup Qualifying Series wrapped up at the Sydney Summer Classic Show at Sydney International Equestrian Centre over the weekend.
Deb MacNicol has for many years, and continues to be, a valuable and important contributor to Equestrian Australia and High Performance wish to take this opportunity to thank Deb for all that she has and continues to do for Dressage.
EA hosted a FEI Eventing Course for Judges, Technical Delegates and Course designers from 9th – 12th November, which was held alongside the Sydney 3DE at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC).
The Sydney 3DE was held at Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) last month under glorious blue Sydney skies. Click below to read all about this great event.
At the recent 2023 Australian Jumping Championships, competitors, officials and fans took time to share a special birthday celebration with Joyce Brook (mum of Jumping star Colleen Brook).
Nigel Treloar is a Level 2 EA Eventing Coach based in South Australia and has been nominated as our Coach of the Month! EA caught up with Nigel to find out more about his background and coaching philosophy.
Twenty-three years on from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, SIEC recently hosted two gold medallists from these Games, who were present at the Sydney 3DE to ensure that the sport is in great shape for the future.
EA‘s incident report Form 08 is mandatory to report all incidents, that occur at an EA affiliated equestrian activity and must be completed within 24hrs. Find more information and fact sheets at the link below
‘Insights’ is a series on our website that tells the stories of international competitions from an Officials perspective and we would love to hear from you!
The perfect gift for coaches and officials – why not treat someone special with a gift voucher this Christmas so they can shop our range of coaches and officials merchandise. Wide variety of voucher values available.
The 1 July deadline for the mandatory Working with Children Check’s (WWCC)for all EA Officials has now passed. To act as an Official at an EA Event your WWCC must be submitted to EA and your membership must be current.
The EA National Rule Updates – effective 1 January 2024 will be uploaded to the EA Website Over coming days so please check back regularly and ensure that you are up to speed with the rules that will effect you in 2024
EA Office Christmas Closure Information
The Equestrian Australia office will
be closed from 5pm Wednesday
20 December 2023 and re-open 9am Monday 8 January 2024. For urgent assistance during this closure period please call 02 8762 7777 or for serious safety incidents 02 8762 7717.
Official Appointments in October:
Richard Mitton (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – D Level Tianna Smith (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – G Level Donna Michael (VIC) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Linda Nailon (VIC) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Katherine Staples (NSW) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Ivanka Menken (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Penelope Lee (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – C Level Georgina Marchesi (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – D Level Dinah Fleming (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – D Level Linda Page (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Heather Carrington-Jones (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Sharon Elizabeth (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Heidi Emery (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Erica Stotter (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – F Level Kai Schuler (WA) – EA Dressage Judge – F Level Bronwyn Hew (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 2 Caiwen Cusworth (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 2 Amelia Gilmour (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Angela Beresford (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Gregory Brown (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Sue Dale (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Karen Flanagan (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Glenis Jones (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Wendy Hiscoe (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Jamie Ford (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Lisa Sampson (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Trevor Hyatt (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Gregory Lennon (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Sara Persson (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Susan Thurlow (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Selina Lloyd (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Debra Collins (VIC) – EA Jumping Course Designer – Preliminary Troy Woollard (SA) – EA Jumping Course Designer – Level 1 Alana Fazackerley (TAS) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Lesley Price (SA) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Tara Bentley (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – G Level Philippa Hodson (VIC) – EA Dressage Judge – G Level Margot Warnett (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – B Level Andrew Stevens (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – B Level Belinda Snooks (QLD) – EA Dressage Judge – A Level Duncan Terry (VIC) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Veronica Hannam (SA) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 2 Darcy Flanagan (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Karen Mitchell (NSW) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Kristine Hancock (SA) – EA Dressage Judge – E Level Allison O’Neill (VIC) – EA Dressage Judge – A Level Amy McKenzie (NSW) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Debra Court (VIC) – EA Dressage Judge – B Level Elizabeth Hausler (NSW) – EA Jumping Steward – Level 2 Abigail White (WA) – EA Vaulting Judge – Level 2 Beth MacLean (NSW) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1
Official Appointments in November:
Rebecca Higgins (NSW) – FEI Vaulting Steward – Level 1 Carol Eckermann (SA) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Aime Power (SA) – EA Show Horse Judge – National Judith Smith (VIC) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Richard Mitton (QLD) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Jane Ventura (VIC) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Justin Bayly (NSW) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Denise Barker (WA) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Gail Simms (WA) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Pam Edwards (VIC) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Debra Court (VIC) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Catharina Corten (VIC) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Gillian Botten (WA) – EA Eventing Judge – Level 3 Melody Labrune (NSW) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Judith Sonnefeld (SA) – EA Medication Control Swabbing Steward Brittany Kirkman (TAS) – EA Jumping Judge – Preliminary Brittany Grovenor (NSW) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Nastasia Grovenor (NSW) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Elizabeth Mudd (NSW) – EA Measurer Lisa Buckby (TAS) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Caitlin Radford (TAS) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Brigitte Bennett (QLD) – EA Dressage Steward – Level 1 Karen Ennis (VIC) – EA Jumping Judge – Level 1 Elle Warren (VIC) – EA Jumping Judge – Preliminary Amelia Hawker (NSW) – EA Eventing Steward – Level 1
