EFA WA E-News Thursday September 6th, 2007
Hello Everyone, It looks like horse events accross WA are going to be able to continue but each event will have to abide by strict Dep't of Agriculture guidelines. These guidelines are being released tonight at a meeting called by the WA Horse Council at which equine sporting clubs and associations have been invited to attend. We are of the understanding at this time that the current EFA guidelines contain most or if not all of the Dep't of Ag list of "musts and desirables", but if any changes need to be made we will notify clubs immediatley. Please also remember to keep an eye on the efa website for any changes and updates on the EI situation.
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Message to all EFA Members from EFA Acting CEO - Cath Moss EFA Biosecurity Controls for EFA Events
The EFA (WA) have currently adopted a policy for Biosecurity Measures at all EFA(WA) Competitions and Events, which has been developed by Dr Warwick Vale, an FEI Event Veterinarian and an EFA National Medication Control Officer. The inception of this policy has also been embraced by the members of the Department of Agriculture, present at the EI Information Session held last week at the State Equestrian Centre. Until such time as the rest of the country has achieved containment and subsequent eradication of this disease, we cannot be too careful. Our horses are precious to us, and we do not want to go through the heartache that our counterparts in NSW and QLD are experiencing. To this end, we are asking that Event Organisers and Competitors alike, embrace what we are trying to achieve, and play their part in the procedures that we have set in place. It must be understood that this policy is an interim measure, which will most definitely be downgraded as soon as it is considered safe to do so. [More] EVENT ORGANISERS A copy of the EFA Biosecurity Measures and the Competitor and Veterinary Log Sheets are available below, they are also available via the EFA WA Website. If you have any questions with regards to the measures please contact the EFA Office on 92961200 or Dr Warwick Vale on 0418903095. For more info on the event forms click [Here]
Notice of General Meeting of the Equestrian Federation of HIGH PERFORMANCE NEWS DRESSAGE HOT OFF THE PRESS! DIANE JENKYN IS COMING TO WA for 2 HIGH PERFORMANCE DRESSAGE CLINICS – SEPTEMBER 20-22 & OCTOBER 19-21! SQUAD and OPEN Riders are welcome – for more information please contact Jenine at squads@efawa.com.au as soon as possible as spaces are limited! DWA welcomes Hazel Hikins, who has been appointed to the DWA Selection Panel for the remainder of 2007. JUMPING GILBERT BOCKMANN Oct. 8-10 HIGH PERFORMANCE CLINIC CANCELLED - Due to the EI Virus Gilbert Bockmann will not be returning to EVENTING Sam Lyle Sept. 8 & 9 – all clinic participants are reminded to check & record their horses temperature BEFORE leaving your property! Any horses with a temperature over 38.5C will be turned away at the gate... BEATS Dual Gold Medalist Stuart Tinney is coming to work with BEATS riders on October 5th & 6th at the SEC. All Beats riders please remember to contact Jenine at squads@efawa.com.au to confirm your attendance at this clinic by September 27th. A reminder to Beats riders that we will be conducting the end of year assessments shortly and must receive your 2007 results no later than October 5th. EFA WA VOLUNTEERS EFA VOLUNTEERS WINE OFFER - Hurry Orders must be in by September 12th!
