The Boneo Park Winter CDI kicked off on Friday 15 June 2018 and will provide Australian based Dressage riders with their final chance to qualify for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon in September.
Ten horses have been entered in the Equestrian Australia Grand Prix CDI-W competition which is the final WEG nomination event in Australia.
The combinations are:
- Aristede/Shannan Goodwin
- Diva Royale/Holly Cutler
- Diamond Star/Judith Dierks
- CP Dresden/Alycia Targa
- Bluefields Floreno/Alexis Hellyer
- Sancette/Gitte Donvig
- PPH Zeppelin/Brett Parbery
- DP Weltmieser/Brett Parbery
- Adonie/Rozzie Ryan
- Jarrah R/Rozzie Ryan
Boneo Park Managing Director Fiona Selby is looking forward to a weekend of top class Dressage action.
“Boneo Park is delighted to offer the CDI-W class in conjunction with our regular Winter Championships to enable Australian based riders the opportunity to qualify for the World Equestrian Games without the expense and significant time investment of traveling to Europe for qualification as has been the case in previous years,” said Selby.
“We are grateful for the support of so many riding families and businesses who have sponsored this event and enabled the CDI classes to take place - it is really heart-warming to receive such support from the dressage community.”
Equestrian Australia Dressage Committee Chair Prue Spurrett said;
“Our WEG contenders take centre stage this week and it’s their last opportunity on Australian soil to consolidate their performances for selection.”
The event also coincides with the launch of the Passage to Tryon fundraising initiative that provides the public with the opportunity to buy in and be part of the Australian team campaign. All money raised will be evenly split and distributed to the four riders who ultimately make the Australian Dressage Team at WEG regardless of whether they are Australian or European based.
“The EADC is delighted to launch the Passage to Tryon fundraiser for our Australian WEG team covering our contenders who are either locally or overseas based. For us it’s one in all in. Good luck to them all wherever they are because September is not that far away,” said Spurrett.
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