Upper Hunter Dressage Association Inc

20/10/2026

🏆🐴 CALLING ALL JUNIORS & TINY TOTS! 🐴🏆

🌟 UHDA 2026 MEMBERS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 🌟

📅 Saturday 14th November 2026 📍 White Park, Scone

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Malabar Resources, we have some FANTASTIC prizes up for grabs! 🎉

💚 TINY TOTS 💚

All Tiny Tots who enter will receive a special prize, plus we have Champion and Reserve Champion prizes to be won! 🏅

🏆 JUNIORS – 8 YEARS TO UNDER 18 YEARS 🏆

Thanks to Malabar Resources, we have CHAMPION RUGS up for grabs at every level:

🐴 Preparatory

🐴 Preliminary

🐴 Novice

🐴 Elementary

🐴 Medium

✨ Have you competed at a UHDA Members Day in 2026? Then don't miss your chance to enter our Members Club Championships and compete for these fantastic prizes!

We would love to see as many of our Juniors and Tiny Tots there as possible. It's a wonderful opportunity to celebrate your achievements throughout the year! 💚

📲 ENTRIES ARE OPEN NOW THROUGH NOMINATE!

https://www.nominate.com.au/equestdn/Event.aspx?e=8B10C31176C841AA92B4D85E63C411F1&eventlist=2

A HUGE thank you to Malabar Resources for supporting our young riders and helping us recognise and reward the next generation of dressage stars! 🌟

Malabar Resources is an active participant in the local Upper Hunter community. They support a wide range of local groups, businesses, schools, sporting teams and charities, and engage with community stakeholders on a regular basis to seek input and encourage transparency.

Malabar recognises the need to transition to a low carbon economy which is why they have developed a unique strategy by employing underground mining methods, focusing on metallurgical coal, developing large scale renewable energy projects, and rehabilitating previously mined areas for sustainable activities including renewables and agriculture.

Get your entries in – we can't wait to see you there! 🐴🏆

20/10/2026

19/10/2026

18/10/2026

Two nervous systems. One conversation.

Every time we interact with a horse, there are two nervous systems meeting in that moment.

The horse brings theirs. We bring ours. And neither arrives exactly the same way every day.

Dr Stephen Peters describes every nervous system as being “like a snowflake.”

A cue a horse can respond to softly one day may feel very different the next. Perhaps they are sore. Perhaps the environment has changed. Perhaps their nervous system is simply in a different state.

And what about ours? Our timing. Our tension. Our attention. The speed at which we ask again.

Suddenly, training becomes a little less about repeating the same input and expecting the same result, and a little more about noticing who is actually present in the conversation today.

That is one of the ideas we are looking forward to exploring with Dr Peters in Horse Brain Science on 29 October. Join us on the night, attendance is free to all Equestrian Australia members.

Because perhaps better communication begins with understanding both athletes a little better.

Two Athletes. One Future.
Equine Wellbeing • Performance • Longevity

Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/DPRFS

18/10/2026

18/10/2026

A great day of dressage. The weather gods were nice but man the flies! Thank you everyone for another smooth day.

17/10/2026

As we are sharing the grounds tomorrow, there are some parking spaces available along the timber fence where we normally park however most will need to continue thru the gates (see photo) and park on the grass to the left over near the golf club.

Parking spots up near the club house are for committee members.