Manning Valley Dressage gearing up for a great event

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The Annual General Meeting of Dressage NSW Inc will be held on Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Venue: Windsor Bowling Club, Cnr George & Tebbutt St, Windsor.

Time: 7.00pm

Nominations for the Committee 2018-2020 Term:

At every Annual General Meeting at least one-third (4) of the Members of the Committee, not including Delegates, shall retire from office and shall be eligible for re-election.

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It gives us great pleasure to advise that Sue Cunningham has recently been awarded a promotion to FEI PE5* judge, as well as FEI Course Designer (similar to our Judge Educator) for international FEI PE judges.  

In addition, Sue has also been appointed the travelling reserve judge for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tyron, Carolina (USA). 

We spoke to Sue about her journey to becoming a 5*Judge; 

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Saturday, 10 June 2017 - Stewards Course

Location HRC/SJC club room, Clarendon

Practical:  DNSW Clarendon Winter Festival event, Hawkesbury Showground on Sunday, 11 June 2017

Presenters: Cathie Drury Klein & Trevor Klein supported by other EA/FEI accredited Stewards

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By Scott Pollock

Like every year, the third day of the Sydney slowly gathers momentum throughout the day to climax with the Equestrian NSW FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. The gates open as the sun rises and the crowds increase as the day unfolds.  Many finals and freestyles were held on the last day which basically means pressure on both horse and rider is heading to the pointy end of the competition. 

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The Young Horse Championships has always proved to be one of the favourite fixtures on the Sydney CDI program and this year has been no exception.

Round 2 of the Championships saw an exciting day of competition, proving there is a wealth of talented ‘young blood’ in the Australian ranks.

Visiting FEI 4* Judge, Cesar Torrente from Columbia has this to say about the standard of the young horse classes at the Sydney CDI 2017.

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IT’S DOWSLEY’S DAY

Matthew Dowsley has had a phenomenal start to the Sydney CDI 2017 – with a remarkable three wins on the board.

Dowsely’s day of domination kicked off with the Trailrace – Grand Prix (CDN), which he won on DON DESANDRO (owned by Cheryl Smith) with a score of 67.460

• Read more about Day 1 of the Sydney CDI 2017 has been declared, Dowsley’s day.

In 10 days’ time the 2017 Sydney CDI will be underway and any number of combinations are aiming for the Champion title in Australia’s oldest and most prestigious CDI. 

• Read more about The ones to watch at the 2017 Sydney CDI