Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre

18/09/2026

🐴 Ballodair Park Riding Club – DRESSAGE COMPETITION 🐴

✨ Saturday 31st October ✨

We’re excited to welcome riders to another Ballodair Park Riding Club Dressage Competition, with the fantastic opportunity to compete across TWO arenas — our new arena and current arena!

Whether you're chasing your next score, gaining competition experience, or simply enjoying a day out with your horse, there’s something for everyone.

🏆 EA, FEI & Young Horse classes
🏇 Two arenas – new & current
💦 Day yards & wash bays included in entry fees

📅 Entries close: Sunday 19th October at 11:55pm
⏰ Late entries close: Sunday 26th October at 11:55pm

🌿 Familiarisation Days
Want to give yourself and your horse some time to get comfortable in the arenas before competition day? Familiarisation sessions are available through Nominate.

🔗 ENTER VIA EQUESTRIAN HUB:
https://equestrian-hub.com/show/276513

📋 COMPETITION INFORMATION:
https://tinyurl.com/ballodairparkridingclub

🐴 FAMILIARISATION DAYS:
https://nominate.com.au/EquestDN/Event.aspx?e=3139224D35044156B511668B396C4D7B&eventlist=14

📍 Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre | Hawkesbury, NSW

We look forward to welcoming you and your horses to Ballodair Park for a great day of dressage, competition and community. 💚

15/09/2026

Yikes! I get so used to Monday-Friday here with the horses, I had a total brain fart and forgot many of you need the weekend!

I do apologise!

We're just updating the arena familiarisation schedule to include both weekends prior to the October 31st dressage competition.

Send a message to learn more

14/09/2026

Right! We've opened bookings for arena familiarisation on the new comp arena.

Here's the link:

Our new competition arenas are ready, and we’re allowing riders to come along, ride through the new competition area and give their horses a chance to familiarise themselves with the arenas and surrounding environment before competition day. 🤎

12/09/2026

Also coming up -- arena familiarisation on the new purpose-built competition arena, ready for October.

Stay tuned ... we'll be opening up for bookings soon.

Send a message to learn more

12/09/2026

And entries are now open for our next dressage competition, in October.

Ballodair Park Riding Club - Saturday 31st October 2026. Dates: 31 Oct 2026. Venue: Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre. Country: Australia.

11/09/2026

🐴✨ ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT — BRETT PARBERY AT BALLODAIR PARK! ✨🐴

We are excited to welcome Brett Parbery back to Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre this October!

📅 Friday 9 October — FULL
📅 Saturday 10 October — FULL
📅 Sunday 11 October — ONLY 3 SPOTS REMAINING!

If you've been thinking about riding with Brett, now is the time to secure your spot!

Brett Parbery is one of Australia's most accomplished dressage riders and coaches, with an incredible career that has taken him from rodeo and saddle bronc riding to competing at the highest levels of international dressage. He has represented Australia internationally, achieved a top-10 finish at the World Cup Final, won numerous Australian Championships and is a multiple-time Australian Grand Prix Champion.

🐴 Private one-on-one session
⏱️ 45-minute lesson
💰 $250 per rider, including GST
🌳 Includes use of a day yard
🚿 Includes use of a wash bay
📍 Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre

🌟 SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER

ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!

🕐 Lesson times will be in the afternoon.

📧 To book one of the remaining spots, please email Kyra:
[email protected]

With only three places remaining, we expect these to fill quickly!

Don't miss your chance to ride with Brett! 👀🐴✨

10/09/2026

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to spring! If only the weather would make up its stupid mind. Sigh.

Right, just a couple of housekeeping matters.

In case everyone isn't aware, we have a wheelie bin in the carpark where you can toss any deposits of manure left on the hardstand. Please do not toss it into the area under the trees.

And of late we've had a bit of a run on people leaving things behind when they go. Now, we do have a lost and found spot where we hold on to anything we discover at the end of the day, but we can't guarantee to find everything that's been forgotten so please, please, make sure you've collected everything before you go home!

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07/09/2026

Well, as far as I'm concerned Forrest Gump got it wrong. Life is not like a box of chocolates. Life is an out of control roller coaster ride - and all we can do is hang on tight and hope we don't get pitched over the side.

Having been dragged kicking and screaming towards accepting current circumstances beyond our control, it's my conflicted duty to announce that Lyndal and our boys are coming home.

On the one hand, are you kidding? It will be fabulous to have her back on the yard, fabulous to see her riding the boys, fabulous to start learning from her after everything she has experienced in her three years away. On the other hand, we were not ready for the UK adventure to end. Unfortunately, we could not defeat the British Home Office. It's that simple.

There's some stuff to take care of over the next few weeks, then the boys go into quarantine at Newmarket and Lyndal hops back on a plane to settle back in at home, and prepare for their arrival.

We'll keep you posted on what this all means for Ballodair Park, going forward.

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28/08/2026

It's NSW State Dressage titles time, and the Ballodair Park team wishes everyone the very best of luck.

We also send special congratulations to our coach, Caroline Hooper, and her beautiful boy Paris (Furst Sir) who took the Open Elementary championship yesterday.

Our very own Nikita (QS Furst Nikita) contends the Open Novice classes today, piloted by staff member Anna Thian. Another great transition from eventing to dressage. I get 'em all over to the D side eventually! *g*

It's a huge show, so thanks to everyone involved in making it happen.

28/08/2026

✨ SAVE THE DATE — BRETT PARBERY RETURNS TO BALLODAIR PARK! ✨

We are excited to announce that Brett Parbery will be returning to Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre this October!

📅 Friday 9 October
📅 Saturday 10 October
📅 Sunday 11 October

With just 6 private lessons available each day, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss!

Brett Parbery is one of Australia's most accomplished dressage riders and coaches, with an incredible career that has taken him from rodeo and saddle bronc riding to competing at the highest levels of international dressage. He has represented Australia internationally, achieved a top-10 finish at the World Cup Final, won numerous Australian Championships and is a multiple-time Australian Grand Prix Champion.

🐴 Private one-on-one sessions
⏱️ 45-minute lessons
💲 $250 per rider, including GST
🏡 Includes use of a day yard and wash bay
📍 Ballodair Park Equestrian Centre

Lesson times will be announced at a later date, so for now, make sure you get these dates in your calendar! 📅

With only 18 spots available across the three days, we expect these sessions to fill quickly.

Stay tuned for more information! 👀