Vaulting Championships

& Sydney CVI*, CVI** & CVI***

25th29th September, 2013 Sydney International Equestrian Centre Horsley Park, Sydney

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JUDGES & OFFICIALS

Official Judges Ms Sue Detol Ms Helma Schwarzmann Ms Angie Deeks Ms Sarah Venamore Ms Robyn Bruderer Mr Darryn Fedrick Ms Tristyn Lowe Mrs Samantha Young Mrs Janet Leadbeater FEI Judge Level 4 (USA) FEI Judge Level 4 (GER) FEI Judge Level 3 (AUS) EA Level 3 Vaulting Judge EA Level 3 Vaulting Judge EA Level 3 Vaulting Judge EA Level 3 Vaulting Judge EA Level 3 Vaulting Judge EA Level 1 Vaulting Judge

Organising Committee VNSW & Sydney Vaulting Group Inc.

FEI Chief Steward FEI Steward FEI Veterinarian FEI Veterinarian Farrier on call

Ms Jenny Scott (Australia) Ms Sarah Jones (Australia) Mr Derek Major (Australia) Ms Laura Lee (Australia) Mr Ashley Light

FEI Ground Jury Ms Sue Detol Mrs Helma Schwarzmann Ms Angie Deeks Ms Sarah Venamore (AUS) EA Ground Jury Ms Robyn Bruderer Mrs Samantha Young Mrs Janet Leadbeater Ms Tristyn Lowe Mr Darryn Fedrick Protest Committee Mrs Angie Deeks FEI Judge Level 3 (AUS) Mrs Jenny Scott (Chief Steward - AUS) Ms Sarah Hocking (SA) Mr Peter Osmotherly (NSW) Mr Sam Skrzypek (ACT) The Organising Committee gratefully acknowledges the support of the Equestrian Australia through its International Competition & Development Fund, EA (NSW) Branch, together with all other sponsors, supporters and friends who have contributed to the success of the:
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WELCOME!

Welcome to a wonderful week of vaulting at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, a week during which two very special sister events will be staged contiguously. The 17th Australian National Vaulting Championships, conducted under the Australian Vaulting Rules will share centre stage with Australias first CVI3* level competition, conducted under FEI international rules. The smaller CVI3* event will borrow the excitement and atmosphere that naturally occurs when over 154 national and international vaulters come together under one roof. An especially warm welcome to the vaulters from Mauritius, Canada, the USA and New Zealand who will turn this week into a genuinely international event. This unique two in one competition week ensures that national and/or international competition is accessible to every vaulter of nearly every age and every level of experience. Some vaulters will compete in the national arena in hopes of proving themselves in true blue Aussie tradition. Others have nominated to compete in the FEI arena in hopes of improving their standing against international competition criteria. Many vaulters will use this opportunity to try their hand simultaneously in both competition arenas. We wish all competitors, including lungers and horses, all the best in the week ahead. It is important to remember that staging dual events in this way could not have been possible without the vision and hard work of the Australian Judges Group who, over the last few years set out to rethink, re-write and refine the national rules to more closely align with the FEI rules, thus providing every grassroots beginner vaulter with a sensible skills development pathway leading upwards to the highest level of FEI competition. Certainly without the recent rules restructure this closely aligned dual competition would not have been possible. Our thanks and a very warm welcome to all members of the judges team, both national and international, including FEI judge Sue Detol from the USA, FEI judge Helma Schwarzmann from Ger-many and the Australians, FEI judge Angie Deeks and FEI candidate nominee Sarah Venamore, all of whom will be offering up their best skills to support extremely busy competition arenas over four exciting days. Not least, we acknowledge the very hard working NSW organising committee, whose members have worked through many complex issues in order to ensure all vaulters will be given the best opportunity to fulfil their competitive aspirations this week. Most notably the Organising Committee has worked hard to ensure the highest standard of horse welfare will be maintained for all horses competing across both events, horse welfare being something our sport must always value above winning. Our congratulations to the Committee, here we are, ready to commence the competition and may Jenny Denby and her team experience a week of willing volunteers and thoughtful competitors. I have no doubt that we will all enjoy the wonderful week ahead, best wishes for a successful competition and may everyone achieve the highest of scores for good horsemanship and great sportsmanship. , Chair, National Vaulting Committee
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WELCOME!
Dear Participants athletes, officials, sponsors and spectators; It is with great pleasure I welcome you on behalf of Vaulting NSW and the Organising Committee to the Sydney International Equestrian Centre for our 2013 Australian National Championships and CVI. This year we host the largest vaulting event ever staged in Australia and we extend a heartfelt welcome our international guests. We are all bought together by our love of horses and our sport and I trust that many new lifelong friendships will be formed during this event. From the words of Jesse Owens: In the end, its extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more than that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you dont win, how can you lose? Everyone coming to this event will bring their own amazing stories of triumphs and tribulations and whilst competing for your best results, if we maintain a sense of fairness and respect for our fellow competitors, then we can ultimately all be winners. May the competition be governed by fair play and reflect the true spirit of our sport and best of luck to everyone!

Lyn Lynch President, Vaulting NSW

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The Vaulters, Lungers, Coaches and Horses would like to say a great big THANK YOU To our special friends for their support!

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The Vaulters, Lungers, Coaches and Horses would like to say a great big To our special friends for their support!

THANK YOU

The Egg Barn, Pitt Town Kim and Paul Van Gestel

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LIST OF VAULTERS COMPETING AT THE CVI & NATIONALS

With a very special welcome to our overseas guests From Canada: Lisa Fisher, Shianne Hofer, Shalene Hughes, From Mauritius: Lambert LeClezio, and from New Zealand: Lily Claire Palmer, Rhyanne Vasta From USA: Alicen Divita

ACACIA GOLD, SA: 1. Jamie Hocking 2. Sky Barrowcliffe 3. Emily Leadbeater 4. Serena Richardson 5. Belen Swart 6. Tayala Nankivell 7. Sarah Leadbeater 8. Ben Rosiak 9. Shannon Seiler AITKEN COLLEGE, VIC: 10. Mackenzie Chetwynd Brown 10. Olivia Marples 12. Cheyanne Fuller BYRON BAY, NSW: 13. Jerri Butt CAPRIOLE VAULTERS, NSW: 14. Kelsey Ryan 15. Megan Couzins 16. Erin Ryan 17. Tegan Davis 18. Trista Mitchell 19. Tylah Studdert 20. Laura Light CENTRAL WEST, NSW: 21. Eliza Wark Chapman 22. Morgan Neal 23. Emma Jackson 24. Duncan Sykes 25. Fleur Sykes 26. Ivy Sykes 27. Millicent Cupples 28. Katie Townsend 29. Finn Corbett 30. Molly Corbett

ELLA SPRINGS, QLD: 31. Melissa Stone 32. McKeira Cumming 33. Laura Kinsey 34. Mikayla Brooks 35. Lila-May Brooks EQUISTE, NSW: 36. Nikki Stapleton 37. Kayla Brewer 38. Claire Begg FASSIFERN, QLD: 39. David Waller 40. Emily Kleier 41. Anna Betts 42. Lucy Betts 43. Jean Betts 44. Carlee Roberts 45. Brooke Noe 46. Abbi Bedford 47. Caitlyn Orszulak HUNTER VALLEY, NSW: 48. Rhiannon Webb 49. Martine Fogg 50. Sabine Osmotherly 51. Marama Salter 52. Elise Stables 53. Bronte Fletcher 54. Eloise Tate 55. Evy Adam-Salter JENALYN PARK, NSW: 56. Jennifer Le Compte

