EFA WA E-News April 10th, 2008
Winners of selected classes over the weekend are eligible to represent WA at the first ever National Interschools Championships to be held at Towoomba QLD in October. For spectators and parents we have big array of tradestands for you to peruse and spend some money and we have some educational stands as well. The SEC Caterers "The Classic Taste Co" have put together some great meal deals for breakfast and dinner over the weekend for competitors and spectators alike. This event has become a great way of introducing equestrian sport to the schools system and also to the youth of our community. Our riders of the future may begin their competition careers here at interschool. With the great popularity of this event in the next 12 months we will see the Interschools programme expand to include different competition days and will also see the introduction of an associated educational programme. So if you have a few hours spare next weekend 18th - 20th April come and see the action or better still lend us a hand! See you there, Jacqui Moon - Interschools Coordinator
EFA Clubs ATTENTION - All EFAWA Committee Members, Affiliated Club Committee Members, Committee members of PCAWA, and Adult Riding Clubs Committee Members The EFAWA will be hosting a Committee Management Workshop on Tuesday 29th April 2008 at 6.00pm, to be held in the Ocean Foam Room at the SEC. This workshop will be facilitated by Mr Bob Welch, former Executive Officer of the Sports Federation of WA, currently running the National Titles of Surf Lifesaving. Mr Welch has a wealth of knowledge in the area of committee management. It is strongly recommended that as many people as possible attend this workshop, as it can only serve to enhance your experience of serving on a Committee. I would urge all of you to pass this on to any committee members who you know do not have email addresses, or members of all Promotions Committees. There is no charge for the workshop, and light refreshments will be available on the night. Please register through the EFAWA office for attendance at the workshop.
Healthway, Go for 2&5 funding Allocations 2008 Letters will be sent to clubs in the coming days regarding allocation of Go for 2&5 funding for 2008/2009. Information will also be posted onto the website – please go to the Healthway page for more information.
Biosecurity Procedures for EFA events and Affiliated Clubs as of 28 March 2008. The following procedures are strongly recommended for all bodies planning any gathering of horses.
Documents to assist you in these important tasks can be found on the EFAWA and Department of Agriculture and Food websites: www.efawa.com.au
HIGH PERFORMANCE High Performance Dressage Attention all Dressage Enthusiasts! The EFAWA High Performance Dressage Program & Dressage WA present Diane 45 minute private lessons available. ALL WELCOME! For more information, please contact High Performance: General Information ALL SQUAD RIDERS PLEASE NOTE: we now have a HP Notice Board for Squad riders on the EFA WA website. This notice board will be updated regularly by the EFA WA HP Manager. Please check this page on a regular basis to stay completely updated on Squad activities. Simply go to www.efawa.com.au, Sports, High Performance WA, Notices for Squad Riders High Performance Jumping A reminder to please RSVP to squads@efawa.com.au as soon as possible to confirm your atten
ATTENTION DRESSAGE ENTHUSIASTS! On Friday April 18th we will be running training tests with Judge Maria Schwennesen in the International Arena from 6:30pm onwards. Maria is a judge educator, International candidate “C” judge, National Selector, and has ridden to FEI Level. Riders at PSG, Inter I, Inter II, and GP welcome! Cost: $20 per test plus $18 SEC Ground Service fees. To register your interest please contact Elaine Green at elaine_greene@westnet.com.au or call 0409 112 545 or 9297 4746 OR Tyana Lawless at Tyana.Lawless@health.wa.gov.au or 0417929711 (text messages welcome) **PLEASE NOTE***: the Interschools Friday Evening Program is looking for a few more riders who would like to demonstrate their freestyle in front of a large crowd! Program to begin at 7:30pm, high-level dressage freestyles welcome – if interested, please contact EFAWA High Performance Program Workshop Series 2008, first workshop Saturday May 3rd, SEC 1pm start! ALL SQUAD RIDERS INVITED Cost: EFAWA State & EFAWA Horseland State Young Rider Squad members = Free; all Development Squad Riders = $10 /person Speakers include: Matt Burgin, WAIS Olympic program Sports Psychologist, 1st of 3 lecture series, & Sports Medicine All Squad riders must RSVP to EVENTING NEWS NARROGIN CIC - 26 & 27 APRIL 2008 COMPETITORS PLEASE NOTE THAT DRESSAGE TESTS FOR CIC CLASSES ARE FEI 2005 "A" TESTS. Craig Barret Clinic NSW State Eventing Coach. Intensive clinic April 22, 23 & 24. For pre-novice and avove riders if there is enough interest Craig will stay on and go to Narrogin to help riders who have attended his clinic. For more info 0439 711321 or delamarie@bigpond.com
