Welcome to Showdown International - Online Equestrian Competitions
Amanda Berridge 🇳🇿
Rosemary Connors 🇮🇪
Amanda Berridge 🇳🇿
I am a Dressage and Show rider/producer from Cambridge, New Zealand. I work full time with horses and particularly enjoy training young horses and young riders to reach their full potential.
I recently won the Medium Dressage Championship at our NZ Horse of the year Show in March which we were lucky enough to have right before Covid 19 took over.
Dressage is something I am very passionate about & have successfully trained and competed horses up to Small Tour.
I think this online concept is a fantastic idea in our current ever changing circumstances and look forward to judging.
Jenny Johnson 🇬🇧
Rosemary Connors 🇮🇪
Amanda Berridge 🇳🇿
I have been a list 5 BD judge for 15 years. I have competed up to PSG and gained a 63% in PSG Freestyle before my mare had to retire. We qualified for Regionals in Advanced Medium Freestyle.
I have ridden all Grand Prix movements on schoolmasters at Laura Fry's and Vicky Thompson's, and have trained with John Lasseter, Adam Kemp, the late Cyril Johnson, and Tony Dampier.
I have put together freestyle music and plans for all levels of rider up to Grand Prix and for riding club events and para riders.
In my other life, I used to teach maths. I now am a church organist and sing in Bury Church choir.
Rosemary Connors 🇮🇪
Rosemary Connors 🇮🇪
Rosemary Connors 🇮🇪
I am the leading producer and breeder of Show and Sport Horses in Ireland. To date. I have produced Supreme RDS Champions, Breeders Champion, RDS Broodmare Champion, Working Hunter Champion, and numerous other RDS Championships, along with county show championships and Future Event Horse Champions. Following which, my horses have successfully competed worldwide.
I am also the flatwork specialist at Henry de Bromhead Racing.
In my spare time I teach and love giving advice and confidence to young riders coming up through the ranks.
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
My involvement with horses began in 1989 in Auckland New Zealand where we purchased and showed a couple of young thoroughbreds. Our family moved to QLD Australia in 1996 where our two young sons took up showing throughout QLD and NSW with rider class wins at Brisbane Royal and EA QLD First Ridden Pony of the Year Title. During this time I took the lead for lead rein with our youngest son and began showing our horses in hand with much success, including wins at Brisbane and Toowoomba Royal shows and many Supreme lead titles at AG shows. I continue to show and help prepare our horses here in New Zealand including showing our young stock. We breed welsh ponies and riding ponies from our resident stallion Rosedale Our Secret.
My judging career began in 2013 and I have been fortunate to judge all over Australia and New Zealand at Agricultural and Royal Shows including Toowoomba Royal and Auckland Royal Easter Show. While in Australia I had the following judges qualifications: EA QLD - State Level Judge, Queensland Chamber of Agricultural Shows – State Panel Judge, APSB QLD – Panel Judge, Riding Pony Stud Book Australia QLD – State Panel Judge, Australian Saddle Pony Association – Panel Judge.
My NZ qualifications are: NZSHC - Royal/National Level Judge, The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of New Zealand – Panel Judge, Royal A&P Society NZ – Level 3 Judge
Vicki Matheson 🇦🇺
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
Horses have been in my life for as long as I can remember and over the years I have dabbled in most of the disciplines but my main love is showing. All our family have been or still are involved in showing and we have bred and produced Royal show and Horse Of The Year winners for both ourselves and clients.
We spent 20+ years competing and judging in Australia where I was a qualified Equestrian Australia- National Show Horse judge, Australian Riding Pony judge and Arabian judge. 2016 we moved back to New Zealand where we have continued to compete and judge, I am a qualified New Zealand Royal Agricultural Society judge, New Zealand Welsh Pony and Cob Society Judge and I continue to be a Show Horse Council of Australasia -Royal Judge.
Some of my judging appointment highlights would have be judging Sydney Royal and The 2013 Show Horse Council of Australasia Show Horse and Rider Championships.
Claire Simpson 🇳🇿
Andrew Matheson 🇳🇿
Claire Simpson 🇳🇿
A lifetime with horses from Pony Club, eventing, hunting, dressage and later showing has been my passion. My involvement with showing spans 40 years, encompassing breeding ponies, producing and judging. I have also been involved with Off the Track horses which my daughter has competed in to win National Titles in NZ. A couple of years ago I gained my Trainer's Licence and have played around with two mares both of which have saluted the judge. Velveteen was a reject from two previous trainers and with a total of nine starts with me she has had wins and placings seven times and now has a colt foal at foot. My partner and I have shares in four TB stallions standing at stud in New Zealand. One of those is the French stallion Reliable Man who shuttles between continents. The remaining three are resident stallions in NZ.
