Victorian High Performance Dressage Squad

CURRENT SQUAD MEMBERS

Amy Bachmann - Genuine River (Medium tour)
Jenny Bray - Camden (Small tour)
Justine Greer - Fonzie II (Big tour) - Daily Dancer (Medium) - Bloomfield Sekuona (Small tour)
Georgina Foot - Zoe (Small tour) - Bonifaas RDH (Small tour)
Janet Secull - Maritza (Big tour)
Michelle Baker - Bradgate Park Puccini (Big tour) - RM Raspberry (Medium) - Escala RW (Advanced) - Movie Star (Medium)
Shanon McKimmie - Jaybee Ali (Small tour)
Olivia Gillespie - Nottingham GP (6 yr old horse)
Charlie Welsh - Dante Quando (Small tour)
Samantha Bartlett - AB Final Romance (Advanced)
Stuart Archibald - Vixen Storm (5yr old horse)
Katrina Bolmat - Highfields Bella Vita (Advanced)
Dallas Mills - Redwood Desire (Advanced)
Zoe Vorenes - WIS Forte (Para GP A/B) - Salmour (Para GP A/B)
Karen Blythe - Sonic K (Small tour)
RESERVE: Marvin Smink - Histoire d'O (Big tour)

ABOUT THE SQUAD

The High-Performance Dressage Squad (HP Squad) was formed in 2013 to provide a platform for the best Victorian horse* and rider combinations to regularly access world-class dressage instruction, including a holistic approach to each athlete’s competition preparation.

The Squad is reviewed in June and December for those combinations who have obtained the necessary scores to qualify.

*Horse: exceeding 149cm with shoes, 148cm without shoes.

Current Squad Year 2023/2024

Intake 1	Qualifying period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025	1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
Intake 2	Qualifying Period
1 January 2025 - 30 June 2025	1 Janauary 2024 – 22 December 2024

Successful combinations will be expected to agree to an Athletes Agreement which sets out certain criteria and obligations which need to be met. Please read and accept the agreement in the online form.
Those not meeting requirements will not qualify for the 2024/2025 squad selection.
Those applying and successful for the December intake will remain on the squad for 6 months until the end of June 2025 when all must reapply.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY - NO EXCEPTIONS

Criteria Required for Squad Inclusion

Please read the following information before completing the application below.

Official unrestricted classes
No Junior or Young Rider classes.
Eligible classes must have a minimum of two judges.

Open EA Levels

MEDIUM & ADVANCED:

Three scores of 70 percent or higher from official competitions. Freestyle scores are NOT permitted.

SMALL & MEDIUM TOURS - PSG, INTER I & INTER A & B:

Three scores of 67 percent or higher from official competitions. Freestyle scores are NOT permitted.

BIG TOUR - INTER II AND GRAND PRIX:

Three scores of 66 percent or above from official competitions. Freestyle scores are NOT permitted.

PARA RIDERS:
Para riders are required to achieve three scores based on the FEI individual test and the FEI team championship test scores at their respective grades at official competitions with at least one official Para judge.

Grade 1 68% or above
Grade 2 70% or above
Grade 3 68% or above
Grade 4 69% or above
Grade 5 69% or above

YOUNG HORSE:

5-year-old horse and rider combinations who have achieved three scores of 78% or greater in Young Horse classes.
6-year-old horse and rider combinations who have achieved three scores of 78% or greater in Young Horse classes.
7-year-old horse and rider combinations who have achieved three scores of 75% or greater in Young Horse classes.

RESERVE SQUAD:

Combinations with 2 qualifying scores and 1 close to the target may be considered for the Reserve Squad.

Applications Closing Dates: