b'CeO RePORTI.commenced.as.Chief.Executive.Officer. introduce.a.range.of.risk.mitigation.and.safety.improvements.(CEO). of. Equestrian. Australia. on. 24. which.are.detailed.elsewhere.in.this.reportAugust. 2018 This. report. covers. the. We. understand. the. responsibility. we. have. to. riders,. their.remaining. ten. months. of. the. 2018- families.and.our.much-valued.equestrian.community,.to.ensure.2019.Financial.Year,.a.period.where.the. that.safety.measures.and.standards.are.the.best.they.can.be.and.organisation. has. been. focussed. on. the. our.work.in.this.area.will.continue.safety.of.our.sport.and.all.its.participantsCoronial Inquest into the Deaths of Olivia Inglis and The Board Caitlyn FischerIt.has.been.my.great.privilege.to.serve.Equestrian.Australia.(EA). In.May.2019,.NSW.Deputy.State.Coroner.Derek.Lee.opened.and.the.whole.of.equestrian.sportsIve.worked.with.two.Chairs. an.inquest.into.the.tragic.deaths.in.2016.of.two.young.riders.at.-.Judy.Fasher.(until.February.2019).and.subsequently.Alistair. EA.eventsOlivia.Inglis.and.Caitlyn.Fischer.are.greatly.missed.by.MacKinlayThere.has.been.significant.change.at.the.Board.level,. all.of.usWe.miss.seeing.them.on.the.course,.riding.their.horses.and.from.April.2019,.there.were.seven.new.directors.on.the. and.doing.what.they.loved.every.single.day.Board. This.Coronial.process.has.been.a.challenging,.confronting.and.Early.in.my.tenure.I.updated.the.induction.process.for.new. emotional.time.for.many.in.our.equestrian.communitydirectors.and.secured.a.grant.to.fund.and.provide.a.professional. We.co-operated.with.the.Coroner.to.ensure.we.build.on.the.development. opportunity. for. EA. directors. to. attend. an. work.already.done.in.risk.mitigation.and.improved.safety.for.our.Australian.Institute.of.Company.Directors.(AICD).governance. participantsCoroner.Lee.is.expected.to.hand.down.his.final.course,.specifically.for.National.and.State.sporting.bodiesSo.far. report.and.recommendations.in.October.2019.75%.of.directors.on.the.EA.Board.have.completed.the.courseSporting NetworksSafety Equestrian.Australia.is.part.of.a.large.domestic.and.international.Improving.safety.in.our.sport.is.our.number.one.priorityThe. network. of. sporting. organisations Some. of. the. other.Coronial. Inquest. into. the. tragic. deaths. of. Olivia. Inglis. and. stakeholders.I.have.worked.with.include.the.Australian.Olympic.Caitlyn.Fischer.has.put.the.focus.on.safety.in.equestrian.events. Committee,. Sport. Australia,. Australian. Institute. of. Sport,.and.activities. Paralympics. Australia,. the. Fdration. Equestre. Internationale.Equestrian.Australia.is.steadfast.in.its.commitment.to.making. (FEI),Animal.Health.Australia,.fellow.equestrian.CEOs,.and.Australia.a.world.leader.in.equestrian.safety.and.risk.mitigation national.safety.officers.in.other.countries,.including.Germany,.I.wish.to.thank.Terry.Snow.for.his.generous.Making.Eventing. the.United.States.of.America.and.the.United.KingdomI.have.Safer.fund.which,.over.the.past.two.years.has.enabled.EA.to. attended. multiple. conferences. to. represent. our. equestrian.community.official measuring the jumping course at Adelaide 3De7'