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ON THE PODIUM
HIGH PERFORMANCE NEWSLETTER
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We welcome you to the seventh edition of our high-performance newsletter, ON THE PODIUM. Here you can read about news & updates from our top international events and riders.
WHAT IS HIGH PERFORMANCE?
EDWINA, QUEEN OF LA CORUNA
Australian Wonderwoman, Edwina Tops-Alexander, scorched to victory with the lovely mare California in the seventh leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European League at La Coruna, Spain. This is an amazing achievement for Edwina, who welcomed her daughter into the world just 5 months ago!
NEW PARA-EQUESTRIAN HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER
Equestrian Australia (EA) High Performance has appointed the highly credentialed Erik MacKechnie to the position of Para-Equestrian High Performance Manager.
UNBEATABLE BOYD EXELL
Once again there was no stopping the 7-time champion Boyd Exell - not even a 5 point penalty as he maintains his spot at the top of the Fei World Cup Driving after the CHI de Genève leg. If you missed it, watch the full live stream of the event on https://www.facebook.com/CHIGeneve/videos/1986378471389284/
APPROVED FEI FRANGIBLE DEVICES NOW MANDATORYToday Equestrian Australia has implemented an Eventing rule change to make the use of approved FEI frangible devices mandatory from 1 February 2018. |
RECIPIENTS OF THE FUNDING GRANT ANNOUNCEDThe EA Carriage Driving Committee (EACDC) is pleased to announce the 2017/2018 recipients of the new funding initiative. |
FROM THE SHEEP'S BACK TO THE HORSE'S BACK
Young sheep farmer Jamie Hocking achieved what no other Australian has at the Salon du Cheval de Paris at the weekend. As the first Australian ever to compete at an FEI World Cup Vaulting event, he managed to place third against some of the world’s best. Jamie finished on a score of 7,277 with his up and coming mare French Kiss. The result exceeded his expectations.
HORSELAND PARTNERS WITH EA
We are pleased to welcome leading Equestrian retailer Horseland to its growing stable of partners.
The partnership will see a variety of flow on benefits for EA members with EA and Horseland also conducting a series of joint communication initiatives and in-store activations to assist in the wider promotion of events and Equestrian sport.
DONATE TO EQUESTRIAN REHABILITATION/RECOVERY THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION
Your donation (Tax Deductible) to this program will support assist riders who sustain injuries as a result of horse related accidents and incidents, such as a horse and/or rider falling or the rider being thrown from a horse.
COACH OF THE MONTH DENISE ROFE
Denise Rofe is an EA level 1 General & level 2 Dressage coach based at Woodside in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Combining science, equestrian and music has been a dream career for this full-time coach, passionate about horse/rider biomechanics, horse welfare & evidence-based training.
COACH OF THE MONTH is a regular Education series on our website. It is a way of highlighting the EA coaches and educators who work with dedication and passion all over Australia.
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INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
View the Driving results from Geneva, the Showjumping results from La Coruna or the Endurance results from Abu Dhabi,...
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2018 EVENT CALENDAR
This calendar only lists national and international events. If you want to promote a state based event, please contact your States Branch.
If your Nat/In. event is not listed in this calendar yet, please send an email to amelie.patrux@equestrian.org.au
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