🏆 2025 Yancoal Singleton Dressage Championship Day

Sunday 9th November 2025
Location: Singleton Showground, 32 Bathurst Street, Singleton NSW 2330

📅 Key Dates

• Entries Close: Wednesday 15th October 2025

• Late Entries (with fee): Friday 17th October 2025

🐴 Competition Levels

• Preparatory → Small Tour

• Para & Tiny Tots (led dressage)

• Para / Equibility / Virtus → Email category & test to [email protected] by 17th October

Prizes per overall class (but not per category & excluding Tiny Tots):

• 🥇 1st $100

• 🥈 2nd $50

• 🥉 3rd $25

Rugs, sashes & prizes awarded for overall champions.

Special prizes for highest percentage overall for:

• Junior
• Young Rider
• AOR
• Pony
• OTTB

👧 Pony, Junior & Young Riders

• Pony: Select PONY when entering.

• Junior (under 16 years): Select JUNIOR when entering.

• Youth (16 - under 21 years) - Select YOUNG RIDER when entering.
  
  ⚠️ Entries cannot be changed once the draw is published. No changes to categories will be made so check entries carefully!

📝 Membership Requirements

• Unofficial (Closed Unrestricted): Must hold EA number or Singleton Dressage Club membership. Horse does not need EA registration.

• Unofficial (Closed Restricted): Must be a member of Singleton Dressage Club.

• Official (Competitive): EA membership required but club membership is not required.

• New Members: Fill out membership form via Singleton Dressage website before entering.

Entry Fees:

• Closed Unrestricted (Unofficial): $30/test

• Closed Restricted (Unofficial): $30/test

• Competitive (Official): $40/test

• Members discount: $7/test

🙌 Volunteering

• All riders must volunteer 1 hour on competition day (or nominate someone) or pay a $40 volunteer levy.

• Sign-up link will be included with the draw and on the Facebook page.

• Note: $40 volunteer levy automatically charged unless you tick the “Volunteer Discount – I agree to volunteer” box.

• ⚠️ Failure to complete your volunteer duty may result in your entry being marked HC. By entering this competition you have read and accepted these terms.

📌 Conditions of Entry

• Entries accepted in order received. Members get priority.

• Riders may ride max 2 tests per horse and a maximum of 2 horses per rider.

• Horses may not compete in more than 2 consecutive levels.

• To be eligible for champions, you must compete in both tests in a level.

• Preparatory is only open to horses who have not:
  
  - Won a preparatory test, or
  - Won an end of year preparatory championship, or
  - Won a higher level test previously, or
  - Riders who have not competed at FEI level

• Juniors, Young Riders, AOR & Ponies must be declared on entry.

• Whips ≤ 1.2m (incl. tassel).

• Approved & tagged helmets must be worn (EA rules) This is the riders responsibility!

• Callers allowed for all tests except FEI.

• No lunging in main arena after 8am.

💰 Refunds & Scratchings

• Scratchings: Update via Nominate, Email: [email protected] or Call 0407 919 932.

• Before closing date → refund (less fees at clubs descretion).

• After closing date → refund only with Vet/Doctor certificate (at committee discretion).

🏅 Awards & Scoring

• Paperless scoring → results posted live to Nominate Scoreboard.

• Test papers emailed after ride.

• Ribbons to 6th place → collect at event.

  • If leaving early: provide correct coins & SAE to Secretary’s Office for postage of ribbons.

🌦 Weather

• Updates via Facebook, Email and Singleton Dressage website.

• Call 0407 919 932 if unsure.

• No individual calls will be made.

📌 Important Notes

• Event conducted under EA Rules → equestrian.org.au

• Helmet Standards: Approved 2017+ helmets only (rider responsibility).

• Memberships renew 1st January annually. Results won’t count toward pointscore without membership.

⚠️ Insurance Disclaimer

Neither Singleton Dressage Club nor EFA accepts liability for accident, injury, or damage to horses, riders, spectators, equipment, or property.