Jumping & Show Hunter Contacts
Meet the: Administration Team and Board Members, Area Committees also the members of ESNZ Jumping’s Committees: FEI, Performance, Technical portfolios and National Selectors
Our Team
Marilyn Thompson
Jumping Sport Manager
04 499 8994 ext 3
021 612 817
Jumping Office Hours are 8.30 – 4.30 Monday to Friday.
For all membership and registration inquiries please contact the National Office membership team.
Helen Kippen
Jumping Administrator
021 916 796
Jumping Office Hours are 8.30 – 4.30 Monday to Friday.
For all membership and registration inquiries please contact the National Office membership team.
Area Jumping & Show Hunter Contacts
Other Key Contacts
Jumping Board
Penny Tapley - Chair
Jumping Board Chair and ESNZ Board Rep
Penny joined the ESNZ Jumping Board in 2018 and has been the Chair since July 2023.
She has been involved across the whole of the sport from a parent supporting riders, a committee member and a volunteer. She also brings a business management background to the Jumping Board.
From 2016-2024 Penny was the secretary of the South Island Show Jumping Committee, a collective of the seven South Island areas which runs the SI Young Rider camp, the SI v Victoria, Australia YR competition and the National Show Jumping Championships. Penny was also responsible for co ordinating sponsorship for Canterbury Show Jumping for five years.
Home is Banks Peninsula where the Tapleys have lived for over 40 years and have a small farm raising beef cattle.
Both of Penny’s daughters have previously competed in Show Jumping and Show Hunter from ponies through to Young Rider level. She has also been breeding horses on a small scale for the past 14 years and enjoys following her horses on the show jumping circuit.
Jenny Booth
Jumping Board Vice Chair and Technical Committee Chair
Jenny is the owner and operator of East Coast Performance Horses an equine breeding and training establishment based in the Wairarapa. She is a long time Area Group Representative and Show Co-Ordinator.
Paul Croucher
NECs and Facilities
Paul Croucher has been voted onto the board at the 2021 AGM, bringing his business skills to focus on partner relationships and sponsorship. He is a committee member for the NEC Taupo and has recently taken over the sponsorship portfolio.
Rosanna Dickson
Amateur and New Entrants
Rosanna Dickson was voted onto the board in 2024 and is a passionate equestrian with a lifelong love for horses. Despite coming from a non-horsey family, she pursued her passion through various means, including spending summers working at the Rata Mill stud and competing in show hunter events. After a hiatus to focus on her family, she returned to riding in her 30s and has since been actively involved in the equestrian community.
She is the secretary for Showjumping Waikato, has previously jumped to Pro-Am level, and is currently preparing her young horse for age classes.
Rosanna is dedicated to supporting and growing the equestrian sport, focusing on grassroots development and making the sport more accessible and affordable. She brings valuable skills in financial management, marketing, and business strategy to her role and is excited to work with the team.
Sarah Forman
Sarah hails from Auckland and owns AMS Saddlery in Takanini and is also a regular competitor in Show Jumping and has competed up to Grand Prix.
Sarah says she feels privileged to be involved in our sport and community.
She often comes home from events humbled by the support in shared knowledge, kind words, time and friendship from fellow riders, supporters, officials and especially the Auckland Showjumping group committee and would love to be able to help the sport and others.
Sally Steiner
Riders Rep
Sally has 3 children, her husband Phillip and herself all competing from the very smallest classes through to (Phillip) having just finished an international campaign.
She has represented NZ on young rider and senior teams both in NZ, Australia and Europe, and is currently on the Tauranga SJ committee, and Tauranga A&P committee.
Lisa Clark
Show Hunter Executive Chair
Lisa hails from Christchurch and has a long history of being involved in Jumping and Show Hunter in Canterbury. Lisa is a senior Show Hunter Judge and has served on the SH Executive for many years before being voted Chair at the 2024 AGM.
Show Hunter Executive
