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Equestrian WA with funding provided by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) has appointed RSM to conduct a review for the Business Model for the State Equestrian Centre (SEC). The review will provide information for DLGSC that will assist in establishing possible future funding models for the SEC.
The SEC review will include the collection of information by a survey of SEC patrons and various stakeholder engagement; therefore, we require your assistance in completing this survey to help secure the future of the SEC.
12/03/2020
EQUESTRIAN WA STRATEGIC REVIEW PLANNING 2020-2023
EWA requires your help to plan the direction of EWA and our Sports for the next four years, and we are asking for your input as we develop the 2020/2023 EWA strategic plan. To ensure that EWA can best provide what our Members and Clubs require over the next four years, we would like to know what you think the sports priorities should be.
EWA members and Clubs are invited to help establish the strategic direction of EWA, and we hope that as many Members and Clubs will take part as possible to enable as broad an input as possible, the following program has been developed;
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17th March - EWA Board and CEO workshop
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20th March - Membership survey to be emailed to all members
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27th March, 6.30 pm - Busselton, Regional membership forum
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31st March, 6.30 pm - SEC, Metro membership forum
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Geraldton and Albany membership forums TBA
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Sport Committee Workshop TBA
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External stakeholder engagement
Additional information and details for the forums will be promoted to the membership.
EWA is looking forward to your involvement to develop Equestrian sport into the future.
12/03/2020
FORGOT MY PASSWORD E-MAILS
 We were advised late last evening that a foreign IP address tried to access the MyEA portal by entering random seven-digit numbers in the "Forgot My Password" page. This generated many emails to members corresponding to those membership numbers.
This attempted breach was not successful, and no personal data was accessed.
The originating IP address has since been blocked, and an extra layer of security is being added to avoid these types of attempts in future.
We apologise for this inconvenience.
11/03/2020
EA HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTIFICATION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Due to current worldwide concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak, EA is currently monitoring World Health Organisation (WHO), FEI and AIS communications and updates daily.
We acknowledge the potential spread of this virus and we are in consultation with our Medical Consultative Group regarding the need for any event changes or disruptions and we intend on keeping you updated, providing advice as needed.
Click here to read full article.
09/03/2020
REGIONAL ATHLETE TRAVEL SUBSIDY SCHEME
Applications for Round two of the 2019/20 Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme (ATSS) is now open until Friday 10 April 2020. Athletes can apply online.
The Scheme assists talented regional athletes with out-of-pocket travel and accommodation costs associated with competing at regional, state and national championships/events that fall within the performance pathway controlled by the recognised State Sporting Association (SSA) or National Sporting Association (NSO). Eligible event dates for Round two are between 15 November 2019 to 15 June 2020. Other eligibility and conditions are on the ATSS website.
05/03/2020
CHANGES IN THE EQUESTRIAN WA OFFICE
 Sarah Moore started this week as Events Coordinator and has hit the ground running with the upcoming Saddles Plus Interschools Championship and the Off The Track/EWA events underway with Lindsay Baxter's support in the lead up to the Interschools. Sarah has more than 16 years’ marketing and event management experience having been part of teams that have delivered large-scale events such as the Cale Street Festival, HyperFest and Motorvation. More recently, as the Project Marketing Manager for Vicinity Centres, she has led some of Perth’s largest shopping centre launch events including the opening of DFO Perth. Sarah comes from a well-known Show Horse family and has a lifelong association with
the discipline. She is also an NCAS Preliminary Pony Club coach, previously coaching at Wallangarra and Gidgegannup Pony Clubs for more than 25 years (these days you will find her at the end of lead-rope as her 5-year-old daughter commences her saddle career!) Sarah is thrilled to be joining the EWA team and is very much looking forward to working on some amazing events.
While we welcome Sarah to the team, we are also bidding farewell to Sharon Welsh, our High Performance and Athlete Development Officer. Sharon will be leaving the office to pursue a career in mining. Sharon has been a valued member of the EWA team for eight years, and we wish her well for the future. In the meantime, Anna Latto will be working in the role until a replacement appointed.
03/03/2020
INVITATION TO JOIN A SURVEY ON HORSE ASTHMA
Did you know that horses can have asthma too?
An honours student at The University of Adelaide is currently working to determine how common equine asthma is in Australian horses and to identify the factors that increase the risk of developing this disease.
Equine asthma ranges in severity but commonly results in poor performance, chronic intermittent coughing and/or nasal discharge.
"You are invited to participate in a short 10-15 minute survey. It is hoped we engage with the greater Australian horse-owning population, to ultimately obtain information that represents the majority of horses in Australia. This survey will help to provide critical information to help improve the health and welfare of horses in Australia. Through the identification of common risk factors we anticipate that guidelines will be developed to help reduce the impact of this important disease."
Participants have the option to remain anonymous, answers will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and all data and results will be deidentified. Participants will also have the option of being entered into a prize draw, sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research and Barastoc Horse Feeds.
To participate in the survey, click here
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