DISCIPLINE NEWS
Jumping
JUMPING LICENCES
A reminder that all riders at affiliated shows must be financial members of ESA. Horses competing at 1.05m and above must have full registration and a validated Licence Card. Please check Membership Requirements in EA General Regulations, Chapter 1, Article 100, entitled EA Activity Classification. The EA Jumping Rules Article 283.6 explains your responsibilities regarding Licence Cards.
LEADERBOARDS
To date, Anthony Thomas and SL Donato lead the points for the Balharry Cup, and Lauren Bolzon and Madagascar are in the lead for the Fosters’ Cup. Susie Verco and Captivate have the most points in both the Dapple EQ Platinum and AEC Animal Care Silver Leagues.
Anthony Thomas & SL Donato Susie Verco & Captivate Image: Manning Photography
Lauren Bolzon & Madagascar
EDUCATION
On the Officials’ Education front, a Judging Update was held with 11 participants in early July, and again 11 participants (not exactly the same 11!) attended a Stewards’ Introductory Course directed by Stuart Platt in August.
SA STATE SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS Covid allowing, the SA Championships as decided at a meeting last March by the JumpingSA Committee will go ahead as planned in September at Talunga Park, Mt Pleasant from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th September.
Entries are via Nominate and close on the 13th September at 5pm.
CLICK HERE to enter.
For up to date information, please like and follow the Jumping Facebook page.
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Interschool
Congratulations to all the riders who have competed and completed the many qualifying events through the season.
ESA Interschool, after many challenges presented by COVID restrictions, managed to run their final qualifying event which consisted of a Dressage and Combined training qualifier on Saturday 7th August and Showjumping on Sunday 8th.
A provisional SA Interschool Nationals team has now been announced and we are eagerly awaiting to see if the postponed Interschool National Championships will be able to run later in the year.
The provisional team list is available to view here
ESA Interschool is also currently underway with the rescheduling of the 2021 ESA interschool State Championships, which had to be postponed from the original June date due to the grounds being too wet and unusable. Further information about the rescheduled date will be communicated to competitors as soon as it is confirmed.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the competitors, parents, coaches, officials, sponsors and their supporters who have put in countless hours getting combinations too, and assisting with the running of, the many events throughout the Interschool qualifying season.
Sophie Gardiner - Arwn Winner of the Elementary 3C Photo Credit: Manning Photography
Elisa Piers and Elisha Rhesa had a great weekend winning Primary CT80 & Primary Novice dressage.
Photo Credit: Manning Photography
Ella Manning taking out 1st and 2nd place in the CT80 with ‘Oaks Be Sweet’ ( pictured ) and ‘Valfreya’
Photo Credit: Manning Photography
Millie Quigley-Smith and EABS Moretti jumped well to win the Secondary 1.00m Showjumping qualifier.
Photo Credit: Manning Photography
If you have any questions, please contact the committee via email: interschool@equestriansa.com.au
For up to date information, please like and follow the Interschool Facebook page.
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Show Horse
Typically Show Horse activities stop during the winter, however the Show Horse Working Party have been busier than ever.
In June we hosted a hugely successful Judges Seminar via Zoom. We were fortunate to secure the services of two of Australia’s most successful showing enthusiasts, Joanne Prestwidge and Dale Plumb. Over 120 participants joined us for the evening, from every state of Australia and even from New Zealand. Jo gave some great insights into appropriate judge behaviour and guidelines while Dale spoke about the attributes he looks for when choosing potential show horses. Our National Show Horse Chair Kerry Patchett also spoke and we discussed the pathways to becoming a Show Horse judge. We encourage all who attended to fill in the necessary paperwork available on the ESA Show Horse page so we can continue to add to our judges list here in South Australia. We must thank Bettina Stanton and her team for their time and expertise running such a large zoom group seamlessly and ensuring the evening was a success.
Image: ESA Members at our Winter Clinic with Ali Berwick and Ty Zoontjens
REGIONAL & JUNIOR CLINIC
In July we were pleased to deliver a Regional and Junior Clinic at Northern Equestrian Centre. Victorian showing professional Ali Berwick joined with local identity Ty Zoontjens to deliver 36 lessons over 2 days. The lesson package also included receiving a personalised ESA Show Horse ‘Hoodie’ - these proved very popular with our participants. Using a grant we were able to provide $300 compensation to support regional members to attend and it was lovely to see our junior members who traveled from as far as Portland Victoria and the Eyre Peninsula.
GALA SHOW
Our first indoor Gala Show on July 18 was extremely well supported and provided an ‘early tune up’ opportunity to begin the new show season. Our judge Elizabeth Fricker was busy all day determining who would take home the Winter Gala Championships. As with all our Gala Shows we were very pleased to give out over $1000 cash to winners on the day.
