b'neW SOuTh WAleSThe Year That Was:FY2019.presented.major.challenges.to.our.more.than.8,300.Equestrian. NSW. Members . The. ongoing. drought. ravaged.rural.communities.and.properties,.making.it.really.difficult.to.keep.our.horses.fit.and.healthy.and.to.stage.events.Safety.at.competitions.was.a.major.focus,.with.significant.improvements.made.following.the.tragic.deaths.of.Olivia.Inglis.and.Caitlyn.Fisher. in. 2016 . Assisting. Equestrian. Australia. through. the.transition.to.its.new.Board.and.management.team.took.away.scarce.resources.needed.in.the.day-to-day.running.of.Equestrian.NSW.And.at.the.same.time,.the.Equestrian.NSW.team.was.restructured,.the.finance.function.was.contracted.out.and.we.migrated.from.MYOB.to.Xero.Throughout. this. difficult. time,. the. office. team. provided.outstanding.support.to.our.Members.and.the.Equestrian.NSW.Board,.lead.by.Peter.Dingwall,.guided.us.down.the.often-rocky.road.back.to.stability.Even. with. the. drought. and. increasing. costs,. Membership.remained.stable.At.year.end.we.had.8,098.individual.Members.and.267.groups.Membership.in.the.beginning.of.FY2020.was.up.5%. steph Dore(rodneys Photography)Equestrian. NSW. is. often. regarded. as. a. competition. driven. Income.for.FY2019.was.$2,859k.(+16%),.with.a.deficit.of.$92k,.organisation,.but.with.nearly.2,000.Participant.Members,.across. due.mainly.to.Equestrian.NSW.absorbing.a.$100k.increase.in.all. disciplines,. our. services. need. to. meet. the. needs. of. our. Member.insurance.The.Board.decided.that.with.the.drought.recreational.riders,.who.want.value.for.money.insurance.and. and.increasing.costs,.along.with.our.strong.cash.reserves,.it.was.low-level.competitions.which.are.accessible,.fun.and.affordable not.the.time.to.increase.Membership.by.more.than.CPI.(2%)More.needs.to.be.done.and.Equestrian.NSW.is.committed.to. Equity.was.$715k.(-11.5%).and.cash.reserves.were.$1,556k.helping.our.grass.roots.riders.into.the.sport.and.providing.the. (-5.6%). including. $125k. held. in. the. Olivia. Inglis. Foundation.environment.for.them.to.want.to.belong. Account.Fei Course sydney 2019 Course(Amy Mcgregor)28'