About Us

Welcome To Waratah Showjumping

Waratah Showjumping came about a bit by accident!

The OC hosted in 2015 & 2016 the NSW Jumping Championships at SIEC in August – which suited the calendar as the Australian Jumping Championships here held around the middle of September at Werribee in Victoria. When Aus Champs moved to Boneo in 2018, and moved in the calendar to mid-November – NSW Jumping Champs moved to Canberra to be held in mid-October. SIEC had already been booked, all the officials had been booked – so the OC decided to keep the date and continue with the event – thus Waratah Showjumping!

That first year in 2017 was achieved on a shoestring budget – and the bottom line at the end of the show was looking nice and positive – until the last bill came in – then only a very little black showed. However, onwards and upwards – and in 2018 WS continued with a considerably bigger budget – with more prize $$ to the riders, more trade stands – and the move to the Indoor arena for Ring 1. The resulting configuration of the competition arenas led for the first time (in many peoples’ opinion, at a jumping event at SIEC) to an integrated “3 Ring Show” – instead of the usual spread out slightly disjointed feel – due to the nature of the venue.