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Equestrian Australia seeks a new National Education ManagerNicola Turner, Friday, 12 March 2010Equestrian Australia has engaged SportsPeople to recruit a National Education Manager to replace Nathan Holman, who is taking up another position.
Details on the SportsPeople web.
Applications close Tuesday, 06 April 2010.
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A lifetime’s passion builds the Equestrian QLD CIC3* cross-country courseFriday, 12 March 2010With a lifetime passion for riding, training and competing in jumping and cross-country, FEI Candidate Course Designer, Sylvia Roberts, will bring the much anticipated Equestrian Queensland CIC3* event to life with a course which has all the hallmarks of a classic, competitive and exhilarating cross-country course.
Locating to Warwick with her parents in 1970, Sylvia pursued her competitive goals in gymkhanas and One Day Events and was a representative on the Qld Pony Club Eventing team at the State Championships. Of this landmark life event, Sylvia said, “Alas I did not do too well as my little horse was a great jumper but had a phobia of those dreaded ditches. Elimination on the cross-country phase was a huge disappointment but it was the last time I was ever to be eliminated on a cross-country course”.
Following a successful foray in the showjumping arena during her teenage years, Sylvia then took some time out of the saddle to focus on a Nursing career. With the advent of a young family, and unable to stay out of the saddle for too long, the next step in Sylvia’s riding career meant choosing a sport which fit with the schedule of having children. Next stop – Endurance, where Sylvia achieved recognition by placing in the top ten in the State and says, “Unfortunately I never got to ride in the Tom Quilty Gold Cup but did place 4th in the Warwick to Gold Coast 200k ride”.
In 1988, Sylvia re-entered the sport of Eventing with her super-bold “jumping machine”, Dymintina Symphony. With combined competitive spirit, Sylvia and Symphony went from Preliminary to CCI2* in a mere 18months and won the QLD Horse and Rider of the year in 1995.
It was during the 1995 Melbourne Three Day Event that Sylvia first developed her passion for course building and she recalls, “I was so blown away by the presentation of the course and the quality of the fences that I decided to develop a course in Warwick. This then became an obsession, which in turn began the Warwick Horse Trials. As I did not know how to design or build a cross country course, I sought the assistance of Felicity Cribb to give me some ideas on possible fences. I then started the hard way of building fences ...which very soon caved in or were not structurally sound”.
With the assistance of Queensland elite riders donating their time as instructors (which is now known as the hugely popular Warwick Summer School) and with the subsequent money raised, Sylvia and work colleague, Simon Goddard, lobbied the local Council and the QLD State Sports and Recreation body for funding. With their combined tenacity, they were fortunate to be granted funding and in 1997, with the experience of Bill Thompson and the passionate enthusiasm of Sylvia, her husband Roger, Simon Goddard and Mick Lawlor, the Warwick Cross Country course was born.
Over the next ten years, Sylvia continued with the Warwick course designing and was literally ‘hands-on’ in the fence construction. Having attended several EFA & FEI CD/TD seminars, it was International Course Designer, Brian Schrapel, who encouraged Sylvia to apply for an upgrade to FEI status as Course Designer. In 2009 Sylvia was promoted to an FEI Candidate Course Designer - one of only approximately seven women in the world on the FEI Course Designing list.
In early 2010, Sylvia applied for the FEI Global Training Program which gives applicants the possibility of attending a major international event in a mentoring role. On being accepted, Sylvia says, “As one of only six Australian Officials and the only CD accepted, I feel very humbled to be included in this program and am very excited to say that I will be travelling to Paris in May to attend a FEI workshop at Jardy CCI/CIC with seven other international Course Designers from around the world. I hope to gain lots more experience from the international scene to bring back to Australia”.
On her course design for the Easter Equestrian QLD CIC3* in Warwick, Sylvia’s passion for a thrilling, yet horse/rider-friendly course is evident when asked for her plans, saying, “For this event I have tried to keep the distances and efforts to a minimum as the event is very early in the season with horses possibly not being at their peak fitness. I have designed the course to encourage horse and rider combinations at each level but still given them some technical questions to keep their attention and focus throughout the course. After receiving lots of rain in the earlier part of the year the going should be excellent”.
On her goals for the event, Sylvia continues, “I hope all competitors here at the Eventing Qld first FEI event will enjoy the challenge of the cross country course and all have a very safe and enjoyable weekend. I would like to thank all those who assisted in the preparation and presentation of the cross country and a very special mention to Sue Hoffman from Warwick Gardens Galore who allows me to borrow all the wonderful plants and ornaments to beautify the course. I would also like to sincerely thank all of the women in the Warwick Work Camp as without their devoted assistance we would not be able to bring this event to you”.
