IN THE FIELD

OFFICIALS NEWSLETTER

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WELCOME

Welcome to the sixth and first 2018 Edition of our Officials' newsletter, IN THE FIELD. Here you can read about news & updates for all our officials and volunteers giving their time, around Australia and across the globe!

Many of us have returned back to work over the last couple of weeks, some of us kicking and screaming, with our new year’s resolutions no doubt already fading into oblivion!

With the competition scene already kicking off for some of you, I hope the break gave you plenty of time to review all the discipline sport rule changes that occur in January, found at http://www.equestrian.org.au/rules

Di Saunders, Pathway Manager - Officials.

OFFICIALS PATHWAY

Information on becoming an Official now has a dedicated page, and the addition of Pathway information for all disciplines will be completed over the next few months. Please refer to: http://www.equestrian.org.au/officials/getting-started. The Australian Sports Commission has recently updated their online e-learning “Community Officiating General Principles” and EA will be recommending this generic unit be completed by all new Officials prior to commencing their EA officiating pathway. Existing officials are also encouraged to complete this unit, which satisfies risk management requirements.

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FEI PARA-EQUESTRIAN STEWARDS REFRESHER

Boneo Park hosted an FEI Dressage Para-Equestrian Steward Courses alongside the CPEDI on the 24th January. Our Australian FEI Para-Equestrian Stewards and guest Para-Equestrian Steward from Sweden were guided by Course Director Alison King (HKG). Veronica Steward (AUS) assisted.

Attending are L-R: Veronica Steward, Bronwyn Hew, Lisa Baker, Jaana Alvespaar (DEN), Susanne Tuck, Chris Wallis, Gregory Steward

EA MEDICATION CONTROL POLICY

ALINTA ENERGY BRINGS THE POWER THROUGH EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA PARTNERSHIP

Access the educational 'HOW TO' videos brought to you by our sponsor Pryde's EasiFeed with tips and advice from some of our Olympian riders accross several disciplines.

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LILO FORE QUEENSLAND VISIT

Internationally renowned Dressage rider, coach and administrator Lilo Fore will be conducting a masterclass/rider clinic in Queensland next month.

The event has already attracted plenty of interest from all over the world with some participants travelling across from New Zealand to take part.

TOUCHING RAINBOWS

Melissa is an EA G-Level Dressage Judge who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2014. Here she shares with us her story and how her horses helped her across the difficult days. "I learned in the time of my illness that they are also compassionate, kind and forgiving."

2018 RE-ACCREDITATION SHOW HORSE & DRESSAGE JUDGES

Reminder that EA National Officials re-accredit every three years. Judges in Show Horse and Dressage are due March 31 2018. Important dates to check:

Mid-February: Reaccreditation options information and Forms will be available
1st March: Acceptance of forms will open
31st March: Reaccreditation period complete

As part of the re-accreditation process, all officials must attend an Update (Refresher) Seminar. These seminars include discussions on rule changes, as well as current discipline-specific items that impact on equipment, safety, risk management etc., as well as meeting Judging appointment requirements.

REFER HERE FOR REQUIREMENTS

OFFICIAL'S INSIGHTS

Are you an Equestrian Australia official who has recently officiated overseas and interested in sharing your experiences with our equestrian community?

'Insights' is a regular series on our website that tells the stories of international competitions and courses from an Officials perspective.

TELL YOUR STORY

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WEG

Volunteer inquiries are currently being accepted for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG). Expected to be the largest sporting event in North America in 2018, the Games will be held at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) on September 11-23, 2018 in Tryon, N.C.

DRESSAGE SCORING AVAILABLE

The 2018 Dressage Scoring System is now available online. Developed by Keith Smith (Qld) for the complimentary use by all our affiliated dressage clubs and event organisers, this scoring system makes the competition day for event organisers a lot simpler.

STEWARDS RULE CHANGE RECAP

Below, you will find pertinent recap documents and information available for Stewards on the Rule Changes for 2018.

EVENTING STEWARD NEWSLETTER

EVENTING SUMMARY

LETTER TO DRESSAGE STEWARDS

JUMPING MEMO FROM FEI

COURSE CALENDAR

FEI COURSE DESIGNER PROMOTION TO L3 & REFRESHER FOR L2/L3

EA have put our proposal in for this course which is at time of print is waiting for FEI approval.

FEI EVENTING OFFICIALS - TAUPO (NZL)

2018 is New Zealand’s turn to host an Eventing course, and this will be held in May. Find more details HERE.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE CALENDAR