Annual Report 2014 – 2015 CONTENTS
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 – 2015 CONTENTS About Equestrian Australia 4-5 Message from the Australian Sports Commission 7 Chair and Chief Excecutive Officer Report 8-9 EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT REPORTS High Performance 12-13 Education 14-15 Membership, Development and Participation 16-17 Commercial and Communications 18-19 EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA NATIONAL SPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS Dressage (including Para-Equestrian) 22-23 Driving 24-25 Endurance 26-27 Eventing 28-29 Jumping (including World Cup Jumping) 30-31 Show Horse 32-33 Vaulting 34-35 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) 36 EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA STATE REPORTS Queensland 40 Victoria 41 New South Wales 42 Tasmania 43 South Australia 44 Western Australia 45 FINANCIAL REPORTS 46-65 Cover: Chris Burton & Graf Liberty Contents: Rozzie Ryan & GV Bullwinkle Surf Life Saving Australia Annual Report 2013 - 2014 ABOUT EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA Highlights 010 19,519 1,214 OFFiciAl OFFICIALS EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA (EA) IS THE GOVERNING BODY ‘Creating our Future’ provides MEMBERS FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORT AND COMPETITION IN AUSTRALIA. a clearly articulated direction é 4.40% AUSTRALIA ENJOYS A RICH HISTORY IN EQUESTRIAN AND HAS for equestrian sport within EARNED A STRONG REPUTATION FOR PRODUCING WORLD Australia for 2011-2016. CLASS COMPETITORS. The blueprint offers a unity of purpose APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR While EA remains focused on high for all those involved in equestrian and helps to position the sport within performance, in recent years it has embraced CLUB DEVELOPMENT GRANTS an increasingly competitive sport and 144 é 140% new projects and implemented strategies aimed entertainment market. 764 1,016,037 at growing other sectors of the sport. AFFILIATES PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS é 18.82% FIRST AID TREATMENTS 1,018 é 12.24% 11,711 PARTICIPANTS RESCUES VOLUNTEER HOURS ON PATROL 1,609 é 16.93% 605 INTRODUCTORY $20 MILLION 1,214,205HORSE MANAGEMENT DISTRIBUTED TO SLSInTrOduCTOry rIdIng PAGECERTIF VIEWSICATE ON STATES AND CLUBSCErTIFICATE PArTICIPAnTS BEACHSAFEPARTICIPANTS SITE 540 é 17.65% é 18.63% ATHLETES AT THE FEI The following 7 strategic priorities set clear objectives and While focused on achieving these direction for EA: priorities equestrian sport will WORLD EQUESTRIAN continue to: 40 GAMES 2014 Create a national, contemporary approach to membership which is attractive to • Enhance the level of education MEMBERS 61,946 1 clubs, spectators, supporters, fans and other equestrian groups provided to riders, officials and administrators 12,469 2 Develop a fully integrated national High Performance Pathway from talent • Improve the level of resources identification through to elite competitor available to support all members EQUESTRIAN including strengthening the GRAND FINAL DEVELOPING 3 Introduce equestrian as a curriculum option to all Australian schools financial foundation of the sport SPECTATORS 21 NATIONS 266,000 • Develop an integrated national é Package and promote Equestrian Australia’s offering to raise awareness of the é WEBSITE USERS 28.3% 4 policy and procedures framework 36% RECEIVED LIFESAVING sport amongst corporate businesses, primary industry and the general public AID AND ASSISTANCE • Focus on a national systems 980 5 Stream live feeds of equestrian sporting events and results and policy teaming with a state coordinated approach to the 17,709 3,600 Propose hybrid versions of the sport to grow the spectator and participant base delivery of equestrian sport 1,919,854 6 within Australia FACEBOOK TWITTER PAgE Develop a nationally synchronised multi-sport annual calendar of events which • Communicate with member AUSSIES MISSIONS 7 features an iconic event. organisations and stakeholders COMPETITORS PAGE LIKES FOLLOWERS OVER VIEWS 1,200 HOURS OF FLYING and represent their best interests é 37.46% é 26.76% é within equestrian sport 12.62% 4 5 All figures are as of 30 June 2015. Percentage increases are calculated on figures from FY 13/14. MESSAGE from the Australian Sports Commission The past year has seen considerable success In March the Commission launched Play. As our attention starts to focus on Rio and and progress for Australian sport on the Sport.Australia. — our plan to help NSOs the major events leading up to the Games, world stage, for the Australian Sports build participation in sport and make sure I look forward to the ASC teaming up with Commission (ASC) and our elite sport all Australians enjoy its benefits. Sports have your organisation to help put our athletes in partners and athletes. the opportunity to attract more than 4.5 the best possible position and enhance our million Australians into their communities. chances of success. The Government’s 2014–15 investment of It’s important that we work together to nearly $120 million continues to be refined ensure that more Australians, particularly to ensure funding is aligned to sports with young Australians, participate in sport more the greatest potential to contribute to often and that