We also stewarded two very busy joint measuring days with SHC - SA. We were particularly excited to see so many of our Show Horse members preparing for the season ahead, and plan to continue to provide joint measuring days whenever possible.
HORSE OF THE YEAR
Our State ‘Horse of the Year’ Championships are fast approaching and we are thrilled to welcome the ‘City Motor Group Adelaide’ on board as our major naming rights sponsor for 2021. They will be joined by Horseland Mt Barker who are our ring naming rights sponsor this year. We are also very grateful to the many businesses and families who are contributing to class sponsorships, with all 41 classes fully supported - enabling us to provide the wonderful prizes and show atmosphere expected from a Horse of the Year event. New in 2021 is the State Championships Polo Top which was well received and widely ordered by our members - we can’t wait to see everyone wearing them. Another new initiative is our All Stars Final for ‘off the track’ thoroughbreds. With support from a number of generous racing industry members we are offering over $4000 in cash prizes in these classes.
We are looking forward to a busy, successful 2021/22 show season ahead - and it is already off to a great start.
If you are interested in the future of Show Horse in South Australia and feel you have the skills to join a positive, progressive working party team please email showhorse@equestriansa.com.au
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Eventing
June began with huge disappointment for our SA star class riders as well as many around the country. The return of covid outbreaks to Victoria saw the late notice cancellation of Melbourne International Three-Day Event for the second year in a row. The organisers were amid final preparations; shopping village erected, arenas dressed, cross country jumps in place, horses, and riders just days away from travelling, when the state was plunged unceremoniously back into lock down and borders slammed shut. Unfortunately, dismay continues to grow along with covid numbers around the country, now particularly in NSW. The outlook for our upper star class riders having opportunity to run their horses and gain qualifications is becoming increasingly bleak.
Fortunately circumstances here in South Australia have been vastly more favourable! Barring our brief lockdown riders have enjoyed getting out and about with their horses, Canoe Tree Horse Trials the first to bring eventing back to the state. The committee were undeterred by the torrential rain the week before which although made the Strathalbyn grounds somewhat soggy for dressage and show jumping, provided ideal going for the crosscountry phase. We look forward to returning for Canoe Tree’s second event later in August as well as other spring fixtures provided by our local Organising Committees, including Monarto Super Cross, Hills and Barossa Dressage and Show jumping, and of course Reynella Horse Trials.
EVENTING STATE SQUADS
In other exciting news the Eventing Discipline Committee have revamped the format of the State Eventing Squads so as to include, encourage, and provide opportunities to more SA eventers. With a number of upcoming clinics and activities planned we hope to keep riders from a wider range of levels inspired, motivated and excelling in eventing. We look forward to welcoming new squad members at the end of each competition season (January and July) and to growing the passion and enjoyment of our wonderful sport.
Congratulations to the squad riders:
High Performance A
Sarah Clark (National Squad) - LV Balou Jeanz
Steph Hann (National Squad) - True Celebre
Megan Jones - Kirby Park Impress
High Performance B
Wendy Schaeffer-Macdonald - Sun Quest
Megan Jones - Guhr
Megan Jones - Tourlando
Megan Jones - RLE Barina
Sarah Clark - Cassage S
Recognition
Trudi Day - Riverside My Mugatea
Connie Miller - Delicato
Danni Hampton - Wynara Bronze Medal
Courtney Munro - Belrieve Squeak
Young rider
Sophia Gerstlauer - Kalinga Nora
Claire Nitschke - West Side Vision
Chelsea Clarke - Highfield Chiquitas Chico
Bella Masters - Samsonite
Chloe Jong - Copper Boy
Development
Sarah Clark - Casallia S
Chloe Jong - Don’t Hater the Nater
Rachelle Verma - Sandhills Cristella
Heather Ford - Isle of Tuscany
Courtney Munro - Danson Der Von Winter
Jessica Hill - ESB Irish Illusion
Charlotte Treloar - Mappinga Pop Shot
Julia Goodall - Airplay
Tanya Johnston - Veneficus
Kristy Green - Cambiaso
Shylie Summerton - Chantilly Spice
Zoe Schoell - Manhattan BHI
Ella Manning - Wychwood
Annabelle Manifold - On Face Value
Jo Davis - Sleepy Jackson
Stacey Inge - Va Va Voom
 Squad Member: Steph Hahn - Photo Credit: Atkins Photography
For SA Eventing updates and latest information, please like and follow the Eventing Facebook page.