KINGFISHER, QLD 57. Madeline Winwood 58. Morgan Spary 59. Adelia Peatey 60. Kelsey Hawken MELBOURNE EQUESTRIAN, VIC: 61. Ellen Vincent 62. Liara George 63. Caitlin Vincent 64. Alex Playfoot 65. Nellie Playfoot 66. Annie Fox 67. Maggie Benzeley NATIONAL EQUESTRIAN, ACT: 68. Ruth Skrzypek 69. Holly McGunness 70. Rachel Hopkins 71. Rachael Mackey 72. Charlotte Dawes 73. Mei Davey 74. Jasmine Allday 75. Heyam Hattab 76. Norah Wells 77. Katherine Blackburn NEW ENGLAND GIRLS, NSW: 78. Sophia Thatcher 79. Jess Wisemantel 80. Taylor Sheppard

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LIST OF VAULTERS COMPETING AT THE CVI & NATIONALS

With a very special welcome to our overseas guests: From Canada: Lisa Fisher, Shianne Hofer, Shalene Hughes, From Mauritius: Lambert LeClezio, From New Zealand: Lily Claire Palmer, Rhyanne Vasta From USA: Alicen Divita PhEVA HEIGHTS, SA: 81. Jakob Bell 82. Matthew Williams 83. Alix Bell 84. Savannah Stawiarski 85. Mikaela Bell 86. Keisha Vreugdenburg 87. Shayla Vreugdenburg 88. Annalise Vaughan 89. Samantha Young QUICKSILVER, SA: 90. Zac Singlehurst 91. Jessica Beattie 92. Emma Moulds 93. Indiana Sayer 94. Jasmin Shannon 95. Ella Shannon 96. Jodan Singlehurst 97. Rebecca Vandepeear 98. Isabelle Vandepeear RIPPLEBROOK, WA: 99. Abigail White 100. Kimberley Fowler 101. Verity Joyce 102. Tarryn Graham 103. Kieran Halliday 104. Barra-Amba Harrison SCONE EQUESTRIAN, NSW: 105. Jarrod Boyle 106. Justin Boyle 107. Alexandra Moon 108. Katherine Moon SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, NSW: 109. Lani Meher 110. Lee Briggs 111. Mikayla Manning 112. Elyssa OHanln 113. Paris Kellner 114. Ginger McLaughlin Kennett 115. Ruby McLaughlin Kennet 116. Lachlan Ray 117. Bella Napthali 118. Claudia Fisk STARSTRUCK STABLES, VIC: 119. Sarah Ryan 120. Diane Solomon 121. Hayley Connors 122. Madeline Lakey 123. Sky Connors 124. Grace Zillwood-Young OVERSEAS VISITORS RAZZLE DAZZLE, CANADA: 148. Shianne Hofer 149. Lisa Fisher 150. Shalene Hughes CLUB HIPPIQUE DE MAURICE, MAURITIUS: 151. Lambert LeClezio KAPITI, NEW ZEALAND: 152. Lily-Claire Palmer 153. Rhyanne Vasta UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 154. Alicen Divita SYDNEY VAULTING, NSW: 125. Ainsley Fraser 126. Catlin Fraser 127. Rebecca Howard 128. Sarah Grayson 129. Jessica Masterton 130. Krystle Lander 131. Nicole Collett 132. Emily Jones 133. Jamie Haste 134. Kelsea Haste 135. Mellissa Thompson 136. Molly Paxton 137. Bronagh Miskelly 138. Tabitha Oldfield 139. Christine Lawrence 140. Lara Colless 141. Paige Rosekilly 142. Lucinda McKee 143. Brianna McKee 144. Gemma McKee WILAMEKA EQUESTRIAN, SA: 145. Sophie Thomson 146. Lauren Sweetman INDEPENDENT: 147. Natalie NcNeill

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LUNGERS AND HORSES

ACACIA GOLD, SA: Super Special Skansen Duan Acacia Ridge Rebound BYRON BAY, NSW: Kamilaroi Yorkshire Kirsty Barrowcliffe Nina Fritzell NATIONAL EQUESTRIAN, ACT: Comic Symphony Bronwen Lowe Tep Connor Jo Lee B J Blair Holly McGinness Kerrabee Jackson Bremen QUICKSILVER, QLD: Iramoo Megabyte Quick Magic Written in the Stars PhEVA HEIGHTS, SA: Goron Toron Griffen McGuinness Waggandi Cubism Wendy Singlehurst Gail Beattie

Tesse Ferguson

CAPRIOLE VAULTERS, NSW: Baiberraley Rules Karen Mitchell CENTRAL WEST, NSW: Harvest Keepsake Truly Grace ELLA SPRINGS, QLD: Cobbadah Park Xena EQUISTE, NSW: King Toblerone FASSIFERN, QLD: Edelweiss Pierre Sky King Samuel Kamilaroi Cavalier Sue Wark Eliza Wark-Chapman Darani Cumming

Karen Blunden Denise Piggott

RIPPLEBROOK, WA: Arrow Kay Fowler Kayla Brewer Melanie Fedrick David Waller Darryn Fedrick SCONE EQUESTRIAN, NSW: Crme Brulee Robyn Boyle Hunterview Sinatra Kayla Brewer SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, NSW: Weerona Park Cognac Kerri Wilson EP Morgan Sally Paragalli Glenroy STAR STRUCK STABLES, VIC: Raphael Rocky Zia McLeod Ecio Muriel Kavalier SYDNEY VAULTING, NSW: Louis Lyn Lynch Fritz Rosie Paascall Danuta Paxton Krystle Lander WILAMEKA EQUESTRIAN, SA: Wilameka Balgownie Robyn Oram- Thomson

HUNTER VALLEY, NSW: Spiritoso Sharna Kirkham Scarlet JENALYN PARK, NSW: Ballanbrae Forte KINGFISHER, QLD: Brigadoon KF Nikki Stapleton Mike Winwood

MELBOURNE EQUESTRIAN, VIC: Junior Assassin Andrea Wilson Belmak Cosmo Stephanie Vincent-Fox NATALIE MCNEILL, NSW: Senor Casablanca Bronwen Lowe

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Australian National Champion Female Vaulter 2012

Krystle Lander

Krystle Lander is the current Australian National Champion, and this year will be trying for her third consecutive individual title. She also hopes to win back the Pas de Deux Championship with partner Kayla Brewer, won from 2009-11 with Nikki Stapleton. Krystle has been vaulting with Sydney Vaulting Group for over sixteen years, where she and coach Lyn Lynch have been working towards the goal of a finals finish at the World Championship for the last six years. Krystle has represented Australia at over fifteen international events, including the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky 2010, and won a first place at the last CVI in Sydney, 2011. This event she hopes to qualify for the World Games in Normandy next year.

