Keysborough Equestrian Club

Lynda Hayes show clinic
2025-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Wilkira Park, Moorooduc
Unlock and brush up on your showing and riding potential with Lynda Hayes.
Lynda has a wealth of knowledge in the showing industry having been on the EA National judge, show horse council, a renowned National accredited EA Show Judge, adjudicator at Royal Shows, Agricultural open shows and interschools competitions.
Winner of the prestigious 2009 Garryowen Equestrian turnout and a competitor based at Lyntan Park on the Mornington Peninsula. Specialising in training and riding youngsters, Lynda has numerous State Royal, National and Grand National showing titles in lead and ridden classes and has won Barastoc Horse of the Year over 20 times.
Lynda will share her expertise and assist riding class skills in a small group session, review presentation clothing options and show how to present your horse for showing, giving you fabulous input on improving and gaining points from the judge’s point of view.
Whether you are a new aspiring rider or an accomplished show rider getting ready for the showing season, this is a valuable clinic to assist you with skills for your presentation and ringcraft.
Book now through Event Secretary.
Members: Shared lesson max. 3 riders. $50 each including lunch plus pm horse presentation
Non-members: Shared lesson max. 3 riders. $75 each plus pm horse presentation and facility fee.

Belle Bourke Clinic
2025-10-19 | Willow Lane Equestrian Centre, 296 Pillars Road, Bangholme, Victoria, 3175, Australia
Belle is a professional dressage rider, trainer and EA Level 1 coach. She has a wide range of experience in both coaching riders and training horses of all levels across HRCAV, PC & EA. She has a Diploma of Horse Business Management and a Cert IV in Training and Assessment.

Belle has also had great success training and competing dressage horses in State & National competitions. Her training has a keen focus on the horse’s confidence and rider position.

She has a strong background in training horses in a variety of ways, having spent 12 years training police horses and many of those years in charge of Horse Acquisition and Training as well as rider training. With experience not only with other Australian Mounted units but with the Met Mounties in London, The Garda (Ireland) and the New York Mounties, not to mention her many years spent with wonderful dressage coaches and working at some of the best equine facilities in Australia and New Zealand.
She has established a vast knowledge base of horse and rider training methods.

Belle is passionate about all horses and helping riders achieve their goals.

Cost is $60 for KEC members, including lesson & lunch. Book now at Event Secretary.

Marilyn Smithett - Dressage protocol day
2025-11-16 | Wilkira Park, Moorooduc
We are very excited to offer a Dressage Protocol Day with well known HRCAV judge Marilyn Smithett.

This is the perfect opportunity to dip your toe in if you have a green horse, or if you would like to try a test the level above or just get some feedback in preparation for TTT Dressage (which is the following weekend). If you would like to learn more from your dressage riding, these days are very helpful.

They give you the opportunity to learn what judges are looking for, what movements are required at each level, ringcraft, what the marks mean, and a whole lot more.

Marilyn Smithett has been an HRCAV dressage judge of all levels for approx 30 years. Marilyn is also a past EA dressage judge, a current HRCAV show judge all levels, and just retiring from being a level assessor after 40 years. Marilyn also coaches.

Marilyn loves judging dressage. It gives her the opportunity to help riders progress through the grades by commenting on what they are doing and how to try & improve their tests.

“In my opinion, I think dressage is the most challenging discipline of all. To see a rider connect with their horse in a harmonious way is very rewarding,

I look forward to this protocol day, knowing we will have a good day sharing knowledge, answering questions & having a bit of fun with our lovely horses,” says Marilyn.

See you on the 16 November!

Location: Wilkira Park – Moorooduc
Cost: $35 per test
Time: 30 mins per test includes riding time and feedback.

Please book NOW via Event Secretary!
https://eventsecretary.com.au/clubs/rallies/21252

We will also have our AGM and awards ceremony on at 12:30pm.

Amanda Lewer - poles clinic
2026-02-15 | Willow Lane Equestrian Centre, 296 Pillars Road, Bangholme, Victoria, 3175, Australia
Poles Clinic: Sunday 15 February
Where: Willow Lane Equestrian Centre, Pillars Road, Bangholme
Cost: $55 for 1hr session with 3 riders
About Amanda:
I’m Amanda Lewer, an equestrian coach and horse trainer for over 26 years. In that time I’ve carved out my own training methods to help thousands of horse riders to improve their connection, feel and position. As a foundation coach I aim to help horse riders keep horses sound, fit for purpose and willing participants.
My horse training methods have developed over many years of breaking and training. In the beginning, as a child, I wanted to go to the Olympics but after working in that environment in my late teens, I decided that wasn’t what I wanted to do and my focus shifted away from competition.
My addiction to horse sports was and remains cemented in my love of horses. I never really cared if anyone knew who I was or how I trained but here I am running a humble little business. AML was born from a growing number of clients turning to me for help.
I never specialised in any particular discipline despite originally competing in eventing. My non-specific love of many horse sports caused me to attract clients from all disciplines. This gave me the opportunity to work with a variety of horse breeds.
I have lost count now but I’ve roughly calculated to have trained over 250 horses in my life and coached over 16,000 riders in the last 8 years. The experience I gained from this, continues to help my methods evolve in order to help more horses and their riders.
The training I experienced under elite level competitive riders in EVENTING and SHOW JUMPING gave me a solid understanding of what is required of a high level performance horse and rider. The trainers who I am forever grateful to are the ones who are not household names, who have no claim to fame or notoriety in the equestrian realm. These trainers are by far some of the best horsemen and women I have ever known.
It is my aim to ensure AML continues to pay it forward, encouraging horse riders to love the horse first and the sport second.

Georgia Haythorpe - rally
2026-03-22 | Wilkira Park, Moorooduc
We are excited to welcome FEI coach and dressage rider Georgia Haythorpe to our next club rally. Georgia is an experienced FEI dressage coach specialising in young horses through to FEI and retraining.
Georgia has a wealth of knowledge in developing horses and riders of many, different levels. She has a calm and consistent approach to training.
Cost: $100 for a 45 minute lesson with Georgia. Bookings open at Event Secretary!
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Venue: Wilkira Park, Moorooduc
For more information on Georgia, see her Facebook page.

Belle Bourke clinic
2026-05-17 | Willow Lane Equestrian Centre, 296 Pillars Road, Bangholme, Victoria, 3175, Australia
Belle is a professional dressage rider, trainer and EA Level 1 coach. She has a wide range of experience in both coaching riders and training horses of all levels across HRCAV, PC & EA. She has a Diploma of Horse Business Management and a Cert IV in Training and Assessment.

Belle has also had great success training and competing dressage horses in State & National competitions. Her training has a keen focus on the horse’s confidence and rider position.

She has a strong background in training horses in a variety of ways, having spent 12 years training police horses and many of those years in charge of Horse Acquisition and Training as well as rider training. With experience not only with other Australian Mounted units but with the Met Mounties in London, The Garda (Ireland) and the New York Mounties, not to mention her many years spent with wonderful dressage coaches and working at some of the best equine facilities in Australia and New Zealand.
She has established a vast knowledge base of horse and rider training methods. Belle is passionate about all horses and helping riders achieve their goals.

Cost is $90 for KEC members, including lesson & lunch. Book now at Event Secretary.
