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The State Horse Centre
BUSINESS MODEL OUTLINE
This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government under its Regional Partnerships Program in partnership with
Horse SA, The Office for Recreation & Sport, Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc, Equestrian Federation of Australia (SA Branch),
Pony Club Association of South Australia Inc, and Riding for the Disabled Association SA Inc.
March 2007
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS with South Australian branches, representatives or activities –
Australian Light Horse Association
Australian Bushman’s & Campdraft Association
Australian Carriage Driving Society
Australian Endurance Riders Association
Australian Harness Racing Council
Australian Mounted Games Association
Australian Polo Council
Australian Jumping Racing Council
Australian National Saddlehorse Association
Australian Racing Board
Association Equestrian Federation of Australia
National Reining Horse Association
National Cutting Horse Association
National Rodeo Council
Pony Club Association of Australia
Australian Tentpegging
Polocrosse Association of Australia
Riding for theDisabled Association of Australia
Show Horse Council of Australia
Australian Trail Horse Riders Association
Association of Horsemanship, Safety & Education
STATE ORGANISATIONS: – Horse SA
Horse Riding Clubs Association of South Australia
South Australian Barrel Horse Association
South Australian Hunt Clubs Association
South Australian Country Shows Association
South Australian Working Draft Horse Association
Side Saddle Association of South Australia
Standardbred Performance and Pleasure Horse Association
Natural Horsemanship
NATIONAL INDUSTRY/PROFESSIONAL GROUPS – Australian Horse Industry Council
Australian Equine Alliance
Australian Horse Alliance
Australian Jockey Association
National Master Farriers Association
Australian Blacksmith & Farrier Association
Australian Trainers Association
Myofunctional Therapists Association
Equine Veterinarians Australia
Equine Dentists Association of Australia
Copyright Horse SA 2007. All or part of this document cannot be copied or distributed unless permission is gained from, and with acknowledgement of, Horse SA. Although every effort has been made
to ensure the correctness and accuracy of the information, no warranty express or otherwise is given.
Important Notice: Although all reasonable care has been taken in preparing this information, neither Horse SA nor its officers accept any liability resulting from the interpretation or use of this
information. This information is subject to change without notice.
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Project Partners
Horse SA
Julie Fiedler
Executive Officer
PO Box 483
Plympton SA 5038
Telephone +618 8294 2460
Email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au
www.horsesa.asn.au
Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc
Mr John Rothwell
Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 108
Goodwood South Australia 5034
Telephone + 618 8210 5202
Email JRothwell@rahssa.org.au
www.adelaideshowground.com.au
Office for Recreation & Sport
Mr Phil Freeman
Manager, Asset Management and Development
27 Valetta Road, Kidman Park, South Australia 5025
Telephone + 618 8416 6677
Email: freeman.phil@saugov.sa.gov.au
www.recsport.sa.gov.au
Department of Transport & Regional Services
GPO Box 538
Adelaide South Australia 5001
Telephone + 618 8110 2202
www.dotars.gov.au
Adelaide Metropolitan Area Consultative Committee
Ms Anne Evans
Executive Director
PO Box 3138
Rundle Mall South Australia 5000
Email: exec@amacc.org.au
www.amacc.org.au
Equestrian Federation of Australia (SA Branch)
Ms Angela Yeend
Executive Officer
PO Box 1177 Marleston South Australia 5033
Telephone + 618 8234 2700
Email angela.yeend@efasa.com.au
www.sa.equestrian.org.au
Pony Club Association of South Australia Inc.
Mr Greg Bailey
President
75 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Telephone + 618 8232 5922
Email bails@chariot.net.au
www.ponyclub.asn.au
Riding for the Disabled Association SA Inc
Ms Kay Milton
Manager
1 Gladstone Street, Fullarton, South Australia 5063
Telephone + 618 8338 6100
Email admin@rdasa.org.au
www.rdasa.org.au
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The Initiative
This project proposal is to upgrade the horse use area currently existing within
the Adelaide Showground, to establish a State Horse Centre.
It includes the addition of an Indoor Riding Arena and replacement of stabling
as Stage 1. Stage 2, to be investigated on the full completion of Stage 1,
includes additional stabling and an administration block.
The site has existing valuable infrastructure, which will also be incorporated
into the usable footprint of a completed State Horse Centre, including an oval,
grandstands, various smaller buildings and toilets.
Acknowledgements:
Thank you to the following people and organisations who have assisted with
preparation of this document:
Intrepid Management Services
Brenton Hahn
Boyce Architects
Richard Campbell
The horse owners and riders of South Australia
Thanks also to the City of Unley for its co-operation and consultation.
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Contents
Introduction
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Executive summary
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The South Australian horse industry
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Concepts, sketches and costing estimates
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Model for Centre management
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Events and activities
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Centre services
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Information Centre
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Vocational training
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Horsekeeping
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Operations budget
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Marketing plan
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SA State-level sporting facilities
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Regional linkages
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The next steps
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Conclusion
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Appendices
1 Site comparisons
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2 Horse sport ORS codes and comments
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3 State Level Sporting Facilities Strategic Plan 2007-2017
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4 The State Horse Centre precinct and Acts, Plans and obligations:
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5 The State Horse Centre precinct and relationships with Government agencies: . . .
6 The State Horse Centre precinct and the Strategic Infrastructure Plan for SA . . . .
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Photo supplied by Office for Recreation & Sport
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Introduction
The horse, along with the dog, is an animal that has accompanied man through
the ages. Starting as a food source, then as a draught animal, before being
ridden into war, used to plough fields, grade roads, as transport, and for
hunting, sport and pleasure.
Many horses serve more than one purpose through their lives. The two brown
horses in the photo on the Contents page probably started out being born on
a large commercial stud in a rural district, taken through the sale ring, tried out
for racing before being sold on to these ladies, who are now enjoying a section
of ‘The Kidman Trail’ – a new shared-use tourism-based trail from Willunga to
Kapunda in South Australia.
All of their lives, these two horses have contributed to providing employment
for a range of South Australian residents, including studmasters and grooms,
farmers growing hay and oats, sales agents, transport drivers, racehorse
trainers, strappers, track work riders, jockeys, barrier attendants, grounds
persons, racing administration staff, veterinarians, farriers, saddlers, equine
dentists, fodder merchants, pharmaceutical companies and more recently
agistment centre owners, real estate agents, riding coaches, land management
advisors, sporting administrators, alternative therapists for animals, fencing
contractors, trough manufacturers, shed builders, and horse float sales agents,
not to mention businesses along the trail they are riding.
And these are normal horses living a normal life in the South Australian horse
industry, owned by two ladies who enjoy their club activities on the weekend.
Or the story could have been, that a brown horse, after being unsuccessful in
racing in this State, was sold to Wendy Schaeffer and went on to win a Gold
Medal for Australia.
Horses by their very nature are ‘high input’ animals that cannot be mechanised
or automated in their care or exercise. For every six horses in full work at
Photo courtesy Gill Rolton
a racing or equine sports competition stable, one full-time job equivalent is
created.
The proposed State Horse Centre precinct provides a unique opportunity to
give Adelaide a focal point for horses and people as enjoyed in the great cities
of the world – such as Sydney’s Centennial Park, New York’s Central Park and
London’s Hyde Park.
The linkages between city and country are the strong foundations of the
Adelaide Showground, and the State Horse Centre will provide links to the
history of horses in South Australia and opportunities to take part in a wide
variety of horse-related activities for our increasingly urban-based population.
The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a training and competition venue
for all levels of riders, support the Adelaide International Horse Trials and
other major events as attracted, provide a new level of spectator facilities for
equestrian sports, and bring another aspect of uniqueness to the State of
South Australia.
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Executive Summary
The State Horse Centre precinct, unlike any other major recreation and sporting
facility, is infrastructure development for not one but five key organisations,
which are signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding to share this vision
for growth of the horse industry in our State.