Prospect Wines are offering the following quality wines that cater for every taste. Margaret river is famous for it's Cabernet. This wine is typical of the area. Rich, concentrated berry aromas which flow through onto the palate. A generous full flavoured wine with a soft finish. An interesting complex nose of blackberry and licorice. This medium intensity This wine has been blended with about 15% Semmillon to give extra depth of flavour. It has delightful fresh ripe fruity aromas and flavours and a zesty crisp dry finish. This Chardonnay has a small amount of light oak maturation whiah adds flavour complexity. It is still very fresh and light with a crisp finish and is a great alternative to unwooded styles. Sparkling Moscato Bianco - $10.50 A sweet fruity sparkling wine made from the Moscato Bianco grape which is also known sometimes as Frontignac. It is low in alcohol, very fresh and light, great with deserts. Produced by one of the
Volunteers Social Afternoon EFA volunteers are having an “induction and social afternoon” on 15th Sept and if you are interested in becoming an EFA volunteer then please contact Jess Blackwell for more information on EVENTING WA NEWS Gidge Report - by James King With every sneeze and snuffle being unusually and carefully analysed we were lucky and delighted that Gidge could run last weekend. (Special thanks to Warwick and his team, for so painlessly and efficiently vetting us all (on arrival). The weather was set fair, (not always the case at Gidge), the arenas immaculate - and Tom had done another brilliant job on the course. More than a dozen new jumps - some of them monsters - and ground conditions that benefited hugely from several hundred tonnes of sand- since last year! Thanks Tom. Six riders competed on the new 2* track, with first place deservedly going to Sonja Johnson and Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison (66.4), followed by Michael Dagostino and Kendletone Park Golden (77.8). Renee Williams and The 1* was won by young rider Emma King, who lead from the first phase on her big Irish mare - Kirby Park Irish Mist, both looked to be enjoying their first start at this level. Pheobe Tucker and Gravitron were just behind (73.2), ahead of Kirsten Twining and Aya Soquili in third (76.3). Michael Dagostino and Kendlestone Park Maxim(76.6) were next, with Joanne Pedley and Initial Impact finishing fifth (83.1) ahead of Veronica Erzay and Dark Royale (98.5). The Senior Pre-novice was a very close contest, being won by Jessica Bell and Lowanna Lady (57.0), ahead of Jackie Sept and Ignore me, with Ebony Smailes and Debonair in third. Less than a rail separated these three with Sarah Murray and Nice Timing in fourth (62.2) and Vivian Pinter in fifth also less than a rail behind. William Newton Wordsworth’s delightful youngster Williams River Christmas came sixth (78.4). In the Junior Pre-novice Makayla Wood with Just Corona (55.8) won the rug, followed closely by Elisabeth Moore (57.6) and Jessamy Walsh (59.4). All three finished on their dressage scores and were followed by Cassy Choules, Jessica Manson and Erin Picken. The Senior Prelim was a class of 30 - and saw Cammy O’Rourke with Atlanto (50.0) take first place, ahead of Anna Lambeck and Chestnut Teal (54.2) with Hayley Hickson on Blue Halo in third. Natalie Barr’s Holland Park Ambition (64.5) squeezed Elizabeth Mcarthy on Cruise (65.0) in to fifth ahead of Sanchia Stowe (65.2). The juniors were just as close, with Susanna Weedon on Howard’s End (41.8) taking the honours ahead of Rachel Smith and BML The Candidate (42.6). Jessica Manson and legal Star (43.2) were right behind! That’s close. Veronica Stone with Try My Best – certainly did and won the Senior Intro 1, followed by Ron Fleming’s Knightwood Ruler in second. Sky Perry with Stomper came third, with Wendy Cumming and Pestarelli fourth. Kirsty Whitnell and Danzarman were close behind. Tahlia Baxter on Top Deck was the winner of the Junior Intro 1 and Kristen Macaulay with Jahi Starlight Buccaneer the winner of the C grade. In the Senior Intro 2 Cindy Lyall and GI Drunkeen won victory, as did Emily Purvis and Trapalanda Brigadier in the juniors. Lucy Rowe and Rose of Rockdale were successful winners of the D grade. Thank you to the organisers for a really fabulous weekend, especially considering the uncertainty in the lead up to it – and thank you Tom for an outstanding track.
ALCOA CNC at Fairbridge 22nd & 23rd September - Programme
Gidgegannup Horse and Pony Club and the Gidge ODE committee would like to sincerely thank Warwick Vale and the fabulous veternary team, who gave their time and expertise to check the 250 horses competing at the Gidge ODE over the weekend. They started at 7am on Saturday and worked tirelessly and patiently through the horses and made everyone feel at ease with the procedure. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by us and also the competitors who were able to get on with what they love to do. Thank you again to Warwick and his team and also the EFA for their support in this matter.
Horseland - WA Young Event Horse Championships Spot the International Super Star! Saturday October 13th, 2007 at Brookleigh Equestrian Centre, Upper Swan. 9.00am start Guest Judge - Mr Wayne Roycroft - Australian Team Coach. Exiting new format, horse age groups 4/5 yrs and 6/7 years. Horses currently competing permitted to enter. Entry forms and schedules will be available next week. The Eventing Granp Prix will be run in the afternoon. Enquiries Julie Isbister 0427443675 or 96511274 or Pollyanne Huntington 0439711321 or 95711321.
