Megan Bryant and Furst Dance MBE.
EQ Life’s Virtual Dressage competitions allow riders, such as Megan Bryant, the opportunity to get expert advice and practise tests from the comfort of your home arena.
The March Competition will be running through the Equestrian Australia ‘B’ tests, from Preliminary through to Advanced.
As well as receiving insightful and professional feedback from dressage expert, Roger Fitzhardige, and, riders will also receive their scoresheet and submitted video back, with all of Roger’s comments and feedback in the background.
Dressage rider Megan Bryant won a lesson with Olympic rider Lyndal Oakley after placing first in one of EQ Life’s Virtual Dressage Competitions. Megan said she thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the competition which allowed her to get test practise from home.
“I think I have competed in all of the Equestrian Life Virtual Dressage Competitions on various horses. These competitions were a great way to help me stay motivated and on track, as it highlighted areas in my training which I needed to focus on. It was also a great opportunity to put yourself under that competition pressure as well as keeping your test riding skills in practice. Filming from C gives you a whole new perspective, the exact perspective of the judge, which is something we pretty well never get.”
“Hearing Roger’s (Roger Fitzhardinge) insightful comments whilst watching it back really gives you a better understanding of what the judges are looking for. You were also able to get so much more educational comments from Roger than on a normal test sheet, which often just tells you where you went wrong.
“Whereas in this scenario, Roger had time to explain what was lacking from each movement and where you could gain more marks next time. Even though real competitions have started up again, I have continued to enter the virtual competition as I have got so much out of it; it’s like a mini lesson.
“The feedback was definitely the reason I was entering each month, and the amazing prizes I won were a bonus — thanks to the sponsors who supported these virtual events!”
The Virtual March Dressage Competition has been brought to you by principal event sponsor, Barastoc, as well as supporting sponsors, RB Sellars and Boutique Equines. We are extremely grateful for their continued support of Equestrian Life, and the Virtual Dressage Competitions.
Once the entries have officially closed, and all of the footage has been received, Equestrian Life will stream the tests via Equestrian Life’s Live TV and Facebook page, with Roger’s comments and judging carried out in ‘real-time’, as the stream goes live.
Competitors are also welcome to have their tests judged as ‘feedback only’, meaning their tests won’t feature on the live stream, but don’t worry, these riders will still receive their score sheet back with Roger’s comments and feedback, they just won’t feature on EQ Life’s Facebook or Live TV page!
As well as fantastic feedback, competitors have the opportunity to win some seriously great prizes…
$100 RB Sellars gift voucher to the first place combinations, in each of the five classes.
Boutique Equines SD Design Polished Look package will be awarded to a particularly polished combination, so don’t forget to look your best when filming your test! Boutique Equines will also be awarding a $250 gift voucher to a polished combination, who has competed in both the February and March Competitions in 2021, with the winner being ultimately chosen by Equestrian Life’s Facebook community, by vote!
Hurry! Entries for the Virtual March Competition close on Sunday, 7 March 2021.
You can register and find out more information on how to enter here.
You can watch past competitions via Equestrian Life’s Facebook page here
Happy riding and good luck!
This interview with Megan Bryant appeared in a previous issue of EQ Life’s Magazine. To read the full article, click here.
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