Australian National Champion Male Vaulter 2012

My name is David Waller I am 21 years old. I started vaulting in 2007 with the Fassifern Vaulting Club. In 2009 I travelled to Germany to train with one of the German Vaulting Clubs. Now as senior member of the club, I take part in individual and in the canter team. I currently hold the Australian male champion position and a member of the Australian Champion team. I am a level one vaulting coach and an official lunger. I am the coach of the Fassifern junior Squad. I am also on the Queensland vaulting committee as the vice chair. As a member of the Queensland committee, I have helped run a very successful Queensland states cham-pionships in 2012 and 2013. I am also on the Vaulting high performance Squad as a team member. We are hoping to travel to the World Equestrian Games in Normanby 2014. 9

David Waller

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Welcome to our International Vaulters Club Hippique de Mauritius

Lambert started vaulting in Sept 2008 at the Ranch. His is 16 years old.

Lambert Leclizio

2013 Vaulting season

April: CVIJ2* GEEL BELGIUM Placed 3rd April: CVIJ2* DEURNE NETHERLAND Placed 1st June: CVI3* Senior AACHEN GERMANY Placed 12th Senior July: CVIJ2* ECCLESMACHEN SCOTLAND Placed 2nd Sept: CVI3* Senior SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

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Welcome to our International Vaulters

Alicen Divita
U.S.A.

My name is Alicen Divita (Ali). I just turned 24 this past April, and have been vaulting since I was 13. I have attended 4 World Championships, and am in the pro-cess of training for the upcoming World Equestrian Games to be held in Normandy France next year. I am actually writing to you from Schppingen, Germany, where I am currently living and training with my horse Pino del Rio for the upcoming CHIO Aachen. There are lots of things within the vaulting world that I am passionate about. First of all, I really love all things related to artistry, including choreography, music, expression in all ways, even costume design. Outside of vaulting I teach yoga and I am excited about personal fitness. I am also really interested in nutrition. Thank you so much to all who have offered me a horse for the CVI. I am looking forward to meeting them and competing with you guys :) I come from a club that is known for be-ing very well structured. We give fitness tests twice a year, have very organized coaches and lungers training and are known for keeping vaulters from a young age and working them up through the ranks of international competition. Addi-tionally mom was the vice president of the American Vaulting Association

Alicen in Australia
Alicen has just completed several club clinics during her stay here in Australia. Fitness, fun and long term learning are her main goals during her clinics.

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Welcome to our International Vaulters

Kapiti

Equestrian Vaulting Club - New Zealand

Kapiti Equestrian Vaulting Club has been running for over 18 years in New Zealand. The biggest challenge the club faces is its isolation from other clubs, although we have been blessed over the years with many overseas visitors contributing their skills to our club, and our kids have been lucky enough to have been coached by some top international vaulters including Christoff Lensing. Our top team the kiwis have competed in Germany, and we also perform throughout New Zealand, providing entertainment for events like Horse of the Year NZ, and Equidays (an equestrian field day event). We have incorporated many circus acts into our perfor-mances and as well as vaulting the kids are competent at using rings, silks and tram-polining. We have some beautiful vaulting horses at our club Razz (the grey in these photos) has been a favourite with the crowds for many years, and newer additions include Tiny (NZ Stationbred- bay at 18.2hh), and BamBam (another Stationbred/Clydesdale x roan -17.3hh), all of which have been trained by our fabulous coach Catarina Strom. Lily-Claire Palmer and Rhyanne Vasta have both been vaulting since they were 6 years old, and are members of the Kiwi team. Kapiti Equestrian Vaulting Club is located in Waikanae, a small town about an hours drive north of Wellington on the beautiful Kapiti Coast. The club is right next to a lovely river and the kids often ride down the river to the beach which is only about 15 minutes away. Vaulting practice on the beach is fun too! The Club also provides riding lessons, riding for the disabled (and vaulting), jump-ing clinics and dressage clinics. If you want to know more about us you can check out our facebook page (Kapiti Equestrian), or our website www.kapitiequestrian.com and if you are in New Zealand please come visit, we would absolutely love to see you. 12

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Razzle Dazzle Vaulting Club - Canada

Razzle Dazzle Vaulting Club is located in Sundre, west of Olds, AB. We are a young and energetic club of both recreational and competitive vaulters. New members are always welcome!! We train all year round, so new vaulters can start at anytime. Our horses are awesome and love being the centre of attention. At the present time we have vaulters practising once or twice a week, their choice. Come and visit. Drop in for a session. Let us show you the fun and sport of Equestrian Vaulting. Shianne has been vaulting since she was 8 years old, which translates into 10 years in total. She belongs to the Razzle Dazzle Vaulting Club in Olds, Alberta Canada. Shianne has been the Canadian Womens Canter A Reserve Champion twice, and in August of 2013 happily won the Canter A Womens Championship. Shianne enjoys working with the clubs 4 horses and has been involved in the training of 3 of them. She enjoys Individuals, Pairs and is now experiencing Team Vaulting. Coming to Australia to vault will always be a memorable part of her vaulting career. Lisa has been vaulting for 8 years. She is training her own horse and they are doing great things together. Lisa also belongs to the Razzle Dazzle Vaulting Club in Olds, Alberta Canada, and is the Head Coach of the program for young vaulters ages 3 to 12. Lisa shared the 2011 Canadaian National Pairs Championship with Shianne and continues to enjoy Individual Vaulting along with Pairs. The newly introduced Canadian Team tryouts were a success for Lisa and she is looking forward to stepping into new roles in her beloved sport. Shalene has been a member of the Razzle Dazzle Vaulting Club for 6 years. She has earned her way through her levels of success as an Individual Vaulter and continues to strive towards her ultimate goal as a Canadian Team member. In August of 2013 Shalene was awarded the Alberta, Canada Zone 2 Championship. Coming to Australia has always been a dream for Shalene, and being able to combine it with vaulting has made this experience a fantastic and forever memorable one.

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Acacia Gold Vaulting Club - South Australia

Club Profile: Acacia Gold Vaulting Club began in 2006. There are 9 vaulters in the club training once a week plus extra sessions for teams & horse training. Training is held at Barrowcliffes property in the Barossa Valley -Lyndoch SA We are fortunate to have Nina Fritzell as our club coach who is assisted by senior vaulters at club training.
Registered Name: Acacia Ridge Rebound Stable name: Rebs Breed: Dutch Warmblood Age: 15 Length of time used for vaulting: 2 years Level of vaulting he is used for: Advanced Acacia Ridge Rebound
Registered Name: Super Special Stable name: Mickey Breed: Hannoverian X Age: 16 Length of time used for vaulting: 12 months Level of vaulting he is used for: Mickey has done CVI1* Interme-diate and Advanced. At the Nationals he will be doing CVI2*, Intermediate

and Advanced

Super Special

Registered Name: Skansen Duan Stable name: Crackle Breed: Warmblood Age: 19 Length of time used for vaulting: 6 years Level of vaulting she is used for: Open Skansen Duan 14

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Byron Bay Equestrian Centre Vaulting

Tesse Ferguson is the Manager and Head Coach at the Byron Bay Equestrian Centre (BBEC) and has a back ground in professional dance, aerial performance and dressage riding. Tesse founded the BBEC Vaulting Club in April 2012 and it has now grown to have approxi-mately 40 participants including 8 vaulters doing their first vaulting competitions in 2013. The main horse in the club is Kamilaroi York-shire, or Yorky. Other horses in training at BBEC are 7yo 16.3hh Grey Percheron Kamilaroi Footloose (AKA Lucy), 6yo 16.2hh Grey Perche-ron Kamilaroi Gretel (AKA Gretel) and 5yo 17hh Bay Percheron Kamilaroi Honour Over Glory (AKA Hog). Byron Bay runs one Beginners Lesson, one Intermedeate Lesson and two Advanced training sessions per week. Expect to see lots more BBEC Vaulters in the future.

