Smythesdale Adult Riders Club Inc.

13/04/2026

A huge thank you to Aberdeen Ballarat who are our generous title sponsors for this year’s Aberdeen Smythesdale Horse Trials. Horse trials are a massive effort to run and without our generous sponsors the event would just not be possible.

The Aberdeen team wish to extend their warmest wishes to everyone competing in the upcoming Smythesdale Horse Trials. To the event organisers - who generously volunteer their time - thank you, and we hope you enjoy a successful and memorable event.

08/04/2026

Get those entires in folks! It’s going to be a cracking weekend of competition.

Today 08 April 2026 is your last opportunity to enter https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21384

Weather is looking good and so are the grounds and prizes.
Camping available.

07/04/2026

Thankyou to EQ Saddlery - Geelong for kindly donating our first place rugs for the Aberdeen Smythesdale Horse Trials.

07/04/2026

Get those entries in and secure your place to ride the amazing Woady Yaloak Equestrian Centre cross country course. Amazing prizes to be won including beautiful rugs from EQ Saddlery Geelong.

You have just over 24 hours to get your entries in. Don’t miss out on a great weekend of competition. It’s not Adelaide but you won’t have to go as far 🚛
Enter via Event Secretary

31/03/2026

Come and join us for this amazing event!

29/03/2026

We are listening and understand that rising fuel prices are putting pressure on family budgets, so we have decided to remove the volunteer and yard deposit fees in the hope of encouraging more horses and riders to attend.
Also a reminder it is a PC State Qualifier
Enter via https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21384
Kind regards the horse trials committee

19/03/2026

Only a few spots left for our upcoming Cross-country and Show-jumping master clinic at the superb Woady Yaloak Equestion Centre. Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March.
Our expert instructors need no introduction... but here they are;
Alan Mitchell - show-jumping
Yona Lloyd - cross- country
Nina Clarke - cross-country

Stay for the Freshman's and Unofficial Derby on Sun. 🐎🐎🐎
Enter via Event Secretary ...... Go on, do yourself a favour.
Perfect lead-up to our Aberdeen Smythesdale Horse Trials HRCAV and PCV over weekend of April 18/19th and EA Friends of Woady Horse trials May 23/24th.

05/02/2026

Entries opening soon!

Save the date 18 - 19 April 2026 and keep an eye on https://eventsecretary.com.au/equestrian/21384 as entries for our Horse trials will be opening very soon.

27/11/2025

A huge congratulations to SARC rider Lee Horton and Hillside Park Red Mars (Leo) on taking out the Level 2 Division A Jackpot Champion at the recent TTT Dressage. Lee and Leo rode two beautiful tests for an equal first and sixth place; An incredible result for this hard working pair.

23/11/2025

Congratulations to SARC rider (and fabulous instructor) Wendy Whiting and Tate on taking first place in the Open Grade 2 at the Ballarat PC horse trials this weekend.

Congratulations to our Ballarat & District Trotting Club Inc Open Grade 2 winner Wendy Whiting riding Polentale 🥇 🐎

Thanks once again to Ballarat Trotting Club for sponsoring our Open Grade 2