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Jasmine Cook – Show Jumping Champion

Jasmine Cook – Show Jumping Champion

Twelve year old Jasmine Cook of Galston Public School has had a very successful year in Show Jumping, riding her Pony, Sherbet Wizz Fizz. In April they competed at the 2023 NSW Interschool Championship representing GPS, where they competed over two days. They were awarded Primary Schools State Show Jumping Champion in both the 80 […]

It’s Showtime Once Again at Galston Equestrian Club

Showtime Once Again

By Emma Heath While last year gave us horsey folks plenty of opportunities to train at home, there’s no doubt we’re all excited to be back out and about in 2021. At GEC, we’ve wasted no time kicking off our calendar of events, and we’re delighted to welcome many newcomers to the club (along with […]

Competition Finally Returns To Galston Equestrian Club

By Emma Heath While we’ve been lucky to hold several dressage clinics and protocol days this year, we’ve not been so fortunate on the competition front – with weather and pesky pandemic forcing us to cancel our planned dressage events. Happily, this changed on Sunday 11 October, when we held our first (and only!) Members’ […]

GALSTON EQUESTRIAN CLUB: CARRYING ON THROUGH COVID-19

EQUESTRIAN CLUB

By Emma Heath 2020 has been a tumultuous year so far – after the bushfires and the storms came Covid-19, which has made life pretty challenging for all of us! But after a quiet few months, Galston Equestrian Club has cautiously resumed our activities, and we’re re-shaping our calendar in response to the ever-changing situation. […]

Celebrating our 10 year anniversary at GEC

Galston Equestrian Club has been operating as a riding club for 10 years. Where has that time gone? The opening ceremony for GEC was held at the Rural Sports Facility in August 2008. A dressage display by Mel Parbery, who at the time was a local instructor, took place that day and show jumping was […]

Arcadia Pony Club rider delivers amazing results at Pony Club Nationals!

Maddie and Good Scout – winners are grinners!

The 2019 Thoroughbred Industry Careers Pony Club Australia National Championships, hosted by PCA NSW were held recently, from the 7th to 13th October at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park. Arcadia Pony Club’s very own long time member Maddie Breatnach and her horse Good Scout were representing NSW in the sub-junior division competing in […]

Safety First at Glenorie Pony Club

This month, Glenorie Pony Club held a Horse Rider Fall Clinic, run by Lindsay from Horse Rider Fall Safety Training. Training in safe falling techniques is proven to be valuable and helps decrease the risk of injury. This clinic proved to be very popular and informative for our riders. We would love to thank our […]

Arcadia Pony Club hosts Zone Dressage Championships

Champions & Reserve Champions from the Zone 23 Dressage Championships

Arcadia Pony Club hosted the Zone 23 Dressage Championships at their wonderful grounds at the Rural Sports Facility on Sunday 15th September. The weather was as beautiful and the day ran so well. he results for the day were as follows: • Class 1: Under 11yrs Champion – Kyah Pember (Forest Hills) Reserve Champion – […]

Budgerigar Society of NSW Inc Hills Branch

The joy of keeping a budgie as a pet never seems to wane; whether the joy be for a child or an older person. Enquiries are regularly received by club members, from the general public seeking assistance with information in respect of their pet budgie or wishing to obtain a bird. Whilst most club members […]

Riding through Winter!

Every month is a busy month at Galston Equestrian Club with events and riding opportunities for members. The cold, windy days we have recently experienced have not held us back at all! On Sunday 28 July we held a Members Only Dressage Competition. There were classes on offer from Preparatory through to Elementary, and our […]