Kamilaroi Yorkshire (AKA Yorky), a 14yo 16hh Grey Percheron gelding. Yorky has been involved in lots of vaulting and trick-riding performances in his years, however he is relatively new to competitive vaulting.

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Capriole Vaulters
Capriole Vaulters are a team of competition vaulters currently ranging in age from 8 to 20 years. Our team is based in the Hawkesbury region of Sydney, and holds training sessions on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. At Nationals 2013 we have 7 vaulters competing at Preliminary, PreNovice, Novice and Intermediate levels. We are also bringing along to the Champion-ships a new horse. We would also like to extend a big THANK YOU to the other clubs who have gener-ously allowed members of our team to compete on their horses at this event

Bailey Bailey is a very sweet 8yr old, 16.1hh Thoroughbred gelding who has been in training as a vaulting horse for the past 6 months. He will be making his debut in the preliminary level.

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Central West Vaulters - NSW

Central West Vaulters began in 2010 when we (Sue Wark and Eliza WarkChapman) moved to the central west. We started with one other vaulter besides Eliza and were training and competing on Kamilaroi Opera, my riding horse, who was also a vaulting horse previously owned by Sydney Vaulting Group. When Opera retired from competition other clubs kindly offered our vaulters rides, until we discovered Truely Graces love and talent for vaulting in January 2012. Central West Vaulters have continued to grow and currently have 13 vaulters ranging in age from 2-16 years. We have 2 horses, on which we both train and compete, and a pony on which the younger children vault. We have one to two training sessions a week with one coach and two lungers. Harvest Keepsake (Sakey) Description: Brown 16.3hh Mare Breed: Warmblood Age: 13 Sakey began vaulting in July 2012 and began competing in March of this year. Sakey has competed in two vaulting competitions to date in both individuals (up to Ad-vanced level) and pas de deuxs. She is very sensible in the competition arena, de-spite the fact that she had no competition experience. Sakey is Elizas current Pony Club mount. She and Eliza have achieved three Age Champions in three gymkhanas to date placing in all events. She is also showing potential in dressage and is a hit wherever she goes. Sakey loves kids and loves the attention she gets whilst vaulting. She has a sweet, loving and sensible personality. Truely Grace (Gracie) Harvest Keepsake Description: Bay 15hh Mare Breed: Warmblood x Thoroughbred Age: 18 Gracie began vaulting in January 2012. Gracie was Elizas pony club mount before she began vaulting. They achieved much success at a variety of events and competed in the 2012 State PC Dressage. She is currently being taken to Pony Club by Morgen, one of our vaulters. Gracie took to vaulting like she had been doing it all her life; she has competed in six competitions to date in indi-viduals (up to Advanced level), pas de deuxs and teams. Gracie loves the vaulting atmosphere, and is loved by everyone. She has a quirky personality and an opinion on everything.

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ELLA Springs Vaulting Club - NSW

ELLA Springs Vaulting Club is based in the Hinterland on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Our small club started in 2011 with a team of determined vaulters, coaches, lungers and horses. Our club name ELLA Springs stands for Equestrian Learning and Life Adventures which is the basis of our training and central to our belief as vaulters and lungers. We strive to achieve excellence through attaining harmony with our horses and enriching the lives of our vaulters through learning with our vaulting part-ners the horses! We currently have 10 vaulters in training, with two coaches, spread over 3 sessions a week. Our vaulters range from 6 to 22 years of age, from Advanced to Preliminary level. We are proud to be an integrated vaulting club with 3 AWD Vaulters who attend weekly vaulting sessions with our able bodied vaulters. We are truly blessed to be able to work with our AWD vaulters and actively promote their integration to our sport of vaulting.

Registered Name: Cobbadah Park Xena Stable name: Xena Breed: Percheron X Age: 13 Length of time used for vaulting: 3 years Level of vaulting your horse is used at: CVI**: Individual, Novice, Pre-Novice, Novice Pas De Deux

Cobbadah Park Xena

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Equiste -

NSW

Equiste was started in 2005 by Kayla Brewer and her mother Maree Mullett with the horse Zoltar. Equiste was named after Sarah Venamores Equestrian Teaching business, as Sarah was Kaylas coach in vaulting and riding from the early age of 6. Sarah contributed vastly to Kayla and Marees knowledge of horses which in turn made it possible for Equiste to be founded. With serious encouragment from the Begg family, Equiste was started up again in 2011 after a 3 year break and is currently based in inner Sydney.

Equiste currently has three vaulters under the coaching of Kayla Brewer with Angela Begg helping as rider and groom.

King Toblerone (Toby) Breed: Perchon Age: 15 Length of time used for vaulting: 6 years Level of vaulting your horse is used at: All the way up to Intermediate.

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Fassifern Vaulting Team

The Fassifern Vaulting Team began as the Fassifern Horse & Pony Club Vaulting Team in 1997 and changed to its existing title in the year 2000. Since 2010, they have been known as Fassifern Vaulting Inc., following incorporation and are affiliated to Equestrian Qld. The team is based at Teviotville in Queensland and currently has 25 vaulters, ranging from Open Individuals/Team to beginners. Head coach, Darryn Fedrick has been involved in vaulting in Australia since 1991 and is a Level Two Vaulting Coach, Level Three Australian Judge/FEI Judge and Official Lunger. Since 2012 he has shared the coaching duties with David Waller, who is a Level One Coach and Official Lunger. Lunging duties are also shared with Melanie (Official Lunger), and Emily Kleier (Associate Lunger). The club vaulters train up to three times a week, with Saturday after-noon devoted to the Junior and beginner groups (up to 18 vaulters at once!) They compete regu-larly at local competitions, QLD & NSW State and National Championships. They host Official competitions and grading days each year, as well as taking part in vaulting displays within the local ar-ea. The club are lucky to have a very supportive group of parents who are actively involved with all club activities. Edelweiss Pierre Edelweiss Pierre is a 15.2 hand, 13 year old grey Percheron X gelding. Pierre was purchased in 2005, with very little riding experience and was destined for Thailand as a trekking horse. Pierre attended dres-sage competitions and competed to Ele-mentary level (as part of his early vaulting training). He has been the Fassifern Vault-ers individual horse for the past six years, moving up through the levels with his vaulters, some of whom have only ever competed as Individuals on him. This year he has also taken on the role of Open Pas De Deux horse. He has attended most local competitions and vaulting displays within Queensland over the past 4 years. In 2012 he travelled to the NSW Vaulting Championships in Canberra and to Ade-laide for the National Vaulting Championships, taking home first place in 3 of the 6 Official Individual horse classes. At the 2012 QLD Vaulting championships, he was awarded the Best Official & Unofficial horse and then received the EQ Vaulting Horse Of the Year Award and was one of four finalists for the EA Domestic Horse Of the Year. Pierre is always first to come when called and doesnt seem to mind work, as long as there is food at the end of a vaulting session. Sky King Samuel Sky King Samuel (Sam) is a 16.2 hand, ten year old grey Shire X Percheron gelding owned by David Waller and leased by Fassifern Vaulting Inc. Prior to commencing his vaulting career, Sam attended pony club musters and competed at pony club dressage and show jump events, always ridden by a vaulter from Fassifern. Sam has been a part of the Fassifern Vaulting Team since 2010 and has been the Canter Team horse in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Fassifern team have won two consecutive QLD State and National Team titles with him. He has also moved up the levels with Individual vaulters, with David becoming the Australian Male Vaulting Champion at the 2012 Vaulting Nationals in Adelaide, where Sam was awarded the Best Official Individual Horse. In 2013, he has also taken on the role of Preliminary Team horse for the Fassifern Junior team and is used for the beginner vaulters as well. Sam has a very laid back and calm attitude to life and vaulting, which makes him an ideal all round vaulting horse. Kamilaroi Cavalier Kamilaroi Cavalier (Cav) is a 15.2 hand, 8 year old grey Percheron Warmblood gelding, purchased from Kamilaroi Percheron Stud in 2010. Cavalier has competed successfully in dressage to Novice level and has been in continual use as a training horse for the Fassifern vaulters over the past 3 years. The junior vaulters have all learnt to canter on Cavalier and he commenced his competitive vaulting career this year, with Individual vaulters. Cavalier has now taken on the role of Canter Team horse and will compete at QLD State Vaulting championships for the first time in August. He is best known at home for not having an off button as he is always looking for trouble and is the naughty one in the pad-dock always starting fights and then looking for sympathy when it gets too rough.