2008 Rising Star Award The Wolfe Civil Pty Ltd Rising Star Award 2008 The Wolfe Civil Pty Ltd Rising Star Award is designed to reward a Horse and Rider combination that has started the year on zero points and has been successful throughout the year in Official WA Eventing competition. The following rules will apply to the Wolfe Civil Rising Star award for 2008
For this competition only, there will still be “grading” points issued on the following basis. Points will be awarded for placing 1st to 6th - 6,5,4,3,2,1 respectively. All points are scored for one horse/rider combination. If the horse is sold during the season, the new horse rider combination is ineligible for the award. All performances in EFA events in the 2008 season will be recorded. Presentation of the award will be at the EFAWA awards night. The EFAWA Eventing committee reserves the right to alter or modify rules if required. Prizes The winner will receive $1000.00 and a Rug BRIGADOON 1 CNC - MAY 17th - 18th Sponsored by Combined Horse Transport & presented by Go for 2&5 Details on www.cavalletti.com.au or in Handbook Please take care in submitting correct fees! Please note: Entries close Wed. April 30th Busy Bee Sat 10th May 9am - 1pm DRESSAGE C & D LEVEL JUDGES SEMINAR with Maria Schwennesen Judge educator and international candidate "C" judge National selector, and has ridden to FEI level. Date: 19th-20th April 2008 Venue: Foxwood Farm, Time: Registration 8.30am Catering: Not available BYO Cost: $30 per day Judges & Squad Members $40 Spectators Re-accrediting Judges free Bring chair Contact: Ann 9525 7309
Please Note Rule books will be for sale at this seminar at reduced rate of $25.to Judges and $30 to others. Please Note: there has been a update to the Judge Mentor List the details of these mentors can be found in the hand book under National Judges List. Judge mentors Baker Lisa Barker Wendy Boyle Elizabeth Byrne Hannie Fowler Joanne Harrison Zoe Larwood Heather Merewether Nadine Thomas Kim Attention all Dressage Enthusiasts! The EFAWA High Performance Dressage Program & Dressage WA present Diane 45 minute private lessons available. ALL WELCOME! For more information, please contact
Kalamunda Dressage Association Inc. Autumn Series – Saturday 12th April 2008 (12th April, 20th July, 31st August) Pickering Brook Sports Club, Enquiries to Sandy Taylor – 9454-8620 or 0423 551 577 or email tocobiz@iinet.net.au Details and entry forms available on the KDA web site: www.kda.org.au. Bio-Security Form required on the day.
TRANSITIONS - BRENDAN LEAHY REAL ESTATE DRESSAGE DAY – INDOOR QUALIFIER - MAY 4TH at ASSOCIATE 1:2, 2:2 OFFICIAL 1:3, 2:3, 3:3, 4:3, 5:3, PSG CASH PRIZES - $28.00 PER TEST PLUS EFA LEVY ENTRIES TO: 90 ENTRIES CLOSE 25TH APRIL DRAW AVAILABLE 1ST MAY ENQUIRIES 9495 1665 OR 93907241
Official & Associate Day Combined Horse Transport –West’s Best on Tour Series Eastern States Judge – Peter Shaw Indoor Qualifier & Date: 27th April 2008
Dressage Judges Taskforce - News Cancelled Until Further Notice Unfortunately due to family ill health the A & B SEMINAR with Ginny Creed on 31st May/1st June 2008 has been Cancelled, we will keep you informed of the new dates as soon as they are available. Please note there was an error in the hand book Sally Trevenen resigned as a judge last year and is no longer judging, could show organisers please cross her off their list.
Summary from the Australian Dressage Committee – Feb 2008 The Australian Dressage Committee meets once a month to discuss issues on behalf of the Australian Dressage Community. To read summary click HERE
Results from the Survey – Priorities for To read the summary click HERE
WA Young Rider competing “Over East” Kate Billings and her horse Gracefield Fabian recently competed at the YR National Championships held in There was a very large number of young riders competing in all grades from Preliminary with one young rider competing Inter II/Grand Prix and doing very well in an open competition at that level. Also included was a CDI-Y, an FEI competition at Prix St George level which can qualify riders to be considered for selection for the World Young Rider Championships. Kate and Fabian were competing in the CDI-Y. The Melbourne weather lived up to its reputation with the Tuesday, the first day of competition seeing everyone in T-shirts and hats with cold drinks in their hands however, on the Wednesday when Kate was competing it was freezing cold, strong winds and pelting rain!!! The judges in the cars needed their wipers and lights on full , while the judges in the boxes needed to peer through small openings in their windows to see out to the riders!! Kate was placed 4th and was looking forward to the final, being the freestyle the following evening. Kate and Fabian started off very positively but a couple of errors kept them in 4th place. The final 4 kept the statistics looking good for the championships as a national event with riders being placed from Kate and Fabian will be competing at the Sydney CDI-Y in May and again hope to do well in such strong competition.