It is worth noting that collaboration of this number of organisations, at this
level, is unprecedented in any State Horse (Equestrian) Centre in any other
State.
This project also provides excellent value for money for State Government
sporting facility investment. Existing infrastructure suitable for horse use,
owned by the RA&HS (oval, grandstands, service buildings, car parks, etc) is
conservatively valued at $22m.
Combined with existing asset value, proposed Federal Government, RA&HS
and horse industry contributions bring the investment model to a 3:1 project
partner to State Government ratio. That is, for every $1 invested by the State
Government, project partners contribute $3 value.
The venue also provides a unique opportunity to grow the horse sport
spectator base in South Australia. The Royal Adelaide Show (incorporating
the State’s largest horse show) has the highest number of visits per head of
population of any show in Australia. People also visit the site for an average of
100 other events and expos throughout the year.
A recent example is the establishment of the Adelaide Farmer’s Market, which
has seen an average of 5,000 people a week go through the gate, is a case in
point of placement of products, services and experiences in easy reach of the
general public.
Unlike most sporting venue proposals in this conceptual stage, Horse SA can
provide validated evidence demonstrating:
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Strong existing public infrastructure base (mainly on Crown Land).
An activity that is in the Charter of the major asset value contributor
(RA&HS).
Strong site history of event and venue management with an existing
related staff base of 40 FTE .
Integration of the proposed facility within South Australia’s largest
public event.
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Executive Summary (Cont.)
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Proven number of 1.0m visitors to the site each year and growing.
Proven sporting (horse) programs already held on site, involving MOU
partners.
7 Strong rural, regional and remote linkages across every part of the
State through the country shows circuit, pony club and Riding for the
Disabled groups and affiliated events to the Equestrian Federation.
8 Flow-on benefits for employment and agri-business found in regional
areas directly linked to an increase in horse activities.
9 Access for a range of socio-economic groups.
10 Ability to meet the requirements of the South Australian Sporting
Facilities Strategy’s major investment principles.
The State Horse Centre precinct is critical to growing the industry in our State
and to empower the horse industry to attract new participants who will have
the potential to go on to sporting excellence, active recreation, racing, breeding
and real estate (horse property) investment.
It will provide affordability for new entrants, meet the needs of those with
disabilities, provide social inclusion opportunities and increase our contribution
to the economy of South Australia.
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The Memorandum of
Understanding signed in
August 2005 by representatives
of RA&HS, Horse SA,
Equestrian Federation (SA),
Pony Club Association of SA
and Riding for the Disabled.
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The South Australian horse industry
The horse community, through historic and modern-day use of horses, is a diverse group.
Horses are still used for policing, stock work and as working horses to transport people, many different sports, and
for pleasure, breeding and entertainment.
It is difficult to have collective data for horses, as individual animal registration is not required. It is also akin
to describing the horse community in the same way one would for the grassed surface sports community. i.e.
there are more than 40 different horse sports (not including variations of sports, as found in show jumping and
mounted games for example) practiced in this State under one or more recognised rule books. Imagine having one
organisation which would oversee the AFL, polo, cricket and racing!
The horse industry can broadly be divided into:
• Recreation (including trails, pleasure riding)
• Sport (including show jumping, polo, dressage, tent pegging)
• Racing (including TAB race meetings for thoroughbred, harness, picnic racing, bush/outback racing)
• Breeding (with more than 30 different breed groups listed as having representation in this State)
• Companion animals (retired horses, horses who serve a social purpose)
• Working horses (stock horses, police Horses, TAFE horses, Riding for the Disabled, tourism and riding school
horses)
• Wild horses
It is estimated that there are 90,000 horses in SA, which are mostly found in the peri-urban and near-Adelaide area
with a more even spread throughout the rest of the State. Concentration points are found at Port Lincoln, Kadina,
Naracoorte and Mount Gambier. Horse SA estimates that there are more than 25,000 people who would access
horse riding, driving or related activities each year. ABS data shows that horse riding is the 12th-most popular activity
for women in Australia.
The horse industry has a number of peak bodies governing the sectors, which are shown on the inside front and
back covers of this report.
Through informal scanning of membership bases of key organisations, it appears that the horse-owning population
is located in the following areas:
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The South Australian horse industry (Cont.)
FACT FILE:
• Metropolitan: Low (includes Morphettville, Camden Park, Marion)
• Outer Metro: High (includes Gawler, Golden Grove, Onkaparinga Hills, Morphett Vale) – this is often referred
to as peri-urban or city/country interface.
• Near Regional: High (includes Mt Barker, Strathalbyn, Kadina, Kapunda, Mc Laren Vale but would also include
Mt Gambier)
• Regional: Medium (includes Clare, Riverland, Balaklava)
• Remote: Low to medium (includes outback, all remote regional towns incl. Roxby Downs, Leigh Creek,
Aboriginal Lands)
The deficiency in horse sport facility infrastructure in South Australia is a high-quality competition and training,
indoor riding arena with good spectator facilities.
In 2001, The Office for Recreation & Sport funded Horse SA to undertake a broad scoping report with the view to
identifying where the regional areas of activity took place and where potential State Horse Centre sites could be
viably located.
In relation to potential sites, Victoria Park Racecourse, Morphettville Racecourse, Magic Millions (at Morphettville
Racecourse), Adelaide Showground, Globe Derby Park and State Sports Park were subject to an independent
evaluation by consultancy firm Phillip Grey & Associates. Morphettville, Victoria Park and the Adelaide
Showground all scored highly.
Since 2001, Victoria Park has progressed as a major project in relation to horse and car racing. Morphettville has
since had a 10 hectare wetlands placed within it. The Royal Agriculture & Horticulture Society of SA Inc has moved
forward, indicating support for a major horse facility to be located on the Adelaide Showground site as a viable
possibility.
Australia has a benchmark indoor riding arena, being the facility constructed for the Sydney Olympics.
This report provides the foundation for the active work required to achieve the vision, to commence.
• More than 350 clubs and
associations are directly linked with
horses in South Australia – (Horse
SA database)
• It is estimated that up to 90,000
horses live in this State.
• Horse club committees
– including pony clubs, racing and
country shows – are responsible
for vast tracts of community land.
Combined with personal properties,
this makes horse owners major
stakeholders in natural resources
management.
• Horse riders in SA are supported
by more than 300 trained
coaches or instructors through
five organisations which offer
accreditation
• A high proportion of horses
live on small properties in the
peri-urban areas surrounding
Adelaide. There are more than
22,000 Certificates of Title sized
between 5 and 20 hectares within
this descriptor – (FarmBi$- Horse SA
Small Properties Project 2006).
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The South Australian horse industry (Cont.)
Services
The State Horse Centre precinct will deliver the following services:
Coaching
from community to elite level, this includes people with disabilities, indigenous and the
popular horse riding market of mature aged people. A mix of community, commercial
and subsidised programs will need to be provided.
Employment
for a number of administration and horse-related roles.
Sporting development
juniors, masters, squads, introduction of new sports.
Events/activities
for any community-based group or commercial provider (horse, local or rural sector).
Conferences/meetings
for any community-based group or commercial provider (horse, local or rural sector).
Horsekeeping (agistment) horse accommodation for day, short-term and long-term.
Horse services
veterinary, farrier, saddlery, rider outfitting, fodder, commercial horse hire.
Administration hub
for a range of community horse groups.
Business development
links with business service providers, on- and off-site.
Information Centre
for horse industry, land management, tourism and other relevant information which can
be easily accessed by the general public.
Vocational education
through a range of programs based at, or funded through, organisations linked with
the Adelaide Showground. This Includes horse and rural industries, land management,
sport and recreation.
Volunteer training
for a range of event management, rider support services.
