Clare Valley Dressage Club

🌟 Thank You from the Clare Valley Dressage Club 🌟

What a fantastic day of competition at our Horse of the Year event! We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our competitors for your wonderful sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and support. It was a pleasure to see so many riders and horses enjoying a great day of dressage in the Clare Valley.

A special thank you to our judges, Helen Whittle, Wendy Schaeffer-MacDonald, and Tamsin Adcock, along with our steward Verity Hayman, for your professionalism, expertise, and for travelling to the Clare Valley to support our event. Your time, knowledge, and dedication are greatly appreciated.

We are also incredibly grateful to our generous sponsors whose support helped make this event possible:

✨ Sophie – In Her Horse ERA
✨ Kerry Glass – Mighty Farm Equine
✨ Ba****ck Botanicals
✨ Leila Bakes
✨ Imogen – ID Equine Photography
✨ Jim Barry Wines
✨ Eldredge Wines
✨ Pippa Mitton
✨ Johnsons Feed

Your generosity and support of our club and our riders is truly valued.

Finally, thank you to our hardworking volunteers, committee members, and supporters who worked behind the scenes to ensure the day ran smoothly. Events like these simply could not happen without you.

We hope everyone had a wonderful day and we look forward to seeing you all again at future Clare Valley Dressage Club events! 🐴💙

🍷 Sponsor Appreciation – Eldredge Wines 🍷

The Clare Valley Dressage Club would like to extend a sincere thank you to Eldredge Wines for generously providing wine for our judges and stewards at this year's Horse of the Year Competition.

Our judges and stewards dedicate countless hours to ensuring our competition runs smoothly, and we greatly appreciate Eldredge Wines helping us acknowledge their hard work and commitment with a taste of the wonderful Clare Valley.

We are incredibly grateful for the support of local businesses such as Eldredge Wines, whose generosity helps make events like our Horse of the Year Competition possible.

Please join us in thanking Eldredge Wines for their valued support of our club and the dressage community. 🍷🐴

A heartfelt thank you to Pippa Mitton for her incredible generosity in supporting our Horse of the Year Competition this weekend.
Pippa has kindly opened her beautiful heritage Victorian home to host two of our judges and our steward, providing them with a warm and welcoming home away from home during the competition.
Behind every successful event are dedicated volunteers who quietly contribute their time, energy, and resources, and this is a wonderful example of the generosity that makes our club so special. Pippa's ongoing commitment to the Clare Valley Dressage Club, both as Treasurer and as a valued club member, is greatly appreciated by us all.
Thank you, Pippa, for your hospitality, kindness, and unwavering support. Your contribution helps make our Horse of the Year competition a success and is a wonderful reflection of the welcoming spirit of our club.
🐴💙 Please join us in thanking Pippa for her generosity and support. 💙🐴

A huge thank you to Jim Barry Wines for generously sponsoring the accommodation for one of our judges at the Clare Valley Dressage Club Horse of the Year competition.
We are incredibly grateful for your support of our event and the local equestrian community. Sponsorship from valued local businesses like Jim Barry Wines helps us attract quality officials and deliver a successful competition for our riders and members.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to our community and for helping make our event possible.
Please join us in thanking Jim Barry Wines for their generous support. 🍷🐴👏

A huge thank you to Mighty Farm Equine and owner Kerry Glass for her generous sponsorship of our Horse of the Year Competition.
We are incredibly grateful for Kerry's ongoing support and commitment to our event. Mighty Farm Equine has been with us from the very beginning of our HOTY competitions, and we truly appreciate the contribution they make each year.
Kerry and her well loved, Jack, are always a welcome sight at our competitions. Not only do they generously support our event, but they also bring along plenty of fabulous retail therapy for competitors, supporters, and spectators. Whether you're looking for something specific or simply enjoying a browse, a visit to the Mighty Farm Equine stand is always worthwhile.
We encourage everyone to support the businesses that support our sport. Thank you, Kerry, Jack, and Mighty Farm Equine for your continued generosity, friendship, and dedication to our dressage community. Your support helps make our Horse of the Year competition the success it is.
🐴💙 Please join us in thanking Kerry, Jack, and Mighty Farm Equine for their wonderful support. 💙🐾

— with Kerry Glass.

Dont Forget To Get Your Entries In!

We are excited to announce Sophie from In Her Horse Era as a sponsor for our upcoming HOTY competition 🤩

Sophie will be sponsoring a Best Presented Combination and has generously donated not only a $100 plaiting voucher but also a presentation gift pack valued at around $100!
That’s a huge prize pack for one lucky winner valued over $200!

So get your entries in and polish up those ponies to be in the running to win 🤩

Just a reminder to get your entries in for our CVDC HOTY 14th June

Entries close Sunday 31st May and we do not accept late entries, so please don’t leave it until the last minute.

There have also been a few questions regarding warm-up areas for those camping at the grounds.

Please note:

• The oval is strictly out of bounds until it is officially opened on the morning of competition.

• Competitors are welcome to use the sand arena while staying on the grounds.

• There are also grassed areas at the back available for riding.

• If any areas are roped off with bunting, please do not enter them.

We are excited to be welcoming back the lovely Imogen of ID Equine photography to our HOTY comp in June!
If you would specifically like your test to be photographed please contact her prior with your test time and bridle number!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

There will also be a voucher for 5 free images up for grabs!