Uwe Spenlen Dressage Horse of the Year
Introduced in 2010, the aim of this award is to inspire Western Australian dressage riders and their mounts to consolidate their training at ALL levels as they strive for success in the 60 x 20 rectangle.
The Aim of the Award – which has been endorsed by Uwe Spenlen - is to encourage riders and owners to consolidate the training of their horses at each level to the highest possible standard before moving on to the challenges of a higher level.
In creating the award Dressage WA and the High Performance Pathway also wished to recognise and honour the extraordinary services made to riders, judges and many other members of the Western Australian dressage community by International “I” level judge and trainer, Uwe Splenlen
It was with great excitement that Dressage WA and the High Performance Pathway introduced the award for the 2010 season and beyond (“the Award”):
The essential terms of the Award are:
The Award will be announced each year at Equestrian Western Australia’s Awards Night and will include for the winning horse, rider and/or owner:
The Aim of the Award – which has been endorsed by Uwe Spenlen - is to encourage riders and owners to consolidate the training of their horses at each level to the highest possible standard before moving on to the challenges of a higher level.
In creating the award Dressage WA and the High Performance Pathway also wished to recognise and honour the extraordinary services made to riders, judges and many other members of the Western Australian dressage community by International “I” level judge and trainer, Uwe Splenlen
It was with great excitement that Dressage WA and the High Performance Pathway introduced the award for the 2010 season and beyond (“the Award”):
The essential terms of the Award are:
- The horse must be Western Australian domiciled (ie the horse must have been resident in Western Australia for not less than 6 months of the award year);
- The winner will be the horse that has achieved the highest percentage scores in official competition at any level for which they are eligible over 4 competitions during the award year (commencing 1/1 and ending 15/12 each year);
- The horse MUST have competed at either the WA State Dressage Championships and/or at the National Dressage Championships during the award year and received a score at that level over 62%; (one score of which must be included in the percentage average calculations);
- All scores must be achieved with the same rider; and
- The High Performance panel and Uwe Spenlen (during his lifetime) also reserve the right in any given award year to present the award to a horse they consider has made a special contribution to the dressage sport on behalf of Western Australia on the international stage (for example Applewood Odorado at the WEG) at their discretion.
- Subject to paragraph 5 above (in which case runners up would be the 1st and 2nd horses) – the 2nd and 3rd runners up would be horses that had achieved the 2nd and 3rd highest percentage at any level in an award year – provided also that they have complied with paragraph 3 above.
The Award will be announced each year at Equestrian Western Australia’s Awards Night and will include for the winning horse, rider and/or owner:
- An embroidered rug for the horse recognising the horse as the “Uwe Spenlen Dressage Horse of the Year”;
- A perpetual trophy (to be handed back each year).
