PERPETUAL TROPHIES

If you received a perpetual trophy at our 2020 Awards Night, we would appreciate it if you could return them to the office as soon as possible. 

We would like to sincerely thank our generous sponsors and supporters for the 2021 Equestrian Western Australia Awards Night!  We are grateful for your generous support and contribution!

It is not too late to be a part of our fantastic lineup of sponsors. Please contact marketing@equestrianwa.org.au if you are interested and would like to celebrate the achievements of our homegrown equestrian riders.

• Helmet tagging and measuring will both commence at 9 am!
• There will be time slots for microchipping. Bookings will be open shortly and will be communicated to everyone as soon as it is available.

Please note:
The General Purpose field is CLOSED due to some grass renovation. Apologies, but this means surrounding arenas may also be closed as it is a safety concern with them using heavy machinery. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Keep an eye on the website and social media for updates.

Just a REMINDER that anyone attending the State Equestrian Centre will be required to sign in via the SafeWA app upon arrival from Saturday, 5 December 2020.

If you don’t have a mobile phone, a manual form will be available.

HIGH PERFORMANCE

VAULTING HIGH PERFORMANCE

Vaulting High Performance had its first clinic on the 20th of December 2021 at the State Equestrian Centre. This was the first clinic that took place at the SEC and there will be more clinics in 2022.

HIGH PERFORMANCE FORUM

• Fascinating news for all HP squad members ( Dressage, Para-Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping, Vaulting and Show Horse). Let’s start the year with a day filled with very informative Off-Horse sessions.
• The HP Forum will be on January 29th at the State Equestrian Centre. Keep an eye out on your emails for all details and the schedule for the day.

EVENTING WA SQUAD LIST 2021/22 ANNOUNCED 

Equestrian WA is pleased to announce the horse and rider combination that are successful in their selection for the 2021/22 Equestrian WA Eventing Squads

The first Metro OTTWA two day clinic for 2022!

February – OTTWA Metro clinic registrations – now live!

Off the Track WA and Equestrian WA are pleased to bring you a multi-disciplinary OTTWA Clinic. To be held on Saturday, February 5 and Sunday, February 6 at the State Equestrian Centre. This clinic will feature groundwork, flatwork, poles, rails, jumping and introductory lessons to cross country for the Eventing enthusiasts!

The OTTWA clinics offer an exclusive opportunity for owners of off the track standardbreds and thoroughbreds in WA to take advantage of our experienced EA accredited coaches:

• Groundwork / Flatwork Green – Shaun Dillon
• Flatwork Intermediate / Advanced – Bec Thomas
• Poles and up to 45cm / 45cm to 60cm / 60cm+ – Wendy Barker
• Cross Country Environment / Cross Country 60cm+ – David Carey

Nominate entries are now open. Be sure to book your place NOW as these popular clinics fill up quickly. Registrations close at midnight on Tuesday, 1 February 2022.

For more information and to enter click here.

NEW EA PARA-DRESSAGE TESTS NOW AVAILABLE

Equestrian Australia is pleased to announce the publication of a new set of EA National Para-Dressage Tests, ranging from grassroots to advanced level.

Each of the five Para-equestrian categories has four progressive levels, similar to open dressage competitions, that increase in difficulty as the rider moves towards FEI level.

This development pathway will allow athletes to continue to strengthen their capabilities as they proceed towards FEI competition. The EA High Performance Program has developed the new suite of tests with a view to nurture and grow the pool of Australian Para-equestrian talent available for World Championship and Paralympic Games selection in the future.

Read more here

The EWA Para Equestrian Panel is seeking nominations from interested Para Equestrians, who are competing regularly, to join the Panel as the Rider Representative.

Nominations will be published and PE riders will be encouraged to vote for the person they believe would best fit this role.

The 2022 Interschool Equestrian State Championships' will be held from Thursday 21 April 2022 to Saturday 23 April 2022.  This is the second week of the school holidays. Please note that the 2022 Qualifying document, Interschool Card 2021-2022, and 2022 Exemption Application are now available on the Interschool WA website.

Please ensure your 2022 Membership and any new horse registrations as soon as possible to avoid a last-minute rush. Also, check that your qualification for the Interschools are accurate and are up to date. The Event Schedule will be released in early February, and entries for the Interschool Championships will likely close mid-March 2022.

EVENTING

Please note that the Interschool Eventing Competition will be held with WAYER on 1-3 April 2022. Competitors will need to submit their qualification requirements as part of their entry in accordance with the Qualification document.

Entries will close approximately 10-14 days before the competition.

So get your horses out of the paddock and run a brush over them as soon as you can.

Have you always wanted to sponsor something at Interschools but been too afraid to ask?

Now is a good time. We can tailor sponsorship to suit you. Cash and prizes are particularly well regarded.

We are friendly, we are helpful, email marketing@equestrianwa.org.au or call us on 9296 1200.

HELMET TAGGING FOR JUMPING - LENIENCY DURING JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2022

As EA roll out mandatory Helmet Tagging for Jumping from 1 January, 2022, due to a number of factors, including many show cancellations in late 2021, the EA Jumping Committee has agreed that there should be some leniency shown during January and February 2022, if athletes present without an appropriately tagged helmet.

We are hoping that all events will have helmet taggers available on the day, but due to the many varied locations of events, holidays and Covid, there may be instances where athletes cannot immediately have their helmet tagged.

Read the full article

CHANGE TO EA DRESSAGE TESTS

Following on from the 2022 change in the calculation of Penalties on FEI Dressage score sheets, including FEI Young Horse (Art 430-6.2), the Equestrian Australia Dressage Committee (EADC) is adopting the change for all EA level test sheets.

“Penalties" are now “Technical Faults’ and changed to an 0.5% non-cumulative deduction (previously 2 penalty points).

Implementation is from 1/1/2022.

The EADC believe this is much fairer for a mistake that does not impact on the actual judging of performance.

Revised test sheets showing the change are now available on the EA website.

Read full article

Join Dressage WA to celebrate 2022 and award the following:

• 2021 Leaderboard Champions
• 2021 WA State Dressage Championship Awards
• 2021 WA Performance Medals
• 2021 National Performance Medals

As per the recent government mandate, the venue requires all guests of 16 years and above to present proof of double vaccination as a condition of entry.