Saddleworld Dressage Festival & Victorian State Dressage Championships

"Twigley" placed 5th in the final of the 4 year old Young Horse Class, ridden by Jack Palfreyman

Ruth Schneeberger rode "Cooramin Rialto Hit" to take 3rd place in the 4 year old Young Horse Final

Lizzie Wilson-Fellows is another long time Dressage Festival supporter that travels from New South Wales, seen here aboard her lovely new 4 year old Black Stallion "HB Rhodium" which placed 4th in the 4 year old Young Horse Final making the trip well worthwhile for Lizzie.

Winner of the final round in the 4 year old Young Horse class, "Artes Lauries Gift" ridden by Gina Montgomery

Winners of the FEI Grand Prix, Mary Hanna and "Umbro" with a score of 68.000%

Lesley Anne Taylor from New South Wales rode "Amicelli Gold" in the FEI Grand Prix, Lesley Anne another one of the many interstaters that have been regular competitors at the Dressage Festival over quite a few years, showing the popularity of the event

Caroline Wagner placed 2nd in the FEI Grand Prix riding "Tango V" her final score 66.400%

Charlotte Pederson rode the Bay 17.2 Gelding "Come To Me" in the FEI Grand Prix

Another New South Wales rider that always makes the trip down to Victoria for the Dressage Festival, Megan Bryant, riding "Mr Jackson" in the Small Tour Championship, its great the Dressage Festival has such a National flavour with many interstate combinations coming along, and we greatly appreciate their participtaion.

Susan Eckersley from New South Wales rode the lovely Black Gelding "Don Rubin" placing 5th in the FEI Intermediate I Freestyle with a score of 67.417%

It's not often the rider is nearly the same age as the horse in a Small Tour Championship, in this case though 15 year old Tayla Desmet rode "Rodrigo III" to take 5th place in the Small Tour Championship, an amazing result for such a talented young rider, in a field of very experienced combinations, its fantastic to see so much young fresh talent coming up through the ranks.

Georgina Foot is enjoying her youthful retirement from the Corporate Sector, seen here riding the lovely "Bellaire Cannavaro" placing 3rd in the Small Tour Championship

Gina Montgomery placed 2nd in the Small Tour Championship riding "Stedinger" sitting only one championship point behind David Shoobridge

The Shoobridges came down from NSW and stamped their Revelwood Brand into the Dressage results history, with 1st Placings accross many classes all week. Pictured here David Shoobridge and "Agent De Jeu" Small Tour Champions

Caitlyn Radford came over from Tasmania for the Para Equestrian Grade IV Freestyle, riding "Boy"

Olympic Para Equestrian Gold Medalist Joann Formosa rode "Worldwide PB" in the Para Equestrian Grade 1B Freestyle

Ian Smith came all the way from Western Australia to ride his lovely Stallion "Dornkaart", the trip proving worthwhile with Ian placing 2nd in the very prestigous Aachen Challenge Final

Winners in the Aachen Challenge, Grace Kaye from New South Wales and her lovely 17.2 Chestnut Gelding "Karingal Jamirquai", Grace has dashed off to get busy pacing her bags for the fabulous trip to Aachen

Tori Stuckey was also a finalist in the prestigous Aachen Challenge pictured ridng "Mayfield Be Brave", the standard of this years enties was exceptional overall, and it was fantastic to see such a great group of young riders competing in such a wonderfully friendly spirit, something the oldies could take a lesson from, and also great to see such a National flavour with riders entered from most States.

Kathryn Crofts from New South Wales rode "Snapdragon" in the FEI Intermediate I.

Lauren Bailey-Smith placed 5th in the Novice 2.2 riding "Donella Illusive"

Abbie Obren rode "Revelwood Fleur" placing 3rd in the Novice 2.2, Abbie comes from Tasmania but is currently based down at Boneo Park on the Mornignton Peninsula

"Westbury Spitfire" placed 5th in the Pony Novice 2.3 ridden by Kristy Sparkes, her score 70.087%

Amanda Shoobridge rode the wonderful imported dressage Pony Stallion "Noble Dancer" to win the Pony Novice Class with a score of 76.724%. Amanda tells me now Noble dancer has proven his worth, she has started working on husband David to bring in another Imported Dressage Pony.... good luck Amanda

Lucy Moate rode "Niscinda Welsh Torque" in the Pony Novice 2.3, Lucy a keen Pony Dressge competitor at EV and Interschool events

Sharyn McCoombe's Bay 17.1 Gelding "Yarramee B Bear" placed 3rd in the Advanced 5.2 with a score of 65.429%

Winners of the Advanced 5.2 and the Advanced Championship, Amanda Shoobridge and "Revelwood Destiny"

Danielle Stefanutti rode "Belcam Christos" in the first round of the Aachen Challenge

Alison Davis made the long haul from Western Australia to compete in the prestigous Aachen Challenge, pictured riding "Aseduction"

Judith Smith rode "French Open" to place 2nd in the Advanced 5.2 with a score of 67.357%