Australian Dressage Championships

Queensland rider Arian Nyhuis impresed with her Farrington stallion, 'Olando' in the Advanced Championships.

Sara Thean another rider from Western Australia rode her Dutchman gelding 'D'Armour' in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Joanne Conell from NSW was third in the Ride In Style 5 Year Old Young Horse competition with her Carbine mare, 'Chantoozie'

Tor Van Den Berg, who now lives and works in Queensland won the Ride in Style 5 Year Old Young Horse competition riding Bev Edward's 'Jaybee Colleen', by Carbine.

Amanda Shoobridge and her Gymnastic Star mare,'Revelwood Mon Star were fifth in the Ride In Style 5 Year Old Young Horse competition.

Camilla Palmer from NSW was sixth in the Precision Print Advanced 5.3 riding Grant Poolman's Ilkay gelding, 'Glenquarry', with 61.54%.

Sarah King from NSW competed in the Pecision Print Advanced Championships riding her Dutchman gelding, 'Mephisto'.

Legendary Judy MacKay from Boggabilla in NSW has won six Australian Grand Prix Championships, four times with her great homebred Debonnaire. Judy was a keen spectator at the 2005 Nationals.

Nicholas Fyffe rode his Don Ramiro gelding 'Donizetti' to take fourth place in the Advanced 5.3 (61.95%) and fifth in the the Advanced 5.4 with 63.73%.

Carol Ross came from Victoria to ride her Islero gelding, 'Midnight Wings' in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Chantal Wigan from Queensland rode her 'River Gold' by Riveman (Ger) in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Well-known Gran Prix rider, Ann Serrao rode her seven-year-old Weltmeyer gelding, 'Weltshon' to be seventh in the Advanced 5.3 (61.30%) and sixth in the 5.4 with 63.57%.

Laura Stigler rode eventing star, Boyd Martin's 'Monica Lewinsky' by Brilliant Invader to take fourth place in the Ride In Style 6 Year Old Young Horse Competition.

Well-known and popular dressage rider and trainer, Judy Dierks had a great day today, winning the 6 Year Old Young Horse competition riding Andrea Beatty's 'PSI De Caprio' and taking out the Advanced Championship, winning both classes with her own 'HP Frontier' by Falkrich.

Queensland rider Anganette Harten rode her Don Ramiro gelding, 'Don Ricardo' in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Victorian rider, Kathryn Thornton rode her Du gelding (out of Catherston Desert Gold), 'Double Gold' in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Victorian Young Rider, Rebecca Woff from Upper Beaconsfield is making a name for herself in the dressage world. She has just stepped her Trak gelding, 'APH Showman' up to the Advanced competition for the 2005 National Championships..

Queenslander, Jayden Brown was another Young Rider to impress at the 2005 Nationals. Here he rides the Grannus II gelding, 'Fairbanks Gangster' the the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

NSW rider, Karen Remely rides her attractive Contango II mare, 'Belcam Corvette' in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Wayne Kiely came all the way from Western Australia with his 'Mahogany' to compete in the Precision Print Advanced Championships.

Lisa Martin was fourth in the Precision Print Advanced 5.4 riding her Salute gelding, 'Rhythmic'

Well-known South Australian rider, Lesley Anne Taylor rode her super impoted Welt Hit stallion 'Welfenadel' into third place in the Advanced 5.3.

Matthew Dowsley rode Carolyn Lieutenant's 'Victory Salute' by Salute (imp) to take second place in both the Advanced 5.3 (65.93%) and the 5.4 with 66.50%.

Michelle Cahill rode her Northern Congress gelding, 'Northern Coroebus' in the Advanced Championships.

Judy Dierks with her own 'HP Frontier' who claimed the Advanced CHampionship with victory in the 5.3, 68.86% and the 5.4 with 57.54%.

Maurice Bruce riding his and wife Jane's, Neversfelde Feuer in their first Grand Prix Freestyle. Maurice experience a bit of a problem with the music but after a short delay he was allowed to restart the test, to score 60.2 %.

The rapturous applause at the end of their test had Port Said 10 a little startled but it was all smiles for Mary Hanna, scoring 68.9% and second place in their first Grand Prix Freestyle.

Greenoaks Dundee Greenoaks Dundee and Heath Ryan produced a polished performance in the Hamilton Island Grand Prix Freestlye, to take the class and the FEI Australian Championship.

'Whisper IV' ridden by Brett Parberry and owned Dr. Kerry Mack looked the outstanding horse of the EFA Australian Prix St Georges Challenge Final to win with a score of 68.3%.

Winner of the Dietmar Specht Memorial Trophy , which is donated by the Horse Magazine and designed to encourage talanted young dressage riders under 30 years of age, was awarded to Lyndal Oatley from NSW.

Rachael Sanna had her ups and downs during these championships but she did manage to gain the highest percentage score during the Australian Dressage Champions excluding Freestyles and Young Horse Classes to win the Horse Magazines, Rod Barker Memorial Trophy. Racheal riding Chatham Park Jac scored 71.5% in the Koffels Solicitors and Barristers Prix St Georges Championships.

National EFA CEO Franz Venhaus and Event Technical Delegate Merrilyn Hamilton-Smith.