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Open EA

Dressage Competition

Saturday 12th March, 2011

Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre

Event open to horses and ponies

Open EA

Dressage Competition

Saturday 12th March, 2011

Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre

Event open to horses and ponies

Many thanks to our generous sponsors

ALBURY

Albury_results_12_Mar.pdf

Congratulations to the winning bidder for the Greystone Arena Rake -

Lucy Clyde

The Australian Sports Pony Registry Inc. has added yet another successful dressage competition to the EA calendar with an Open EA Dressage event held on Saturday 12th March at the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre. This event was run to back with the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Association EA dressage competition on Sunday 13th March which gave riders a fantastic weekend of dressage.

60 riders competed in 150 tests for the ASPR competition with many riders staying overnight for the next days event. This was the first time the ASPR had hosted an event in country Victoria and the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre is certainly a top quality venue for riders located in north eastern Victoria. With ample yarding, undercover yards, good stabling, an excellent sand surface that can take 3 dressage arenas as well as a very good grass surface that can take any amount of arenas, riders who had never attended the venue, were suitably impressed. I also had never before visited the AWEC and was very pleased with the high standard of the facilities. Thanks to Linda Martin for helping to make our visit a success and also to Sharene and her partner for erecting the arenas for us.

Many thanks go to Andrea Williams for organising the judges for the entire weekend, one of the most unenviable jobs and she did a great job co-ordinating their flights, accomodation and cars. We certainly appreciated Bakers Motors for supplying four vehicles for the judges to use for the whole weekend.

Member Sam Cavanagh did a fabulous job organising the sponsorship and riders were certainly delighted with their lovely championship rugs and first prize for every class, horse and pony.

Of course no event would be start at all without the judges. Sincere thanks to both Gillian Suban and Pia Nowell from Tasmania, Barrie Stratton from South Australia, Sheryl Green from Melbourne, locals Jacqui Melbourne and Jobina Kennedy and to Kerrie Wise for filling in at the very last minute.

ASPR President Vincent Wyles flew down from Sydney and spent a lot of Saturday gear checking and helping out wherever required. Many thanks to pencillors and gear checkers Kerryn Hayden, Jocelyn King, Annette Baumgarten, Chris Runnalls, Jennifer Maddison, Jo Hiskins, Lucy Clyde, Bronwyn Zorzutti, Amy Dean, Kate Hochmuth, Carlee Coombes, Lyn Bond, Kate, Sharene and if I've missed any names, I apologise but thank you for your assistance. A great job was done by young Amber Cavanagh running and picking up tests for us - Mum Sam said as long as I kept her supplied with lollies and soft drink, she'd run all day!

I cannot finish without mentioning my wonderful riding club girls, Glenda, Gaylene and Andrea from Rich River Equestrian Club - they did the majority of the scoring for us and I very much appreciated their help and their company for the weekend; it certainly made the weekend very entertaining!

Winner of both the Prix St Georges and Inter 1 was Sara Love riding her 2010 Garryowen winner, Tulloch Ard. Entries for the FEI tests were very good for a competition held outside of the metro area with 6 horses in the PSG and 3 in the Inter 1. Held late afternoon after all other classes had been completed, many riders took the opportunity to watch these classes and provided a very appreciative audience watching the riders and horses who have spent many years training to reach this level.

The Advanced Champion winner was Emma Crocker riding Rolando, a 6 year old brown gelding by Regardez Moi and bred by Heath Ryan.

Winner of the Horsezone.com.au Medium Championship was Holly Parker riding the stunning chestnut mare, Sanguine. At 15.3hh, this lovely warmblood/stockorse cross mare is by Ego Gauss out of Sweet Charlotte. Reserve Champion went to Anne Sundblom riding Ecossais Mac Talla (Black Ice Jack/Curly Sue).

The super little coloured pony, Whynot Carbon Copy (Delaware Watchamacallit/Double Luck Copy Cat) ridden by Susanne Everitt won Champion Medium Pony.

The Equissage Therapy Elementary Championship was won by Eliza Mylon riding Overlander Caspian, a tall 17hh chestnut gelding by Cairo 869 and out of the Valuta mare, Valerie. The reserve title went to Bronwyn Zorzutti riding Happy Valley Finn (Zimran/Weiner Wald).

It was a delighted Jocelyn King that won Champion Elementary Pony with her Riding Pony mare, Burnham Brooke Bewitched by Chippenham Jaguar. This mare has only just moved up from novice and recently won the open section of the 2010 Bates Pony Dressage National Leaderboard. Reserve Champion went to Cobarb Cosmic, ridden at this event by Carla Giles and owned by Carlee Coombes.

Good entries were received in the novice section with Peta Wilson and her 10 year old gelding Felix Da Vinci taking out the Cedar Lodge Equine Lodge Products Novice Championship. Reserve was awarded to APH Lets Explore ridden by Nicole Whittaker.

Winning the Greystone Vacuums Novice Pony Championship was Acheron Zydeco ridden by Renee Paola. Reserve went to Kerrie Wise and Arremm.

The Cedar Lodge Equine Products Preliminary Championship was awarded to Sharon Potter and her grey mare, Diana. By Don Gregory, Diana was a convincing winner with scores of over 70% giving her wins in all 4 preliminary tests. Reserve went to the young but huge moving Heathmont Improsario, owned and ridden by Cathy Branson.

Winner of the Greystone Vacuums Preliminary Pony Championship was Miss Divine M ridden by Toni Pearce.

The championship for the Associate Preliminary class for riders 14 years & under was won by Chloe Hayden riding Misty with reserve awarded to Lucy May Crawford riding Love Me Eloise. Champion Associate Preliminary for riders 15 years & over was won by Andrea Williams riding Fiona Libriere's Gilgarra Guiness. Reserve went to Mary Baker on My Cyrano.

The ASPR takes this opportunity to sincerely thank our very generous sponsor and long time supporter, Cedar Lodge Equine Products for providing inscribed rugs for the open championships. Also many thanks for the continued generosity of International Animal Health Products who have donated product for ASPR events over the past several years.

First time sponsors of the ASPR and very generous with their support are Horsezone.com.au, Equissage Therapy (Qld), Mitavite, Horseland (Albury), North East Equissage, Brougham Park Warmbloods and the Hume Building Society. Riders were very happy and appreciative of the prizes supplied by these great companies.

For the past several months the ASPR has had an online auction for a Greystone Arena Rake, valued at $2,000. This terrific prize helped raise funds for the Albury event and the ASPR sincerely thanks Greystone Vacuums for their extremely generous support. With bidding now closed, the winner of the Greystone Arena Rake was Lucy Clyde. Lucy will now certainly be able to keep her dressage arena in tip top condition for her horses.