'Equestrian Tasmania presents the Machine Laundry Cafe Horse of the Year 2024 to be conducted at the Coal Valley Equestrian Centre, Cambridge, January 27th and 28th Twenty-24

This is the State Qualifying Event for the Show Horse Nationals 2024.

All riders and owners are to hold current full membership with ETas unless competing in restricted classes in which participant membership is sufficent.

Restricted classes are as follows: Off the track classes: Led and Ridden. Tasmanian Bred classes. Rising Star classes. Fashions on the Field [all sections]. Intermediate classes  

All other classes must hold full competitor membership with ETas.

Entrants must supply current height certificate to be emailed to [email protected] PRIOR to the event. Measuring is available on the weekend, please advise if you require measuring so we are not emailing you unecessarily chasing up certificates.

Yards, LIMITED stabling and camping are avalable. Please book both on entries if you require yards or are intending to stay overnight.

All event information is available on line via nominate. 

Open Classes Saturday 27th. Hunters will be Sunday 28th

Newcomers: Not to have been shown prior to 28th January 2023.

Childs Classes: Qualifiers for the Southern Cross Show Horse Spectacular 2024 if the show goes ahead. If insufficient entries, classes within divisions will be combined. Separate height divisions in childs classes will only be offered if there are 3 or more entries as per the national show horse rules.

Owner Rider Classes:  Horses must be owned and registered in the name of the rider or an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather). Leased horses are ineligible for this event.

Riding Pony Classes: For registered RP only. Owners and riders must be financial. These classes are conducted by the Tasmanian Riding Pony Branch and will be in open and hunter sections

Fashions on the Field for off the track: Will be run in conjunction with the Off the Track Classes and are for off the track horses only. Open will be conducted on Saturday, Hunter Sunday. Participant membership sufficient.

Fashions on the Field Open and Hunter: Are for all other exhibits and exclude off the track exhibits. Open will be conducted on Saturday, Hunter Sunday. Participant membership sufficient.

Rising Star Classes: Are for horses between the 1st and 3rd year of showing. Participant membership sufficient.

First Ridden Ponies Hunter and Open: Child rider to be under 12 years. Participant membership sufficient.

Intermediate Classes: Are for horses that have not won at a royal show or placed top 3 at horse of the year. Any exhibit that places top 3 at this event will be ineligible for this class by default. Intermediate classes will be conducted after the open classes. Participant membership sufficient.

Tas Bred Ridden and Led Classes: Are for horses bred in Tasmania. This will be a feature class in both Open and Hunter Sections. The class will be judged as a horse of the year class with a top 5. Participant membership is sufficient.

Led Hunter Mare/Gelding any height--may be split if sufficient entries. Will be run on Show Hunter Day.

Led Show Mare/Gelding any height--may be split if sufficient entries. Will be run on Open Show Horse Day.

Penny Woods Memorial: This class is offered in both open and hunter to all exhibits. The class will be judged as a horse of the year class with a top 5. 

Sarah Beltz Memorial Riding Class: This class is open to all rider class entrants as a memorial to Sarah. All age groups may enter and it will be judged as a riding class in the memory of Sarah. Placings to Top 10.

COVID 19.  Please remember the judges may change to current CV19 trends. We will make every effort to keep competitors in the loop but some things are completely out of our control. Should CV19 force a change in judges,  then the selections will be made by the National EA office as per normal protocols.

REFUNDS: Only applicable with a vet certificate or DR certificate once entries close. No refund will be issued without the above and an administration fee still applies.

Entries close 11pm JANUARY 5th Twenty-24. LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 11:00AM 6th JANUARY WITH A LATE FEE.

GST applied to all classes.

Judges: as selected randomly by the EA National Office: 

Brian Scholes VIC

Tracie-Lee Wells NSW

Joanne Goulder-Sabidussi NSW

Kerry Tempest-Clarke VIC