Equestrian WA

EWA Show Horse and Off The Track WA have joined forces to hold a feature class for off the track Thoroughbreds at the EWA Horse of the Year Show on Saturday 3 September 2016.

EWA supports the work of Off the Track WA in rehoming racehorses and encourages all EWA competitors, regardless of the discipline in which they compete, to take part in this exciting new feature event. This class is open to competitors in Eventing, Dressage, Show Horse and Jumping.

Judging Process:
Horses will be judged by three independent judges - two from the racing Industry and one from the Equestrian Australia National Judge List. Competitors will be judged on: Thoroughbred Qualities, Conformation, and Manners and Paces

Qualification:
There are only two qualifying requirements:

Your horse must be registered in the Australian Studbook.
You must be either a Participant or a Competitor member of EWA.

Your horse does NOT have to be registered with EWA.
Your horse does NOT have to have trialled or raced.
You do NOT have to enter any other class at the Horse of the Year Show.

Prize Money and Awards:
Five finalists will be selected.

Winner - $750 plus an embroidered trophy rug and garland
1st Runner-Up - $150 plus a sash
2nd Runner-Up - $100 plus a sash
The remaining finalists will receive a finalist sash

All the information is available under ‘General Conditions of Entry’ (please refer to this) in the 2016 EWA Horse of the Year program. The program and entries are now available on Nominate.

VALLEY EQUINE VETERINARY CENTRE

The WA Eventing Committee would like to thank Warwick Vale and the team at Valley Equine Veterinary Centre for their continued support of our state's eventing community.

Valley Equine Veterinary Centre provides $2500 each year to Eventing WA, plus veterinary attendance at one WA FEI CIC/CCI event in an FEI Veterinary Delegate Capacity, and two annual veterinary lectures to WA Eventing Squad Members.

They also sponsor the FEI Young Eventing Rider of the Year Award, which aims to foster the young eventing rider into FEI competitions. The award includes a prize for the most outstanding and successful horse/rider combination of the year and allows for some financial assistance for further training and education for that combination during the following year.

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HALF-STAR CLASSES TO BE INTRODUCED

The Equestrian Australia Board recently approved a proposal by the National Eventing Committee (NEC) that allows Organising Committees to run new ‘half star’ classes. The NEC have introduced the following levels to be the official additions available to National events:

2.5 star – Includes three star dressage and showjumping, and two star cross country

1.5 star – Includes two star dressage and showjumping, and one star cross country

A MER can be achieved at these events at the level of the cross country phase, so for example an MER at a 2.5 star would be listed as a National MER only for two star level.

The NEC hopes that these events will allow riders to gain confidence on the cross country whilst still competing at a higher level in Dressage and Showjumping. It also allows horses who perhaps have had an issue on cross country return to a lower level to regain confidence without having to ride down a full lower level.

These half star classes will be added to the rulebook for 2017 upon review, and the NEC have the express authority to grant OC’s permission to hold these events as a trial by application throughout 2016. The success of these trial events will be reviewed prior to the addition of the rule in 2017.