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Hunter Valley Vaulting Team

The Hunter Valley Vaulting Team has been in operation for about 20years. We are based near Newcastle in the beautiful Hunter Valley. We train twice a week on our two beautiful horses. We are a small but strongly dedicated team who work hard to represent our region and our sport at competitions, displays and instruction days. Sharna Kirkham is our coach/lunger and horse trainer. Our focus in vaulting is to be creative and assist each vaulter to find their light to shine.

Spiritoso is our much loved and treasured team member. He is a 23 year old ex-racehorse who found his way into our team and our hearts. He is our old faithful and always steps up to the mark and gives all his vaulters a quiet and steady confidence. He has helped many vaulters achieve State and National titles and is always keen for his dinner and carrots after training!

Spiritoso

Scarlet is our newest vaulting horse and has been vaulting for about 12months. She is a 16.3hh Cleveland Bay. In her time with us she has come a long way. She has competed at 4 competitions and placed all her vaulters as well as State titles in Pre-novice and walk pas de deux! She continues to develop her canter skills into Intermediate and pas de deux and is showing such promise. Scarlet is very food orientated!

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Jenalyn Park Equestrian Team

Jenalyn Park is our Le Compte Family property name. Jen decided to return to vaulting as an independent while she is away at school so it seemed like the best name for her to vault under. Jenalyn Park Equestrian Team is currently a fledgling team of one competitor with a support crew of three !!

Ballanbrae Forte (Harvey) Breed - Australian Warmblood Age - 9 years old Height -16.1 hh Harvey is a very laid back , loveable character who is new to our family and new to vaulting. He was bought as Jennifers next dressage pro-ject but quickly showed he was willing to give anything a try. Harvey has been with us since late April and Jen took him back to school for the second half of term 3 hoping that with a bit of hard work the two of them would be ready to compete at Nationals. It seems like a big ask but they just might pull it off. Fingers crossed. Ballanbrae Forte

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Kingfisher Vaulters
Kingfisher Vaulters are located at Greenbank in South East Qld. We started vaulting in 2004 and currently have 5 members vaulting.

Brigadoon KF Breed: Cleveland Bay Age: 18 yo Length of time used for vaulting: 7 years Level of vaulting your horse is used at: all levels

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Melbourne Equestrian Vaulting Team

MEVs first attendance at Nationals was in Sydney 2011 with four competitors from Prelim Pre Novice level. Now with 5 vaulters competing in the Official grades, Novice - Advanced level and Ellen Vincent awarded as the Vaulting Victoria -2013 State Vaulting Champion who will compete in the 2*J Female Division and Liara George 1*J, we have certainly come a long way from our humble beginnings back in 2006. Founder Stephanie Vincent-Fox has enjoyed the journey especially the vaulters and horses development as the team has grown over the years now to 16 vaulters combined with the new Aitken Team with 3 vaulters. MEVs Human Squad Team consists of the Vaulters: 20yos Jessika Hill, 21yo Nina Fomin, 17yo Liara George, 18yo Steph Dore, 15yo Ellen Vincent, 14yo Nellie Playfoot, 12yo Caitlin Vincent, 11yos Alex Playfoot, Maggie Benzeley, Tyrah Banks, and Caitlyn Wagner, 7yo Annie Fox and 5yo Mikayla Wagner together with Head Coach, manager and lunger Stephanie Vincent-Fox, lungers Andrea Wilson and Suzanne Playfoot and young Bailey the teams Groom. MEVs Equine team members consist of four vaulting horses and ponies: Belmak Cosmo is their fabulous beginners and foundation horse, a 15.2hh Black and White Clydesdale X, Junior Assassin 14.3hh Black Clydie X who is the teams fabulous canter horse, Mandyms Billionaire a retired OTT TB 16.2hh Grey and Gypsy a gorgeous grey Shetland for the tiny tots and pre-schoolers. MEV have been very active as a team in developing vaulting in Victoria with the hope of attracting new fans to the sport from grass roots to elite level equestrians, young and old, able bodied and integrated! MEV has become very well-known and respected in the Victorian equestrian community, having had many in-vitations to showcase vaulting at some of Victorias most prestigious events such as Saddleworld Dressage Fes-tival, Hamag YR Dressage Championships and National Show Horse Championships. We also enjoy demos and clinics at Pony Clubs and other equestrian events such as the RDA Nationals 2012, Interschools Nationals 2011, Equitana 2008 and the Royal Melbourne Show 2008 in front of a 4000+ night time audience. MEV continues to support Pony Clubs for riders to have a go and families to learn more about our horse sport here in Victoria. Located close to Melbourne Airport Tullamarine, Sugargum Farm is home to the MEV team. info@sugargumfarm.com.au

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Melbourne Equestrian Vaulting Incorporating the Aitken College Vaulting Team

In Term 2, 2013 a vaulting program was introduced to interested to local school students attending Aitken College to come and be coached by and train with the MEV team, building a college vaulting team. This has been highly successful as a combined team and a lot of fun at training sessions. After only one term the vaulters had the opportunity to attend the Victorian State Championships in July competing at Prelim in Individual Horse and Barrel. Now... Mackenzie ChetwyndBrown, Olivia Marples and Cheyenne Fuller will repre-sent Aitken College the 2013 Nationals. Belmak Cosmo DOB: 04/09/98 15yo Registered Clydesdale X Performance Sport Horse Black & White Gelding Height: 15.2hh Years in Vaulting: 5yrs Level: Participant - Walk Class only Life before Vaulting: Hunting

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Junior Assassin (Junior) DOB: 01/08/99 14yo Clydesdale X Qtr Horse Black Gelding Height: 14.3hh Years in Vaulting: 2yrs Level: FEI2** Previous Life before Vaulting: Double Harness

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Natalie McNeill
Independent

Natalie McNeill Age: 20 Level: Advanced/CVI* Length of time vaulting: 5 Years, started at the New England Girls School Vaulting Club with Sarah Venamore. Located in Dorrigo NSW. Owner of Senor Casablanca. Coached by Bronwen Lowe at the National Equestrian Centre.