Regional development
services for regional areas based at, or originating from, the State Horse Centre
precinct and vice versa, the Centre purchasing products and services (e.g. fodder and
manufactured horse food) from providers in regional areas.
Research
through a base of horses and facilities at one central site.
Retail opportunities
through servicing clients both on- and off-site..
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Concepts, sketches and cost estimates
Sample profile of an indoor arena.
CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE:
The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of South Australia is undertaking a project to develop a
Master Plan for the Adelaide Showground.
- indoor arena
The RA&HS specified in its brief the need to make provision for a State Horse Centre precinct in the Showground.
Horse SA (representing the Memorandum of Understanding signatories) was invited to assemble a model in
support of the shaping of the State Horse Centre precinct.
- horse walker
An outline of key prerequisites and preferences of the various parties has been developed to provide a footprint of
how the State Horse Centre precinct might appear, within the broad requirements specified by the Society.
Further considerations included current privately-owned land, preferred buildings for retention and desire for
boulevard-theme development. The concept design needed also to reflect the desire for ultimate financial
sustainability; therefore a number of additional factors were incorporated, including location of commercial
premises.
Builder and landscape designer Brenton Hann was engaged to provide the design footprint and conceptual
drawings based on the above requirements and a site allocation within the RA&HS Master Plan.
- stables
- exercise areas
- waste management
- horse wash
- feed and tack storage
- fodder store
- float parking
- laneway access
- Police/Ambulance
- Centre entry ‘statement’
- reception
Comparable projects costs:
Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park: $38 million, completed in September, 1999.
Sydney Showground, Olympic Park: $350 million completed in January, 2000.
- biosecurity
- veterinary access
- riders
- administration
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Concepts, sketches and cost estimates (cont.)
Stage 1 concept
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Cost estimates
The cost of upgrades of the horse precinct at the Adelaide Showground is
governed by a raft of considerations which include the extent of existing horse
facilities, the quantity of permanent stabling, office requirements, commercial
buildings, car parking and the need to meet various horse sport rule book
requirements.
Assumptions Include: indoor horse arena 80m x 40m which includes bench
seating for 1,200 people; corporate boxes; viewing areas for judges, stewards,
media, veterinary and medical; rooms for officials, event managers, media and
veterinary and medical personnel. Outdoor areas include space for lunging
rings, horse walker, horse wash bays, and an outdoor exercise arena of 20m x
60m.
Administration and related areas include provision for volunteers’ and riders’
lounge, ticket box, storage area of 400 sq m (harness vehicles, show jumps),
outdoor landscaping and general office space.
OFFICE
CAFE
JUDGES
STABLING
SPECTATOR SEATING
ARENA
STORE
STABLES
HORSE YARD
WARM UP AREA
PICNIC
AREA
A
DRIVEWAY
SPECTATOR
SEATING WITH
STORAGE AREA
BELOW
CARPARKING
VEHICLE
ENTRY
SPECTATOR
SEATING WITH
STORAGE AREA
BELOW
HORSE
ENTRY
SPECTATOR
SEATING WITH
STORAGE AREA
BELOW
CARPARKING
DRIVEWAY
CARPARKING
ENTRY/
EXIT
ENTRY/
EXIT
PERFORMANCE
ARENA
UP
SPECTATOR
SEATING WITH
STORAGE
AREA BELOW
STABLING &
STORAGE
AREA
Work on initial, broad-brushstroke costing estimates, coupled with a realistic
operational budget, means the State Horse Centre precinct project is proposed
in two key stages.
UP
TOILETS
FARRIER
SADDLERY
STABLING &
STORAGE
AREA
LOBBY
STAIRS
LIFT
STABLING &
STORAGE
AREA
TOILETS
STABLING &
STORAGE
AREA
A
A
Sample layouts
SPECTATOR
SEATING
Financial considerations for the State Horse Centre precinct
need to take into account the existing RA&HS asset base worth
a conservative $22m, including oval, grandstands, etc – facilities
which would need to be included in the costings of any
greenfields site.
VOID
VEHICLE
ENTRY/EXIT
BELOW
VOID
HORSE
ENTRY
BELOW
SPECTATOR
SEATING
VOID
ENTRY/
EXIT
BELOW
PERFORMANCE
ARENA BELOW
JUDGES
& MEDIA
DN
SPECTATOR
SEATING
STAIRS
CAFE &
INFORMATION
CENTRE
STAIRS
KITCHEN
TOILETS
OFFICES CAN BE
CONVERTED INTO
CORPORATE BOXES
STAIRS
LOBBY
LIFT
OFFICES CAN BE
CONVERTED INTO
CORPORATE BOXES
DN
TOILETS
STAFF
ROOM LOCKER
ROOM
A
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STAGE 1
Structures – Indoor Riding Arena
Comment – A purpose-built indoor arena is required. It will be a steel construction
and follow international-standard specifications to facilitate a range of horse sports,
with televising lighting capacity, judging observation points, middle and end entry
points. During Stage 1, Horse SA will lease office space along one side of the arena.
Dimensions: 50m x 100m (riding area 40m x 80m)
These costs are initial estimates and are only against a concept.
Further economic modelling work will need to include ‘whole
of life’ project costs (15-30 years), valuation models against
environment and social measures, economic risk analysis, economic
constraints and economic modelling of each key type of horse
activity, including current losses to the State through not having a
facility to attract existing national and international events.
Cost: based on $1,400 per square metre – $7,000,000
Stable Block 1 (for approx 50 horses)
Comment – Located to the north-east of the indoor arena, this stable block will
be pavilion-style, capable of accommodating floats along laneways and with
adequate ventilation and fitted out with demountable stables, but permanent use
is expected.
Driveways (paving and landscaping)
Dimensions: 45m x 23m
Cost: Based on $400 per square metre – $414,000
Stable Block 2 (for approx 40 horses) and day yards
Village Green
Comment – Located to the north of the indoor arena, this second stable block
will also be pavilion-style, capable of accommodating floats along laneways
and with adequate ventilation and fitted out with demountable stables, but
permanent use is expected.
Comment – This will be a recreational area bordered by the outdoor arena and the
permanent stables. It will be lawned, with a paved BBQ area and garden feature.
The area can be used during Show Week for temporary stabling (e.g. Clydesdale
Horse feature area) or food vans.
Dimensions: 35m x23m
Cost: – $100,000
Comment – This will include bitumenised driveways, around the circumference of
the arena, and permanent stables and a paved driveway across north face of the
Centre.
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Additional infrastructure
- Round yard and surrounds
- Horse walker and surrounds
- Office fit-outs
- Wash bays x 8, roofed and direct wash water into sewer
- Security office and guardhouse at entrance
- Floodlit outdoor arena
Dimensions: 80m x 30m (4,800 sq m)
$5,000
$40,000
$70,000
$14,000
$15,000
$210,000
$354,000
Other considerations: contingencies/project management/fees/etc
- 90 demountable stables and flooring
- Watering points
- Bedding storage (sawdust bay)
- Loft space per stall (feed and tack storage)
- Waste disposal area (metal cartaway bins, wastewater system)
- Buggy storage area (400 sq m) under arena
- Rider medical examination, swabbing and treatment room
$1,000,000
STAGE 2 – CONCEPT
Structures – Administration Centre
Comment – It is proposed that the existing red brick dairy pavilion be converted
to a two-storey Administration Centre as the centrepiece of the Centre,
potentially to house administration offices, a veterinary service, vocational
training, meeting rooms, theatrette, visitor information centre, lobby, reception,
café, riders’ lounge and change rooms, covered pick-up/drop-off coach way
entrance and viewing lounge for both indoor and outdoor arenas.
Exceptional inclusions: installation of mezzanine level, roof realignment and
atrium
Cost: based on $1,350 per square metre – $6,480,000
Stable block 3/multi-purpose pavilion
(temporary stabling for approx. 45 horses)
Comment – This pavilion will be capable of accommodating demountable
stables, catering for horse shows, gymkhanas and other events. It will also
serve for stabling during the Royal Adelaide Show.
