b'ChAIR RePORTI. would. like. to. thank. all. my. Board. Initially,. the. changes. sought. by. the. States. in. the. EA. Board.colleagues. for. their. enthusiastic. and. composition.were.not.implemented.in.November.2018,.which.sustained. contribution. to. their. Board. means.that.your.Board.has.only.been.fully.operational.since.rolesOne.of.the.challenges.confronting. March.2019However,.we.have.been.working.hard.to.make.a. Board. of. Directors,. of. any. volunteer. up.for.lost.time.organisation,.is.the.difficulty.of.obtaining. In.April.2019.I.highlighted.the.challenges.we.faced.in.a.letter.to.and.maintaining.the.focus.of.the.Board. members:members.throughout.the.yearHowever,. .Improvement.to.Eventing.safety.standardsin.every.meeting.we.have.had.to.deal.with.many.substantive. .Improving.Participating.Member.safety.out.of.the.arenaissues.and.the.Board.has.provided.very.significant.input.Ensuring.awareness.of.the.protocols.for.treating.concussionEvery.task.requiring.directors.to.contribute.more.time,.either. .Oversight.of.our.financial.progress.(year.to.date.we.are.at.a.in. committee. or. as. a. special. task,. has. resulted. in. a. surplus. small.surplus)of.volunteersEach.Board.meeting.held.has.run.out.of.time. .Monitoring.and.streamlining.our.High.Performance.Programbecause.of.the.vigour.of.the.discussionSecuring.a.national.horse.traceability.programThe.Board.has.been.tireless.in.attempting.to.improve.Equestrian. .Progressing. the. formation. of. the. National. Coaching.Australia.(EA),.so.that.your.equestrian.experience.will.be.better Committee.My.fellow.Board.members.are.a.talented,.diversified.group,. .Discussing.streamlining.administration.of.disciplines.and.their.whose.only.wish.is.to.help.our.athletes.enjoy.their.sportThey. committees.have.worked.over.this.period.to.achieve.this.objectiveReviewing.the.activities.of.all.disciplines.(done.on.a.regular.Challenges. basis)Trust I. am. very. pleased. to. report. that. we. have. made. significant.What.we.want.is.for.members.to.believe.that.EA.is.theirsTo. progress,.or.progressed.as.far.as.circumstances.have.permitted,.achieve.this,.members.have.to.trust.usThis.Board.recognises. on.all.those.fronts.that.one.of.the.greatest.challenges.we.have.faced.is.assuring.the.members.that.we.are.worthy.of.their.confidence. Other important areas that have been addressed by We.have.resolved.to.allow.our.actions.to.speak.for.themselves the Board:Weve.taken.the.time.and.trouble.to.explain.our.actions.as.is. Communicationappropriate.to.the.States.and.to.ensure.we.remain.non-partisan There.was.a.high.level.of.dissatisfaction.from.the.States.on.the.We.have.also.sought.the.States.views.on.a.regular.basis,.to. lack.of.communication.from.EAThat.issue.has.been.addressed.ensure.we.are.all.working.togetherWe.recognise.this.is.not.an. as.will.be.seen.in.the.CEOs.report.overnight.process.and.we.are.continuing.to.engage.this.process. InquestI.believe.that.the.litmus.test.of.success.in.earning.trust.is.when. We.have.had.the.distraction.of.the.inquest.into.the.deaths.of.our.membership.responds.to.the.slings.and.arrows.of.officious. two.of.our.young.athletes.bystanders.by.standing.together.and.defending.our.organisation. The.process.has.been.very.taxing.on.the.resources.of.EA.and.instead.of.joining.the.attackIt.is.very.pleasing.to.see.evidence. particularly.our.CEO.of.that.happening.in.recent.weeks.The.findings.that.the.deaths.were.terrible.accidents.has.been.Board Unity acknowledged.by.EAHowever,.it.is.important.to.remember.an.When.I.was.elected.to.the.Board.this.time.last.year,.there.was. inquest.is.held.to.find.out.what.went.wrong.and.to.try.and.stop.a.degree.of.factionalism.resulting.in.people.aligning.by.their. it.happening.againStateThere.were.concerns.about.the.weighting.of.the.State.representationOnce.again,.I.am.pleased.to.say.that.we.have. EA.has.embraced.that.opportunity,.which.has.resulted.in.a.root.not. experienced. one. instance. in. any. Board. meeting. of. any. and.branch.review.of.all.aspects.of.event.safety,.many.of.which.board.member.attempting.to.promote.a.States.interest.over. have.been.implementedOthers.will.also.be.implemented.in.the.the.overall.interest.of.EAWe.are.all.aligned.to.act.in.the.best. near.future.as.resources.become.availableinterests.of.EA.4'