Senor Casablanca Stable Name: Rudi Breed: Holsteiner Warmblood Age: 15 Length of time used for vaulting: 5 Years Level of vaulting your horse is used at: Canter individual vaulters

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National Equestrian Centre

The National Equestrian Centre Vaulting and Riding Club (NEqC) located at the National Equestrian Centre Kerrabee, in Canberra, has been involved in vaulting since 1992. Equestrian vaulting was begun at the Centre to help improve the position, stability and confidence of riders and for those reasons, vaulting continues to be used throughout the current riding program. This includes an ongoing vaulting program for adult riders wishing to improve their riding skills. Vaulting was so popular at the Centre when it was introduced, that it quickly became a program in its own right which has continued to 2013. The club is one of the few clubs that can boast attendance at every Na-tional Championship since their inception in 1993. NEqC has travelled extensively both socially and to compete. The Centre has been involved in international exchanges in 1997(Germany), 2001(Germany), 2005 (USA) and 2009 (Germany.) The club squad won CVI Canberra in 2002 and then took the first Australian squad out of Australia to compete at an overseas CVI, to CVI Saratoga 2005, where they won their event. In 2007, the Centre initiated a 3 year training program, cul-minating in a composite squad, to represent Australia at WEG, Kentucky USA 2010, where they placed 10th in the world. The NEqCV & R Club hosted the first CVI in Australia at the end of 2002, and 2 weeks later was burnt out in the Canberra firestorm bushfires. At the time, authorities prophesised (it now appears, accurately) that this event would take a decade of recovery. NEqC currently has around 20 competitive vaulters, which does not reflect the numbers taught vaulting. Vaulting is taught to all riders, in school holiday programs, and at ad hoc vaulting birthday parties. The club has been responsible for many displays and has attended Equitana in an educational capacity. The Centre provides large group vaulting programs to visitors to Canberra, including schools, international student groups as well as special events. We are proud to have had vaulter representatives at 4 World Equestrian Games [98 Rome (Italy), 2002 Jerez (Spain), 2006 Aachen (Germany) and 2010 Lexington, Kentucky USA, as well as many overseas CVIs since 1996.] NEqC has trained : 10 x A level vaulters, 22 x B level and 33 x C level vaulters as well as a very large number of vaulters at the lower levels. The Club currently has 1 EA Level two Coach, Coach Educator, 3 EA Intro coaches and 4 Official lungers. Since 1992 club coaches and lungers have trained a total of 24 successful vaulting horses. The club currently has 9 vaulting horses in different levels of work, with some now enjoying a well earned retirement. The Centre actively supports the development of vaulting in Australia in every way and was responsible for initiating the ongoing annual National Vaulting Workshop and forum held every January. This was estab-lished 7years ago (in 2007) and is aimed at improving vaulting, coaching, lungeing and even judging, in the country, for any attendee, at any level of involvement in the sport. The club is always keen to assist the establishment of new clubs, coaches and lungers. Viva voltige, voltigieren, vaulting..!!! 27

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National Equestrian Centre

Bremen Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Height: 17hh Breed: Cleveland Bay X Warm-blood Competes vaulting, mainly with individuals, but has carried pas de deux and walk teams. He is a very successful dressage horse. He is quite a pro and has been awarded Best Official Horse at both State and National levels.

Comic Symphony (Mahler) Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Height: 17hh Breed: TB Came to us from S.A. where his vaulting career began. He has mainly carried Individual vaulters. He won Best Horse Lunger combination at CVI ** 2011 and continues to improve. This boy always tries very hard to please.

Black Jack Blair (BJ) Colour: Black/Brown Sex: Gelding Breed: Percheron X Height: 17hh BJ started vaulting in 2009. He has carried Squads, PDD, and Individuals. He won Best Teams Horse at Nationals 2011. He is quite a character with a mind of his own, still learning lots and teaching us plenty!

Tep Connor (Armani) Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Height: 17.1hh Breed: Irish Sport Horse Armani began vaulting with the National Equestri-an Centre Vaulting and Riding Club in 2010. He has competed successfully in open dressage and eventing competitions. He loves people and always gives his most. To date, he carries individual vault-ers and PDD but may yet carry a Team. This horse is Tep Connor (Armani) also going places, ditto...watch this space! Kerrabee Jackson Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Height: 15.1 Breed: Stockhorse X Quarter Jackson is a lovely little horse who has been used for vaulting a relatively short time. He is a great confidence booster for our younger vaulters.

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New England Girls School ( NEGS)

New England Girls School Vaulting, Armidale, NSW. NEGS began vaulting in 2007, with very successful vaulters. NEGS Vaulting Coach is Sarah Venamore. Sarah is an Equestrian Australia Level 2 Vaulting Coach , a Level 3 Vaulting Judge. Currently NEGS have 10 vaulters from years 6 to 10 from several schools within Armidale. We have two horses HP Fonzeralli (a 17.2hh Bay Warmblood Gelding) and their new horse TuffRock Cruise (a 17.2hh Bay Sporthorse Gelding).

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PhEVA Heights Equestrian Vaulting Inc

We have 9 vaulters in our club ranging in ages and experi-ence from Preliminary to Open. Although PhEVA Heights train on Monday afternoons and Saturday mornings, our main club training is Saturday. We also have additional training through the week if required and depending on the weather. We have access to a great external coach, Karen Blunden and are very lucky to have both Official and Associate lungers within the club.

McGuinness (Fred) Fred is a 17.2hh, thoroughbred gelding and has been vaulting for many years. He started in racing, although his career was short lived. Recognised for his successful transition from racing to vaulting, Fred was featured in the September 2013 edition of Horse Deals. He is being used as a canter horse for pas de deux and individuals at Open, Advanced and Intermediate level. Fred is a dependable, consistent vaulting horse that continues to try his best. Whilst not necessarily a club horse, three of our vaulters use him for competition. He is owned by Bob Hening.

Goron Toron Griffen (Griffen) Griffen is a 17.3hh, German Warmblood gelding. He has been a vaulting horse for about 3 years and is currently competing as a canter horse, pas de deux and team horse at the Open, Advanced and Interme-diate level. Owned by Denise Piggott and Andrew Bell, he is an excellent vaulting horse and a club favourite. 30

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Quicksilver Vaulting Club

The Quicksilver club was formed in 2010 by its founding members, the Singlehurst and Beattie families. The Club was named after the Singlehursts Advanced Eventing Horse Quicksilver, who was affectionately known as Barney. The founding members thought it was a fitting memorial to a wonderful, brave and dearly loved horse. Quicksilver vaulters have represented at World Championships, Junior Europeans, International CVI, and National Championships and has one vaulter cur-rently on the High Performance Australian Squad. The club train twice a week with a high focus on fun, fitness and team spirit. There are 10 vaulters and 2 coaches. The Club is very fortunate to have several great horses to compete on. They are Lanky, Merlin, Jasper and Ecky. We also have three horses in training. They are Gavin, Lenny and Chance.

