Carol's life has revolved around horses ever since 1954 when she became a Pony Club member, an organisation that she has followed until now in various positions.  She has been a Rider, Coach, National Board Chairman, International Team Manager, and PCA representative in China. 

 

2024 was her 40th year as a Dressage judge for Equestrian Queensland.  She has judged Dressage for One Day Eventing  up to 2* level, as well as Interschool competitions, Working Equitation, Pony Club State Events, Equestrian Queensland Dressage to Elementary level.    Prior to Covid Carol was approached to do Western Dressage judging –and in 2018 she first started on this journey.

 

As a WDA-AUS judge, she also judged the first WDA-AUS National Show in 2022 and stewarded at the 2024 National Show.

Carol joined the National Management Committee at the November 2024 AGM.

Carol is also a member of the 2025 WDA-AUS judge committee and her leadership skills are an asset to the future of judge education.

 

Carol has found that her classical dressage background over the many years of experience as a judge, beneficial in training the eye to the precision, obedience and calmness required in Western Dressage tests. She especially loves the soft harmony between horse and rider. ​

Rachael developed a love of dressage in her 20’s. She has been fortunate enough to have access to wonderful trainers in her area to help her with her dressage pursuits.

 

Rachael came across Western Dressage and was impressed by the friendly atmosphere and welcoming committee members, so much so, that in 2020 she decided to join up and get involved.  She judged the WDA-AUS National Show in 2022.  In April 2023, Rachael became a National Management Committee member when an unplanned vacancy became available.

 

Rachael is an EA dressage judge and has judged dressage throughout Victoria, including the Victorian State Championships and Victorian Interschools Championships, as well as Eventing Dressage and Pony Dressage.

Rachael believes that dressage training can benefit horses and riders of all disciplines.

Greg is an EFA accredited F Level Judge and is working towards his E Level accreditation.  He has judged the Horse of the Year shows in the Northern Territory, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.  He has also judged in New Zealand on several occasions including the Christchurch Royal Show.  Greg is an accredited EFA Steward as well.

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Greg joined the National Management Committee at the November 2024 AGM.  As a WDA-AUS judge, Greg occupies a position on the 2025 judges committee.  He strongly advocates for judge education.

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He also successfully competes in led and hack classes and in the dressage arena, he has competed at state level in Queensland.  Greg has a strong sense of community and volunteers his time wherever possible.  For the past 6 years, he has been the secretary for the Calliope Rotary Club and he is the coordinator of their annual Christmas event.  These are roles that he continues to perform.

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Having been a business owner and also working in the Airline Industry & NDIS, Greg appreciates the value of working in a diverse team and drawing on each individual's strength to achieve the best outcomes. 

Julie started her equestrian journey at age 15, learning Dressage and competing in Eventing and Hack classes.  She became a PCA Instructor, a Chief Instructor and a Judge for a number of years.

 

Julie has bred Quarter Horses/ASHS Horses, which she then competed in Western Performance and Halter classes.  She discovered Western Dressage and her last bred filly, at age 13, really excelled in WD when the North Qld Quarter Horse Association bought WD to Far North Qld.  Julie became a member of the National Management Committee at the November 2017 AGM.

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Julie competes in Western and English Dressage on her newer QH gelding, developing his education by attending the clinics and coaching sessions that are available a few times a year in the FNQ.

 

Julie is an executive committee member of the NQQHA and the ASHS FNQ Branch.  Along with past board members Teresa Russo & Paula Byrne, Julie organised and ran the first ever Western Dressage National Show in 2022, whilst also competing.  This required travelling their horses over 3000kms to Caboolture & back, a feat which they repeated in 2024.  Julie also holds the WDA-AUS Event Co-Ordinator role and collates all the show result points for the Annual National & State High Point Awards, as well as the Lifetime Horse Recognition & Awards Program.  She works full time, so her time management skills come to the fore.

Tania is a dedicated Real Estate Administration Assistant.  Her skills include exceptional organisation skills and she provides strong support to the Western Australian rural estate agents and property sales teams.

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Residing in the Perth Hills with her family, she balances her career and family life as she is a loving mother of two boys.

 

Tania is a passionate Western Dressage rider with a deep motivation and passion to further the sport in WA. Her enthusiasm for Western Dressage fuels her ongoing efforts to support and drive the discipline forward, ultimately focusing on strengthening the harmonious relationship between horse and rider.  Tania joined the National Management Committee at the November 2024 AGM.

Lisa works for the Department of Education, she joined WDA-AUS in 2022 and she resides with her family in South Australia.  She has been a committee member of the Southern Star Western Performance Club, an affiliate of WDA-AUS and became a member of the national management committee when a vacancy unexpectedly became available in 2024.

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Lisa competes in the higher levels of Western Dressage and made the very long journey to the 2024 National Show in Qld, where she and her mare were very successful.  

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She also competes successfully in other disciplines including Reining, Ranch Horse events, ASHS events and elementary/medium level Dressage.  Lisa recently earned the honour of becoming a sponsored rider for The Tack Shop, South Australia.