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2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival


Jumping – Fri 16 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100065

Dressage – Fri 16 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100073

Dressage Team medal ceremony Sat 17 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100146

Jumping – Sat 17 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100098

Jumping Round 2 - Sun 18 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100142

Jumping Ind-Jump-off - Sun 19 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100128

Jumping-Ind_Medal_Ceremony - Sun 18 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100106

Dressage Freestyle - Sun 18 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100144

Dressage Ind Medal Ceremony - Sun 18 January http://gallery.me.com/crassus/100113
The 2009 AYOF is here!!!

Please come along this weekend, Friday 16 - Sunday 18 January, to support our young athletes competing in the AYOF at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park.

Admission to this event is free!!

An overview of the competition programme and the event activity schedule are now available.

Please contact Michelle in the National Office on  02 8762 7777  or michelle@efanational.com should you have any enquiries regarding this event.


Official AYOF Website launched

The official website of the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival has been launched. Go to www.olympics.com.au for information on all the sports including Equestrian as well as rider profiles and competition schedules.


Would you like to volunteer at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics?

This event will rely heavily on volunteers, so your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Please fill out the Volunteer form in either PDF or Word, and return to Michelle at the National Office via fax 02 9763 2466 or via email michelle@efanational.com



After a series of selection events and clinics, the Dressage Team for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival has now been selected.

The team will consist of three riders with one reserve (team listed below) to compete against approximately five other nations travelling to Australia for the competition.

The riders, including the Australian Team, will be riding borrowed horses at the event, where they will be required to perform the FEI Junior Preliminary, FEI Junior Team and FEI Junior Freestyle tests during the competition.

Congratulations to the selected Team and thank you to many riders who applied, and those who were long and short listed for this team.

Please note that we still require loan horses for this event. Should you be interested in providing a horse please contact Michelle in the National Office on  02 8762 7777 .

2009 AYOF Dressage Team

  
ROBSON, Gabriella Member
SOSTER, Roberta Member
WELCH, Victoria Member


Jessica Robinson is the reserve for this Team.

After a series of selection events and clinics, the Jumping Team for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival has now been selected.

The team will consist of four riders with one reserve (team listed below) to compete against approximately five other nations travelling to Australia for the competition.

The riders, including the Australians, will be riding borrowed horses at the event, where they will be required to compete at heights of 1.15m.

Congratulations to all those who made the team, and thank you to all the riders who applied. We had an overwhelming response to our expressions of interest for this event.

If there are any enquiries in regards to the Jumping team or the 2009 AYOF, please contact Michelle in the National Office  02 - 8762 7777 .

Please note that loan horses are still required for this event if you would like to be involved in some way.

2009 AYOF Jumping Team

  
BLAY, Benjamin Member
BOLGER, Caitlin Member
BROWN, Jessica Member
HAMOOD, Olivia Member
MCDERMOTT, Thomas Member


Benjamin Blay is the reserve on this team.

24th September 2008 - Expression of Interest to provide a Loan Horse
Please note that selected horses will be required to arrive at Sydney International Equestrian Center (SIEC) on Monday, 12 January 2009 and will finish their competition program in the afternoon of Sunday, 18th January 2009.


The fourth Australian Youth Olympic Festival will be held 14-18 January 2009 and will have over 2000 athletes from across the world competing in a number of Summer Olympic sports.

The AYOF is organised by the Australian Olympic Committee.  The main aim of the AYOF is to develop our Olympic stars of the future, and to provide aspiring Olympians an insight into what the Olympics are all about. The AYOF incorporates many aspects that athletes will experience in an Olympic Games - Opening and Closing ceremonies, medal presentations, athletes’ villages and drug testing.

For the second time, the AYOF will include Equestrian events in the disciplines of Dressage and Jumping. The competition will be held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre.

The EFA is taking nominations for team members until 17 May 2008.  Riders must be aged between 15 years and 20 years (born between 01 January, 1989 and 31 December, 1994).

The Jumping competition will be at a maximum height of 1.15m (1.20m in the Final) and the Dressage competition uses the FEI Junior tests, which are equivalent to AUS Medium level (see below for download). The event is with “borrowed horses”. All riders who nominate are asked to supply two horses to be used in the competition; all horses will be put into a pool to be drawn out by the teams.   

To assist owners with travelling and other costs, the EFA will provide a subsidy of $500 for one horse and $750 for two horses. Stabling and basic feed will be provided as well as accommodation (camp sites or cabins) and meals for the groom of the horse/s.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an Olympic experience. In addition, the EFA will incorporate this event, the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and the 2011 AYOF, in which Equestrian will also be part, into the EFA National Youth Development program.

The Team Officials have been announced, their roles are as follows:

Team Manager: Jenny Carroll
Dressage Chef d'Equipe: Jenny Carroll
Assistant Dressage Chef d'Equipe: Ryan Worthington
Dressage Coach: Glennis Barrey
Jumping Coach: Rod Brown
Jumping Chef d'Equipe: Jim Scobie 

The Long Lists have also been announced for each discipline.

Long Lists:   

2009 AYOF Long List Dressage

  
BARRELL, Stephanie Member
BENNETT, Morgan Member
BOWMAN, Sarah Member
BUTLER, Sancha Member
CHAMPION, Hannah Member
LOUREY, Dimity Member
ROBINSON, Jessica Member
ROBSON, Gabriella Member
SOSTER, Roberta Member
THOMPSON, Hana Member
WELCH, Victoria Member
WILLARD, Jessica Member
    

2009 AYOF Long List Jumping

  
BARRETT, Monique Member
BERMAN, Jodie Member
BLAY, Benjamin Member
BOLGER, Caitlin Member
BROWN, Jessica Member
BUTCHER, Danielle Member
BUTCHER, Greer Member
CURTIS, Paul Member
DEVINE, Stephen Member
DUGGAN, Keely Member
GRUEN, Harriet Member
HAMOOD, Olivia Member
MAUNDER, Jack Member
MCDERMOTT, Thomas Member
SMITH, Jonathon Member
STALLING, Jessica Member

Dressage Tests:     FEI Junior Preliminary 2006     FEI Junior Team 2006     FEI Junior Freestyle 2006

Other Links
 AYOF Overview (updated Sep 08)
 Athlete Expression of Interest form (MS Word)
 Loan Horse Owner Expression of Interest form (MS Word)
 Horse Loan Agreement
 Jumping Competition Rules
 AOC AYOF web

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