Dallas Hopkins Equestrian

02/02/2024

Everyone loves some Stamp spam! It’s a bit delayed but thought a Championship update was due before we had a crack at South Island Championships over the next 3 days 🤞 so if you like a bit of chaos… read on 😂

So thanks to the ridiculous winds on Saturday morning, I thought we weren’t going to make it (I don’t like driving the giant chest freezer on wheels that is Darcy in strong winds) but we decided last minute to go. I was late submitting my music for the freestyle, a horse got loose and ran into Stamp while trying to retap a stud hole causing the tool to snap off in the hole, turns out I don’t own bridle numbers so the ring steward wrote on my saddle pad in vivid 😢 and then I had to be moved to the end of the class because my music wouldn’t play 🤦🏼‍♀️ and as a cherry on top I forgot to include 2 movements in my test…. Oops! Thankfully we pulled it together for the second test and won!

Sunday was without wind but incredibly hot, we had a great first test pulling in 4th against all the more experienced combinations. Then the pilot got lost/confused twice in the afternoon test but somehow still came through with a win 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

Overall the golden pony took out overall champion for the bronze league 💛🥇 and we can’t wait for the next 3 days!!

Massive thank you to the Ashburton committee and the sponsors for making it all happen!

In the meantime enjoy these photos taken by the amazing which highlight how talented is at turning out!

19/12/2023

Big pats for the golden pony who got🥇 both his level 2 tests on the weekend 🥰 he really is the best teammate 💛

Beautiful photos as always from

10/08/2023

Just can’t say no to new arrivals when they are this cute! These three lovely Irish drafts are in for foundation training.
From left to right - Jazz and Chante (weanlings), Tempo (2).

18/06/2023

The weather’s not flash but the ponies still are! 🤩

14/02/2023

How cute are the new arrivals?! The greys are out in full force this year, we have had 3 in this year so far… not that I’m complaining 🥰

16/01/2023

Usually the challenging horses turn out to be the most rewarding in the end!

06/01/2023

SJ Training days are back for 2023! All held at the Maven Grove arena on Ellesmere Junction Road in Burnham, starting at 9am with poles on the ground or the lowest height with entries going through to 1m. $30 for 3 rounds including a jump off per round.

The dates for this side of winter are as follows:

- Saturday 14th January
- Monday 6th February
- Saturday 25th February
- Saturday 25th March
- Saturday 8th April

All dates are live on the website by clicking the link below and scrolling down to the training day option which will then allow you to chose the date you wish to enter. If you have any questions please ask 😊

I look forward to seeing your there!

https://www.mavengrove.co.nz/bookings1

05/01/2023

The two schoolers George and Phoebe recently went home to their owners. We are very happy here at DHE with their progress over the 8 weeks.
Here are photos of how they went home (first photos) and photos of when they arrived (second photos).

01/01/2023

Motivational Monday!
If you let comments from other people effect how you feel and think then you will start believing those things yourself. Don’t listen to those comments and just listen to you, your horse and people who bring you and your performance up.

25/12/2022

Well it’s that time of year to say Merry Christmas to the army of people that make living the dream possible, you’re all wonderful people and I’m so grateful for all the clients and friends I’ve made along this journey - so thank you ❤️

It’s been a rollercoaster of a year, starting off with me having surgery, a successful South Island Champs, Gus and Stamp needing minor surgery, rupturing my ACL, Linda winning the Amateur SH at Ashburton (with Carmel Burgess) before having to retire and educating at Equifest.

Extra big shout out to my mother/full time emotional support person/groom/nurse/vet/whatever I need her to be. If you need any help with confidence or mindset coaching contact her at Pam Poole Mindset Coach.

Special thank you to Brianne West for being not only an amazing friend but also giving me a push when I need it and tolerating all my rambling nonsense!

Also to Emma Hay for being the best working pupil one could ask for! You’re a star ⭐️ you have done a fabulous job riding when I’ve been injured (which has been a lot this year 😂)

Lastly but most definitely not least, huge thanks to all our suppliers - you guys are just top notch 👌🏻.

Although there’s no such thing as a day off in our world, here’s a cute (not to mention colour coordinated) photo from Gus and Stamp plus a bonus one of Atticus to get you in the Christmas Spirit - much love to you all ❤️

19/12/2022

Welcome Sam and Minx. How cute are they? Sam and Minx are both here to be started.

