Namibian Equestrian Federation - Equestrian Sport in Namibia
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom.
About NamefDRESSAGE
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DRESSAGE
The Olympic sport of dressage ( since 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games) is derived from the French term meaning “ training” and its purpose is to strengthen and supple the horse while maintaining a calm and attentive demeanor.
JUMPING
Show jumping, competitive equestrian event in which horse and rider are required to jump, usually within a time limit, a series of obstacles that have been designed for a particular show.
EVENTING
Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country and show jumping.
ENDURANCE
An endurance ride is a time test against the clock of an individual horse/rider combination’s ability to traverse a marked, measured cross country trail over natural terrain consisiting of a distance of anything between 20km to 160km in one day.
START RIDING
Before choosing a discipline, riding school, club and instructor understand that a horse is not an instrument but a living creature and this requires daily attention and love!
Blog / News
Please be informed that the Syllabi for the Little Horseshoe Exams were updated.
For more information follow the tab "How to start riding" and find updated documents on the bottom of the page.
Please be informed that the Namibian Equestrian Coaches Association has updated their procedure in regard to the hosting of Little Horseshoe Classes. All Organising Committees please take note! Updated procedure July 2024 ...
Richard Frankle, Chairperson of the Namibia Equestrian Federation, and retired teacher and equestrian therapist, Susan de Meyer pop into the Nova 1035 studio to chat about massive strides that are being made with equestrian therapy and how it ...
Please be informed that the new tests for the Dressage & Eventing Discipline have been uploaded.
Please click on the relevant page to download your tests.
Last weekend, the final of the 2022 FEI Jumping World Challenge took place in Bulgaria. Jenna Gilchrist on “Eddy Keep Cool” won the Gold Medal in the 1.15m Farewell Competition of the FEI Jumping World Challenge Final. And Kate Alison on “Kevoar“ won...
Find below all photos of the awards evening of the Namibian Equestrian Federation that took place at Droombos on 23 April 2022. If you want to download your photo(s) in high quality, please follow the links: https://postimg.cc/gallery/fWzPzT5 https:/...
Our Partners
NAMEF is grateful to all partners for their contribution and their dedication to the very best of equestrian sport in Namibia!
