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Woodhill Sands – Upcoming Events 

Woodhill Sands operates year round, across all disciplines and at all levels of riding from training days and grass roots events up to Grand Prix Show Jumping and regional Dressage Championships.

Summer is coming to an end and we have a full winter calendar with something for everyone with a wide range of series accumualtors to choose from as well as the return of our popular Canter for Cancer - Pony Club Winter Allrounder series. Details of our events from April until our spring shows in August and our winter seriescan be viewed here. You can also see information and the schedules for these shows in our Upcoming Events section of the website and you can enter these days on Evo Events.

Keep an eye out in our website and FB pages for updates to what will be happening over the coming months.  

Horse welfare is of vital importance at Woodhill Sands and will be monitored during your stay.  Woodhill Sands hold shows that are registered with ESNZ as well as open days, clinics and grass roots training days.  We take horse welfare issues very seriously and any concerns raised will be investigated.  Any horse welfare issues will not be tolerated.  Please report any incidents you have observed or concerns you have to the event staff or officials on site at the venue.  The FEI has a Code of Conduct for the Welfare of the Horse and this guides and informs our approach in this area.  This code can be viewed here.

Each show has information about it the upcoming events section and updates about specifics for the show will be posted on our Facebook page during the lead up for these days.  All those attending must enter through Evo Events . We do ask for payment at time of entry.  This is available via the Poli Payment system or Stripe.

During the summer months we have a full calendar of spring and summer shows with something for everyone.  During Spring we have GP SJ shows and the Spring Festival of Dressage and Show Hunter.  During the Summer months we have a schedule of Grand Prix Show Jumping shows with all the popular ESNZ series classes Horse Grand Prix, Pony Grand Prix, Young Rider, Junior Rider, Pro Am Rider, and Amateur Rider Series. We also run a number of Woodhill Sands series across the summer months.  Details of these are published in the calendar booklets for these shows. 

In addition to our GP SJ shows over the summer months, we hold a number of other events covering Mini ODEs, clinics and casual open days, dressage days, grass roots jumping days  and derbies.  During the autumn and winter months we hold a number of grassroots Dressage days, Show Hunter, Show Jumping and Mini ODE days which are part of series with awards at the end of of the shows up for grabs!!

Details of all of our shows as well as those run by our user groups covering the other discliplines are outlined below.  Updates will be provided through our website and FB pages with details if there are any changes to our shows. Details on the schedules for the shows may be found under the details of each event or can be found on Evo Events.  If you have any questions around the shows organised by another group at Woodhill Sands, please contact them directly.

Outlined below are the upcoming events at Woodhill Sands. Our venue uses EVO Events to manage entries and associated aspects of the event (draws, yarding, scoring etc).  Links to specific events help at Woodhill Sands can be found below in our event schedule or go direct to EVO  Events to find out what events are happening around your part of the country through various show providers. Online entries can be done via Evo Events.  We now offer payment via Poli or Stripe (credit cards) for online entries.  Please use these services to pay for your entries at the time of entering as this will ensure that your entry into the event is secured.

Please note that the venue has a speed limit of 10km at ALL times.  The venue has a no dog rule, which includes not having dogs on site but in a vehicle. Please review our Event H & S Policy here.  Further information can be found in the Health & Safety section of our website (in the About Us section). 

We look forward to seeing you soon.

 

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Working Equitation Training Day

Event date: 25/04/2025 Export event
Working Equitation Training Day

WORKING EQUITATION is coming to Woodhill Sands Equestrian Centre! πŸ΄πŸŽ‰

We’re thrilled to bring you a Working Equitation Training Day at the beautiful Woodhill Sands Equestrian Centre. This is your chance to experience a sport that’s quickly growing in popularity in New Zealand and is all about harmony between horse and rider.  

This day is designed to be informal and fun, making it the perfect opportunity for both beginners and seasoned riders to practice and improve their skills. You’ll get to work on obstacles in your own time and receive valuable feedback and tips from our experts. It’s about learning and growing together! We welcome all riders, of all ages and stages, whether in English or Western tack, hacks or ponies, bitted or bitless.

Working Equitation is a sport that combines the poise of dressage with the thrill of speed and the precision of working cattle (n.b.in New Zealand we aren’t quite advanced enough to have the working cattle phase in our competitions just yet!). You can see some of the world’s best here and here. It’s a super-fun way to train your horse and to develop that feeling of partnership.

Don’t miss this chance to be a part of the Working Equitation Training Day at Woodhill Sands. It’s going to be a day filled with excitement, learning, and camaraderie.

You can do a course walk to look at the obstacles and there will be people there to help you with your questions and provide advice and support.  You will have the opportunity to practice the obstacles. Work your way around each obstacle for as long as you want, with people available to give you feedback. Perfect to help introduce you to this new and rapidly growing discipline

This training/Have a Go style day is great for people new to working equitation, casual dress, no jackets or platting required.

Entries will be via Evo Events . We now offer payment via Poli or Stripe (credit card) for on-line entries.  This is our preferred method of payment for your entries and will secure your spot at the time of entry.

To find out more about Working Equitation in New Zealand, check out the official site of the national organisation, Working Equitation New Zealand https://wenz.nz . You can also familiarize yourself with the current rules for competition, which explains how each obstacle is performed to ensure you’re ready for the event. Don’t worry if it’s a bit confusing, we will have lots of people on the ground to help you out if you would like.

 

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027 4 WSANDS (972 637)

 

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General Venue & Event Enquiries - info@woodhillsands.co.nz
 

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