DRESSAGE
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Walvis Bay Equestrian Club is an equestrian club in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
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
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.
Dear Members, Attached the updated calendar. Please take note that all endurance dates have changed. To view the calendar, please click on the link below NAMEF CALENDAR...
Download PDF File Here The 14th edition of the NAMEF Rules has been published. 2023_Namef-Rules-14th-Edition...
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...
Our Partners
NAMEF is grateful to all partners for their contribution and their dedication to the very best of equestrian sport in Namibia!
Walvis Bay Equestrian Club (WBEC)