Stable block 4/multi-purpose pavilion
(temporary stabling for approx. 42 horses)
Comment – This pavilion will be capable of accommodating demountable
stables, catering for horse shows, gymkhanas and other events. It will also
serve for stabling during the Royal Adelaide Show.
The fitout with stabling needs to be added to the cost, depending on style
chosen*.
* The RA&HS will determine total stable numbers required to meet annual requirements.
Incremental replacement of stables is an additional consideration.
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Shop fronts
Comment – These will be leased to horse-related businesses and will enhance
the ‘village’ feel of the precinct.
Cost: estimated at $396,000
Outdoor areas
Comment – These will include bitumenised car parking for the administration
needs of the centre, a coach driveway, landscaping, signage and flagpoles.
Financial summary – Stage 1:
Item
Indoor arena (including foyer and toilets)
Stable block 1
Stable block 2
Driveways, paving, landscaping
Village Green
Additional infrastructure
Contingencies and fees
Cost
7,000,000
414,000
322,000
810,000
100,000
354,000
1,000,000
$10,000,000
Financial summary – Stage 2:
Item
Administration Centre
Stable block 3
Stable block 4
Shop fronts
Outdoor areas
TOTAL
Cost
6,480,000
412,500
300,000
396,000
600,000
$8,188,500
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Part of the Stage 2 concept – conversion of the old dairy building into an Administration Centre
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Model for Centre management
Legal structure
The State Horse Centre precinct will be managed by an Incorporated body, potentially called The South Australian
State Horse Centre Inc.
It will comprise a Board of Management, drawn from the various stakeholders in the Centre, and a small team of
employees. It will operate from its own offices, located inside the Adelaide Showground.
State Horse Centre Board composition
The State Horse Centre Board of Management may comprise membership from those organisations that will guide
it. It is proposed to have 13 seats, with representatives to be invited from:
- The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc
- Horse SA
- Industry Skills Council representative (Primary Industries/ Service Skills)
- Office for Recreation & Sport (SA Government)
- Federal Government
- Local Government – City of Adelaide/City of Unley
- Tourism
- Small business
- Three horse activity sectors
The State Horse Centre Board will select a chairperson annually. The Board will be responsible to the RA&HS for
overseeing the management and policy direction of the organisation. It will meet monthly through the year to
consider major procedural and policy matters on advice.
The Board will be governed by a constitution that will include minimum reporting requirements to stakeholders,
operational expectations, lease/agreement obligations to RA&HS and regulatory and legal compliance
requirements.
THE VISION
An internationally-recognised
horse centre catering for elite
sport and community-level horse
programs.
Set in a village-style environment.
Recognising the role of the horse
in our living heritage, arts and
written expression.
Attracting and embracing interest
from the local community, the
horse industry and visitors.
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Model for Centre management (Cont.)
Board of Management
Centre Manager
Finance and
administration
Contracts:
security,
maintenance,
cleaning,
food and beverages
Stable manager
(contract)
Volunteers
Licences:
tenants,
horse agistment
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Model for Centre management (Cont.)
The business objectives
The following seven business objectives have been identified:
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To build the South Australian State Horse Centre precinct position as
Australia’s premier urban-based horse and business activity precinct.
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To become a centre of excellence in competition, coaching, sporting
development, education and research featuring a diverse participant
base woven into a village culture inside the Adelaide Showground and
integrated with the Unley and Adelaide townscape.
3
To ensure that the principles of sustainability (environmental, social,
economic and heritage) are a driving element of the Centre’s operations.
4
To support the establishment of a best practice hub for community-based
horse riding, horse care and management.
5
To establish innovative programs using state-of-the-art communication
capabilities.
6
To grow visitation and yield to the Centre from horse-related sport and
recreation (local Adelaide and visitors), business events (corporate and
community) and education (schools, tertiary and overseas) markets.
7
To ensure that social inclusion is a guiding consideration in all decision
making.
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As horses have been entwined in our lives for centuries, there is an almost
endless number of sporting and recreational horse-related pursuits, many of
which have yet to be introduced to Australia.
There are more than 35 primary horse-related sport and recreation activities
practiced in Australia. Many of these ‘primary’ activities have many variations
e.g. carriage driving has been called a primary activity, but has the variations of
show driving, concourse de elegance, period turnout, private drive, combined
driving events, endurance driving, scurry driving, obstacle driving, etc; with the
further variations of undertaking this with a single horse or pony, pairs, tandem
or teams.
It is only the primary activities of official race meetings, endurance, hunting and
competition cross-country that cannot be met through the State Horse Centre,
although there is scope to undertake horse training and rider skill development,
official and volunteer education programs and sporting administration
management.
The 23 national activity organisations identified by Horse SA, 8 State-based
activity organisations, 48 breed groups, 9 State organisations and at least 10
professional organisations with South Australian presence all need to conduct:
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Committee/sub-committee meetings
Annual general meetings
Conferences
Training for coaches and officials
Volunteer training
Squad training for participants
International qualifiers
State and National Shows
Masters Games, Asia-Pacific Events
Social days, promotional events
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Specialist programs linked to mental health, youth and disability
expos and trade days
There are a number of organisations included in this list – e.g. Horse SA, the
Equestrian Federation of Australia, the Pony Club Association and Riding for the
Disabled – which have a number of sectors and sub-groups, all of which hold
individual meetings, training days and forums.
Many breed groups also provide ‘action’ classes based around the breed,
and promote use of the breed in mainstream horse sports or the working
environment, and should not be considered as groups “just keeping a
studbook”.
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A test of the ability of a horse and rider combination to successfully
jump a set course of artificial obstacles.
Events and activities – Showjumping
This sport is conducted as a stand-alone event up to Olympic level, or as
a component of the Three Day Event, One Day Event, Prix Caprilli (Flat
and Jumping Test) Modern Pentathlon, Masters Games, World Police and
Fire Games and University Games. A wide range of organisations conduct
showjumping competitions or include informal jumping training in regular
programming.
The Equestrian Federation of Australia and the Federation Equestre
Internationale are the governing bodies for the highest level of this sport.
A State Horse Centre would enhance opportunity to attract:
Lead-up events to Olympic/world events to be conducted in Australia
Major Asia-Pacific/Oceana/Aus-NZ events
Masters Games
Australian Showjumping championships
City of Adelaide Showjumping Major Event – NEW
Establishment/relocation of a club to the venue
Establishment of permanent and visiting coaching services
Innovation
One of the most exciting opportunities exists to provide weekly low to middle
class level showjumping events in the evenings, coupled with family meals and
novelty/entertainment events, to grow the spectator base.
Current existing significant showjumping events which could be attracted to,
or are already held, at the Adelaide Showground:
Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup rounds
Adelaide International Horse Trials’ showjumping phase
National championships (rotate around States)
Australian Showjumping Derby
South Australian Showjumping Championships
South Australian Indoor Showjumping Championships
Pony Club State and National championships
will provide a competition
and training venue
suitable for all standards
of competition – from club
through State, national,
international, to world
and Olympic.
Employment and
volunteering – A small
number of showjumping
coaches and grooms are
employed in SA in full,
part-time and casual
positions. The sport is
conducted by volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Showjumping-trained horses are
regularly exported overseas from
South Australia.
SA coaches and horse trainers
with showjumping expertise are
regularly employed in Asia and
other countries.
A number of small businesses in
SA manufacture showjumping
equipment or stand stallions at
stud.
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A test of the ability of a horse and rider combination to successfully
complete a ridden test in a standardised arena, designed to demonstrate
the training and athletic ability of the horse.
