Dressage with the Stars

Sarah McDonald rode her Rotspon mare, 'Adlanta Rose'out of the Prix St Georges mare, Adloo Georgia, to take fourth place in the Waterview Park Four -Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Matthew Dowsley and 'Cinderella' kept the audience in rapt attention as they took part in the Ulla Saltzgeber Master Class. Later that night, Matthew rode Claudia Harper's exciting and talented mare, to take third place in the Pacific League World Cup Final Kur, with 67.52%

Ulla rode Anne Serrao's 'Centaur' in his final appearnace at Grand Prix Freestyle, after which the horse was officially retired. She is seen here immediatly after.

Anne Serrao unsaddled the noe retired 'Centaur' and led him out of the arena. It was rather an emotional moment, as the lovely chestnut left the arena to the sound of part of his always entertaining Freestyle music, "I love a rainy night".

DWTS is noted for being a 'shoppers paradise'.

An elegant Holly Stansfield-Smith from Camberwell, came second in the Catago/Collingrove Fashions on the Long Side competition.

Kylie Burton from Balwyn took second place in the Catago/Collingrove Fashions on the Long Side competition.

Adding the male touch; the very well-known Malcolm Barnes took part in the popular Fashions on the Long Side.

Bianca Barnes from Devon Meadows was one of the many attractive entrants in the Catago/Collingrove Fashions on the Long Side competition.

Rebecca Rowe from Wallindoe dressed for the cool morning with beret and cape. The interesting outfit impressed the judges sufficiently to win the Catago/Collingrove Fashions on the Long Side.

Angela Dobbin rode her 'GP Dollar Bug' by Jeremy Inglis' wonderful Thoroughbred stallion, June Bug, to win the Copabella Four Year-Old Young Showjumper Championship.

Here German Internationsl judge, Gilbert Brockman, rides Anne Garner's Waterview Park Five-Year-Old Young Showjumper Champion, 'Denali Blue'. The gelding by Daley K out of a Balmoral Boy mare was ridden by Jeff Bloomfield in the Championship.

Australian international showjumping represntative, Jeff Bloomfield also rode the Kolora Stud and Waterview Park Six-Year-Old Showjumping Champion, 'Belcam Alida'. The mare by Belcam Agassi out of an Argentinus mare is seen here ridden by German judge, Gilbert Brockmann.

Last week , the Shepparton Mini Prix and this week the Champion of Champions Young Showjumping Horse. Laurie Lever rode the Colin Gronn bred, 'Ashleigh Drossel Dan' by Drossel Klang II to take out the Seven-Year-Old Championship. Gilbert Brockmann, who rode the age-group Champions, put on an impressive display with the over-all Champion.

Tristan Tucker impressed the judges with Kate Doughy's 'Heatherton Park Al Capone' by Capone, who took second place in the PSI/Four Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship, with an overall score of 7.76.

Sara McDonald from Benalla had a busy day in the Young Dressage Horse Championships. She rode her 'HV Aberdeen' by Zimran to take fifth place in the PSI/Four Aces Five-Year-Old Young Horse Championship.

Stephanie Dijkstra rode the AEA's new imported stallion, 'AEA Metallic' by Metall to take seventh place in the PSI/Four Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Lindy Wright rode her Rotspon gelding. 'Heathmont Inferno' to take third place in the PSI/Four Aces Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Championship.

With a"balanced and ground-covering trot", and the "canter the highlight of the class", Andrea Beatty's imported mare, Donna Carina' by Dormello, and ridden with talent and flair by Judy Dierks, was declared Champion Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse.

Lizzie Wilson-Fellows rode her Campari M St Pr H mare, 'Lets Imagine' to take fifth place in the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Susan Page rode her own and breeder, Dolly van Zane's 'DvZ Faroche' by Laroche, to finish the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship in sixth place.

Shane Davidson, a frequent and successful visitor to DWTS, took third place in the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship riding Sharyn McCombe's, 'Yarramee Forever' by Flemmingh and bred by Fairbanks Warmblood Stud.

Mary Hanna rode her own and husband Rob's imported Jazz gelding, 'Tango V', to take fourth place in the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Horse Dressage Horse Championship.

Victory again for Judy Dierks as she rode Andrea Beatty's imported 'PSI de Caprio' by De Nero to win the PSI/IHB Six Year-Old Young Dresage Horse Championship.

Another import, Tasmanian Sally Latona's Friedenstraum gelding 'Fibonacci' took seventh place in the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Maree Tomkinson's beautiful imported stallion by Rotspon, 'Rodrigo III' was second in the PSI/IHB Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

L-R Dressage Judges, Alison King (I Level) from Hong Kong and Hanne Valentin (O Level) from Denmark

Heath again, this time winning the PSI/ Waterview Park Four Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship, riding Clyde Wunderwald's 'Greenoaks Weltman', by Man About Town out of the imported Weltmeyer mare, Weserfee.

L-R Young Horse Judges, Harry Boldt and Ulf Moller (PSI), with competitor and award winning Media liason, Gitte Donvig.

Heath Ryan rounded out a sensational dressage year with victory in the Pacific League World Cup Final riding Clyde Wunderwald's 'Greenoaks Dundee'. The imported gelding by Duntroon., the reining Australian Grand Prix CHampion, won the Pryde's Easifeeds Grand Prix Kur with 69.22%, and with it the right to go to the World Cup Final in Amsterdam next April.

"if I had ridden this horse at home" declared PSI representative and Young Dressage Horse riding judge. Ulf Moller, "the new owner would never have this horse" . Judy Dierks rode Andrea Beatty's Dormello mare 'Donna Carina' to win the Five-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship and take out the Champion of Champions Young Dressage Horse award. Judy and 'Donna Carina' are seen here with L-R sponsor, IRT reprsentative, Cheryl Dodds, Andrea Beatty, Ulf Moller and Bates Australia representative, Geoff Sinclair.