Swan Valley Dressage Association Membership 2022


2022 Membership is now open to current SVDA Members. Membership will open to the public on 1st February 2022.  

Membership Cost 2022

Swan Valley Dressage Association is committed to the training and development of its members, whatever their dressage goals may be.

We believe that by providing access to great WA judges, great venues, mentoring and a supportive social environment that we can assist in helping our members achieve their personal riding goals as well as promoting the entire sport of Dressage in WA.  As such we have a focus on Training and Development Days, including Protocol sessions for 2022 with two Members Only competitions scheduled. No matter how experienced, we hope to  give our members as much opportunity to train towards their dressage goals in a supportive and constructive environment.

All members are encouraged to help and support each other and the judges we invite to our training days to focus on the development of the individual, constructive feedback and building a strong foundation for our members to passionately strive towards their personal goals in this discipline.

Full: $145  
Full members are entitled to full benefits including participation in clinics and training days held by the Association; entitled to vote at Annual General Meetings and General Meetings; entitled to hold any office of the Association.
A full riding member is covered by SVDA insurance while attending SVDA Training Days/ Competitions/ Clinics.

Junior Members $135  
Junior members aged below 18, are entitled to full benefits including participation in clinics and training days held by the Association; entitled to vote at Annual General Meetings and General Meetings; entitled to hold any office of the Association.
A junior riding member is covered by SVDA insurance while attending SVDA Training Days/ Competitions/ Clinics. 

Midyear Membership: $90 (Available from 1st July 2022)
Persons wanting to take up midyear membership will have full benefits from the June rally until the close of the year.

Social: $35 
Persons who are wishing to further the interests of the Association; can attend un-mounted clinics and seminars held by the Association; no voting rights.

Training Day Fee
Training test (15 minutes): $15 per test
Protocol Session: (25 minutes): $25 per session
Ground fee applies  for every venue of $15.

Helper Duty
In order to run our club efficiently and spread the duties fairly among everyone, it is compulsory that all members help out or provide a helper at 1 of the Training days throughout the year, for approximately 4 hours per duty.

We have introduced a $50.00 refundable helper fee for each member.  This fee is paid at the start of the year and on completion of your helper duty during the year at one of our Training and development days or show you will be refunded the $50.00.  If you would like to forfeit the $50.00 or do not attend your allocated duty during the year the $50.00 is will be paid to a Helper covering this duty.

 It is lots of fun, you get to meet other members, and it is not hard to do the jobs required to run our training days.

 Your contribution helps towards the continuation of the clubs events and training days so they can be enjoyed by all.

DATES & VENUES FOR 2022:

Swan Valley Dressage Association are lucky enough to have secured Dressage 24 (previously known as Swan Valley Equestrian Park) for our 2022 dates. The venue offers a wonderful calm atmosphere, fully fenced warm and competition arena, day yards, and shaded parking. Warm up is beside the competition arena offering a positive experience for horses and riders. Additional dates are TBC for the State Equestrian Centre (SEC) for July and August 2022.

Proposed Dates for 2022;
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  • Saturday 5th February – Twilight Training Tests and Annual General Meeting, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Saturday 19th March – Twilight Training Tests, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Sunday 24th April – Training and Protocol Tests, Dressage24, Baskerville
  • Saturday 21st May – Members Only Competition, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Saturday 25th June – Training and Protocol Tests, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Date TBC 16/17/23 or 24th July – Training and Protocol Tests, SEC Indoor
  • Date TBC 20 or 21st August – Training and Protocol Tests, SEC Indoor
  • Saturday 1st October – Training and Protocol Tests, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Saturday 6th November – Training and Protocol Tests, Dressage24 Baskerville
  • Saturday 26th November - Members Only Competition, Dressage24 Baskerville



SVDA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Your benefits as a member of the Swan Valley Dressage Association include: 
§         Training & Development days
§        A member benefit is being covered by the clubs insurance if your just starting out so you don’t have to get EA membership to ride at some great venues!!
§         Access to visiting coaches through clinics & training days
§         Access to club merchandise and sponsor discounts
§         Competitions
§         Access to mentoring.
§         Social benefits.
§         Your opportunity to help promote the entire sport of Dressage.
§         Assistance in achieving your own personal riding goals.
§         Your opportunity to benefit/help others reach theirs and improve State performance.
§          Business networking and promotion through sponsorship.
§         Ensuring money raised goes back to developing the sport of dressage.
§         A combined voice for Dressage.
§         Not to mention opportunities to involve the entire family in your sport!




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