Events and activities – Dressage
This sport is conducted as a stand-alone event up to Olympic level, or as a
component of the Three Day Event, One Day Event, Prix Caprilli (Flat and
Jumping Test) Masters Games, World Police and Fire Games, University Games.
A wide range of organisations conduct dressage competitions, or include
informal obedience tests in regular programming.
Lead-up events to Olympic/World events to be conducted in Australia
Masters Games
National Dressage Championships
City of Adelaide Indoor Dressage Spectacular – NEW
Establishment/relocation of a club to the venue
Establishment of permanent and visiting coaching services
Innovation
Several opportunities exist to grow this, one of the most popular equestrian
sports. Linked with quality spectator facilities, this sport can grow through a
number of initiatives, including Dressage to Music dinner events, mid-week
dressage qualifiers, inter-school and school-based dressage programs and
indoor driving dressage
Current existing significant dressage events which could be attracted to, or are
already held, at the Adelaide Showground:
Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup rounds
Adelaide International Horse Trials’ dressage phase
National championships (rotate around States)
Stand-alone prestigious dressage events
South Australian Dressage Championships
Riding for the Disabled/Para-Equestrian championships and qualifiers
:
and training venue
suitable for all standards
of competition – from club
through State, national,
international, to world and
Olympic.
Employment and
number of dressage
positions. SA has a small
number of studs breeding
dressage horses that also
employ stud hands. The
sport is conducted by
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Dressage horses bred and trained
in SA are regularly sold to other
States.
SA coaches and horse trainers with
dressage expertise are regularly
employed in Asia and other
countries.
SA stand dressage stallions at
stud.
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A test of the ability of a horse and/or rider/leader combination to
successfully display a horse against set judging criteria.
Events and activities – Show Horse
Showing horses is one of the most popular activities. Showing is a broad term
which covers a range of led, ridden, driven, long-reined or other method of
presenting a horse against pre-set criteria. The South Australian Country Show
circuit has a strong history of show horse classes. The Royal Adelaide Show is
the State’s largest horse show event.
The Equestrian Federation of Australia is the governing body for the highest
level of this sport.
Masters Games
National and State Saddlehorse or Breed championships
Establishment/relocation of a range of clubs
Establishment of permanent and visiting official/judging programs
Innovation
Several opportunities exist to grow this, one of the most popular equestrian
sports. Linked with quality spectator facilities, this sport can grow through
a number of initiatives, including relocation of the many horse breed
organisations’ studbook keeping administrative services.
The RA&HS manages the studbooks and administration of many cattle and
sheep breeds. Each organisation is still responsible for normal governance, but
shared office space provides for greater efficiency, improved administrative
standards and shared knowledge and resources.
Current existing significant show horse events which could be attracted to, or
are already held, at the Adelaide Showground:
National and State championships for any of the 48 breed groups
Stand-alone prestigious showing events
and training venue
suitable for entry level
through to national show
horse competitions.
Employment and
number of show horse
positions. SA has a small
number of studs breeding
show horses that also
employ stud hands. The
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Show horses bred in SA are
regularly sold to other States and
exported.
SA stand Show Horse stallions at
stud.
The Royal Adelaide Show is the
State’s largest horse show.
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A set skills and agility course, conducted as a team or individual, usually
judged against the clock.
Events and activities – Mounted Games
Mounted Games, through the International Mounted Games Association
website, are making their way towards becoming an Olympic sport. The
Australian Mounted Games Association has been established to assist
Australian riders towards this goal.
Major Asia-Pacific/Oceania/Australia-NZ events
Masters Games
National and State championships
Establishment of specialist Mounted Games clubs
Establishment of permanent and visiting official/judging programs
Innovation
Most nations of the world with a strong horse background, have horseback
games linked to their culture. Mounted Games, as we know them today,
were first developed in India and were played by adults. They were known as
‘gymkhana’ games. The most popular was tent pegging, which was a popular
pastime with the British Army members.
A Mounted Games club, if established at the State Horse Centre, could
also introduce other popular sports played elsewhere, including indoor polo
(Cowboy Polo) and Horse Ball (basketball on horseback).
Current existing significant Mounted Games events which could be attracted
to, or are already held, at the Adelaide Showground:
Olympic qualifiers
The State Horse
Centre will provide a
competition and training
venue suitable for entry
level, junior, master and
international standards.
Employment and
volunteering – Mounted
Games at elite level is
an emerging sport. The
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
South Australia hosted a Prince
Philip Cup (with riders from five
countries) in 2005 and several
trans-Tasman events, including
hosting a visiting team at the
Gawler Horse Festival in 2007.
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Polo is played by two teams of four players on a field measuring 274m x 182m.
The objective is to hit the ball with precise blows through goal posts. The game
is divided into sections (called chukkas) of 71⁄2 mins each. After 8-10 chukkas
the team with the most goals wins.
Events and activities – Team sports
Polocrosse is a combination of polo, lacrosse and netball. Each team of six riders
use a cane stick with thread net, to carry and pass the ball and score goals.
Western sports have a number of team events, including steer wrestling, team
roping and team drill riding displays.
Other team sports, such as horseball, have yet to be introduced to Australia.
Equestrian vaulting is also a team sport, but is covered in another section.
These sports are played at international level, but are not Olympic sports or in
the program of the World Equestrian Games.
Masters Games
Indoor polo and polocrosse short-game rules
Establishment or relocation of specialist clubs
Establishment of a polo/polocrosse training school
Establishment of a western riding sports training school
Innovation
Shortened rule versions of both polo and polocrosse, designed to be played
indoors, will provide a great way to engage people in a new and exciting sport
in a controlled environment. Borrowing horses is acceptable.
Current existing significant team sports events which could be attracted to, or
are already held, at the Adelaide Showground
International qualifiers and friendly games
Pony Club State and National championships (polocrosse)
The State Horse
level, junior, master and
Employment and
volunteering – The list
of polo and polocrosse
coaches is growing. Fulltime grooms are common
in polo stables. The
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Horses trained in these sports are
regularly exported from Australia.
Professional stables with resident
trainers and staff exist for these
team sports.
Every year riders from around the
world fly to Australia, including
SA, to play polo.
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Equestrian Vaulting is gymnastics on horseback.
The horse is controlled by an independent handler and the vaulter is judged
on their gymnastic skills, in the same way as the more familiar floor gymnast.
Competitions exist for teams, which are also judged on their marching skills and
freestyle, this is quite spectacular.
Events and activities – Equestrian Vaulting
This sport is very popular in countries where it is expensive to keep or ride
a horse. A club owns a horse or two, with the horsekeeping expenses
shared amongst the membership. For this reason, this sport needs to be one
encouraged at the State Horse Centre as an entry level opportunity. This sport
is nearly always conducted indoors.
Masters Games
Mature aged physical activity programs – new
Establishment or relocation of specialist clubs/RDA groups
Establishment of a commercial equestrian vaulting business
Innovation
There is a lot of scope with this sport to bring new people into the horse
industry, as the sport is controlled i.e. the vaulter is not learning independent
horse control skills and the cost of horse ownership is spread over the club.
Vaulting at competition level is for youth, but there is room for stretching
and mobility excercises for mature aged, rehabilitation, therapy, social and
behavioural-focussed programs.
Current existing significant vaulting events which could be attracted to, or are
International qualifiers
The State Horse
level, junior, master,
international and world
standards.
Employment and
volunteering – The list of
NCAS vaulting coaches is
growing.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
There are two clubs and one
commercial vaulting academy in
SA and there is scope to provide a
linked range of programs.
A vaulting club which owns a
horse and has an average of 20
members provides one of the most
cost-effective ways to ride a horse.
The sport is conducted
by volunteers.
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Horses in draught (pulling) is evolving into an exciting, competitive sport
through the introduction of events based around speed and technical
skills.
