Notification of the meeting was published in the July/August issue of Centreline (page 13).  The Agenda and proposed change to the Constitution was published in the September/October issue (pages 6 and 35).

Open to all current members of Dressage NSW

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Time: 7.00pm

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

• Read more about Dressage NSW Inc – 2016 Annual General Meeting

FEI PRESS RELEASE

Tokyo (JPN), 22 November 2016 

The FEI General Assembly has today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed format changes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, which will now go to the IOC Executive Board for final approval in 2017. 

• Read more about FEI General Assembly votes in favour of Olympic and Paralympic rule changes

FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 - Round 3

Stuttgart (GER), 19 November 2016

by Louise Parkes 

• Read more about Werth makes it a double as she leads German whitewash at Stuttgart

A reminder to Clubs, event organisers, riders and owners to be mindful of the weather and the impact this can have on events, horses and people.

Windy conditions:

We have experienced a lot of windy weather of late with more windy days predicted.  In addition, the hot weather is returning.

We are aware of one accident recently due to very strong winds blowing over the dressage poles at an event. 

If windy weather is predicted (or winds develop during the day) Organisers should consider minimising risks by: 

• Read more about Weather and safety precautions at events

Looking for a gift for a special dressage friend?

10% discount applies for Gift Vouchers for the Top Spot Marquee purchased by 20 December 2016.

Or take advantage of our 10% discount Early Bird booking offer for the Top Spot Marquee before tickets go on sale late December 2016.

• Read more about 2017 Sydney CDI Christmas Gift Vouchers

Competitors aiming to qualify for the Young Horse Championships held at the Sydney CDI and for Dressage Jumping with the Stars, qualifiers scheduled are below.

Any Clubs running Young Horse competitions at their events please let us know.  Not all clubs provide this information for the calendar so riders should check with their regular club/s to enquire if young horse competitions are coming up.

To compete in the  the NSW Young Horse Championhips at the Sydney CDI, the following applies: 

All entries must be qualified by having achieved:

• Read more about Young Horse Qualifiers before closing date for Sydney CDI

Effective 1st January 2017

At the 2015 FEI General Assembly, Article 137.2 of the FEI General Regulations was discussed and changes as outlined below will come into effect on the 1st January 2017:

Horses that are being registered with the FEI for the first time will need to be identifiable by the EA National Passport. This process WILL NOT APPLY to any horse with a current FEI registration number or overseas national passports (KWPN, German Hannover Document,etc.)

• Read more about Implementation of EA National Passport Document