EQ Youth Development Camp - Wrap Up
Recently Equestrian Queensland (EQ) hosted the 2025 EQ Performance Camp on 10 - 12 January 2025, at Toowoomba Showgrounds and the delivery was assisted by Dressage Queensland, Eventing Queensland, Vaulting Queensland and Jumping Queensland.
The focus of the camp was to provide the Dressage Queensland, Eventing Queensland, and Jumping Queensland Squad members and Vaulting members under 25 years and other riders with the opportunity to come together to experience high performance education and further develop in their chosen discipline.
The camp encompassed both ‘On-Horse’ and ‘Off-Horse’ sessions and spectator viewing throughout the event.
Equestrian Australia Accredited Coaches
- Dressage Coach - Christine Crawford EA Level 2 Dressage Specialist
- Eventing Coach - Prue Barrett EA Level 2 Eventing Specialist & Level 2 General Coach
- Jumping Coach - Colleen Brook EA Level 3 Jumping & Eventing Specialist & Level 3 General Coach
- Vaulting Coaches - Darryn Fedrick Level 2 Vaulting Specialist Coach & Karen Foran Level 1 Vaulting Coach.
On-Horse Sessions
- Dressage Protocol with Emma Flegman and Sandra Gillott
- Vaulting Protocol with Darryn Fedrick & Angie Deeks
- Jumping Course Build and Jump round practice with Graeme Watts
Off-Horse Sessions
- Vaulting Demonstration with Angie Deeks and Darryn Fedrick
- Vet Talk - Managing Your Horse in the Heat with Mattea Davidson from Davidson Equestrian
- Rider Fitness with Natasha Campbell from The Eventing Physiologist
- Mental Fitness with William Martin (PLY) on behalf of Black Dog Institute
- Welcome Dinner catered by Taste & Design Co, with panel discussion featuring Darryn Fedrick, Angie Deeks, Karen Foran, Natasha CampbellPrue Barrett, Christine Crawford and Colleen Brook
- Nutrition Presentation by Kristen Currie from The Fit Lab and breakfast brought to us by The Glennie School
- Horse Biomechanics with Kim Goward
- and more fun group activites
We would like to take this opportunity of thanking everyone that assisted over the course of the weekend. Many helped with setting up for lessons/sessions and in the jumping arenas assisted with picking up rails.
In particular the EQ Team would like to especially thank Kerri-Lee Ryder and Karen Foran for assisting the EQ Team in the delivery of this event.
We would also like to thank Toowoomba Regional Council for their support of this project.
The spots for the camp fill quickly and the EQ Team are already planning for 2026. If you were a participant or a parent who attended the 2025 EQ Performance Camp, we would love your feedback. The feedback form can be found on the link or QR Code below!
We look forward to next years camp!
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