Smythesdale Endurance Ride

13/10/2025

Found this old photo on the weekend.

07/07/2025

The team at Smythesdale Endurance Ride are proud to have hosted a successful event. We were supported by countless volunteers, whose energy and commitment made the big gig possible 👏👏👏 We celebrate those who gave their time prior to the weekend, during the event and after base camp was vacated. The feedback from participants and other attendees has been lovely - thank you!

We've mentioned the wonderful sponsors (in a couple of previous posts), who generously contributed to the prizes and awards participants took home. As we post up snaps of the rug winners and Renegades Hoof Boots major raffle prize, a couple more sponsors are gratefully acknowledged. If you were a competitor please tag the businesses and individuals who facilitated your take home loot🤞 Also tag our page or VERA's Instagram when you publicly share any thank you post, so we can onshare.

If you are an endurance rider you can express your appreciation to the following valued supporters, by keeping them in mind when making purchases and giving them a socials follow 👍
🔽 Facebook
🙏 Shed Productions
🙏 Eaglehawk Endurance
🙏 Getting fit for a Forty!
🔽 Facebook + Instagram (IG)
🙏 HRV Hero + IG
🙏 Standardbred Pleasure & Performance Horse Association of Victoria Inc + IG

& as previously mentioned:
🔽 Facebook
🙏 PetPiks by Bek
🔽 Facebook + Instagram
🙏 CEN Horse Nutrition + IG
🙏 Central Machinery Services - now known as RhysEvans Ballarat + IG
🙏 Hygain + IG
🙏 Jillian Jan Bourton + IG | Pink Goop
🙏 Kasey Thomas + IG & | Kassim Endurance
🙏 Kennards Hire + Ballarat
🙏 MultiCube Stockfeeds + IG
🙏 RamblingwithRumble + IG | Sue Jones' Riding Skirts
🙏 Renegade Hoof Boots + IG
🙏 Straight Egyptian Promotions Australia1 + IG
🙏 Daniel Watt & Frankie Lane + IG
🙏 The Haymarket + IG
🙏 The Hoof Co + IG .co
🙏 VALA Equestrian + IG
🙏 Victorian Industrial & Commercial Plumbing | Donna Freeburn + IG
🙏 Western AG + IG Ballarat
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🙏 Get Around Hire

05/07/2025

Smythesdale Endurance Ride 2025, 20km riders - the smiles say it all 😁 37 completions in idyllic conditions ☀️ Well done all on the 97% completion rate 🏇🏻👏 Tag away!

⚠️Photos can be published for non commercial use - BUT please tag VERA's Instagram &/or the VERA Facebook Group if you choose to share them.

02/07/2025

🐴💭 You didn’t start this journey for the ribbons.
You started because something in you needed the freedom, the fire, and the connection only a horse could give.

✨So when the doubt creeps in…
✨When the ride feels off…
✨When progress feels slow…

Look at your horse.
They’re not asking for perfection — they’re asking for you.

✨Keep showing up.
✨Not just for them.
But for the version of you that believed in this dream from the very start. 💛

29/06/2025

28/06/2025

https://www.facebook.com/LastStrawHaySupplies?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr

Last Straw Hay Supplies have generously donated beautiful lucerne bales for our checkpoints. We all know how precious hay is at the moment, so we are super appreciative! Thank you, you guys are champions!

We are a small, family run business selling hay products including pasture, lucerne and straw.

Stockists of a HUGE variety of feed including Hygain, Prydes, Barastoc, Oxley Chaff, BlackHawk & Purina to name a few.

All feed at super competitive prices 💰

28/06/2025

The team at MultiCube Stockfeeds have once again jumped on board with their fantastic products for completion prizes.
They were a big hit last year!
Thank you for your ongoing support! 🍀

27/06/2025

Good morning everyone!
For all our new riders today, there will be a couple of VERA members floating around in yellow hi vis vests- if you have any questions at all, not sure where something is or where you’re meant to be please ask!

A reminder to all 40km & 80km riders, preride vetting for you will not start until the early afternoon.
Safe travels everyone 🤗

27/06/2025

Let’s get lots of likes and shares for the businesses that are supporting this ride. 🤩

27/06/2025

THANK YOU Kennards Hire Ballarat for supporting our ride and your bowels!
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