SHOWJUMPING Coming Up - Programs available soon!
has changed the date of their first fixture from the 13th April to 27th April 2008. We will be running at Brookleigh Estate on the outdoor arena which has recently been resurfaced and offers a fabulous new jumping surface to jump on. There has also been a new warm up arena with the same surface constructed alongside the outdoor arena making warm up a lot easier. We will have canteen facilities, plenty of parking and wash down facilities all located close to the arena (even a bar facility for those who would like to have a drink later in the day.) We are also planning a happy hour with drinks and nibbles at the end of the day which will be in the alfresco area at Stewarts restaurant. Our program will cater for Junior, Young Riders and Senior competitors with classes starting at 90cm and going to 1.30. Programs will be available at WASJA, on Cavalletti and also by Emailing gail@pcahose.com.au or tom.m99@bigpond.com. We hope to see you all there for a great day of jumping.
D GRADE COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES The EFA(WA) Jumping Committee as part of it’s Vision for the sport in WA is introducing a new country based competition series in 2008. To be known as The EFA(WA) Country Championship, it is a competition aimed at assisting horses to gain experience within a controlled D Grade series of competitions at selected fixtures in country areas. The Final will include 2 classes, a Table C (article 239) and Article 238.2.3. with pts allocated from 30 to 1 (ie 1st 30, last 1) in both Table C and 238.2.3 Then combined to give overall winner, in the event of equal pts for any placing, the time of 1st round of 238.2.3 will determine that place. Table C and 238.2.3 are also to be run as stand alone classes at Geraldton. Funding is to be provided for EFA Jumping Levies account.
Wanneroo Horse & Pony Club Please note the S/J date in August is the 17th which is a Sunday, rather than the Monday 11th. Also in the Handbook you have our club scheduled for 29 November, this is the Wanneroo Ag Society and we do not run the event.
SHOWHORSE NEWS Novice/Intermediate Day Reminder to everyone that the young rider squad is on the 14th and 15th of April, Our instructor this squad is Mark Kenzig from NSW, Mark has extensive experience in show horses from riding, educating, preparing and showing to instructing and judging. Mark has also been asked to Judge at the “Go for 2 & 5 Novice Intermediate Show” on the 13th April and to speak at the seminar being run on the 14th April.
Entries for the show are on the day however prior to entering and being given a number you will be required to hand in your EI Declaration and have your horse checked by the designated EI official. NO FORM NO ENTRY.
Stabling is available on the day and is on a first in first served basis. Please remember that if you bring horses that aren’t to be entered in the show, for example to be measured or worked around you are still required to be checked for EI and if you use the stables for these horses you MUST pay a stable and ground fee. We will be checking on the day that any stables being used have been paid for.
If anyone wishes to camp at the SEC overnight for the show please contact Nikki Chivers on 0408 959 286.
We are looking forward to have a great turn out and hope everyday has a happy and successful day.
Thanks,
Joanne Endersby
NCAS
ATTENTION COACHES ‘DO YOU NEED YOUR 1ST AID CERTIFICATE UPDATED” 2 Day Senior First Aid Course – to be held at Brookleigh Estate Upper Swan 21st and 22nd April 2008 , cost $175 To book in phone Brookleigh on 9296 0018 COACH EDUCATORS AND SSTA’S You are encouraged to attend the 2008 EFA National Coach Educator & SSTA Conference (Information sent out to you all by National Office) To be held
Adult Educator Judges and Coaches have you ever judged, coached or trained rider/s and found yourself thinking “Did he or she really understand what I said?” Then your not alone, this Adult Educator workshop is designed to give you an insight into various learning styles, adult learning principles and coaching and mentoring guidelines and how to effectively use them. This 3 hour workshop will be held at Mulberry on Swan on Sat 10th May 2008 starting at 9-00am. Please contact Wayne Kiely at admin@cht.net.au to secure a place. See flyer HERE Motivation In Sport Have you ever spent time practising and preparing for a competition to find that everything fell apart on the day? Was it because your horse was tense or was it because you were nervous? Motivation in Sport is a 2 hour workshop that will give you the skills and knowledge to deal with the stresses of competing. It will be held at Brookleigh Bunkhouse and sessions are available on Sat 10th May 2008 and Sun 11th May 2008. Please contact Wayne Kiely at admin@cht.net.au to secure a place. See flyer HERE
VOLUNTEER NEWS
We have a number of events coming up that desperately require volunteers including the Brigadoon Rodeo, Interschools, Dressage Comps and Eventing. Experience not necessary, so if you are able to help us out please contact Jess Blackwell at volunteercoordinator@efawa.com.au or 9296 1200. PLEASE NOTE: Jess will be away from 4th – 14th April, please direct any enquiries to the event organisers directly. ATTENTION EVERYONE, We have some lovely fundraising ideas from anthea-m designs. Anthea has designed some beautiful jewlerry products that we are selling with profits going to the efa volunteers. Example below.