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Written in the Stars Jasper Breed: Warmblood Age: 14 Length of time used for vaulting: 2 yrs Level of vaulting your horse is used at: Advanced, Novice, Pre-Novice

Quick Magic Merlin Breed: Quarter Horse X Age: 16 Length of time used for vaulting: 5 yrs Level of vaulting your horse is used at: Intermediate, Novice, Preliminary

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Ripplebrook Riding Centre incorporating Swan Valley RDA and Collie RDA

Ripplebrook Integrated Riding Centre is located in Stoneville, a suburb in the Darling Ranges on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia. Offering both riding and vaulting, Ripplebrook operates under the guidance of head coach, Kay Fowler. The team we have brought to the Australian Nationals represent several Western Australian vaulting clubs, some up to 2 hours away from our base in Stoneville, with some vaulters training at multiple clubs. The vaulters competing for Ripplebrook this year are Abigail White (Ripplebrook), Verity Joyce (Ripplebrook), Kimberley Fowler (Ripplebrook), Barra-Amba Harrison (Ripplebrook), Kieran Halliday (Swan Valley), and Tarryn Graham, (Collie). Throughout the lead up to Nationals, these vaulters have been extremely dedicated, travelling up to 4 hours per training session. We are also fortunate to have Rebecca Vandepeear of the Quicksilver (SA) team, as our team reserve, and also pas de deux partner for Kimberley. Our vaulting program runs one 3 hour session every Saturday afternoon, however, especially when nearing competitions, other sessions are on offer throughout the week. Currently we have 12 vaulters in our team, ranging from the ages of 8 through to 40. We have two vaulting coaches, Kimberley Fowler and Abigail White, both of whom are competing at the 2013 Nationals. Alongside our vaulting coaches, we also have one assistant coach, and three lungers. Ripplebrook have 5 horses currently used for vaulting, 2 of which commenced training this year. This year, we will be competing on Arrow (registered as Ima Scotch Seeker). Arrow is a 10-yearold palomino quarter horse, who has been a part of the Ripplebrook team for the last 2 years. Arrow is currently used at both walk and canter, and caters for vaulters up to Novice level. Our other horses primarily work at walk, with all horses accommodating both able bodied and disabled vaulters.

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Ripplebrook Riding Centre incorporating Swan Valley RDA and Collie RDA
Tarryn Graham- Collie RDA My names Tarryn, Ive been vaulting ever since my family and I moved to Australia four years ago. I vaulted with the South West vaulting team for the first two years of my vaulting career. When they closed down the only other vaulting closest to me was the Collie vaulting team an hour away from where I live and thats where I currently vault. I vault every Saturday morning up in Collie and during the week I go to Harvey Agri-cultural College, where I am a year 11 student studying Agriculture productions. Its not only a privilege to be able to travel over to Sydney for the Australian National Vaulting Championships with the Ripplebrook Vaulting team but its also a dream come true, I never thought that Id ever make it this far! Kieran Halliday- Swan Valley RDA Vaulting Group Kieran has been vaulting for 6 years. He started in 2007 with Swan Valley RDA Vaulting group. Coming from a horse and animal mad family, it was only a matter of time before he found a sport that he loves that in-cludes horses. Kieran started horses at 5 years of age and today, still hops bareback onto his pony, Foxy. This year Kieran has been learning groundwork with foxy and his vaulting horse, Cody. This has given him a better understanding of horses body language. A very good skill to have when running in to a horse at canter. Kieran started vaulting with Ripplebrook in the beginning of 2013. His Saturdays and some Sundays are tak-en up by vaulting. Most Saturday mornings Kieran attends Swan Valley RDA Vaulting group, where he partic-ipates and mentors the younger vaulters. He is particularly good at helping them with their warm ups. After his morning session, he starts at Ripplebrook for the afternoon session from 1p.m to 5p.m. Kieran helps out at home by looking after the 3 family horses, dogs, cat and fish. Without his help, it would not be possible to bring on new vaulting horses. Outside of vaulting, Kieran likes to spend time with his family and animals, fishing and riding motorbikes with his dad. He is also pretty good at Mine Craft. Arrow For the first time, we have brought a horse across the Nullar-bor to Sydney. Over 5 days, our support team have trucked Arrow, along with a campervan, across the country, arriving with enough time to allow Arrow to acclimatise at the proper-ty of Lyn Lynch, of Sydney Vaulting Group. Our team have been hard at work over the past months fundraising for this venture, and are excited to not only be able to compete against vaulters from all around Australia, but also view inter-national competitors, and expand their network of trainers and competitors.

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Scone Equestrian
The Boyle Family commenced vaulting 10 years ago after Lyn Lynch, a child hood friend of Robyns, and Jar-rod Boyles godmother, introduced Jarrod and Justin to Equestrian vaulting. Soon all five sons were involved in the sport and Robyn was destined to follow. The Boyles have the claim to fame of having the first all-male team in Australia which included their friend Jimmy Lee-Warner. Robyn and her husband Allan established Scone equestrian in 2008. Vaulting is one of the disciplines ca-tered for at their centre; there are currently 6 competitive vaulters and two vaulting coaches training twice a week. Jarrod and Justin Boyle continue to vault and all boys still contribute to the care and training of all vaulting horses and riding ponies and horses in Scone Equestrians care. The Centres philosophy is Safety first, then fun, then learning.

Crme Brulee (Tully) Breed: Clydesdale/Thoroughbred Age: 9 Length of time vaulting: 5 months Level of vaulting your horse is used at: Open Hunterview Sinatra

Creme Brulee

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Southern Highlands Vaulting Team

Southern Highlands Vaulting Team currently has 14 members, including many new and enthusiastic young members. We are so very fortunate to have a wonderful group of families to collec-tively support and share our vaulting passion. We train 3 times a week and with our horses Roy, Morgan and Cognac our mission is to have fun. Lani, Lee and Natalie are bringing much experi-ence and skill as trainee coaches, and assisting Kerri and Michele in this role. Sally, Michele and Kerri are our lungers and Lee is our trainee lunger. We are looking forward to an ex-citing Nationals

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Weerona Park Cognac Stable Name: Cognac Breed: Cleveland Bay / Thoroughbred Age: 13 yo Length of Time used for vaulting: 18months Level of Vaulting: Open

Glenroy Stable name: Roy Breed: Warmblood / Thoroughbred Age: 12 years Length of time used for vaulting: 4 years Level of Vaulting: Pre-novice

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Star Struck Stables

Star Struck Stables vaulting team has been in existence for the past ten years, and are located just outside of Geelong. We have been involved in demonstrations at many events and pony clubs over the years, from Equitana and the Royal Melbourne Show in 2008, to the 2013 Victorian Reining Horse Association Championship Show. In 2009 we began competing at the South Australian State Championships, and have been competing since then. Our team consists of three competition horses, Raphael Rocky, ECIO Muriel Kavalier, and Coldstream Sussex, along with a number of up-and-coming horses, and our competition vaulters, ranging in age from eight to fifty-six, of various levels and abilities. We would like to thank our sponsors, TyreCrumb Australia, Heads to Tails Horseware, and our major sponsors, Nic Graham Performance Equine Dentistry and PED Bits. For more information contact us on 0410-512-861 or visit our website, starstruck-stables.weebly.com.au

Raphael Rocky (AKA Rocky), a 22 year old, Clydesdale, who has been vaulting for 7 years. He is great for walk teams and PDD, as well as looking after all our preliminary, pre novice, and novice vaulters. But he prefers to be a walk horse.

