21 #LoveOfTheHorse AnnuAl RePORT 2017 – 2018 Jessie Rice-Ward, Madeline Sinderberry and Jessica Tripp. Whilst the Australian team were was the defending champions from the previous year, this year they had to be satisfied with the runner-up position after winning one of the three tests. This year the sport has seen the introduction of a new series of competitions for young riders. With the financial support from Stal Tops in Holland, four competitions will be conducted with an overall series winner being determined. The competitions in this series will be conducted at AQUIS Riders’ Tour, the New South Wales State Jumping Championships, the Australian Jumping Championships and The Summer Show Jumping Classic. The Victorian Branch of Equestrian Australia conducted the Australian Showjumping Championships once again at Werribee Park. With over 700 entries for competitors of all levels it was, as usual, an efficiently run event that saw exciting Jumping in all divisions. Remarkably the winners of the Senior, Young Rider and Junior Championships were the same competitors who prevailed last year. Jamie Kermond was Senior Champion, Madeline Sinderberry was Young Rider Champion, and Jessie Rice-Ward was Junior Champion. After six years of organising the event, the Victorian Branch decided that they would take a break from organising this year’s event. The EAJC would like to thank all of the organisers and volunteers who made this event so successful over the six year they were involved. As a result of this, an expression of interest to conduct the Australian Jumping Championships was circulated. The committee have awarded the right to conduct the AJC to Boneo Park, who will conduct the event from the 7-11 November 2018. An initiative of the EAJC this year was to arrange for event organising committees to offer FEI 1* events for riders. This was to allow more riders to experience FEI conditions for competitions, and also to allow three current FEI Level 2 course designers to gain accreditation to move to FEI Level 3. In line with this, EA and the EAJC organised the conduct of an FEI Level 3 seminar for course designers, with German presenter Werner Deeg. All three participants, Gavin Chester (VIC), Mark Atkins, (NSW) and Kevin Tully (WA), were successful in completing the theory side of the course and have or will complete the practical side of the promotion course. Alongside the promotion course, a refresher seminar for FEI Level 2 and 3 course designers was conducted and allowed these designers to gain up-to-date information on the developments in course design. Judges were not forgotten in the education field, as EA and the EAJC organised a promotion seminar for FEI Level 2 judges. The seminar was conducted by the chair of the FEI Jumping Committee, Stephan Ellenbruch. The successful candidates who are now accredited as FEI Level 3 judges are Annie White (VIC), Kevin Taranto (VIC) and Michael Archer (NSW). The committee has worked on a wide range of issues that hopefully are completed or near completion. These include the finalisation of a new Course Designers syllabus and promotion system, increasing communication with the almost 6,000 EA members who have indicated on their membership form their interest in jumping, the refinement of and circulation of the four-year plan, and improving the content and accessibility of the EA database regarding reference to Jumping. The year ahead will see the committee working on a process to establish a yearly calendar of major jumping events; the development of an Australian Jumping League that will complement the WC series and be of a quality that can be televised nationally; and the possibility of conducting a borrowed horse event for Juniors and Young Riders with teams from the South East Asian region. With the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics now in our sights, we will work with the High Performance panel to review the WEG performance of Jumping and build on the learnings that this provides. The EAJC is very appreciative of the work and support provided to it throughout the year by the Committee Liaison Manager, Kirsty Pasto and Committee Liaison Officer, Vivienne Liogas . John Vallance Equestrian Australia Jumping Committee Chair Equestrian Australia Jumping Committee John Vallance - Chair Graeme Watts Gavin Chester Annie White Brad Longhurst Stuart Jenkins – Riders’ Representative JUMPING