Events and activities – Driving
Modern horse driving activities revolve around combined driving (dressage,
cross-country and cones), show driving (light and heavy horse), harness racing
(Australian Harness Racing Board, Pony Trots, Mini), driving for work (weddings,
breweries, films) and driving for pleasure, endurance events or on trails.
Internationale are the governing bodies for the highest level of this sport
– Combined Driving.
Major Asia-Pacific/Oceana/Australia-NZ events
Masters Games
National and State championships (heavy and light horses)
Pony and Mini Pony trotting racing and training
Indoor driving sports e.g. scurry driving
Indoor dressage driving
Establishment or relocation of specialist clubs/RDA driving groups
Establishment of a commercial driving school
Innovation
Carriage and heavy horse driving is a popular sport and activty which is also
open to people who – perhaps through injury, increasing weight or just looking
for a use for an outgrown family pony – can take part in horse-related activity.
Heavy horse teams, tandem driving and teams are fast-dying arts and all
opportunities to pass on the skills need to be embraced.
There are also many people who are passionate about authentic vehicle
restoration, traditional harness making and collection of horse brasses, carriage
lamps, horse-drawn farm implements and related costumes and paraphernalia.
Current existing significant driving events which could be attracted to, or are
Working horse competition days (e.g. ploughing competitions)
Indoor driving dressage and sports
The State Horse Centre will
provide a competition and
training venue suitable
for entry level, junior,
master and international
standards.
Employment and
volunteering – A number
of professional drivers
exist in the wedding,
tourism, film, horsebreaking and tourism
sectors. Secondary
employment is found
in grooming, carriage
building, harness making
and auction/cataloguing/
restoration of vehicles.
The sport is conducted by
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
One of SA’s most-awarded tourism
businesses – the Victor Harbor
horse-drawn tram – is a driving
activity.
Competition carriages and harness
are manufactured in SA and sold
worldwide.
Coopers Brewery values the public
relations aspects of a horse-drawn
team which makes ‘delivery runs’
in Adelaide every Friday.
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Western riding is a style developed through the working classes of the
United States.
Events and activities – Western Riding and rodeo
Western riding is a collective term for the style of riding, clothing, and horse
training methods. The competitive events developed through the day-to-day
working tasks undertaken on a ranch.
Showing events include western pleasure, trail horse and led-in. Performance
events include reining, cutting and team roping. A rodeo is a collective term for
a range of events, including buckjumping and bull riding. There are a number of
professional and semi-professional Western and rodeo riders in Australia.
The Federation Equestre Internationale is the governing body for the highest level
of Western Reining, a new Olympic sport.
Major Asia-Pacific/Oceana/Australia-NZ events
Masters Games
National and State championships for Western Breeds/Rodeo
Western Riding Youth 4H-style clubs/camps
Establishment of a commercial western riding coaching business
Establishment of a western-style trail business using local parks and arena
activities
Innovation
There is a lot of scope with this sport to bring new people into the horse Industry.
Current existing significant events which could be attracted to, or are already
held, at the Adelaide Showground:
Single-sport show held indoors e.g. cutting horse competition
The State Horse Centre will
provide a competition and
training venue suitable for
entry level, junior, master
and international and
Olympic standards.
Employment and
volunteering – There are
small numbers of stud
grooms, show grooms
and professional trainers
employed in SA. These
occupations are expected
to grow as the sport
expands with its Olympic
profile. The sport is
conducted by volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Western reining and cutting horse
trainers and some rodeo riders are
professional.
A small number of studs based in
SA breed horses suited to westernstyle sports.
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Australia has developed a unique riding style, with accompanying
clothing, horse gear, horse training styles and events.
Events and activities – Australian Stock Horse
Our country’s working horse breed, the Australian Stock Horse (ASH), is now
exported from every State, with the ASH Society even setting up an office in
California.
The horse has also been seen world-wide as the feature breed in the opening
of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and a number of Australian film and television
productions such as The Man from Snowy River, Silver Brumby, Breaker Morant,
Robbery Under Arms and McLeods Daughters. The ASH is also famous for its part
in the charge of Beersheba in WW1.
The horse of choice for polocrosse, the Australian Stock Horse is featured In
another uniquely Australian sport, campdrafting. In this sport, a steer is selected
from a small mob, kept separate and then guided by a now-galloping horse
through a figure-eight course.
There are specialist showing and working stock horse classes using the Australian
riding style.
Masters Games
National and State championships for Western Breeds/Rodeo
Indoor campdrafting
Establishment of a commercial Australian-style coaching business
Establishment of short-course program in stock and station skills
Innovation
Current existing significant events which could be attracted to, or are already
held, at the Adelaide Showground:
National Campdraft and/or bush skills competition
Photo by Peter Gower
and training venue
suitable for entry level,
junior, master and
Employment and
volunteering
– employment
opportunities exist for
jackeroos, jillaroos and
stock hands with horse
experience. Related
sports are conducted by
volunteers.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
The RM Williams company has
based merchandise on the needs
of the Australian stockman.
A range of stations, including
Kidman Holdings, each year need
new stockmen with horse skills.
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At this point in time, “getting into horses” seems an unclear path
compared to other sports.
Events and activities – Rider and driver training
Today’s lifestyle in which families revolve around a smorgasbord of activities
and a ‘taste-and-see’ mentality, while often balancing shared parenting and
demanding careers, is at odds with the full-on traditional lifestyle that caring for
and working a horse involves.
While the ‘tree change’ is well and truly in a growth phase, with lifestyle
properties not set to peak around Adelaide until 2030 or after, there is a clear
and urgent need to ensure that the opportunity to try out horses is on a level of
ease with other sports, including the traditionally difficult areas such as sailing.
- Establishment of equestrian sports programs within schools as a legitimate
physical education option
- Establishment or relocation of specialist learn-to-ride clubs
- Establishment of easily-accessible opportunities for mainstream programs,
including Scouts, Guides, Duke of Edinburgh Awards
- Establishment of a horse ownership cost share program
- Establishment of commercial learning to ride businesses
- Establishment of a short-course program to learn to ride for employment
- Establishment of a Riding for the Disabled Group
- Establishment of a University Horse Riding Club (examples worldwide)
- Establishment of a not-for-profit school-based introductory program
- Establishment of Sporting Development Officer programs, as found in
other mainstream sports
- Establishment of Be Active After School, Mature Age and Indigenous
programs, linking with the Office for Recreation and Sport/Councils
- Establishment of a referral service and education/tourism packages with
other commercial riding providers around the State (wholesale packaging
of training opportunities)
- Training camp venue for riders with or without horses
Innovation
The State Horse Centre Management Committee will need to work with user
groups to share costs of a horse sport development officer, to assist in the
establishment of some of the above listed programs.
Photo courtesy TAFE SA
There are direct
employment and small
business development
opportunities
immediately available
once the State Horse
Centre is established.
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
Wirraway Homestead,
Strathalbyn, caters for more than
3,500 school children a year and is
booked out a year in advance.
Centennial Park, Sydney, has five
commercial horse riding schools
with full-time coaches and grooms.
Experienced riding school horses
have been exported from SA to
Asia on a regular basis.
Cost-sharing horse ownership
program (which includes coaching
sessions) is a common model in
Asia and Europe.
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The State Horse Centre will not be able to provide full competition
facilities for all horse-related sports.
Events and activities – Other activities
The exceptions include:
Endurance riding
Cross-country phase of eventing and combined driving
Hunting
Approved thoroughbred and harness racing
However, the State Horse Centre can provide a training base for qualifications
and vocations linked to racing, and riding skills linked to hunting, endurance
riding and eventing. Conferences, meetings, official and coach training for
these activities can also be conducted at the State Horse Centre.
The Centre will be able to provide a base for the dressage and showjumping
phases of the Adelaide International Horse Trials, plus horse stabling and event
administration.
Events such as pony trots, learning to drive a harness racing horse, and hunter
trials can be conducted.
