South Island Dressage Championships

27/08/2026

Feedback time 📣

The SIDC committee are planning the 2027 event - we always say its run by SI Riders for the Riders, and now we are asking for your FEEDBACK!

So, here is your chance.... a few rules though...
* if you don't live in the SI - don't answer
* if you don't plan to ride at the SIDC, and don't even ride Dressage - don't answer
* if you comment and make it a witch hunt - it will go straight to bin...

We might not take on all suggestions this year, but we will put all suggestions forward for our next planning meeting where we will be finalising the schedule.

Follow the google link!

https://forms.gle/FoJ3y1UUwgXVas8y5

17/06/2026

Help us celebrate our sponsors 👏

Sponsors are one of the most important contributors to South Island Championships, and a close second is riders - so let’s team together and show our gratitude! 🙏

Pop a email to Tom, even a photo of you making the most of their winter specials and thank him for their support!

[email protected]

Check out the specials at
https://store.pggwrightson.co.nz/

PGG Wrightson – Primary Sponsor of South Island Dressage

PGG Wrightson has proudly supported New Zealand’s rural and equestrian communities for generations. From pasture to performance, we understand what it takes to nurture excellence – whether in the paddock, on the farm, or in the dressage arena.
With retail stores nationwide, PGG Wrightson is a trusted partner for all your feed requirements, paddock management needs, and animal health solutions. Backed by experience, we work alongside horse owners and farmers to help pastures and paddocks perform at their best, supporting strong, healthy horses from the ground up.

As a trusted partner to growers, farmers, and horse owners across the South Island, PGG Wrightson supplies the knowledge, products, and expertise that help animals and land perform at their best.
PGG Wrightson is proud to be the Primary Sponsor of the South Island Dressage Competition, supporting riders who combine skill, horsemanship, and respect for the land to achieve excellence in their sport.

PGG Wrightson offers a wide range of products and services to suit farming, horticultural, and general home and garden maintenance requirements. Shop online now.

13/05/2026

Congratulations to Catherine Smith for being the winner of our last fabulous BEtavet Voucher. Please pay your winning bid into South Island Dressage Championships bank account and we will get your voucher winging it's way towards you asap.

Good morning, Fabulous Equestrians!!! What a beautiful day it is here in Marlborough, one where we should all be out enjoying our equine friends and definitely not at work......tell me I am wrong?
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Today I am pleased to announce that the last Betavet voucher is up for grabs🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟$200 Betavet Voucher🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Betavet is not just for your 🦄🐴🫏equine friends; they have a vast range of fantastic products also for 🐕doggos, 🐑woolly lamingtons, 🐄curious calves, 🐔🪿🦆your feathered fiends and gorgeous goatys.

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Some of the Fantastic Natural Efficacious Betavet products with premium herbal ingredients for a faster, shinier, healthier, happier companion available are shown below, for example
Reserve is $140.00, and the auction will run for roughly a week. So get your bids in quick, and get yourself some Betavet goodies to keep your four-legged friends sorteed this winter.

Please get behind SIDC and bid bid bid.

30/03/2026

Congratulations to Belinda Anderson for making the top bid on the first Betavet voucher.

Well, with Auction 2 well underway, hot on its heels is Auction Number 3.

Today, for your bidding pleasure, we have one AMAZING:

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟$100 Betavet Voucher🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Betavet is not just for your 🦄🐴🫏equine friends; they have a vast range of fantastic products also for 🐕doggos, 🐑woolly lamingtons, 🐄curious calves, 🐔🪿🦆your feathered fiends (no, I did not accidentally leave out the R...I have 🐔14 chickens and the smaller they are the more of a menace they can be....but that is another story for another day) or gorgeous goatys.

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Some of the Fantastic Natural Efficacious Betavet products with premium herbal ingredients for a faster, shinier, healthier, happier companion available, are shown below, for example .

Reserve is $75.00 and the auction will run for roughly a week. Please get behind SIDC and bid bid bid.