ECIO Muriel Kavalier ( AKA Coco), an 11 year old WarmBlood. He has been with us since he was a foal, however only started his vaulting career, 14 months ago. This will be his first time traveling interstate to compete. He loves to canter, so is being used for pre novice and intermediate individual classes. 36

Prydes Easifeed Australian Vaulting Championships and Sydney CVI*, CVI** and CVI*** Sydney Vaulting Group originated from a team of pony club members in early 1980s who became interested in this unique activity. Many horses and members have come and gone and the club is now more active than ever. We continue promote vaulting within our community, providing displays at local shows and events and many articles about vaulting in local papers. We have been the subject of TV documentaries with ABC and Foxtel and continually strive to promote the sport of vaulting in Australia. SVG is fortunate to have vaulters from all levels training together with our lovely horses and a great bunch of parents. The club is very proud and supportive of Krystle Lander, Austral-ias individual representative at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky 2010. After which Lyn Lynch, Krystle and the late Bridgford Aviator (Santa) had the fantastic opportunity to show-case vaulting in Equitanas All-Star Showcase, along side equestrian greats Stephan Peters, William Fox Pitt and Ian Frances. The two coaches of SVG were also invited to an education slot where they were able to demonstrate the use of vaulting in riding centres, as well as an elite sport. Since CVI Sydney 2011 SVG has been very busy, travelling to state and national championships across 3 states, as well as to CVI* Sydney earlier in the year. We are very proud to be an active club within Vaulting NSW and continue to strive to develop vaulting at every opportunity.

Sydney Vaulting Group

Louis Lord Louis Mature Bay 16.3hh Clydesdale/Thoroughbred Gelding Lord Louis commenced his showjumping career in Victoria and competed successfully in B grade. He has competed throughout Vic & NSW and previous owner Somersby Equestrian Centre used him for overseas clients and students and for riders rehabilitating after injury. His retirement from showjumping in 2007 allowed his career change when he joined SVG in March 2008. By April he had his first start in C grade, and by June was competing in B grade and canter pas de deux. In August that year Lord Lou-is carried SVGs first Canter team freestyle. Since then Louis generous nature allowed Australias first ever WEG team to train and qualify for Kentucky 2010 and the further development of teams within SVG. His other claims to fame include introducing vaulting into the training of indigenous track riders, Tafe students and general equestrian coaches. Fritz 12 year old Chestnut Warmblood Gelding Fritz is the latest hoofed member of SVG. Trained to elementary dressage, his big movement and big heart make him the perfect vaulting horse in training. His first competition, NSW state champs 2012, was a huge leap of faith, where he stepped in to take the workload of a club horse that was lame. Since then, he hasnt looked back, and in just over a year is carrying all levels of individuals and teams in competition and at home. He is a fast learner, and after only a few competitions is showing huge potential as a horse for vaulters competing at higher levels.

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Wilameka Equestrian
Where First and Foresmost, is the welfare of the horse... located in the Adelaide Hills, Near Birdwood SA. Vaulters are encouraged to engage in an extensive cross-training program to effectively develop the fitness, coordination, balance and strength required for best performance. We have 4 vaulters, 2 coaches and we train 3 times a week.

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Wilameka Balgownie Utrecht Stable Name: Forest Breed: Friesen Warmblood Age: 7 Length of time used for vaulting: 18 months Level of vaulting your horse is used at: Prelim - CVI 2* Vaulters are encouraged to engage in an extensive cross-training program to effectively develop the fitness, coordination, balance and strength required for best performance. We have 4 vaulters, 2 coaches and we train 3 times a week.

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WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS ASSISTANCE FOR THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CVI SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS: EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA LTD EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA (NSW) BRANCH SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTRE PRYDES EASIFOODS LOCAL HORSE MAGAZINE & LHM TV SCONE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE & THE FRASER FAMILY ,CAREENING COVE MARINA, KIRRIBILLI,DURAL PONY CLUB, EGG BARN, PITT TOWN, EVANS PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE, GOLF VIEW LODGE, BOWRAL, HORSEWYSE MAGAZINE, HORSE ZONE, HORSELAND, DURAL, MAIN EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY, THE HORSE DOWNUNDER MAGAZINE WARIAPENDI NURSERY Special thanks to: The Judges: Sue Detol (USA) Helma Schwarzmann (GERMANY) Angie Deeks (AUSTRALIA) Sarah Venamore (AUSTRALIA) Robyn Bruderer (NSW), Samantha Young (SA) Janet Leadbeater (SA) Darrryn Fedrick (QLD) FEI Chief Steward & Asst Chief Steward: Jenny Scott (NSW) Sarah Jones (NSW) EA Swabbing Steward: Francois Debaecker (ACT) FEI Veterinarians: Derek Major, Laura Lee (Agnes Banks Equine Clinic (NSW) Announcers: Peter Osmotherly, (NSW) Sam Skrzypek (ACT) Music: Liz McLean (NSW) Scorer: Doug Denby, (NSW) Assisted by: Dean Barrowcliffe (SA) Shane Singlehurst (SA) Louise Denby (NSW) Tony Taylor, Francois Debaecker (ACT) Glen Fowler (WA), Simone Vasta (NZ) Pencillers: Karen Fogg, Debbie Briggs, Andrea Ryan, Angela Begg, Judy Duck, Robyn Bruderer (NSW) Janet Leadbeater (SA), Darani Cumming, Lisbeth Betts (Qld) Jan Hopkins (ACT) Time-keepers: Central West, Southern Hlands (NSW), (PhEVA Heights (SA)

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MANY THANKS TO: Gear Stewards: Gillian Burns, Leanne Begg (NSW) Chief Marshall: Lyndsay Collett (NSW) Marshalls: Barrie Hocking, Chris Thomson, Doc Beattie (SA) Grader: Percy Briggs (NSW) Stable & Campsite Management: Lindsay Collett & Greg Jones (NSW), Barrie Hocking (SA) Merchandise: Bronwen Lowe and members of NEqC, ACT Video: Owen Marsh, (ACT) Photographer: Main Event Photography (NSW) Lungers: Melanie & Darryn Fedrick, Mike Winwood, Darani Cumming (QLD), Bronwen Lowe, Jo Lee, Holly McGinness (ACT) Kay Fowler (WA) Nikki Stapleton, Kayla Brewer, Sharna Kirkham, Robyn Boyle, Sue Wark, Tesse Ferguson, Kerri Wilson, Lyn Lynch, Krystle Lander, Danuta Paxton, Rosie Pascall (NSW) Nina Fritzell, Kirsty Barrowcliffe, Denise Piggott, Karen Blunden, Robyn Oram-Thomson, Wendy Singlehurst, Gail Beattie (SA) Zia McLeod, Andrea Wilson, Stephanie Vincent Fox (VIC) & the 1st Aid officers Anne Connors & Fran Lakey (VIC) Natalie Miskelly, Sarah Jones (NSW) A very big Thank you to David Stapleton (NSW) for making another judges tables Owen Marsh (ACT) for providing the sound equipment and videoing Ashley Light (NSW) the farrier for being on call To the SVG mothers for organising the morning and afternoon teas and lunches for the Judges and helpers. Canadian and USA Embassies for loaning their National flags. to Lambert LeClezio for bringing the Mauritius flag with him Agnes Banks Equine Clinic, (NSW) for being on call & to all those many, many people who have helped over the week-end but are not mentioned, eg. runners, marshalls, extra pencillers, gear stewards, music The Coaches and finally to the vaulters and their hard-working parents and, of course, to the ever willing horses 40