2014 Australian Dressage Championships

International Para Equestrian rider, Hannah Dodd rode Mia Draglia's, 'Fourwinds Bijou' to win the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade III Championship test with 63.57%.

NSW horseman, James Collin rode his own and T Lees' , 'Southerly' by Wyndamere to earn 63.92% in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges.

Alexis Hellyer rode her lovely Weltmeyer gelding, 'Waca W' to take fourth place in the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship.

Linda Foster is pictured aboard her successful Richmead Medallion gelding, 'Mauritus' during the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship on the first day of the 2014 Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships.

Georgina Foot is pictured aboard Klaus Wenske's well performed, 'Bellaire Cannavaro'. The well preformed Contendro 1 gelding has been a prominent young horse performer and is now moving up the FEI ladder. They earned 67.34% for fifth place in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the 2014 Australian Dressage Championships.

Successful Victorian dressage rider, Pauline Carnovale is pictured riding her Dutch bred Florestan gelding, 'Urestan' in the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship.

Klara Galloway, new to the Big Tour is pictured aboard her Warmblood cross gelding, 'Astral Park Spellbound' during the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship.

Sara Mc Donald from Victoria is pictured aboard her successful mare, 'Adlanta Rose' during the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship.

Popular Victorian rider and trainer, Samantha Bartlett is pictured aboard the Kinnordy Stud's Graf Landau gelding, 'Gershwin E' during the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship.

Jacqueline Lancaster from WA is pictured aboard the Diamond Hit gelding , 'Lancaster Wines Diamantini' during the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges..

Passionate and successful, rider , trainer, breeder and coach, Heath Ryan is pictured aboard Anthony Thornhill's Regardez Moi gelding, 'Utopian Cardinal' that took third place in the Equestrian NSW Intermediate II Championship with 65.8%. Heath rode his own super successful stallion, Regardez Moi by Rubinstein to win the Championship with 67.3%. Dad is still out in front, but Junior is making headway.

Victoria Davies from NSW rode her Australian bred Andalusian, 'Andaluka Elegido' to second place in the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade II Para Team Test with 63.3%

Jackie Hill from Queensland is pictured aboard her, 'Broadway Jezzabelle' by Jazz in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the 2014 Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships.

Mark Dowling from NSW is pictured riding his 'CJP Donner Kohl' during the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the Saddleworld 2014 Australian Dressage Championships.

Successful; Queensland rider, Nicole Tough is pictured aboard her Furst Henrich gelding, 'Furst Tyme' during the Needs For Seeds Prix St Georges.

Lesley Anne Taylor rode her German import, 'Amicelli Gold' by Albanos in the Needs For Seeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the 2014 Australian Dressage Championships.

Well known Grand Prix dressage rider, Sheridan Ashwood, formerly from Queensland, but now resident in NSW is pictured aboard her Ferrero Rocher gelding, 'Ferrero Chocolate Box' that earned 66.50 in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges.

We have seen Rodney martin move up through the grades with Andrew Beatty's Sandro Hit gelding, , 'SPH Sonata Hit'. Now getting towards the serious end of dressage competition, Rodney and Sonata Hit took an early lead in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges with 70.26% and could not be headed in the 36 strong field..

Caitlin Radford from Tasmania rode her Dutch Riding Pony, 'Boy' (Bayard/Minja) to win the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade 1V test with 63.13%.

Shannon Goodwin opened the 2014 Australian National Dressage Championships being first out in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges riding , 'Aristede' by Aachimedes for a score of 65.44%.

Kaye Hannan from NSW rode her Clydesdale cross, 'Lindstrom' by Valley View Robbie Boy to take second place in the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade 1V Championship test with 62.06%.

Well known and successful NSW dressage rider, Susan Elekessy is pictured during the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges riding her Don Frederico gelding, 'Don Rubin' for a score of 66.09%.

Popular dressage rider,Tor van den Berge from Queensland is pictured aboard Angela Patterson's, 'Lady Sinatra' by Lord Sinclair to score 63.02% in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the 2014 Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships.

David Shoobridge rode the Revelwood Warmblood Stud's nine year old OOSeven gelding, 'Agent de Jeu' to score 65.60% in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges on the first day of the Saddleworld Australian Dressage Championships.

Para Equestrian, Samantha Hawes rode her Anglo/Quarter Horse, 'Mahazin Golden Shadow' to third place in the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade III Championship Test.

Sui Watts rode her Riding Pony, 'Bolagamy Accession' to second place in the Australian Paralympic Committee Grade III Championship test.

Well known and successful dressage rider, trainer and coach, Judy Dierks rode Vicki Newham's delightful, Diamond Hit gelding, 'Diamond Star' to earn 69.78% in the Needs For Steeds Prix St Georges to take second place.