With a full competition programme from Intro to 3* and a total prize pool of $10,000, nominations are closing soon. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in an event which will really get your 2010 competition year off to a great start!
Nominations via www.nominate.com.au
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Proposed new Dressage grading systemNicola Turner, EA National Office, Thursday, 11 March 2010The Australian Dressage Committee (ADC) in conjunction with the State Dressage Authorities (SDAs) has planned to introduce a new grading system effective from 1 July 2010.
Whilst this implementation date is not ideal for everyone the same would be true for any date selected for such an implementation – it will not suit everyone - so please bear with us on this. We are caught between a rock and hard place with determining the implementation date.
The following information gives riders over 3 months to become familiar with the new system which will hopefully enable them to plan their competition schedule to prevent any upgrading between now and 1/7/10.
· The new system is based purely on performances
· Placings will not count for grading
· Preliminary and Novice are once again separate levels
· Horses/ponies are only upgraded once they have gained 30 up-grading points in a higher level than their grading
How will the system work?
· On 1/7/10 a horse or pony will be graded at its current level (e.g. Elementary) with no grading points.
· The horse/pony can continue to compete in Elementary competitions until such time as it gains 30 upgrading points that have been gained by competing successfully at a higher level than Elementary (e.g. Medium or above)
· Once the horse/pony has gained 30 upgrading points at a higher level than it is graded then the horse/pony will be upgraded to the next level (e.g. Medium). After upgrading the horse/pony has zero (O) grading points and zero (0) upgrading points until it competes at a higher level (e.g.) Advanced.
Performance Card
A new performance card is being developed that will look and work like this (based on the horse being graded Elementary as at 1/7/10:
The above horse/pony can continue to compete Medium until such time as it accrues 30 upgrading points gained in Advanced or above competitions.
Rule Book
The rule book will be amended as follows:
1.13 Grading Points
· horses and ponies are graded on a points system based on percentage gained
· points are accrued when the horse or pony gains 60% or above in Official competitions from Preliminary level and above
· points gained at Official competitions outside Australia will also be counted
· for pony competition, grading points are only applicable when the competition is open to any rider aged 10 years and over (i.e. not divided into separate Junior and Senior competitions)
· when, for any reason, the height of a horse/pony changes and they are required to change from a pony to a horse (or vice versa), the grading and any upgrading points of the horse/pony shall be retained in the new category
1.13.1 Awarding of Grading Points
· grading points are awarded based on percentage only (not placing)
· grading points are only awarded from performances in Official competitions as follows regardless of placing:
Ø Between 60% to 61.999% = 1 point
Ø Between 62% to 63.999% = 2 points
Ø Between 64% to 65.999% = 3 points
Ø Between 66% to 67.999% = 4 points
Ø Between 68% to 69.999% = 5 points
Ø Between 70% to 71.999% = 6 points
Ø 72% and over = 7 points
The following competitions do not incur grading points
· Freestyle competitions
· Young Rider competitions
· Young Horse competitions
· Associate competitions – open or restricted (e.g: interschool)
1.14 Eligibility of Horses and Ponies for Each Level
· in Official competitions the following criteria apply at the closing date of entries
· upon gaining 30 points in any higher level than the horse/pony is graded as defined in the table below, that horse/pony may not compete in any level below that grade except HC
· all points earned during an event will be added to the horses grading points at the level at which they were earned
1.16 Down-Grading of Horses/Ponies
Applications for down-grading of horses/ponies for any category of competition must be directed to the SDA and the following applies:
· each request will be considered separately and on its merit
· applications for down-grading must be made in writing with supporting documentation
· the decision to down-grade is entirely at the discretion of the SDA
Down-grading
The following is our current downgrading rule:
· may occur only once in the duration of a rider’s partnership with the horse/pony
· may occur more than once in a horse/pony’s lifetime but not more than once in a two-year period
· will only apply to those graded at least Elementary level and above
· if approved, a horse/pony will be down-graded a maximum of three levels e.g: Advanced to Novice
· if the horse is ridden by someone other than the rider for whom the downgrade is requested, it must compete at its previous level and any grading points earned will be awarded in relation to that previous level
1.19 Hors Concors (HC) – Amend the first dot point to read ‘horses/ponies may compete HC at any level’
Downgrading
You may have been upgraded too quickly in the recent past. Some horses have actually been upgraded from say Novice to half way through Elementary without even having an Elementary start!!!!