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Dressage
We hope that everyone is staying dry or hopefully not getting too wet!! It’s the slower time of the year for dressage competitions. The states have been and gone and now it’s time for training and preparing for the next round of big competition with the AOR Nationals, Country Champs, Spring Festival, Nationals, the final HOTY comps and VIC champs all before Christmas.
It’s also, the new membership year for ESA so don’t forget to renew your membership and performance cards before you enter your next competition. If you are on a club committee don’t forget to renew the club membership as well.
It also means we have called for nominations for the 21/22 High Performance Squad. Congratulations to the riders who have worked hard over the last 12 months and achieved qualifying scores. We look forward to providing you with some interesting training opportunities in the next 12 months.
The full list of requirements to be eligible for consideration for the squad can be found on the ESA website. For the High-Performance Squad from Advanced – Grand Prix Combinations (Open, AOR, Youth or Pony) need a minimum percentage at Advanced of 67%, for FEI Small Tour 63% and FEI Medium & Big Tour 60%. For the for youth High Performance Squad Novice – Medium Combinations need a minimum at Novice of 70%, at Elementary 65% and for Medium 63% .
See you around the arena,
DSA Committee
DressageSA Performance medals
‘Recognizing and rewarding high achievements in South Australian Dressage’
Since Dressage SA started with the Performance Medal scheme in 2015, there have been nearly 200 medals awarded from Preliminary to Big Tour level! There are three types of medals awards; Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Performance medals are awarded to the rider. The horse and rider combination must gain three aggregate scores at one level in official competitive competitions. To find what the minimum % is for each grade and the application form go to the DSA webpage.
You can also find here a list of all the medal recipients since the programs inception.
Congratulation to all recipients, keep up the good work and keep sending those applications in!
Attention Adult Amateur Owner Riders
Please be aware there have been rule changes and clarifications for AOR’s, effective July 1, 2021, as you will see below.
As per the National Rule Book
Amateur Owner Rider (AOR) is a division of Official Competitive riders. The intent of the division is to highlight and reward non-professional riders. For the purposes of this rule, a professional is someone who derives an income from activities in equestrian sport including breaking, training, coaching or riding horses.
It does not however exclude riders who may also earn a living running an agistment property, work in the racing industry or saddlery for example. It is more about recognising riders with their own horses only to ride
and train who are obliged to earn an income to support their sport outside of riding and training.
All amateur owner riders must meet the following criteria:
a) the rider must be a Competitive member of their state branch of Equestrian Australia
b) the horse must have a life registration with Equestrian Australia
c) the horse/pony registration lodged with Equestrian Australia must reflect the name of the amateur owner rider as owner or part-owner of the horse. Leased horses are eligible if the amateur owner rider competitor is reflected as the lessee on the EA horse registration of that horse
d) the rider may not receive payment for coaching
e) the rider’s income may only include sponsorship
f) the horse/pony must be primarily ridden and trained by the rider/owner with only periodic ridden assistance by person(s) other than the owner, specifically during the period 4 weeks prior to the event
Please also note c) (this has not changed but is not a commonly known rule)
The horse/pony registration lodged with Equestrian Australia must reflect the name of the amateur owner rider as owner or part-owner of the horse. Leased horses are eligible if the amateur owner rider competitor is reflected as the lessee on the EA horse registration of that horse. While there have been no changes here, DSA is often contacted by riders questioning ownership of horses as the name on the EA website does not match that of the rider competing.
Please check your registration information if you are leasing or part owner of a horse to ensure you are complying
Remaining HOTY Dates for 2021
AOR National Championships (11-12/9 Boneo)
Mid South East Dressage Club - Country Champs 25-26/9
Adelaide Hills Dressage Club - Spring Festival 9-10/10
Mt Crawford Dressage Club 27/11
Southern Vales Dressage Club 28/11
Free educational opportunities for rainy days!
Take a look at the “Excellence in Coaching” Coach Development Days held by Coaching NSW Committee and Equestrian NSW at the magnificent Willinga Park earlier this year.
For all the latest in Dressage, please like and follow the Dressage Facebook page.
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Vaulting
Vaulting SA has had a busy and exciting past few months getting back to a semblance of normal. In June we held a Youth Development Clinic for vaulters aged 21 years and under. This was held at Kenview Indoor Arena in Springton and was coached by Nina Fritzell. We also had guest coach, Emily Leadbeater, who worked individually with all participants to improve the music interpretation of their freestyle. All the participants had a lot of fun working with vaulters from other clubs and learning new skills. They were also able to try vaulting on horses from different clubs which is a great experience.
Youth Development Group Photo
 
YDC Barrel Training YDC Warm Up
YDC Vaulting Training - Vaulter Savannah Stawiarski & Guy at Work
In July we had a winter clinic planned with an interstate clinician, however, due to the border closures we were unable to go ahead. We are hoping to reschedule this clinic later this year or early next year.
