DWA COMMITTEE

Stephanie Munro

Chair
​smunro22@hotmail.com
I live in the Perth Hills and compete Medium level on a Warmblood called Geneva, owned by Adele Bayliss and Kevin Chalkin. I have ridden up to FEI Medium Tour with my pony Marblz (Trapalanada Brigadeer) who has taken me across the country. He has now retired from competition and is loving Working Equitation. 

My day job is as a Subsea Engineer with Woodside working on new oil and gas projects in WA. 

​This is my sixth year on the DWA Committee. I first became involved as the Pony Representative and the Junior & Young Rider Representative. Since then I have managed of DWA’s Social Media and Website, and became Chair in November 2021.
 

Terrina Fairbrother

Vice Chair
terrina@projectneon.com.au
 
I live in West Swan and have been an active part of the Dressage community in Western Australia since 1995.  I currently have two horses in training, Intruder soon to compete at Advanced level and Abisha at PSG level.

I spent 2017 to 2019 travelling between Perth and The Netherlands,  training and competing on my horse Diede Dieni.  This was an amazing experience and certainly gave me a new perspective to competing and training dressage horses. 
Away from horses I’m a keen Ukulele player – and play regularly with Perth Northern Ukulele Group. 
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This is my first time on the DWA committee, and I look forward to helping direct our sport in a positive manner for all. 

Emily Symonds

Secretary
emily.symonds@bigpond.com
I am a city girl born to a non-horsey family, who could never understand where this obsession came from! My passion for dressage started after watching the 2012 Olympics, and from then on I was hooked. 
 
While I was at university, I competed up to Medium level on a wonderful schoolmaster. After graduation, I followed my passion to Germany, where I worked for Australian Grand Prix rider Warwick McLean for 2.5 years. I was lucky enough to learn about all aspects of riding and training, from backing youngsters to Grand Prix, as well as grooming at international shows and competing to Prix St Georges. After having had the most amazing experience, I returned to Perth in October 2021. I would encourage any rider who wants to improve their skills to go overseas, it is well worth it! 
 
Outside of horses, I have worked in both the Legal and Political sectors. I look forward to working with the committee to help advance our sport in a constructive and positive way, for the benefit of all. 
Lizzie Wakley-Dawes
Rider's Representative
lizziedawes@bigpond.com
I am a Dressage rider and D level Dressage judge. 

I look forward to for filling my role serving Dressage riders as competitive rider representative on the DWA committee . I can be contacted with any issues or concerns riders may have and will put them forward to the committee .

​Wishing everyone all the best in their future performances.

​Graeme Dick

Young Horse Representative
clayton@bigpond.net.au
I have been involved with horses all my life. Beginning riding at the age of 8 at Horsemans Pony Club. In my adult years, I competed in a range of equestrian disciplines, including Dressage, Show Horse, Showjumping and Eventing, with some of the highlights including riding the talented Marcel around the WA eventing circuit, competing at Gawler 3 Day Event in Adelaide and competing on the Showjumper, Conclusion, who went on to compete at the LA Olympics. 

My professional career has always involved the training and educating of young horses. My focus for the past few years has been the development of my 3 young Bloomfield Warmbloods, which were purchased as yearlings. They are now between 4 and 7 years old, and I get great satisfaction developing their natural talent as they mature. 

I look forward to this position on the committee, as I see the development and promotion of young horses as key to the future of our sport. 

Heidi Emery

Committee Member
heidi@mackinlays.com.au
I am delighted to have been elected to the Dressage WA committee by the membership for 2022 and beyond.

Dressage remains a passion for me both as a rider, owner and a judge and I enjoy encouraging others to get involved in the sport at all levels of skill and commitment.  Dressage is, after all, training so I believe it has much to offer in improving our enjoyment of horses and ponies of all types and talent.
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With an extensive background in law and business, I remain active as a consultant in these areas as well as managing  a personal investment portfolio.   I hope that  my experiences in these forums will be an asset to the DWA committee going forward.

Paula Zammit

Pony Representative & Club Liaison
paula.zammit01@gmail.com
coming soon

Georgia Grose

Junior & Young Rider Representative
Website & Social Media Manager
georgiagrose@hotmail.com
I live South of the River, and currently compete preliminary/novice on my young Warmblood 'Sir Cisco', and medium on my schoolmaster 'Rivale'. 
 
I am in my final year of study at university and will graduate at the end of the year with a Bachelor degree in Agricultural Science, with focus on Animal Health and Microbiology. 

I look forward to helping the Junior and Young Riders of WA Dressage!