If you find yourself in this sort of position then you need to apply to your SDA for a down grade, stating the reason for your application.
Comments and Feedback
Please be advised that the ADC is prepared to reconsider changes to 1.14 above in relation to the criteria to compete in the FEI levels when it meets with SDAs in September. Any changes as a result of this meeting will be effective from 1/1/11.
All comments/feedback/suggestions must be forwarded to Lesley Sullivan, Chair ADC – contact details listed below under NT/QLD – and must be received no later than 31 July 2010.
Queries – Who to Contact
If you have any queries about how the new grading system will operate or how it will affect you personally please contact the following person in your state:
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Brett Parbery reports from HollandNicola Turner, Thursday, 11 March 2010After a long winded journey of 52 hrs, we arrived at our final destination at the stables of Edward Gal and Nicole Werner in Harskamp, Holland. It is a wonderful facility owned by the Resim Investment Group and also is home to Hans Peter Minderhoud with his amazing team of horses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Equine Anti-Doping & Controlled Medication Regulations come into force on 05 April 2010Franz Venhaus, Thursday, 11 March 2010Next month, the FEI will introduce its revised Equine Anti-Doping & Controlled Medication (EADCM) Regulations. Equestrian Australia is bound to use this new system and will publish a version adapted for Australian conditions, to apply to non-FEI events held here. Until the adapted EA Regulations are published, the FEI version will serve as an accurate guide on how the EA system will work. Please note: All competitors in FEI Events will also be required after 05 April 2010 to keep a log of medications administered to their horses. You will be able to download this log and keep it with your FEI or EA Horse Passport. The following downloads are available from the FEI Clean Sport web: FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This weekend's International EventsMichelle Battams, EA Office, Thursday, 11 March 2010List of Australian riders who are competing in International Events this weekend. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consultation process on Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids) beginsFEI Press Release, Malina Gueorguiev, FEI Press Manager, Wednesday, 10 March 2010On the occasion of its Executive Board (EB) meeting held at the FEI Headquarters today, 9 March, the FEI announced further steps in relation to the debate on in-competition use of a limited number of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) under strictly prescribed limits and set the relevant timeline. A central point in the debate will be the FEI Congress on NSAIDs Usage and Medication in the Equine Athlete which will be held in Lausanne in August. To lead the debate, the EB appointed an FEI Congress Committee chaired by 1st Vice President Sven Holmberg and composed of Chris Hodson (2nd Vice President), John McEwen (Chairman of FEI Veterinary Committee), Graeme Cooke (FEI Veterinary Director), Dr Yves Rossier, and Prof. Leo Jeffcott as members.
The composition of the FEI List Group is being finalised and will be announced shortly.
The following timeline has been established:
· Mid-April – the science currently available published online
· Mid to end July – information will be sent out for consultation. It will reflect the policy issue of whether the FEI should allow the restricted use of NSAIDs, provided the levels are limited and are deemed by the List Group not to threaten horse welfare and not to be performance enhancing.
· August (date TBC) – congress held in Lausanne
· End of August – consultation process with the National Federations begins. Lists and Congress proceedings will be sent to the NFs in view of the General Assembly.
· August – October – consultation with NFs
· Beginning of October – final Lists sent to NFs
· Beginning of November:
FEI General Assembly votes on policy FEI Bureau approves revised List · April 2011 – Revised List comes into effect
To facilitate the debate, the FEI will set up in the coming weeks a virtual platform open to the global audience. National Federations, riders, trainers, officials, event organisers, veterinarians, the media as well as the general public will be able to access the science currently available and will be encouraged to submit their contributions to the debate.
Further details on the launch of the online platform and the logistics of the Congress will be announced in due course.
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Harry Boldt celebrates his 80th birthday with judges and riders in WAWendy Barker, Wednesday, 10 March 2010On 23 February world renowned Dressage trainer Harry Boldt celebrated his 80th birthday. The West Australian Dressage Judges Taskforce held a party for Harry on the Friday night, and 40 of Western Australia’s Dressage judges shared in the fun and celebrations with Harry at Swan Valley Equestrian Centre. West Australian judges and riders have always felt very honoured that Harry chose to live in Perth, Harry has always been generous with his knowledge, and Dressage riders and judges in WA have benefited immensely from his contribution to our sport over many years. Harry is fit and well, and full of energy, he regularly trains top Eventers in WA, as well as many of the most successful FEI Dressage riders in the state. Harry has devoted a lifetime to working with horses, and because of his passion for horses and his unique talent for understanding horses, each new turn in his life has been filled with success. He has become one of the most successful dressage riders and trainers the world has ever seen. People recognised very early that Harry Boldt had an innate gift for riding. Heinrich Boldt, his father, was a highly respected rider and trainer, he supervised the famous competition stable "Verein für Reitsport" in Essen, so Harry’s life was always intertwined with horses. Harry's father was his first instructor, and he moulded Harry into a promising rider.