In sadder news the Vaulting SA committee made the tough decision to cancel the 2021 Australian Vaulting Championships which were supposed to be held in SA in September. The continuing border closures meant many people would not be able to attend and we did not believe it would be a true representation of the National Championships.
Coming up we have a local competition being held at Danson Dressage in Birdwood on Sunday 29th August and our State Championships, also at Danson Dressage, on Sunday 26th September. We encourage everyone to come and watch and find out a bit more about vaulting. We are excited to hold competitions again after a very cold and wet winter and wish the best of luck to all of our competitors.
We would also like to say a big congratulations to Emily Leadbeater who passed her Level 1 Vaulting Judge accreditation in July. This is a great achievement and we thank her for her commitment to the sport.
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Carriage Driving
Mylor Harness Show
Perfect conditions saw the return of harness horses and ponies to the Mylor Oval, reminiscent of country shows from a bygone era. Sunday 28th March the Angas Harness Driving Club hosted a long awaited show driving day.
The sun shone on over 20 turnouts from Shetland ponies to Clydesdales, and classes covering correct turnout to junior and open drivers. Five different championship classes were hotly contested throughout the day, Judge Kris Meyers did a fabulous job putting the drivers and ponies through their paces.
Plenty of blue ribbons were awarded, and classes were sponsored by Coopers Rural Supplies of Mylor, Water Watch and the Angas Harness Driving Club.
A concours D'élégance prize donated by Flying Free Photography was awarded to Glengarry Clydesdales and Russell and Kerry March.
Amongst the many other winners were Anne Lindh and Hudson Wildcard, Kim Branch and the lovely big Rubistien.
One of our up and coming junior drivers Reece Megson did a great job taking the delightful Rivington Little Drummer Boy to several victories.
 Image: Anne Lindh & Hudson Wildcard
For all the latest on Driving, follow and like the NEW Driving Facebook page.
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Para Equestrian/Dressage
PE SA had a heap of new movements at the start of the year. It started off with having the first in state classification in 6-7 years and from the April Classification we have two you classified riders.
RECENT EVENTS
AHDC AUGUST – Thanks to the committee for offering Para classes, due to horse and rider complications we have two unofficial riders compete in the Grade 3 and Grade 4. Wonderful to have committees offering classes.
SA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thank you to the Committee for putting on para classes and the inclusion and adaptions made for these riders. Para understands that there are small numbers of Para riders in SA but appreciate the effort they went to include them. Para classes ran on the Saturday and we had lovely weather. Lauren Placing 1st in the PARA Grade III Team & Individual Tests with two scores at the 66%, both being personal bests and Noella Placing 1st in PARA Grade V with a 66% in the Team Test and 64% in the Individual Test. Placing Lauren French as the 2021 Para State Champion, huge congratulations to Laruen and her horse Mitch for defending their title. We would like to thank Virbac for sponsoring the para classes and for their continuing support within SA.
PARA NATIONALS – Noella Angel competed at Boneo Park in April to a weekend of all types of weather. For those who have been at Boneo, you understand what we mean. For those who haven’t It was a lovely 28 degrees at the start and an even better 8 degrees by the Sunday. Noella rode her ASH x QH Mallee Jack in the Grade V competition against a large field of top riders. Placing 4th in Fridays Team Test, 4th in the Individual Test and scraping into the Freestyle by 0.1 of a percentage, Noella went on to ride the Freestyle in 56kms winds and down pour of rain. This freestyle has eluded Noella for many years, so the weather was not going to stop her and old faithful Jack. The rode for a 60% and 2nd place. Taking home Reserve Champion Grade V Para. Noella’s young horse Jackabite also had his first interstate outing in the open preliminary championship with two kind scores considering the weather.
UP & COMING
- Nothing Currently. Once the borders open to Vic, we will be running a para equestrian weekend with Equine Pathways Australia.
Equine Pathways Australia, is a new program to SA for riders with Physical Disabilities. Run by Julia Battams and her team of experts. The clinic brought a lot new riders out of the woodwork and attend the first clinic at Strathalbyn in April. This first clinic had 9 riders attend with two of these riders becoming classified for future para pathways. The energy around this clinic was electric and shows us there is a place for Para sports in SA. We look forward to the next one.
These clinics run over two days, four times a year (pending covid) and work with qualified dressage coaches and allied health providing a variety of services such as occupational therapy, sports psychology, physiotherapy and much more to riders looking for support and direction down the Para Equestrian Pathways. This can be in competition, recreational or vocational.
If you are a rider with a disability who is needing support to get riding, stay riding or to achieve your goals then we would love to hear from you.
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