29/03/2026

Congratulations to Jane Jackson. Top bid on the last Fibre Fresh Voucher

Now about those post show auctions......

We have another fabulous Fibre Fresh Voucher up for grabs.

Coming into Winter who doesn't need a free bag of your

🐴🐴🐴🐴Favourite Fibre Fresh Fabulous Foods. 🐴🐴🐴🐴

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Fiber 🌟 Fresh 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This voucher (which can be posted NZ Wide) entitles the bearer to one 20kg bag of Fiber Fresh Yummyness. To be redeemed at your preferred retailer. Auction will run for roughly a week and the reserve is: $25.00 All proceeds will go to the South Island Dressage Championships Committee. These bags go from roughly $33.00 - $38.00.....sometimes more.

Please get in behind the SIDC and place your bid today in the comments below.

23/02/2026

Edit: Photos are for display purposes only. This auction is for 1 voucher only to redeem at your preferred retailer on any one of the available 20kg Fiber Fresh products you choose.

Well folks, I hope everyone has had a chance to wind down from the 2026 PGG Wrightson South Island Dressage Championships. What a weekend it was....personally I had a fabulous time.
🤩Met some great people
🤩Saw some amazing rider and horse combinations
🤩Watch some fantastic friends ride and do well

It is more than past time I crank up the promised post-show auctions.

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First up we have had kindly donated by another one of our fabulous sponsors, that i got to catch up with however briefly at the Championships weekend.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Fiber 🌟 Fresh 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This voucher (which can be posted NZ Wide) entitles the bearer to one 20kg bag of Fiber Fresh Yummyness. To be redeemed at your preferred retailer.

Auction will run for roughly a week and the reserve is: $25.00 All proceeds will go to the South Island Dressage Championships Committee.

These bags go from roughly $33.00 - $38.00.....sometimes more so please get in behind the SIDC and place your bid today in the comments below.

10/02/2026

Stand up for the Champions!

Firstly, the biggest Champions of all - PGG Wrightson Ltd, the naming rights sponsor, and Arena Rakes, for their continued support of DNZ Premier League events, Southwark Apartments, and Studio Air B&B for their judges and stewards' accommodation.

All class, National and level sponsors - we wouldn't have been able to do it without you!

Rangiora Equestrian Supplies - The Riders Shop - Young Dressage Horse classes.
Ilam Florist - Para
Moores Riding Wear - Level 7
Rhiannon Moss - Level 8
CSJ Horse Coasches - Level 3
We would Rather be Fishing - Level 4
Fiber Fresh - Level 5
Leg Up oil - Level 1
Dressage Otago - Pony L1
Ubersnug
Seahorse Supplements
Equine America - Level 9
Equi-Lise - Level 6
Treadlite - L2
David Jones Parry Saddlefitting
Equine Super Goo
BetaVet
Hippo Health
Dressage Canterbury - Arenas
Dressage Southland - Brendon and Sandra Cleaver - MFS
NZ Hanoverian Society

National Sponsors

Zilco - MFS Series
Kings Chambers - Youth Classic
Vetpro - Preliminary
Matthews Hanoverians - Novice
Animal Therapeutics - Elementary
Dunstan Horse Feeds - Medium
Back on Track - Advanced Medium
Equus Veterinary Reproduction and Consultancy - Advanced
Customs Logistics - Small Tour
AR Dressage - Medium Tour
Superior Rubber Surfaces - Grand Prix

The South Island Dressage Championship committee wishes to thank all sponsors, riders, stewards, judges, writers, photographers, Brendon and Sandra - the music man, and others who helped make this event possible.

