b'WeSTeRn AuSTRAlIAEquestrian.WA.also.hosted.an.extraordinary,.sold-out.evening.at.the.2018.Awards.Night.at.The.Westin.Perth.earlier.this.year.where.we.acknowledged.the.sports.champions.at.all.levels.and.disciplinesWe.also.awarded.Life.Memberships.to.eleven.past.and.present.Western.Australian.athletes.and.riders.who.have.represented.the.state.and.country.in.World.Championships.and.Olympics.games.Member information and achievementsApart.from.hosting.successful.pioneering.events.like.Equestra,.among.some.of.the.notable.successes.that.can.be.acknowledged.in. the. year. include,. the. 42. junior. athletes. representing. the.interschools(nicole lockyer) Western.Australian.state.team.for.the.2018.Marcus.Oldham.Australian. Interschool. Championship. in. Werribee,. winners.State Developments and.first.runners.up.from.the.2018.Horse.of.the.Year.event.EWA.is.currently.in.the.process.of.forming.a.review.of.all.EWA. qualifying. to. compete. at. the. Australasian. Horse. and. Rider.and.State.Equestrian.Centre.(SEC).operations.to.identify.our. Championships.in.Victoria.in.December,.and.three.Eventing.best.opportunities.for.the.future. riders.chosen.to.represent.the.Australian.team.at.the.2019.We. are. also. very. hopeful. that. the. byproduct. of. the. SEC. Oceania.Championships.in.Taupo.earlier.in.May.2019.Redevelopment.Proposal,.the.#SaveTheSEC.campaign.will.get. The. new. Adult. Riding. and. Recreational. memberships.the.required.financial.support.from.the.local,.federal.and.state. introduced.in.2018.has.helped.EWA.increase.the.membership.government.for.the.$15.million.needed.in.works.to.bring.SEC. numbers.by.an.additional.139.membersThis.is.the.first.increase.back.as.one.of.the.premium.equestrian.facilities.in.Australia. in.membership.numbers.over.the.last.three.yearsNumber.of.The.establishment.of.the.WA.Horse.Welfare.committee.in. members.for.2018-2019.in.WA.stands.at.2,442.2019.was.a.first.for.the.sport.in.Australia. VolunteersEvents and facilities Equestrian.Western.Australia.and.the.State.Equestrian.Centre.Despite.the.SECs.aging.state,.2018.was.a.hectic.year.for.the. would.not.be.successful.without.the.support.of.our.Members,.centre.as.it.had.every.weekend.booked.and.most.weekends. Clubs,.Sponsors,.the.Department.of.Local.Government,.Sport.holding.multiple.events.including.the.inaugural.Equestra.equine. and.Cultural.Industries.and.many.hundreds.of.volunteers.and.all.festival.in.October.which.attracted.over.5,000.spectators the.hirers.of.the.SEC.from.small.events.and.Clubs.to.individual.hirersIn.addition.to.that,.I.would.also.like.to.thank.the.EWA.and.SEC.team.and.the.EWA.board.for.their.continued.support.in.2018Together.we.make.it.all.possible.Dwight PedlowCEO,.Equestrian.WAKenya Wilson & sandros salute MW(Waylib Photos)38'