If you are interested please contact me for a catalogue, pricelist, and order form. We have some massage workshops coming up with profits going to horse volunteers: Basic massage workshop – kenwick 26th april – no horse needed, registration closes 18th april Basic massage workshop – brigadoon – 2nd may – horse welcome, registration closes 24th april Understanding your horse w’shop – venue tba - 31st may All volunteers entitled to 25% discount. Book now, places fill quickly!!
2008 INTERSCHOOLS
8 Days And Counting ! DRAWS will be up tonight!
Dressage - due to the large number of entries in the Secondary Prelim and the Secondary Novice only the top 4 from each heat will go through to the final. Dressage - the Secondary Novice Final will be held Saturday morning. Dressage - Both Primary and Secondary tests may be called. This applies to heats only and not finals. Showman - The Final to select the National representatives will be held on Saturday afternoon. Helpers - Remember that if your helper doen't turn up for their job then you may be eliminated. Curfew - There will be no riding after half an hour after the last competition round and the Cross Country course is Out of Bounds. Bio- Security Forms - don't forget to present your form when you collect your rider's bag A Reminder - If we have not received your Competency Form then you will not be allowed to compete! Team Managers - please check to make sure your school has sent in your Permission Slip as we are also still short on these too.
Please go through your draws carefully - if you have a problem please call or email me jmoon@bigpond.net.au and please quote your invoice number.
The Great Taste Comapany who are the SEC Caterers have come up with some Meal Deal Specials over the weekend. Breakfast each day will be from 7 to 8 am - Special is Bacon & Egg roll or sandwich with either a orange juice, cup of coffee or hot chocolate $8.00 Dinner will be 5.30 to 6.30pm - Friday will be Roast Beef dinner $9.00 & Saturday will be Enchiladas with salad $8.00
Don't forget the School Supporter Banners Competition - we want to see as many banners as possible covering the upstairs of the SEC. These can be entered upon your arrival to the Competition at our office uptairs and will be judged on Sunday Morning.
SEC NEWS
Attention: - Competitors and Event Organisers Re: - SEC Stabling In order to keep your costs down that only a minimal amount of sawdust is added to stables for horses to stand on over short periods of time. You may however add extra bedding (esp for overnight stabling) if required. Additional sawdust is located adjacent to Block H. Competitors may only use boxes allocated to your Organising Club so please adhere to Stable Plans as posted. Event Organisers must appoint a stable steward to ensure Plans are followed and NO HAY is left in stables. Please be advised that Clubs will be fined $25 for each stable returned littered. Thank You Centre Management
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It's Go For 2 & 5 Interschool time again and next week the SEC will be a buzz with some 380 students from some 90 different schools across the State competing over three days of competition beginning next Friday. Thursday night before competition begins we have a Welcome Dinner and talk about Careers in Racing by Ron Fleming to be followed by a fun night of unmounted games - just to get eveyone relaxed and into the swing of things. Friday is dressage day and the day begins at 8.30am with 12 dressage arenas running at the same time. Dressage runs through to 5.30 and then competitors, family and spectors alike are invited to join us at 7.30pm in the Indoor by a talk by visiting National Dressage Selector Maria Schwennesen on the run up to the Beijing Olympics and then a ridden talk by Victoria Hamilton on her lovely Grand Prix Stallion Aasachen to be followed by members of the State Dressage Squad riding through their freestyle tests. Saturday is Showman day where competitors compete in both jumping and non-jumping classes that contain jumping, ridden workout, in hand and dressage sections. Saturday night after presentations the SEC will be "in the groove" to a disco provided by Future Dance DJ's. Sunday ( if we have any energy left) is Showjumping day and students will be competing in classes from 45cm through to 1.20m and these begin at 7.30am.
VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED
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