Initially Harry was a successful showjumper to S Level – Schwer (Advanced), later Harry's focus shifted to Dressage. Legendary German Trainer Käthe Franke developed Harry’s talent, and he began participating in international dressage derbies.
Harry’s career started as a rider, competing amongst the very best, including other world reknowned German riders like Reine Kilmke, Herbert Rehbein and Joseph Neckermann, who were all part of the elite circle of German Dressage which Harry joined.
At the beginning of the 1960’s Boldt made his international break through, and in the 1960s & ‘70s, riding Remus, Golo and Woyczek he won -
· The German National Grand Prix champion title three times
· As well as 7 individual medals at European and World Championships and
· 8 team medals at European and World Championships.
His crowning achievement was at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 where Harry won a Team Gold and Individual Silver Medal on Remus, the Westphalian-bred horse.
At the Montreal Olympics in 1976, he rode Woycek in Bromont to again win Team Gold and Individual Silver Medals, for West Germany.
By 1980, there was nothing left for Harry to prove as a rider, and he exchanged his competition career for a position as Team Coach of the German Dressage Team. He was based at DOKR in Warendorf, the magnificent Olympic German equestrian training centre in northern Germany, a mecca for ‘Dressage tragics’. Because of his incredible record of success with German Dressage Teams in this role, he held this highly prestigious position as Trainer for 15 years - from 1981 to 1996.
Under his guidance, the German team gathered a total of 50 medals at Olympic, European and World Championships. 31 of them were gold!
No other sport trainer in Germany has matched this achievement, and in recognition, Harry was awarded the German Riders' Gold Medal of Honour (Deutsche Reiterkreuz or Rider’s Cross in Gold).
In 1996, he moved to friendly, sunny Perth, continuing to travel overseas to fulfil many coaching commitments around the world, something he continues to do today.
Harry’s career started by mixing it with those who love to jump fences, and he has now come full circle. With the advent of the new short format for 4-Star Eventing, Dressage has become much more influential in eventing, and the pessimists predicted this would significantly impact on Australia’s success as an international eventing force.
However, what the pessimists forgot was, Australia had a secret weapon – Harry Boldt! Harry has made a huge contribution as the official Dressage trainer of the Australian Olympic and World Championship Eventing Teams, who have continued to win medals consistently. This year , Harry is again working with Wayne Roycroft (Australia's Head Coach of Eventing), preparing the Australian team for the World Championships to be held in Kentucky later this year.
We all feel confident that, with the benefit of Harry’s wonderful training over the year, we will see more Aussie eventers win medals at Kentucky!!
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HSBC FEI WORLD CUP™ EVENTING kicks off with new and improved formulaFEI Press Release, Malina Gueorguiev, Monday, 8 March 2010The HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing, which kicks off at Tallahassee in Florida (USA) this weekend (5-7 March), is to adopt an improved and exciting new format for 2010.
The series will be run in similar fashion to the prestigious Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ in Jumping, where points gained at each qualifier count towards a lucrative prize pot, in this case awarded to the top 15 riders in the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing standings.
After 12 CIC-W*** events in ten countries across three continents, the 15 most successful riders will share a valuable prize fund worth US$180,000, and excitement is sure to mount as the climax of the season approaches at Schenefeld (GER) at the end of August.
FEI Eventing Committee Chairman Guiseppe Della Chiesa comments, “I am delighted with this bold new idea, which I think will reward more riders in a fairer way and provide a more exciting and interesting series that competitors and the media can follow easily.”
The HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing is expected to attract the world’s best horses and riders as they vie for selection for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) in Kentucky (USA) from 10 September to 25 October. The FEI has concluded that the new formula will be neater and more compelling than running a final after the WEG when less combinations will be available to travel.
The new format is designed to provide a more meaningful, interesting and internationally fair system—riders in North America and the Antipodes will have as much chance as their European counterparts in grabbing the lion’s share of HSBC’s generous cash. In addition, each of the 12 events will benefit from a prize-fund worth US$25,000.