Photo of the most whitest tail and Abbotsburn Turnout award winner - Lorna (who actually also was PGG Wrightson Ltd rep)

Champions as follows:

Studio Air B&B Non Graded Prelim Pony
Ch: Chelsea Pearce - Jennazelle Magic Mike
Res: Piper Plew - Maxwelton Sunday Sam

Dressage Otago Prelim Pony
Ch: Ally Mclachlan - Amberleigh Prima Donna
Res: Annabel Dampier-Crossley - Strike a Light

Southwark Apartments Novice Pony
Ch: Chelsea Pearce - Flaxhill Golden Dust
Res: Layla Singleton - Ellangown Secret Whisper

Dressage Canterbury Medium Pony
Ch: Alice Murfitt - Kingslea Busy Bee
Res: Everley Gilmore - Buckton Denniston

Buckton Trophy and Pony Breeders award
Everley Gilmore and Buckton Denniston

Champion Pony rider under 12yo
Ally McLachlan

Champion Pony rider 12yo - 16yo and Champion Pony Rider
Paige Fitzgerald and Greenmoor Euphoria

Champion Young Rider
Mikayla Wildermoth and Donnerock EH

Ilam Florist Para Champion
Ch: Amelia Ashby - Sargent Major

Hippo Health Non Graded Prelim
Ch: Jade Dodd - Mansfield
Res: Nicky Richmond - De Novo REQ

Ubersnug Prelim Bronze
Ch: Megan Ellis - Fabio X

Leg Up Oil Prelim
Ch: Louisa Kerr - Baroque
Res: Holly Merritt - Heathmont Visual FX

NZ Hanoverian Society Non Graded Novice
Ch: Savanna Robinson - Je'Light WDS (also won her EF back for PG attendance)
Res: Natasha Waddell - Gandarah Country Road

Seahorse Novice Bronze
Ch: Duncan Norrie - WPS Demure
Res: Belinda Anderson - Carumba

Treadlite Novice Open
Ch: Sonya McLachlan - Flaunt Hit VDW
Res: Dianne Elliotte - Don Solitaire REQ

David Jones Parry Saddle Fitter Elementary Bronze
CH: Mette Neilsen - RTB Dakota
Res: Megan Robinson - Whiterocks Swing

CJS Horse Coaches Elementary
Ch: Caronline Houghton - Regal Lord
Res: Vanessa Baxter - Totil Eclipse II

Equine Super Goo Medium Bronze
Ch: Louise Hipkins - Dibs on Me
Res: Katie Fitzsimons - Federic Savart

We Would Rather Be Fishing Medium
Ch: Paige Fitzgerald - Danny Zuko BRF
Res: Louise Hipkins - Dibs on Me

BetaVet Advanced Medium Bronze
Ch: Hess Vertogen - Amaethon Bassanio
Res: Robert Kofoed - First Choice

Fiber Fresh Advanced Medium
Ch: Natalie Page - Soldier of Rome
Res: Anna Gale - Henton Amour

Equi-Lise Advanced
Ch: Sophie Griffiths - Jackie O DW
Res: Lynette Wood - Fernlea Don Reveille

Moores Riding Wear Small Tour
Ch: Kirsty Schist - Epiton MD
Res: Sophie Griffith - Zodiac DW

Rhiannon Moss Medium Tour
Ch: Cate Davidson - Rossellini

Equine America Grand Prix
Ch: Amelia Greening - Wisdom WDS

Champion Masters:
Lynette Wood

Roanoake Just Tru Trophy
Chloe Foster - Jazzaway

Rosari Guest Star - Highest % Musical L2 - 5
Sonja McLachlan - Flaunt Hit

Monique Memorial - Highest % Musical L6 & up
Sophie Griffiths - Jackie O DW

Apologies if anyone was inadvertantly missed - we wish everyone the best for the rest of the year, and will see you all next year.

6th, 7th and 8th February 2027!

08/02/2026

Best Dressed for 2026 PGG Wrightson South Island Champs......pawting her bid in on the silent auctions for the Leg Up oil to keep her coat shiny and glossy.

08/02/2026

Well folks...that is a wrap for the PGG Wrightson South Island Dressage Championships for 2026.
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Scores are being tallied, prizes allocated, and the silent auctions are coming to a close. The weather finally played ball today so riders got their last ride in for the show.

But it isn't over yet. Prizegiving shortly and watch this space for online auction potentials.😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️