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Dressage News
At the Recent Hawkesbury Dressage competition
Kristen Bailey and her superstar young horse HV Falcon cleaned up winning Preliminary Champion! They were followed in a close reserve champion by another KEA hot shot Raquelle Hughes well done team!!
KEA continues to dominate the show scene with Christina Andrews routing all her competitors with CHAMPION SENIOR GIRL RIDER and CHAMPION ARABIAN DERIVATIVE under saddle at the St Ives Winter Horse Show on the 22nd August Sunday, her proud dad Greg Andrews wasn’t to be outdone! Competing for Widderstein Stables , Greg showed W Baydens Royal to continue his winning streak as unbeaten junior warmblood colt .Competing for Empire stud Greg trounced the competition with Fairview Silver Inspire to win 1st- Led Purebred Arabian Yearling Filly, Champion Led Purebred Arabian Filly or Mare, Supreme Led Purebred Arabian Exhibit. Great job team. Many thanks to our staff and clients for making it a great weekend
Charlotte Le Hoang and Joep pull in Huge scores at 2010 Sydney International CDI
Competing in 09 as the youngest rider at the international event Charlotte stepped up to the plate again this year in 2010 and more than held her own against the country ‘s top professionals on a horse she has raised and trained herself . Incredibly well done Charlie and Vero and Tomas
Marion Hughes sails into a big win at NSW dressage council! Congratulations Marion we know you have worked so hard with your beautiful and Spirited girl!! Its been a tough journey forward! And the KEA team congratulates you on your success !!
Challenger Aachilles just keeps getting bigger and better!!!
When you are on a roll…
Challenger Jacaranda wins at the NSW Dressage Council. Jacaranda is
now undefeated at the NSW Dressage Council. He topped off his first year at
competition with two more great scores gaining a whopping 81 in his first
crack at the 5 year old class! Thanks to Heath and Rozzie Ryan for breeding
this wonderful horse. He is an absolute gem in every way!
Challanger Jacaranda blitzes it again!!
At the NRC Championships on the weekend Challenger JacarandaCollected huge scores again!! to win the preliminary championship. Well
done JAQ!! And before you ask guys…NO! he’s not for sale!!
Challenger Jacaranda’s Back!!
Charging into the winners circle!!
With just two weeks of work under his belt after long spell Challenger
Jacaranda cruised into first place at the Championships on the weekend at
SIEC. Congratulations!
Challenger Aachilles, winning at FEI Intermediare 1 in the
2009 season, carried the flag for KEA Training Stables at
NSW STATE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Tamworth
Challenger Jacaranda SMASHES them at Sydney CDI***
Jacaranda has collected some smashing scores, an 83.6 at the CDI
putting him in the first place and eventual top three. He has just won two
firsts with 76% at NSW Dressage Council in Preliminary and won a young
horse qualifier with a giant score at Salt Ash. The King-Andrews have
received offers from everywhere, including Germany, to buy him! Not
surprisingly, he is not for sale. Now or ever! He is Greg’s absolute pride & joy
and Schelle’s favourite!
Joep has won at the very competitive NSW Dressage Council in the young
horse qualifier. Charlotte, as the youngest rider at the CDI***, was top ten in
the 4 year old class! Charlotte aims to be on the young rider squads with
Joep and the way he has been winning, it won’t be long before she gets
there. Charlotte leaves to train in Europe in July. Her family is based there
and she will continue to train yearly with Europe’s top trainers!
Challenger Aachilles enjoying winning again!!
Charlotte comps up Trumps again!!
Charlie and Joep win the Preliminary Champion at the Illawarra Dressage
Club Annual Championship!! Well done Charlotte!!
Hacking News
Widderstein Baydens Royal continues his unbroken record of being undefeated in his class at the AWHA Gala day!
Greg Andrews showed Bayden in the yearling warmblood male . Bayden is bred in the purple by Royal Hit ,Royal Dance by Rodiamant & Elite St Loretta by Ramino.
Our best wishes go to Jason Ryan the owner of Royal winning Hack FAMOUS
They are about to set out on their competition season together after Famous suffered a freak illness which has seen him laid up for almost a year. He is 100% again and ready to conquer all!! Best Of Luck!! Jason and FAMOUS
RAQUELLE HUGHES sweeps the pool at Ruth Dalton Versatility challenge!!
When you’re hot you’re hot!! Raquelle had a convincing win on the weekend continuing her blitz on the dressage and Showring scene!
Congratulations Australian champion!!
Jade Garel (Yindarra) rides to Australian Champion Show Hunter on My Precious Jewel. This is a great win for such a young green mare, Jade rode every inch of her workout with her own flair and style…and Jewel just held it together with the excitement of the huge tent and loudspeakers…and a lot of whooping and hollering and from halter fans just metres away. Well done Jade and Jewel it is the beginning of very exciting partnership!!
We must thank our very kind Friends Billy, Jane and Kate Leckie for the kind loan of this wonderful horse!
KEA TEAM BLASTS INTO THE NEW YEAR!!
The KEA Team had a very well behaved New Years Eve as we
prepared our new team for 2010 for their first show at the Hawkesbury
Hills Hack Association on the 3rd of January. Christina King-Andrews
won the prestigious Champion Large Hack with her beautiful
hack Robali Renoir kindly leased to us by the Leckie Family.
John Walker riding for Karen Townsend on KT Fine Fashion was
pleased with his Champion Galloway.
Christina Andrews and Robali Renoir win again at Castle Hill Spring
Horse Show!!
Winning 2 Open Hack classes, being awarded Champion Ridden Arabian
Derivative and receiving high acclaim for Robali Renoir’s form and
appearance made it a great day to remember!
Widderstein Baydens Royal proudly owned and bred by Maree Bradatsch wins his first Champion Warmblood sash at Hawkesbury show With Greg Andrews
Claudia Hobson , competing at her first royal on Headley Park Blithe Spirit
Christina Andrews competing for Future Farms at Australian Arabian Championships on Monsoun
As an experienced horsewoman, professional equestrian & dressage trainer, Rochelle is able to impart this wealth of knowledge and experience to her pupils. Her students have recorded over 1500 wins at all levels, with her team of riders having proven their ability for many years as highly competitive equestrian athletes & sought-after professional riders. Rochelle’s dedication to her students is arguably her best quality. If results speak for themselves, then Rochelle is surely one of the leading equestrian trainers in Australia.
The proof is in the pudding as they say.
Perfect practice makes perfect
King Equestrian Academy is a boutique training facility that believes in full and comprehensive support. When you are competing and when you are at home training, Greg and Rochelle are there to give you their full support. Whether it be training your horse, showing you how to plait him or extra moral support, our goal is to help you build a confident winning combination. In all their teaching, Rochelle and Greg’s innate sense of fun will really come through. Young and old alike will greatly enjoy the learning experience which comes from training with them. By building a friendly rapport with their students, potentially frustrating situations are turned into humorous and educational experiences for all!
Greg and Rochelle have an incredible passion for what they do... and it shows in their results!!