My judging has taken me to South Africa and Australia, which I have just returned from judging but sadly due to Covid 19 two more judging appointments in Australia are on hold. Previously I was on the Royal Agricultural Judges International list and was a Tutor judge, however I am currently on the International List for Show Horse Council of Australasia. I have bred pony of the year winners and most of the OTT horses I have sold are winning champion hack classes here. My daughter due to work and family isn't competitive these days however she is an ambassador for the International Race Horse retraining programme, those horses are ex Hong Kong horses that are re-educated and readied for new homes. I have travelled extensively throughout the UK visiting Royal Windsor, Badminton, Blair Castle HT, Riding Pony and Thoroughbred Studs and I'm excited to be a part of this initiative and look forward to seeing you all.
Jack Cross 🇬🇧
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
Claire Simpson 🇳🇿
I was Mare Barn Manager at Woodlander Stud for 4 years. I have travelled around Europe showing young sports horses at BEF futurities. I represented the UK in the Young Breeders Hanoverian Stud Championships in Denmark.
More recently I have enjoyed hunting, become involved in showing, and have been part of a small team that enjoy showing up and down the country with successes in various classes up to HOYS level.
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
Lucky to travel the world teaching and judging.
British Dressage list 4 judge, FEI Level 2 eventing judge.
On the Hunter, cob and Pony Panels.
BHS II and UKCC Level 2 coach.
Judged both in the UK and SA. Also set up the judging panel for native breeds in India.
Joan Ahern 🇮🇪
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
Zara Pawley 🇬🇧
I am very excited to be part of the judges panel for Showdown International.
I am a List 2 Irish Dressage Judge.
Liz Langford 🇬🇧
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
Liz Langford 🇬🇧
I am a Herefordshire farmer’s daughter that has been riding since the age of 2. I have ridden in most disciplines showing, showjumping, working hunter, eventing, dressage, side-saddle and ridden out race horses. Nowadays my focus is on showing and dressage both competing and judging.
Currently I am training to be BD judge and am on a number of showing panels. I am also a VHS Panel Judge.
Liz McCann 🇬🇧
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
Liz Langford 🇬🇧
I have worked full time with horses for many years. I am a BHSAI, a list 4 BD judge and a group 3 rider, having been lucky enough to ride to PSG with my lovely Irish sports horse.
I also still teach from people just starting out on their dressage journey to advanced level.
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
My love of horses started with eventing but soon I was bitten by the showing bug. I have produced various horses and ponies up to HOYS level in various classes from show hunter ponies, intermediate, ROR, hunters, hacks, cobs and riding horses.
I am on the Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) and RoR panels.
In 2019, I took the honours in the Cuddy Championship.
Russell Marks 🇬🇧
Russell Marks 🇬🇧
Matt McGivern 🇬🇧
I am a well rounded equestrian having travelled with the Young Riders Showjumping Squad, been a yard manager for an Olympic 3-day event rider and 25 years plus in the showing world ,including numerous HOYS judging appointments.
Becci Trower 🇬🇧
Russell Marks 🇬🇧
Becci Trower 🇬🇧
I am a BHS Stage 5 Performance Coach in Complete Horsemanship, UKCC Level 3 generic. BHS Stage 3 Accredited Professional Assessor.
I am a Work Based Assessor for Summerhouse Training and a busy free-lance coach. I offer training to all levels. I am happy to do one off sessions before competition or organise training schedules to suit individual requirements. I am a BD 3a judge, BD Trainer, and BS course designer.
In my spare time I enjoy watching rugby and tractor pulling.
Nigel Vale 🇬🇧
Russell Marks 🇬🇧
Becci Trower 🇬🇧
After a successful showing career with our own stud of Shetland ponies, a Welsh A & D, my judging career began in the 90’s which I thoroughly enjoy, travelling the length and breadth of the UK and into Europe.
I am a VHS Panel Judge and I consider myself very fortunate to represent a variety of societies - SPSBS, CHAPS, IMHPS, MHCGB, BMHS, SWPA, MIDARC, TGCA, ASS, TSR, HHSS, PUK, RL, SSAD.
Leanne Wall 🇬🇧
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Leanne is a list 1 educator and tutor judge.
She is a British team selector for all youth squads and holds the BD L3 and UKCC L4 coaching qualifications.
She trains a vast variety of clients from grass roots through to international.
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Professional competition rider and equestrian coach.
Charlotte coaches riders of all levels both privately and in clinics.
Charlotte gets a great deal of satisfaction from helping riders develop their full potential. She loves watching confidence grow and develop..
Michelle Holder 🇬🇧
Charlotte Armstrong 🇬🇧
Michelle Holder 🇬🇧
Having owned horses since a child, I have competed in all disciplines but dressage is my passion.
At present, I have two ex racehorses who I show at County level and compete with BD. As a member of the RoR I am lucky enough to be in the quadrille music display team. I train with international dressage riders and eventers. My aim is to train and compete my younger horse to advanced medium.
I am currently a trainee judge with BD and often judge at unaffiliated comps. I have been a dressage team manager for a riding club for several years and have managed to get teams to the BRC championships.
Nicki Mundy 🇬🇧
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Michelle Holder 🇬🇧
Nicki is a British Dressage List 5 judge.
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