18/12/2022

Motivational Monday!
Always think positively and don’t let the thoughts like ‘what if something goes wrong?’ and/or ‘what if I can’t do that?’ get in your head. You can do it and even if it goes wrong you will still learn an important lesson. Don’t be afraid just give anything in life your best crack. It will all be worth it in the end! ☺️

17/12/2022

How cute are those knees??
Quizz had a blast at Equifest this time last week!

16/12/2022

What an amazing photo of Sarge! He was such a star taking everything in his stride at Equifest.

15/12/2022

TikTok Thursday!!

11/12/2022

What an awesome 3 days educating at Equifest! Massive thank you to the organisers, sponsors and everyone who attended!

A bunch of the team went along as demo horses (Stamp, Gus, Sarge, Devon and Quizz) all of whom were absolute superstars 🌟

It was a busy weekend but we look forward to doing it all next year!!

09/12/2022

Equifest 2022!!

07/12/2022

What a fab response to the draw for the free tickets, so good in fact that Pam Poole Mindset Coach also put up 2 tickets to be won!! So our 4 winners are:

1. Sarah Foster
2. Bridget Allison
3. Jennifer Anne Baker
4. Lauren Jones

If you can please PM me your email addresses and we will get these sent to you ASAP! Look forward to seeing you there 🤩

06/12/2022

I have 2 x day passes to give away to a couple of lucky individuals! If you want to go in the draw, comment your name below, the winner will be announced 9pm Wednesday 🤩

06/12/2022

I have 2 x day passes to give away to a couple of lucky individuals! If you want to go in the draw, comment your name below! The winner drawn at 9pm Wednesday 🤩

05/12/2022

Motivational Monday!!

03/12/2022

George was super cute tonight having a wee jump. This is our first time jumping him and as you can see in the photos he was very happy. 🥰

30/11/2022

Reintroduction:
Atticus

👯 Friends call me: Addy, Addy Baddy, Spartacus
🎂 Birthday: 24 August 2011
🤓 Stats: 11yr old Samoyed
🤡 Main Quirks: If I haven’t had enough sleep (22 hours minimum) or you haven’t fed me quick enough you will without a doubt hear about it for at least another hour.. I’m either happily sleeping or opinionated.
👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 If I Were Human: I’d be the laziest kid on the block…. Exercise is bad for my health. But I still only need to give someone a look and they come running over (true story).
💪🏻 My Season Goal: be the best team mascot. Always be in the way. Sleep, eat, sleep, tell everyone my opinion, sleep, repeat.
🌟 VIP: Dallas Hopkins

Fun fact: I too have a fancy name which is Zakita French Connection 💅

27/11/2022

Motivational Monday!
When you have a positive mindset and approach different challenges with a positive attitude then it will help you move forward successfully. Don’t get caught up on things that have gone wrong always focuses on what is going right. Always have a positive mindset! 😊

20/11/2022

Two super cute wee schoolers arrived yesterday! Meet Phoebe and George. Phoebe has come to be started under saddle and George is here for jump schooling. 🥰

17/11/2022

Super excited to be heading to Equifest! Can’t wait to see everyone there 🤩

We can't wait to see Dallas Hopkins Equestrian at in a few weeks.

Dallas starts young horses under saddle, retraining problematic horses (both in-hand and under saddle). By training horses and people using the ESI principles as her starting point, she has found a consistent way forward for combinations at all levels specialising in the three phases of eventing.

📍Christchurch
Find out more here www.equifest.co.nz/educator-list-christchurch

16/11/2022

SJ TRAINING DAYS! We got so much positive feedback about the last set of SJ training days, we have decided to hold some more this summer! We have 2 dates available at the moment, one on the 27th November (Sunday) and one on 3rd December (Saturday)! Same drill as last time $30 for 3 rounds but this time starting at poles on the ground and finishing at 1.0m - maximum of 30 entries (number limited to riders not horses). The warm-up will be in a larger grass area. Entires to both days are open now!
Links to entry forms are:
1 horse - https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19821928&appointmentType=31539048
2 horses - https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19821928&appointmentType=30894626

or head to the website www.mavengrove.co.nz and click book now