Above: Olivia Barton being presented with the award in 2024 by Anna Savage's mother.

The Anna Savage Award is presented at the Australian International 3 Day Event (now the Adelaide Equestrian Festival) each year. This Award commemorates the tragic death of eventing rider Anna Savage who died in a fall during the cross country phase of the Naracoorte Horse Trials in 1997. At the time Anna was listed on the Elite Eventing Squad and was working towards Olympic selection for Sydney 2000. 

A Foundation was set up to honour Anna and celebrate her achievements as one of our country’s finest equestrian athletes and a favourite competitor amongst her peers.

Athletes competing at Adelaide CCI5*, Melbourne CCI4* and Sydney CCI4* are awarded votes against the three set criteria of competitive excellence, horsemanship and sportsmanship by a panel of Senior Event Officials.  

Savage Memorial Medal Winner:

2024 Olivia Barton (NSW)
2023 Shenae Lowings (WA)
2022 Shane Rose (NSW)
2020/2021 no events due to Covid 
2019 Stuart Tinney (NSW)
2018 Jade Findlay (NSW)
2017  Andrew Cooper (Vic)
2016 Shane Rose (NSW)
2015 Christine Bates (NSW)
2014 Shane Rose (NSW)
2013 Craig Barrett (NSW)
2012 Shane Rose (NSW)
2011 Craig Barrett (NSW)
2010 Stuart Tinney (NSW)
2009 Wendy Schaeffer (SA)
2008 Megan Jones (SA), Chris Burton (NSW) (Joint winners)
2007 Stuart Tinney (NSW)
2006 Megan Jones (SA)    
2005 Shane Rose (NSW)
2004 Rebel Morrow ( Qld)
2003 Kadi Eycamp  (NSW)
2002 Megan Jones (SA)
2001 Samantha McLeod (NSW)
2000 Stuart Tinney (NSW)
1999 Shane Rose (NSW)
1998 Shane Rose (NSW)
1997 Stuart Tinney (NSW)