we have strong organisations Australia’s Winning Edge 2012–2022 targets that deliver the products and opportunities and maximise our chances at success. Australians want. Since Winning Edge was launched, the AIS Some highlights in 2014-15 included: re-allocated $20 million of high performance funding among sports and boosted direct • Personal excellence — The most athlete funding (dAIS) by $3.6 million or 40 significant athlete wellbeing program in per cent. AIS history, incorporating myAISPlaybook — a new high performance athlete The Sports Tally 2015 — the annual report learning and development platform. card for Australian sports — revealed promising signs as we gear up for the Rio • AIS Sports Draft — Athletes selected 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while in this fast-tracked development came highlighting some of the challenges presented together at the AIS to share their by our performance at the 2014 Glasgow journeys as they transition to Olympic or Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games sports. • AIS Centre for Performance Coaching and Leadership — More than 45 coaches graduated from the centre, providing development and mentoring for our brightest coaches and administrators. 6 7 CHAIR AND CHIEF ExECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT It is with great pleasure that we present FIELd OF PLAy gOVErnAnCE EA OnLInE to you the Annual Report of Equestrian Message from THE CHAIR Within the competition arena Boyd Exell’s Findings from EA’s Governance Review In late 2014 EA appointed Nominate to Australia for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 gold medal winning performance in the offered recommendations focusing on deliver the sport’s online membership I am privileged and proud to serve my fellow equestrians as Chair June 2015. It has been another productive Driving at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian short term improvements and long term and events registration system. Following of EA. Admiration, respect and fascination for the relationship we year for the organisation with achievements Games (WEG) was the year’s ultimate reform. Measures taken since the review a rigorous tender process Nominate was develop with our horses gives us common purpose. spanning beyond the competition arena highlight. At WEG Australia was one of was published include the formation of selected for its high level of equine industry to all areas of the sport. For the second Our vision for the future is to support excellent competitions, with only 10 nations among the 74 countries to a nominations committee with external knowledge and its ability to deliver reliable consecutive year EA recorded a growth in solid financial backing assisted by the initiatives EA take to find field a team in all disciplines – a remarkable representation as well as the scoping of and user friendly solutions. Prior to the membership with figures rising 4.40% to significant sponsorship. achievement for the 40 athletes and each of opportunities for closer cooperation appointment Nominate was providing 19,519. Significant growth was experienced their support networks. The Games were between EA and the States. While some the temporary solution EA Online and Our increasing membership numbers, achieved by inclusive competition at all levels of the among youth participants with the number successful for Australia on many fronts, of the longer term recommendations the permanent arrangement will use this sport is our road to success. of competitive juniors increasing by 10%. most notably due to Boyd’s victory but presented by the review panel hold merit, platform as a foundation for developing Junior membership now accounts for We have established a place for ourselves on the world stage. Our horses and our also because it was here that our Eventing EA’s immediate focus is working with our a long-term and sustainable solution for approximately 25% of the membership and horsemanship is confirmed by our qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio 2016. and Dressage teams secured qualification members and the ASC to find a structure equestrian. Future features of the platform this combined with the success of the Ready for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. With the that will produce the best outcomes for will include a dedicated members portal Complementing the very significant funding we receive from the Australian Sports Set Trot and Interschools programs helped countdown to Rio in full swing the year members in the most cost efficient way. As a where members can manage their profile Commission with money from the private sector is not only a government requirement it EA to secure additional participation funding ahead will certainly be an exciting time for mandatory governance sport, EA is required as well as a combined entry and scoring is the way forward for our sport. from the Australian Sports Commission all involved in the sport. For our Jumping to meet each of the ASC’s Mandatory solution for events. (ASC) in 2015/16. As one of 30 sports Breeders, owners and trainers of our horses, deserve recognition for providing the raw and Para-Equestrian disciplines qualification Sports Governance Principles and we will involved in the new ASC’s Sporting Schools material on which our success is based.