TICKETS NOW ON SALE 

Equestrian WA is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for our annual awards night scheduled for Friday, February 04 at Perth’s Crown Ballroom.

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 before the Christmas break or the first week after the office reopens. 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Have you ever wanted to be a sponsor at the EWA Awards Night? Now’s your chance!

The 2021 EWA Awards Night preparations are in full swing, and we have two of our prestigious platinum awards, Athlete and Young Athlete of the Year, looking for a sponsor?

Would you like to co-sponsor? Maybe we can help?

If you are interested, please email marketing@equestrianwa.org.,au, and we will forward you a copy of the sponsorship proposal.

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.

The Equestrian Western Australia team are back in the office this week, and if you are visiting the centre, please remember that face masks MUST BE WORN as they are in still effect until 6 pm, Friday 7 January 2022.

SAVE THE DATES! - 2022 OTTWA & EWA CLINICS

Excellent opportunities are on offer for horses and riders across Western Australia to benefit from the expertise and experience of Equestrian Australia-approved coaches in the year ahead.

Equestrian Western Australia (EWA) in partnership with Off the Track WA (OTTWA) are thrilled to announce an extensive list of OTTWA coaching clinic dates for 2022.....Read more here.

PEEL REGION CLINIC REGISTRATIONS: NOW LIVE!

Equestrian WA and Off The Track WA are excited to launch another successful year of educational clinics, starting 2022 at Murray Regional Equestrian Centre!

To be held on Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23 featuring flatwork, poles, rails, jumps and groundwork lessons.

As these popular clinics continue to evolve each year, we have decided to open up Day 2 of this clinic to Non-OTTWA horses, therefore the format for this clinic is:

• Day 1: 22 January – Exclusive for OTTWA horses (OTTWA passport holders only) - groundwork, flatwork, jumping
• Day 2: 23 January – EWA Clinic – Open to all horses - groundwork, flatwork, jumping

Your EA Accredited coaches for this clinic will be:

• Janet Davidson – Groundwork / Flatwork Green
• Liz Tollarzo – Flatwork Intermediate & Advanced
• Wendy Cumming – Poles / Jumps 45 & 60

Nominate entries are now open. Be sure to book your place NOW as these clinics fill up quickly. Registrations close midnight Tuesday, 11 January 2022.

For more information and to enter click here.

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 RULES SESSION WITH TD MATT BATES *updated*

Equestrian WA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 17:00pm WA time.

Matt is going to present the new rules for eventing both FEI and EA. This session is open to all riders to join and Dial-in details can be found here. 

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

Please be advised of the following:

• A Clean version and Marked version of the EA 2022 National Dressage Rules are now available on the EA website HERE
• EA Dressage Committee appointments have been finalised.  The committee welcomes back Gillian Botten for a second term and new members Belinda Snooks and Alexis Hellyer as the Athletes’ Representative. We say farewell to Prue Spurrett after 6 years and Maree Tomkinson after 3 years as Athlete Representative.  Please see News Item HERE

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

We hope our Interschool Competitors had a happy festive season and that you are actively thinking about equestrian competitions in 2022.

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.

Accordingly, please renew 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.