October 2011
Australian National Dressage Championships
Photography by Peter Orr, Main Event Photography
Congratulations to...
SS Sonata Hit - Reserve 2011 Australian National Elementary Dressage Champion
PSI De Caprio - 1st 2011 Australian National Dressage Championships PSG
October 2011
Swedish Groom Oktavia and her best friend Dante!
September 2011
Bowral Dressage Championships
Saffron Stables had great success at the Bowral Dressage Club championships held on 18 September 2011:
Elementary Champion- SS Sonata Hit and Rodney Martin
Medium Champion- Weekend Feeling and Andrea Beatty
FEI Small Tour Champion- PSI De Caprio
Visit Bowral Dressage Club for results & images
Rodney got the Franz Mairinger trophy for the horse awarded the highest mark in Elementary
November 2010
Austalian National Championships
"Saffron stables had a fabulous time at 2010 Australian national dressage championships - well done to Toni Venhaus and team for doing another superb job in organizing the Champs- I don't know how they get it all done!!
Saffron results at 2010 Aust National Dressage Comps:
Novice champion- Donner Meyer with Matthew Dowsley
Medium champion- Weekend Feeling with Rodney Martin
Intermediate 1 champion- PSI De Caprio with Matthew Dowsley
Rod Barker Memorial Trophy for horse and rider with highest score excluding freestyles and young horse classes - PSI De Caprio and Matthew Dowsley- score 72%
Weekend Feeling (pictured right at home) also placed in both advanced tests as well!
Thanks to the Saffron team - Matthew Dowsley and Rodney Martin and their groom Emma, and Matthew's mum Betty for all her support, Georgie Greville, Krysten Lituri and Sarah Ebbett. And a big thank you to my Mum Maureen Beatty for keeping us all moving with coffees and bacon and egg rolls!!"
8 August 2010
Watch Donner Meyer's Debut with Matthew Dowsley on You Tube!
Clarendon 8th August 2010, win in the novice 70% - first time out! Imported as a 1 yo from PSI, Germany. Half sister to Donner Carina, also imported from PSI, 2005 - winner of DJWTS twice running. First foal due this season by embryo transfer
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