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Susan O’Brien – ESNZ March Volunteer of the Month extraordinaire!
Photo – Eventing stewards in Tokyo in August 2019 at the Equestrian test event for the Tokyo 2020 (now 2021) Olympics. Susan is four from the right. Congratulations to Susan O’Brien who is our fantastic ESNZ Volunteer of the Month for March 2020! Celia Grant nominated Susan...
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HOY is over but the quest for a safe and welcoming culture continues!
Thank you to all our wonderful Change the Rein ambassadors - Brooke Edgecombe, Sav Stirling, Oliver Croucher, Lucarne Dolley and Donna Edwards-Smith. Their messages of kindness, care and respect for each other and our horses, and reminders that abusing alcohol and drugs is dangerous are right on...
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Weather Warning – Interislander
Southerly Gales predicted for Cook Strait tomorrow Latest forecast has swell rising above 3M around 0400 tomorrow morning Peaking at 3.5M during the day Easing back below 3M around 1600 tomorrow afternoon Horses/Livestock are at risk tomorrow 0230 through to 1600 Sailing...
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Change the Rein!
Change the Rein is a campaign focused on a conscious change in direction – a quest for a more positive, encouraging, safe and supportive culture in our sport. The campaign tagline – as most of you know - is an equestrian term that riders use when they consciously change the direction the...
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Congratulations to Judy Bowen, ESNZ Volunteer of the Month for February!
Photo - Judy in red with Carole Serong, another New Zealand steward, outside the Sydney International Equestrian Centre along with two Equestrian Australia stewards Congratulations to Judy Bowen from Waikato Area Jumping & Eventing who is our deserving ESNZ Volunteer of the Month...
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Congratulations to Diane Gilder ESNZ Volunteer of the Month!
Congratulations to Diane Gilder who is our first ESNZ Volunteer of the Month for 2020! Judy Styles, who nominated Diane, describes her as hard-working in every aspect of Eventing Auckland’s organisation and competitions. And what’s more, she does it all with a smile. Diane is...
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Equine Education Resurgent at Telford
After years of uncertainty, equestrian enthusiasts wishing to turn their passion into a career are once again able to study for a fully accredited tertiary qualification at a national institute. Telford, New Zealand’s only specialist rural polytechnic, became part of the Southern Institute...
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Dressage NZ Fundraiser for NEC Arena Comes to Fruition
Dressage NZ Fundraiser for NEC Arena Comes to Fruition Thanks to the generosity of the Dressage community which included many individual members and Dressage groups, ESNZ High Performance, NEC Taupo, ESNZ Eventing, a $10,000 investment from Dressage NZ, support from Martin Collins NZ, Thomas...
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Pam Harris – Unsung Hero – ESNZ Volunteer of the Month!
Pam and her daughter Sophie Congratulations to Pam Harris who is the ESNZ Volunteer of the Month for December 2019! According to Heidi Bulfin (ESNZ’s National Sport Administrator, Endurance & CTR official and passionate Endurance rider) who nominated Pam, “she is an unsung hero,...
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Congratulations to Robin Savage – ESNZ Volunteer for November!
Congratulations to Robin Savage who is the ESNZ Volunteer of the Month for November 2019! According to Lyn Grandi and Cherie Pearson who both nominated Robin, she is the most awesome person and hugely valuable to Dressage Canterbury. Along with being the group’s steward at every...
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