Alexander Park Dressage Club

09/07/2024

🐴 We are excited to welcome riders to complete their entries for our
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📆 Dates: 17th & 18th August
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🖊 Entries now open on Nominate, click the link below ⬇️

16/06/2024

🌧️ The weather gods have given us nearly 785mm of rain at Salt Ash since April and the latest downpour has made the grounds just too wet so unfortunately our June event is cancelled. We hope to see you all in August. 🌧️

26/05/2024

ᴘᴀɴ ᴘᴀᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ

The Pan Pacific Masters Games has grown to become the biggest biennial masters games in the world.

There are no qualifying standards to compete at PPMG. It’s all about giving it a go, stepping outside your comfort zone and experiencing the exhilaration of competition and the joy of sharing the journey with like-minded sporting enthusiasts.

The dressage event will take place on Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th October 2024: 7:30am – 4:00pm daily.

Compete in Equestrian at the Pan Pacific Masters Games, the World's biggest and best biennial masters games, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia

22/05/2024

21/05/2024

NSW Youth Dressage Championships - entries close tomorrow 22 May at 11pm on nominate
https://www.nominate.com.au/equestdn/Event.aspx?e=3E46DA84F176406D95D2CA57FAEBD9F6&eventlist=2

18/05/2024

ɢᴇᴀʀ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ
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✅ You must present to the steward immediately after the completion of your test
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✅ You may be eliminated if you dismount or return to your float/yard before your gear check
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✅ You are welcome to check past the steward prior to your test to ensure your equipment is correct and complete

17/05/2024

Today Bruce, Hilton, Wayne, Lee and Greg erected the grandstand on the slab laid by Dave Smith Concrete. Thank you gentlemen. We are so excited to have it. It’s been a long time coming.

16/05/2024

An exciting opportunity for anyone interested in becoming an EA Dressage Steward!

14/05/2024

https://www.nominate.com.au/equestdn/Event.aspx?e=ED7941D2F0084B83879A4133E905A0C7&eventlist=2

12/05/2024

ᴊᴜɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏᴘᴇɴ
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We are excited to welcome all our members and guests to ​ our next event to be held on 29 & 30th June.

07/05/2024

Today we are one step closer to our official measuring bay at our grounds. A huge shout out to Rohan from Abundance Property Services Pty Ltd for his time coming out and certifying the measurement bay that has recently been laid by Dave Smith Concrete

20/04/2024

The grounds are in good condition and the event on for this Sunday

20/04/2024

𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄.𝐀.𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬?

𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍. 𝚆𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎!

20/04/2024

🏆 Congratulations to Fiona Banks who won Alexander Park Dressage Club Adult Rider of the Year for 2023. 🏆

19/04/2024

Matia Hopwood made the best of a pause in the showers and rode a lovely test.

19/04/2024

Hugo braved the rain today with a lovely test and a 1st place. Hugo is long time competitor Shaun France’s grandson. We love seeing the next generation of riders coming through. 🥇

19/04/2024

Riders we are going ahead with today’s event. The top sand area has some surface water, but all areas including the grass areas are safe going for horses
See you soon
Bruce McVey

19/04/2024

📢📢There is some rain and storm activity forecast for tonight and Saturday. At this stage we are going ahead but will closely monitor the weather overnight and will make a decision about Saturday's events by 6.30am tomorrow morning. Please keep an eye out for further updates. 📢📢

15/04/2024

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10/04/2024

📣📣 We need your help!📣📣

Our fabulous arena constructors are unavailable for the April comp so we are looking for some help to erect arenas on the mornings of 18 or 19 April and to pack up on Sunday 21 April after tests are completed.

There will be payment for the service provided.
Please reach out if you can help.

28/03/2024

SYDNEY CDI WORKSHOP

Through the levels masterclass covering Novice to Grand Prix.

Everyone is welcome: judges, coaches, riders and equine enthusiasts.

