🏅 IDSHS National Performance Awards - 2025 / 2026
From dressage to stockman’s challenges, from jumping to jousting! Every ride counts. Our Performance Awards Program is open to all financial members and recognises the achievements of Irish Draughts and Irish Sport Horses across all equestrian pursuits in every state and territory of Australia.
Annual Awards Cycle
- Award Year: 1 July – 30 June
- Entries Due: Weekly submissions encouraged. Final submission deadline: 15 June 2026
- Awards Announced: 1 August each year
How it Works
- Earn Points every time you and your Irish Draught/Sport Horse attend or complete an event.
- Bonus Points are awarded for top placings.
- Accumulate Points throughout the season to reach milestone awards and end-of-year recognition.
- Submit Your Journey via our easy online submission form.
Categories
- Open Division: For riders who compete at any level, including professionals, REGULARLY
- Amateur Division: For riders who do not compete regularly or earn regular income from riding, training, or coaching.
End-of-Year AwardsPresented to the top point scorers in each division:
Versatility Champion - Highest points across 3+ disciplines
Dressage Champion - Highest points in dressage
Eventing Champion - Highest points across HT/Eventing/Combined Training
Western Champion - Highest points across western or challenge events
Showing & Turnout Champion - For those excelling in the show ring
Youth Rider of the Year - Best overall under 18 years
Veteran Horse Award - For horses aged 18+ still competing with heart
Community Spirit Award - For exceptional effort, sportsmanship or advocacy
Winners receive a beautiful personalised rug, IDSHS merchandise, and special prizes!
Submit Your RidesAfter every event, complete our quick online form:
- Rider Name & Horse Name
- Discipline or Activity
- Event Name + Date
- Level (e.g. EVA80, Novice Dressage, etc)
- Result (if applicable)
- Proof (screenshot, link, photo of draw or leaderboard)
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2023 / 2024 Open Winners - Vanaheim Fire and Ice ISH (Icarus Frosty ISH) and Durani Hart
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2023 / 2024 Amateur Winners - Chevara (Leavara ISH) and Sophie Roberts
Entry Form
After each event or activity, please fill in the below entry form. We will remind you weekly to get your entries in! If you have any trouble with gathering the required information, please reach out to Ali so she can help.
Point Structure (Updated & Simplified)
Competition Activities – 10 points per day
Working & Western Events – 10 points per day
Adventure & Specialty Rides – 5 points per day
Training & Community – 5 points per session
Clinics, Riding Lessons, Club Days, Parade Participation, Mounted Demos, Growth, learning, and community participation too!!
BONUS POINTS
- Dressage
- Show Jumping
- Cross-Country
- Eventing
- Horse Trials
- Show Horse / Showing
- Show Hunter
- Hacking
- Combined Training
- Combined Driving
- Driving
- Equitation
- English Pleasure
- Side Saddle
- Time Trial
- 3PE Combinations
- Para-Equestrian
Working & Western Events – 10 points per day
- Campdrafting
- Stockman’s Challenge
- Working Horse Challenge
- Working Cow Horse
- Horsemanship
- Western Pleasure
- Team Penning
- Ranch Sorting
- Calf Roping
- Barrel Racing
- Breakaway Roping
- Rodeo
- Challenge
- Polo
- Polocrosse
- Western Dressage
- Reining
- Cutting
- Futurity
- Maturity
- Utility
Adventure & Specialty Rides – 5 points per day
- Sporting
- Gymkhana
- Pole Bending
- Trail Riding
- Navigation Ride
- Mounted Games
- Ride to Time
- Musical Ride
- Horse Ball
- Tent-pegging
- Ring Jousting
- Lemon Sticking
- Jousting
- Horse Archery
- Hunt Club Day
- Working
- Breaking In
- Tetrathlon
Training & Community – 5 points per session
Clinics, Riding Lessons, Club Days, Parade Participation, Mounted Demos, Growth, learning, and community participation too!!
BONUS POINTS
- 1st Place = +10
- 2nd Place = +7
- 3rd Place = +5
- Completion of Official Event = +2 (if no placing)
