ESNZ 75th Anniversary And Hall Of Fame Awards

The finalists have been announced for the Equestrian Sports New Zealand Hall of Fame Awards night and 75th Anniversary Dinner in the Banquet Hall at Parliament Buildings, Molesworth Street, Wellington this Friday, 27 June from 6pm onwards.  

The event will celebrate the 75th milestone since the New Zealand Horse Society (forerunner to ESNZ) was formed, acknowledge this year’s award recipients and also recognise the most recent Hall of Fame inductees and others who have made an outstanding contribution to ESNZ and the equestrian sport.  

The finalists are:

2025 ESNZ RIDER OF THE YEAR:  

Tim Price (Eventing)

Sophie Scott (Jumping)

Melissa Galloway (Dressage)

2025 ESNZ HORSE OF THE YEAR – INTERNATIONAL:  

Falco (owners Sue Benson & Tim Price)

Windermere J’Obei W (owners 2024-25 Melissa Galloway, Rodney & Anne Parkes)

Showcase BC (owners Frankie Webb & Louise Duncan)

2025 ESNZ HORSE OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL:

DSE Mendoza (owners David & Lesley Going, Kim Keown, Donna & Elise Edwards-Smith)

LT Holst Freda (owners Julie Davey & Andrew Ormond)

Don Vito MH (Wendi & Jon Williamson)

2025 ESNZ TEAM OF THE YEAR: 

Hinterlands & John Jones Steel NZ National Three-Day Event Championships 2025 (Sophie Thomas & Craighaven Legacy, Emily Cammock& Y Puna Slade, Kirsty Ogilvie & Raise A Glass, Lindsay Colwell &Waitangi Netflix)

NZ Olympic Eventing Team 2024 (Tim Price & Falco, Jonelle Price & Hiarado, Clarke Johnstone & Menlo Park)

2024 FEI Dressage World Challenge (Helen Hughes-Keen Chef d’Equipe, Katy Payne & Dragonbach Master Reilly, Paige Fitzgerald & Greenmoor Euphoria, Amanda Macpherson & Friden Star, Samantha Belsham &Dolcetto II)

2025 ESNZ AGAINST ALL ODDS:

Julie Davey (Jumping)

Louise Duncan (Para-Equestrian)

Jesse Campbell (Eventing)

Clarke Johnstone (Eventing)

2025 ESNZ GROOM OF THE YEAR:  

Jade Urban(Eventing)

Madison Schollum (Dressage)

THE PILMER PLATE  – ESNZ LIFETIME VOLUNTEER/OFFICIALS AWARD, the ESNZ YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS FOR 2025 and the 2025 ESNZ HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES and HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS will be announced on the night.

Special guests will take part in a series of “firesidechats” to reflect on 75 years of equestrian sports in New Zealand. For more see: https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/esnz/about-esnz/75-years-anniversary/

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