Equestrian Australia

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Equestrian Australia
Equestrian Australia logo.jpg
Sport Equestrian
Jurisdiction Australia
AbbreviationEA
Founded1951
Affiliation FEI
Affiliation date1951
Headquarters Homebush, New South Wales
LocationNSW, Australia
Official website
www.equestrian.org.au
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Equestrian Australia (EA) is the national governing body for equestrian sports in Australia. These sports include the FEI-recognized disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, equestrian vaulting, endurance riding, reining, para-equestrian, and combined driving. EA also develops and enforces the rules for other events at horse shows.

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History

The body was founded in 1951 as the Equestrian Federation of Australia and was formally affiliated with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports in May of that year. On 14 November 2008, the Equestrian Federation of Australia changed its name to Equestrian Australia Limited, with the trading name of Equestrian Australia. [1]

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References

  1. "History and Role". Equestrian Australia. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.