ELDR Equestrian

13/09/2026

So cool to see Evie and Ru have made the NZ team for the PCIA Virtual Dressage Champs! Excited to see what they can do and hopefully they both have a great time!

13/09/2026

🇫🇷🇳🇿World Team Champs 2026 sessions 🇳🇿🇫🇷

We ran a condensed three long sessions of 13 races due to the 38 degree heat 🥵 in the middle of the day. A brilliant first session for us left us in 8th and within reach of the A final. But unfortunately a bit of a disaster of a first race in the second session for the team set the tone for our last two sessions leave us heading into the B final

Dressed by 🖤🤍
Thank you to for lending Amazon 🇫🇷

26/08/2026

26/08/2026

These days 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 juggles dressage with mounted games, so let's dial back a couple of years to hear what the Interschools meant to her:
Hi Interschools Family! I’m Gemma Lewis and I took part in Interschools champs week in 2022 and 2023, in Christchurch. I competed in all the disciplines available at the time (CTR, dressage, SJ & SH and arena eventing) on my superstar of a pony! Being that I competed in interschools the first time it was run as a champs week, I wasn’t quite sure how it would work! I had competed in the individual interschools competitions for a few different disciplines separately, but CTR was something I had never done before, so I guess I was excited to give it a try!
𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆: In the first year that interschools was run, we had some quite competitive individuals but we often struggled to put a full team together for each discipline. Interschools champs week meant that we all got to compete together and support each other and we ended up winning overall too!
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄: I am currently halfway through a double degree, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and a Bachelor of Science, at the University of Canterbury alongside riding. We have created ELDR Equestrian alongside my family, through which we are breeding and producing horses across many disciplines. I am mostly focused on dressage and mounted games at the moment (though you will definitely still see me out jumping) – I recently won the Kings Chambers FEI Dressage Young Rider series and am actually currently over in Europe to compete in the World Team Championships and the Royal Welsh Show (for mounted games), both as part of the NZ team!
𝗠𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: For young riders planning to compete at Interschools this year, give everything a go, support your team and most importantly have fun!
PHOTO: Gemma Lewis. Copyright Michelle Clarke.


Dressage NZ

25/07/2026

What an amazing experience I had at the Royal Welsh Show 2026 riding for the NZ team 🖤🤍 and so much fun! I couldn’t be more grateful to Poppy and Amy Dixon for letting me borrow Bee and being the best pony lenders I could ask for, I had the best time with her! Prettiest pony 😍

Thank you to Jessie Sheffield🐮🌾🐴 for being our coach, NFU Mutual for sponsoring the competitions and a huge thank you to my sponsors BTB. While over in Wales, I was wearing
🖤 Honor breeches
🖤 Black short sleeve base layer
🖤 Black socks
🖤 Black belt with white trim

📸: Lizzy‘s 🇱🇺 Photography

16/07/2026

So exciting for us both to be over here together!! Make sure you follow for updates!!

Tonight, we shine the spotlight on Gemma Lewis from Christchurch. 🐴🇳🇿

Gemma will proudly wear the silver fern as part of the Open New Zealand Team at Worlds — a very special achievement as this marks her first selection for a Worlds team.

Representing New Zealand on the world stage is a milestone to celebrate, and we’re excited to see Gemma bring her passion, dedication, and experience to the competition. 🇳🇿✨

Gemma’s international journey doesn’t stop there — she will also have the incredible opportunity to compete at the Royal Welsh Show during her time overseas. What an amazing experience to travel halfway around the world, represent your country, and have the chance to compete at two prestigious events along the way. 🌏🐴

Today, we invite you to get to know Gemma a little better through her rider profile answers — discovering more about her mounted games journey, favourite memories, and a few fun facts that help us get to know the rider behind the silver fern.

We wish Gemma every success as she prepares to take on her first Worlds and embrace this incredible opportunity. We can’t wait to see her in New Zealand colours!

Good luck, Gemma — we’ll be cheering you on all the way! 🇳🇿💚