PERFORMANCE BASED

2022 Equestrian Victoria Dressage Horse of the Year
2022 Equestrian Victoria Dressage Rider of the Year

PERFORMANCE BASED

2022 Equestrian Victoria Dressage Horse of the Year
2022 Equestrian Victoria Dressage Rider of the Year

About the awards

The Dressage Victoria Horse of the Year award and the Dressage Victoria Rider of the Year award recognises the highest level most consistently performing Victorian dressage horse and dressage rider over the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022

Eligibility

HORSE OF THE YEAR and RIDER OF THE YEAR

• Rider must be a current Equestrian Victoria member AND
• Horses must hold a current competition license
• Equestrian Australia affiliated events only are eligible for points
• Performances will be from the highest level of competition

Qualifying events

The Grand Prix classes (Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special, Grand Prix Freestyle tests) at the following events*:

• Victorian Dressage Festival December 2021
• Boneo Summer Championships 2022
• Willinga Park Dressage by the Sea February 2022
• Dressage & Jumping with the Stars March 2022
• Sydney CDLite April 2022

*plus Grand Prix scores from any other official competitive event. 

• Scores from the five majors will have a slightly higher status with an additional 1% weighting at those events. (similar to the calculation of the FEI World Rankings).
• Freestyles will then be subject to a 3% deduction (as per the World Rankings model).
• Top eight scores per combination to count.
• Calculated by the average of those scores.

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