Come enjoy a day of inspiration and information as we watch Sandra Hotz, FEI Level 3/4* Judge from the USA, work with riders on how to perfect their tests and strengthen their training.

Equestrian NSW has once again offered their generous support so this event Is FREE for EA Judges and Coaches.

Reserve your seats now!

https://www.sydneycdi.equestrian.org.au/content/sydney-cdi-workshop

26/03/2024

📅 Our April competition is fast approaching and we are looking forward to seeing some friendly faces and meeting some new ones!

💻 Jump online and complete your entry forms!

20/03/2024

REMINDER | If you are planning to compete at FEI level in 2024 there are a number of things that need to be in place, including:
- Current FEI Athlete and Horse Registrations
- Current Horse Passports and FEI Recognition Cards (where appropriate)

Please also log onto your FEI profile and make sure your bio is up to date so commentators can access current information at events.

For more information, lead times and relevant links please visit:
https://www.equestrian.org.au/content/competing-fei-level

Equestrian NSW Equestrian Queensland Equestrian Victoria Equestrian South Australia Inc Equestrian Western Australia Equestrian Northern Territory Equestrian Tasmania

15/03/2024

📣 We would like to share an upcoming opportunity for our members to learn about a topic we all may have or will be faced with when owning or keeping horses.

🦺 Take this opportunity to obtain guidance on where to take your horses, when to leave & the importance of leaving early, preparing the resources you need to leave and who to call for help in an emergency situation.

📕 Learn how to develop or amend your operational readiness and horse evacuation plans on your own farm, or advise others in agistment scenarios.

🚨 Become more aware and equipped and more confident to handle an emergency in your area before you are faced with difficult decisions when it is already happening.

13/03/2024

Did You Know?

Rules around gear check have changed.

You are now required to gear check directly after completing your test.

A gear check is compulsory for each test and failure to have a gear check will entail elimination.

If you have any queries about an item of equipment or you are new to dressage you can ask the Gear Steward for advice about your gear prior to your test but you must still present for an official gear check after your test.

Gear Stewards are here to help so please ask if in doubt.

02/03/2024

DNSW Regional Funding & Judge Education is an exciting new initiative of Dressage NSW and jointly supported by Equestrian NSW.

15/02/2024

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our 2023 Point Score Champions for their spectacular efforts throughout last year!

With the competition year now underway, we look forward to welcoming all new and existing riders with their sand-dancing partners to enjoy another successful year!

UNOFFICIAL AO PRELIM Lyndal Carstein - Condamine Showman
UNOFFICIAL PONY PRELIM Caron Wakelin - Merivale Park Remember Me
OFFICIAL OPEN PRELIM Dimity Lourey - Byalee Boldt
OFFICIAL A/O PRELIM Leanne Clark - Princess Indi

UNOFFICIAL OPEN NOVICE Emma Mason - Bee Crafty
UNOFFICIAL A/O NOVICE Fiona Banks - Byalee Aadonis
OFFICIAL OPEN NOVICE Lizzie Wilson-Fellows - GP De Nena
OFFICIAL A/O NOVICE Maree Wells - Milfield Quintessa
OFFICIAL NOVICE Y/R Lillian Forrester - Lamondale Lamentus

OFFICIAL A/O ELEM Sally Hurt - Florencia
OFFICIAL PONY ELEM Brittany Balcombe - Freemans Lodge Firefly

OFFICIAL OPEN MEDIUM Emma Mason - KPH Kingfisher
OFFICIAL A/O MEDIUM Carissa Brechney - Almania Welt's Puzzle

FEI SMALL TOUR Heath Ryan - Greenrocks Quiver
FEI YR SMALL TOUR Molly Callinan - Colonial Tosh

FEI LARGE TOUR Heath Ryan - Hunterview Jasper

11/02/2024

Thanks to all those who attended our comp this weekend. A lovely member lost a very special bracelet on grounds today that looks like this:

If anyone picked up a bracelet please message the page so we can reunite it with its owner who misses it dearly!