Trail riding will be available in the adjacent Adelaide City Parklands on
designated routes and in local regional national parks and beaches, a short
horse float trip away.
- Establishment or relocation of specialist clubs (administration)
- Establishment of vocational training linked to horse sports and recreation
- Establishment of mental health programs using horses*
- Establishment of recidivist youth programs using horses *
- Establishment of personal growth programs using horses*
- Linking dance and arts to horses through public programs
- Specialist training days related to sports which cannot be conducted in
full at the State Horse Centre
* conducted other places around the world and just making entry to Australia.
Endurance riding
BUSINESS FACT FILE:
There are small businesses in SA
whose services include keeping
horses fit during the week so that
the owners can hunt or compete
on them at weekends.
There will be opportunity for the
‘full livery’ horsekeeping service
to be provided by a small business
operator at the State Horse Centre.
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Events and activities (Cont.)
The State Horse Centre will provide competition and training venues for many horse activities up to Olympic standard:
Competition level
Olympic
qualifying
World
championship
International
competition
National
championship
State
championship
Club
championship
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Sport
Showjumping
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Dressage
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Show Horse
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NA
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Mounted Games
NA
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Team sports
NA
NA
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Equestrian Vaulting
NA
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Show Driving
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Western Riding
Australian Stock Horse
ê South Australia will face additional difficulty in attracting World Championships due to current quarantine arrangements for horses coming to Australia,
which would mean they would have a considerable time away from European and US competition series. However, with strong forward planning,
some sectors of equestrian sports will be able to achieve this goal.
ê The Adelaide International Horse Trials in 2007 is an Olympic qualifying event.
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The State Horse Centre services
Three specialist activities have been designed for the State Horse Centre
precinct to:
- Raise the profile of the State Horse Centre as a destination point for
tourists from interstate and overseas.
- Increase visitor numbers (and therefore visitor spend).
- Expose people to horses, giving them encouragement to become
participants in the industry.
- Build the spectator base for horse sports.
- Provide support for volunteer-based organisations to attract and conduct
major events and conferences.
1 Tours of the State Horse Centre
An opportunity exists for interpretative tours to be established on the site by
Centre management. Discussions with the South Australian Tourist Commission
identified an absence of venues able to provide interpretive history of the role
of horses in SA’s rich equestrian sport and rural history.
• Viewing a permanent pictorial sequential display located in the foyer of
the Centre, to depict the role of horses in South Australia’s history since
European settlement.
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• A tour of the premises (conducted by SHC contact staff at a nominal fee),
featuring:
- watching a farrier at work
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The co-location of the State Horse Centre on the site on the Adelaide
Showground, itself with a long history involving horses, consolidates the
opportunity.
The following components are proposed:
visiting the retail outlets
a walk through the stables, the indoor arena, exercise area
feeding, patting or grooming a horse
meeting a famous horse visiting the State Horse Centre
a ride on either a real or mechanical horse
a display of implements and equipment used in relation to farm horses
finding out about our Indigenous heritage and horses
watching riders train or compete on horses
visiting the State Horse Centre shop/information centre and café
receiving a promotional bag with offers from the State Horse Centre,
Office for Recreation & Sport, Horse SA, the Adelaide Showground, other
horse activity groups and government agencies
art/photographic exhibitions.
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The State Horse Centre services (Cont.)
2 Horse tourism booking services
South Australia, by virtue of its smaller population and reduced traffic flows
(compared to the eastern States), lends itself to the development of coordinated, horse-related tourism industry products.
Contributing factors to this prospect include:
• Central location of the State Horse Centre to Adelaide airport, Keswick rail
station, Adelaide-Glenelg tram line, bus and cycle routes.
• Easy-driving routes from the Adelaide and Southern Freeways and good
road linkages to the north are being developed (continuous South Road/Port
Rd extensions).
• Quality accommodation near the State Horse Centre, to immerse the guest
in a horse holiday or within walking distance or a short taxi ride from a
range of hotels and entertainment options.
The State Horse Centre (linking with work being done in relation to the
Kidman, Yurrebilla and other trails) has the opportunity to develop a range of
horse tourism products. Popular in the US and UK, horse-related holidays can
be categorised into the following:
Education holidays
Live on site or within walking distance. Each day has
coaching and a social activity. Some free time to visit
attractions around Adelaide. Designed to suit e.g.
women only, mature aged or learn English
Dual-interest holidays
To attract couples with opposite interests, linked to
one site. Equestrian and mountain bikes is emerging,
and overtaking the popular equestrian/golf or
equestrian fishing/hunting-style holidays.
Themed holidays
Involves any mix of SA’s Major Events, wineries, race
days, linked with riding experiences at the State Horse
Centre.
Youth camps
School holiday programs similar to the popular riding
summer camps in Centennial Park, Sydney, and in the
US and UK.
Trail camps
Holidaymakers start with a familiarisation session at
the State Horse Centre, and then are escorted to a
commercial operator at a trail venue. Horses may or
may not live at the Adelaide Showground. Horses are
provided. Cattle Drive-themed rides fit here.
Variations of the above holidays can also be provided for those who want to
bring their own horses, with stabling arranged at the State Horse Centre or
nearby. The State Horse Centre can act as a booking agent for any number of
approved commercial operators and B’n’B owners providing horse experiences
or horse accommodation, linking transfers, accommodation, purchase of rider
clothing and other requirements the visitor may need.
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The State Horse Centre services (Cont.)
A tourism business development officer will be required to work with
commercial operators (and to attract new operators) in the initial phases,
including establishing membership with international wholesalers of horserelated holidays.This position is grant-funded, with income to the SHC through
commission bookings and booking fees.
3 Small business development (and employment growth)
The growth and ongoing viability of the broader horse industry (including
racing) is reliant on the viability and skills levels found within the many
providers and not-for-profit organisations.
• A well-run show attracts sponsors, provides casual employment and
promotes breeders, trainers and coaches who may in turn attract clients,
and sell horses or stallion services.
• A well-run service provider (farrier, horse massage, commercial riding
provider) provides secure full-time employment.
• A well-run, not-for-profit organisation can enhance business growth in
South Australia e.g. the Australian Stock Horse Society now has a regular
export program to the US for horses. Endurance horses are regularly
exported to the United Arab Emirates from other States.
• The State Horse Centre will benefit from support programs provided,
including contracted on-site child care, youth initiatives and preemployment training for racing, horse and stock and station work.
This initiative involves a range of products, services and training so that the
Centre acts as a hub for start-up and ongoing business improvement and
support.
Enterprise Centres, Area Consultative Committees, Regional Development
Boards, AusIndusry, FarmBis, Austrade and Local Councils, the State Horse
Centre can provide a non-biased, non-sectarian approach to:
- Business information e.g. wages and awards, taxation updates
- Business development e.g. training, advice, networking opportunities
- Promotion of a business group e.g. all qualified equine masseurs
- Support for start-up businesses
- Business marketing opportunities through State Horse Centre networks
- Shared business resources e.g. fee-for-service office support or booking
services
- Assistance with meeting business compliance requirements
- Encouragement to participate in sporting, training, exployment award
programs
- Encouragement to form sporting or business clusters
- Support to prepare for export
- Provide direct input into statewide workforce development strategies
- Use of facilities for horse sales and business functions
- Use of the State Horse Centre website as a business portal
By taking an active, holistic role in small business development, the opportunity
to identify business opportunities, gaps in service provision or vocational
training requirements can be addressed.
To service horse industry business development, there will need to be a
specialist business development officer with horse industry knowledge, located
at or near the State Horse Centre and linked with the local Business Enterprise
Centre.