Former dual FEI World Cup™ Eventing Champion Clayton Fredericks welcomed the generous financial arrangements, which represents some of the highest available prize-money at this, three-star, level of the sport. He added: “This is going to give a real chance of recognition to a consistent combination, wherever they are in the world, and, just as importantly, it’s going to add extra prestige to individual events, which can only be healthy.”
Calendar of events:
1. Tallahassee (USA), 5-7 March
2. Kihikihi (NZL), 2-4 April
3. Sydney (AUS), 7-9 May
4. Marbach (GER), 7-9 May
5. Chatsworth (GBR), 15-16 May
6. Tattersalls (IRL), 27-30 May
7. Strzegom (POL), 24-27 June
8. Minsk (BLR), 21-25 July
9. Rebecca Farm, Kalispell (USA), 22-25 July
10. Malmö (SWE), 13-15 August
11. Martinvast (FRA) TBC, 18-22 August
12. Schenefeld (GER), 26-29August
Notes to editors
HSBC, the world's local bank, is a platinum partner of FEI and global sponsor of the eventing discipline. As part of this partnership, HSBC is title sponsor of the HSBC FEI Classics™ and HSBC FEI World Cup™.
At the centre of all HSBC’s sponsorships is a commitment to youth, education and community. The Pony Club and HSBC have teamed up to create the HSBC Pony Club Eventing Training Programme.
For further information on the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing, including Rules and Standings, visit www.feiwordcup.org. Previews, reports, results and photographs for each qualifier will be available from the FEI throughout the season
A response from Sydney and Kihikihi World Cup committees: Joint Press Release from Sydney and Kihikihi World Cup Events
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Upcoming Youth Development CampNicola Turner, Friday, 5 March 2010The Equestrian Australia High Performance Program will hold a Youth Development Camp at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsely Park, from 3-5 May (following the CDI and preceding the Weekend of World Cups).
This will be a combined camp for all National Youth Development Squads and will also include any young riders on the Para-Equestrian National Squad
The camp will commence for Dressage and Para-Equestrian riders on Sunday morning 2 May where they will attend the popular CDI Judges Seminar. All other disciplines will arrive Sunday afternoon with the camp commencing on Sunday night with a briefing for all participants. The program will commence in proper on Monday morning 3 May.
Each year the High Performance program conducts two Youth Development camps. One is at the AIS (focussing on the development of the rider as an athlete) in addition to this camp, which is horse-based. While training sessions for riders and horses will be conducted, there will also be a number of other programs and presentations aimed at the development and education of the young riders. Some of these sessions will include:-
Further information and invitations will be sent to all National YD Squad members in the coming week.
The High Performance Program are very appreciative of the support from the Management and staff of the Sydney International Equestrian Centre in the conduct of this camp between two of their biggest shows of the year.
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National Education Manager to pursue a new careerFranz Venhaus, Equestrian Australia National Office, Thursday, 4 March 2010Yesterday, Nathan Holman officially advised me of his resignation from his role as National Education Manager for Equestrian Australia. Nathan has accepted a role working as a Partnership Broker within the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations schemes. The role centres around partnering business / companies with schools and the community throughout Sydney. Nathan will officially finish with EA on Friday 26 March, but will be on leave from 22 to 26. Nathan has negotiated with his new employer to complete a hand-over of current courses, programs etc with his replacement once this person has commenced. Nathan has been a valuable member of EA in the role as National Education Manager since 2007 and his contribution to the improvement of EA's coaching and officiating systems will be missed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Driving names long list for WEG and short list for World Singles ChampionshipsWednesday, 3 March 2010The following appointments have been made by the National Selectors: 2010 World Equestrian GamesLong List
· Boyd Exell
· Gavin Robson
2010 World Equestrian Games Chef d'Equipe - Karen Everett
2010 World Single Horse ChampionshipsThe World Single Horse Championships will be held at Pratoni del Vivaro 30 July 2010 - they are held every two years
Short list
· Michelle Jones
· Elizabeth Lawrence
World Single Horse Chef d’Equipe - Dot Willcoxson
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Sydney CDI Workshop with Wim Ernes - FEI 5* (O-Level) Judge (NED)Nicola Turner, Tuesday, 2 March 2010Wim Ernes was appointed an FEI Level Dressage Judge in 2007, having been an International Judge from l993. "With extensive judging experience including the European Championships, World Cup Final and World Championships for Young Horses he was also the Dutch Dressage Team Coach for the Atlanta Olympics. In Holland he was President for the Dutch Dressage Committee 2002-2007, President of the Selection Committee for Young Horses (from 2008), Member of the KWPN Licensing Committee and Project Manager Dutch Judges Development Programme (from 2007).” Judges, Coaches and riders of all levels are welcome held in conjunction with the Sydney CDI 3-Star Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park Sunday, 2 May 2010
• Registration 9am for 9.30 start (promptly) to approx. 3.30pm
• Judges of all levels, coaches, riders and dressage enthusiasts are all invited to attend as observers
• Catering will be available on the day.
