By Krystyna Pollard for Dressage NSW

The 2015 NSW Dressage Championships are being billed as the biggest yet for the state’s riders, with a line-up of classes catering for everyone from the grass roots through to the elite end of the sport.

Held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) from September 3 to 6, this year’s event will have championships from Preliminary to Grand Prix level with rugs, medals, ribbons and other prizes on offer.

• Read more about 2015 NSW Dressage Championships - more varied than ever before

By Louise Parkes
 

America’s Steffen Peters and Laura Graves today added individual gold and silver to the team title secured on Sunday at the Pan-American Games 2015 in Toronto, Canada where the host nation’s Chris von Martels scooped individual bronze this afternoon.

The result is a sensational fifth consecutive Pan-American team victory for the Americans, bringing their tally to eight team and nine individual Dressage titles in the 64-year history of the event, and earning a team berth at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 

• Read more about Double Gold and Individual Silver for USA in Pan-Am Games Dressage

Stefan Wolff discusses Throughness and its importance for Riders and Judges in a Dressage Test and develops a detailed perspective on Suppleness and Straightness.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Richmond Bowling Club – 6.30pm

Cost $15 - all welcome

More information [here]

• Read more about Workshop with Stefan Wolff

Current standings as at mid June.  An update will be published in a few weeks time when more results have been captured in the system.

Riders who do not renew their DNSW membership for 2015-2016 will be removed from the leaderboard.

Riders are to notify Dressage NSW if they wish to be considered for Adult Amateur Owner/Rider Status.  More information

• Read more about DNSW Annual Awards Leaderboard - including AOR

Dressage NSW welcomes new members to the Equestrian NSW Board and congratulations to  Mr Peter Dingwall on the appointment as President of Equestrian NSW.

More information 

• Read more about New ENSW Board appointments

Photo caption: American riders claimed team gold and all the individual medals in Dressage at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Pictured at the individual medal prize-giving (L to R) Heather Blitz (silver), Steffen Peters (gold) and Marisa Festerling (bronze).  

Dressage gets equestrian events underway at 2015 Pan-Americans

By Louise Parkes

• Read more about Pan-American Games 2015 - Dressage Preview