Eventing WA Competition, Clinics and Important Dates
JUMPING WA NEWS
Jump WA HOTY Final Round and World Cup Programmes - Click [Here] Welcome to the 2007 Spring Showjumping program for Either click on the link to the site of include the address in your browser. http://www.jumpwa.com.au
The Australian Youth Showjumping Festival and the NSW State Showjumping Championships that were to be held at Worrigee Equestrian Common, Worrigee near Nowra over the period 29th September to 7th October have been cancelled.
CVW Group Gala Showjumping Weekend October 13 & 14 - Programme
Jumping WA Competition, Clinics and Important Dates
SHOWHORSE WA NEWS.
Pinjarra Pony Club Spring Breed Show - September 16th - Cancelled
COMBINED HORSE TRANSPORT - HORSE OF THE YEAR Important Notice to all Showhorse HOTY Competitors and Visitors On advice from Dr Warwick Vale and the EFA, precautionary measures will be enforced at the State Equestrian Centre on 8 and 9 September. PLEASE REMEMBER, these procedures are MINOR inconveniences compared to what we would endure if this terrible virus was to hit this state. ALL horses attending the event will be vet checked. Friday 7 Sepember: The SEC will be accessible all day. Horses arriving on Friday will be checked early Saturday morning. Saturday 8 September: Gates will be open from 6:30am until 10:30am and horses will be checked upon arrival. Sunday 9 September: Gates will be open from 6:30am until 10:30am and horses will be checked upon arrival. AT NO OTHER TIME will horses be permitted to enter the State Equestrian Centre. If you choose to take your horse home on Saturday night and return Sunday, you will be checked again. We encourage you not to do this as it will increase the workload on the vets/stewards. If you are a country competitor and you have no option than to arrive at the SEC outside these hours, please contact jobastian@bigpond.com DECLARATION OF INTERSTATE VISITORS: All those who have friends, coaches, associates attending this event must contact a member of the organising committee immediately. Interstate visitors are forbidden to bring any equipment or clothing that has been in contact with a horse in another state. This applies to everyone, whether or not they are from an infected state. Visitors will be required to read the relevant information regarding the transfer of EI and sign a declaration available via email from paul.morath@lizzy.com.au or srobson@iinet.net.au This same declaration will be required of our judges. We assure you that all precautionary measures will be exercised to provide a safe event for you and your horse. Thank you for your understanding and I look forward to seeing you at the State Equestrian Centre on 8 and 9 September. We are still looking forward to a great weekend with plenty of action. The comiittee have been working very hard this week to make this show happen and so we would appreciate you support and understanding over the weekend with the added biosecurity measures etc. We have international and interstate visitors here as well so lets show them the best WA hospitality and top level competition. Don't forget we are having a free competitor sausage sizzle on the Saturday night of HOTY and also live music upstairs in the bar area of the SEC. The bar will also be open so please come along have a groove and meet some of our visitors. Over the weekend you will also be able to visit our tradestands these include: Equestricare, Acardia Design Browbands, Stable Gate, Horse Wheels Pty Ltd, Bella Equestrian products,Showjackets
Reminder - NO HAY in the stables.
All people that Showhorse Promotions Inc have organised to come over for the event from interstate including Judges and riders, have been fully briefed on personal biosecurity protocols.
Showhorse WA Competition, Clinics and Important Dates
DRESSAGE WA NEWS
National Dressage Championships - Postponed The NDC have decided to postpone the National Dressage Championships scheduled for 25/26/27/28 October. No alternative date at this stage has been discussed. It may even be necessary, as a last resort, to have to cancel the Championships altogether for 2007. However the Committee hope that it doesn’t come to the latter.
DRTA AGM Saturday 8th September 1pm, At: New members welcome. Enquiries: 9296 1491 – evenings only Abrolhos Pearl Dressage Champs - October 20th & 21st - Programs now available. Lots of great prizes and cash on offer. [More]
October 13-14th – Spring Dressage Festival incorporating the Indoor Champs and State Associate Championships - New programme now includes Indoor finals, Associate Champs, Pony Club and ARC Classes AND Open Classes - should be an action packed weekend! Entry forms available [Here] Attention all NON EFA members and NON EFA affiliated club members. For you to be eligible to compete in this event you must either be an EFA member, a member of an EFA affiliated club or fill in a ‘Non member Application and Entry / Release of Waiver of Liability’. These forms can be downloaded from the EFAWA website: www.efawa.com.au . Click on the ‘Clubs’ tab and then ‘insurance’.