• Workshops conducted by DNSW are provided to judges free of charge!
• A receipt/certificate of attendance will be issued on the day for re-accreditation purposes.
A full day must be completed.
Pre-registration is not necessary, however, we would like to get an idea on how
many to expect on the day, please ring or email Jan Geary (details below) or
e-mail: dnsw.admin@equestrian.org.au and let us know you are planning to attend.
Enquiries: Jan Geary
02 4579 9331 or email: jgeary6@bigpond.com
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FEI Registration 2010 - IMPORTANT INFORMATIONMichelle Battams, Thursday, 11 February 2010Notice regarding FEI Registration and Participation in International events In the past the FEI made allowances for riders and horses, who were not FEI-registered prior to competing in International events and let them complete their registration after they had competed. This meant that the results gained at the competition were validated by the FEI once the registration was complete. As of 1 January 2010, if riders or horses are not registered PRIOR to competing in an International event, they will be immediately DISQUALIFIED and any results they achieve at the event will not be valid, nor will any ranking points be accumulated. Even if the rider or horse is registered after the event has taken place, the results from the event, in which they competed unregistered, will no longer be included in their FEI results list or ranking points as they have in the past. TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION AND CONSEQUENCIAL UPSET, RIDERS MUST ENSURE THEY AND THEIR HORSE ARE FEI-REGISTERED PRIOR TO COMPETING IN AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN 2010!! The Equestrian Australia National Office will take no responsibility for riders competing unregistered. It is the responsibility of the rider and/or horse owner to register with the FEI. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eventing Talent Search ProgramEA National Office, Wednesday, 27 February 2008The 2010 Eventing Talent Search Squad has been announced 2010 Eventing Talent Search SquadOctober 2009
Please note that applications for the Talent Search assessment days will close 1 week prior to each assessment. For closing dates please see the table below.
The date for the TAS assessment day has been pushed back to the 19-20th December due to the National Coaches availability.
The National Eventing Talent Search Squad is an initiative developed by the National Eventing program in partnership with the NSWIS to specifically identify and select talented combinations for the future that are outside the traditional selection process. Traditionally we select both the National and the NSWIS Squad on the basis of performance indicators in *** CIC’s and CCI’s and as such we may miss some promising horse rider combinations who are competing at lower levels. Maybe with the appropriate assistance these combinations could represent Australia at World Equestrian Games or Olympic Games. The Australian Talent Search Squad is an effort to spread the selection net and find the extraordinary horse/rider combination!
If you have a horse between 4 and 12 years old and if you are 15 yrs of age or older, we want to know you. If you don’t think you want to ride the horse at World Championship or Olympic level but your horse would do the job…..we still want to know you. To be considered for the 2010 National Eventing Talent Search Squad you will need to register your interest by completing the registration form and attending a Talent Search Squad assessment day in your State.
2010 Talent Search Squad Assessment days
For full details of the program please download the Australian Talent Search Handbook.
This is a ‘user pays’ initiative. So far, government funding support is not available; but the project has in principal support from Equestrian Australia (National) and EA, (NSW). What you get out of registering your interest in this National EA initiative is the opportunity to introduce your horse to our National Eventing Coach, Wayne Roycroft.
Congratulations to the following horse and rider combinations on the 2009 Talent Search Squad: 2009 Eventing Talent Search SquadProfiles of Talent Squad horses and riders Benefits for Talent Search Squad Members A data base will be established to track your performance over a period of twelve months. Every effort will be made to attract funding for on-going training for selected combinations. If selected you will be recognised as a member of “the Australian Talent Search Squad” by an insignia which can be attached to your saddle cloth. You will of course be encouraged to compete with your insignia on your saddle cloth.
The plan is to first establish a data base of ‘potential combinations’ and then……… • To provide the opportunity for ongoing training. • To provide planning support for development of skills • To provide advice and support for a competition program.
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