Dressage WA Promotions Inc - Horseland Young Dressage Horse 2007 Saturday 8th December 2007 at the SEC Classes 4 year old 5 year old 6 year old This will be a 2 round competition as per the EFA rules attached. Please note that the Australian Young Horse finals competition is to be held at Dressage With the Stars (DWTS) in 10-12 April 2008 in Entry form to be placed on the efa website. Entries close 23rd November See amended rules at the following link: Young Horse Tests: http://www.efanational.com/default.asp?MenuID=Rules_and_Regs/11759/0/,Dressage/11745/668/ Enquiries cpchantl@bigpond.net.au
Dressage WA Competition, Clinics and Important Dates
PARA-EQUESTRIAN Like all equestrian activities, Para Equestrian has also been seriously affected by the current Equine Influenza crisis. The National RDAA Dressage Championships, scheduled to be held at Werribee on October 8 –13 and which were to incorporate a CDPEI **** International Qualifier for the 2008 Olympics, have had to postponed until January 21 – 26, 2008. This date will be the last possible date before the Qualification period closes on January 31. At present we are still negotiating with Werribee but it most likely that the venue will have to be moved to the Tonimbuk Equestrian Centre. At present, much time is being spent in changing flights for the many overseas officials who were travelling to We have had excellent assistance from the EFA National office and from the FEI for which we are very grateful and thank them most sincerely.
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| ID | Event | Start | Finish | |
| 169839 | NCAS Coaching Certificates Trainee Days | 10 Sep 07 | 10 Sep 07 | |
| 169849 | NCAS Level 1 Coaching Clinic - 2 day Coaching Clinic | 17 Sep 07 | 18 Sep 07 | |
| 169850 | NCAS Level 1 Coaching Certificate | 1 Oct 07 | 2 Oct 07 | |
| 169840 | NCAS Coaching Certificates Trainee Days | 8 Oct 07 | 8 Oct 07 | |
| 169851 | NCAS Level 1 Coaching Certificate | 15 Oct 07 | 16 Oct 07 | |
| 169852 | NCAS Final Assessment Level 1 | 26 Oct 07 | 26 Oct 07 | |
| 169853 | NCAS Final Assessment Level 1 | 10 Dec 07 | 10 Dec 07 |
SEC NEWS
Advice for Casual Hirers of State Equestrian Centre Facilities following outbreak of E I .
- Horses must be temperature checked at time of arrival prior to use of any Facilities at the Venue. Please do not allow horses to mingle with others or use a stable until cleared to continue.
- Testing is to be conducted by either a Vet / Vet Student / Authorised Club Delegate.
- Hirer to complete a ‘Register of Attendance Form’ and submit this to the EFA Office within 24 hours
Form can be downloaded from www.efawa.com.au
- If any one attending the SEC is visiting from the Eastern States since the EI outbreak, then they will need to sign a ‘Visitors Declaration’ also to be returned. This form can also be downloaded from the Website.
Kind Regards
Jennine Smith
Centre Manager
DRESSAGE
Tues 11th Sept
9am – 6pm
Practice any Test
$18 per 15 minutes
JUMPING
Thurs 6th (Cancelled) and Wed 19th Sept
10am – 6pm
Set Course
Practice any Height
$20 per 15 minutes
Bookings phone 9296 1200 or
email jennine@efawa.com.au
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See below and for a full list of news, events and a whole lot more go to www.efawa.com.au . If your club list details are incorrect as per our calendar, please contact the webmaster to make the change. If details are incorrect we apologise however, these details were supplied to us in November and we may not have been notified of any changes. If you know of date changes please email the webmaster.
The Perth Horse & Pony Club's Father's Day Jumping event run by Nellandra Henry was a great success. Perfect weather and jumping conditions made the day enjoyable for all competitors and spectators. As with the preceding year, the event was extremely well run by Nell and her team of helpers.
 | 2007-08 'Insurance Packs' are now available for download Coaches, clubs and National and State Organisations can now download their respective 'packs'. The good news is that the Public Liability Cover has been doubled to $20 million. |
 | William Fox-Pitt wins Burghley 2007! Burghley 2007 saw a very close finish in the final day of competition with the final 3 riders all having one rail, resulting in only 1.4 penalties between 1st and 3rd place. |
Following a mid year review of the National Dressage, Eventing and Jumping squads, the revised squad lists have been published on this site.
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