Linking with the Department of Trade & Economic Development, Business
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Information Centre
The Information Centre is designed to provide information services to the public on:
- horse-related events
- horse related businesses
- horse-related employment and training
- horse clubs and associations
- horse care, heath
- horsekeeping and the environment
- riding and road safety
- trails
- holidays and tourism
- land management and small business
- acting as a trading post for horses and equipment for sale
- registering as a volunteer for the Centre or another organisation
- making donations to RDA, research funds or other groups
- providing links with sister horse centres/programs
- providing government information related to horses, sport and key health
and other messages
- joining the State Horse Centre email/information list
- providing Internet access for enquiry, online event results or entry forms
- showing video loops featuring promotional information and having
brochure racks promoting businesses, breed groups etc.
The Information Centre is also the central point for the State Horse Centre’s
public business, including booking for tours, registering for programs or events
and sale of souvenirs.
Housed near the administration areas and staffed by contract personnel and
volunteers, it will feature a permanent glass-walled and spotlit display of
partnership achievements of the horse industry. Art displays, photographic
exhibitions and school exhibitions can be featured in the foyer.
THE VISION
A central point for horse industry
information.
A human face to the State Horse
Centre.
Browse, have a coffee and look
at the range of books, magazines,
club newsletters, fact sheets,
industry directories and displays.
Help desk for general enquiries
and to book a ride or make a
reservation with a commercial
horse-related riding or tourism
operator anywhere in SA.
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Vocational education, training, employment and higher education
The SA workforce is currently moving to meet rapidly-changing global
marketplaces and rapid expansion in the local mining and defence sectors.
Federally, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has some key
directives for Industry Skills Councils and workforce development leaders to
drive some of these changes, including better skills recognition, integrated
regional strategies, improved Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and
industry linkages and more flexible entry and exit training arrangements,
including the use of skills sets or fast tracking qualifications.
Today’s workforce can be described as highly mobile. The days of staying in
one or two jobs over a lifetime is now a past trend. Job sharing, a rapid range
of new jobs (value adding and technology-led) constantly emerging and the
shift towards on-the-job training and up-skilling whole workforces provides
unique challenges for the sectors servicing the horse industry.
This competitive labor market, coupled with horse industry human resource
systems which have been slow to evolve, will put pressure on recruitment for
some sectors, including horse exercise riders and farm labour (with flow-on
effect for hay and fodder production, racehorse training and stud work).
The State Horse Centre will play a critical role in introducing people to the
sport, recreation, rural and racing-related industries and is in an ideal location
to develop innovative programs in partnership with other agencies linked to
the Adelaide Showground to promote, train and foster skills involving sport,
outdoor recreation, rural skills and natural resources management.
Other industry groups linked to
the Adelaide Showground include:
Grain and crops
Cattle
Sheep and wool
Meat
Poultry
Dairy
Pigs
Horticulture
The Primary Industries Skills Council and the Service Skills Council are the two
Skills Councils which have horse industries within their portfolios.
Viticulture
Training packages which provide linkages to horse industry employment include:
- Sports industry (coaching and riding)
- Outdoor recreation (trail riding)
Alpacas and goats
Floriculture
Aquaculture
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Vocational education, training, employment and higher education (Cont.)
-
Rural skills (horse breeding/Stock Horse)
Racing industry (includes exercise riders, grooms, administration)
Animal care (farrier and equine dentists may be placed in here)
to offer horse care services on call to both
the Centre, owners and businesses that
Service the centre e.g. farriers, transport
companies
Supporting industry training packages include a Veterinary Nursing Training
package, Conservation and Land Management and Amenity Horticulture.
Training programs servicing a range of horse sport and rural-related sectors,
would be ideally located at the Adelaide Showground, linked with headquarters
for industry bodies, transport and accommodation and with a strong focus on
school/work linkages, VET in Schools, business development and sister RTOs,
university and research partnerships to be encouraged.
Full-time equivalent roles expected to be placed within the State Horse Centre
precinct (either directly or indirectly, through lessee business types) from Year 1
include:
Executive officers/managers
Centre management
Organisations who lease offices on site
Each commercial riding business generally
employs at least one groom
Specialist groundsperson
Whilst general groundskeeping is undertaken
by the RAHS, there will need to be at least
one person with skills in preparing the indoor
arena surface to suit a range of pursuits.
A range of casual roles will be available, with some people combining several
skill sets to make up a full-time job. These roles include livestock transport
driver, alternative therapists (for animals) equipment repairs, horse show
judges and announcers, ribbon and trophy supplies, photographer and animal
nutritionist.
Stable manager
Contract FTE
The Adelaide Showground is ideally placed to service Adelaide, North Adelaide,
Unley and surrounding suburbs with horse industry programs.
Retail
Five commercial premises employing average
2 FTE and 2 p/t staff
Some of these programs are already provided in part by existing clubs, private
coaches and some RTOs.
Farrier
One full-time farrier is expected to have
enough work (including from surrounding
areas) to operate from the Centre
The State Horse Centre will act as a focal point for conducting and promoting
courses, both at the Centre and linked to it.
Commercial horse hire
One FTE per commercial operation leasing
stables
Casual visiting coaches
Grooms
There will be opportunity for a small business
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Horsekeeping
The ability to keep horses within the Adelaide Showground, at a prominent inner-city location, is essential to the
success and vibrancy of the proposed State Horse Centre precinct.
It is expected that approximately 80 horses may live permanently or semi-permanently on-site with temporary stalls
and stables for a regular visiting group of up to 80 horses during busy periods e.g. during a competition day, and
a total holding capacity of approximately 400 horses during the peak period – the Royal Adelaide Show.
There are three principal methods used to house horses
1 Paddocking:
Where horses are grazed in open space full time e.g. North Parklands
2 Combination:
Where horses spend a portion of each day in a stable and a yard
3 Stabling:
Where horses are kept full time in stables, except for exercise
The proposed State Horse Centre precinct will utilise full stabling to house both visiting and residential horses. This
will be supported by a range of exercise options including:
- Adelaide Showground main oval and trotting track
- Indoor and outdoor riding arenas (which can have time allocated for horses to run loose )
- Horse walkers, treadmill and round yards
- Designated routes around the Adelaide Parklands
- Close availability to regional beaches, parks and exercise areas
The majority of the current horsekeeping facilities are out of date and need to be replaced. This provides an
excellent opportunity to ensure that modern animal welfare, sustainable planning and environmental (including
energy) minimum criteria are met.
Considerations will include:
- Building design to capture natural light, efficient heating and cooling
- Site features to enhance amenity, including plantings, usable public art
- Selection of bedding type, storage and disposal (incl. manure)
- Storm and waste water management including recycling, stormwater harvesting and use
- Infrastructure and fit-out design initiatives to reduce smell and any operational noise
This project will enable state-of-the-art urban horsekeeping to be planned for, established and be showcased as a
best-practice community model.
The Adelaide Showground is
located within 30 minutes of key
riding locations:–
Beaches: West, Henley and
Somerton.
Recreation parks: Brownhill Creek,
Shepherds Hill, O’Halloran Hill,
Belair and Sturt.
Trails: Willunga-Marino, Tom
Roberts Horse Trail and Linear Park.
Horse exercise and rider/
driver training areas: Adelaide
Parklands, Marion Trotting Track,
Metropolitan Show Jumping
Grounds (Glenelg), Wiegall
Oval (Plympton), Morphettville
Racecourse, Victoria Park
Racecourse surrounds.
Horsekeeping options being close
to a range of nearby riding/driving
venues enhances commercial
attractiveness for on-site businesses
providing tourism-related trail
riding and education.
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Operations budget
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
NOTES
Income
Day yard, general hire
8,400
18,000
22,000
Stable hire
85,800
111,100
185,900
Arena – indoor hire
50,200
70,500
78,500
1,900
3,000
3,000
Commercial rents
68,840
74,040
74,440
Sponsorship
12,500
20,000
25,000
Fundraising/special events
12,300
16,050
19,800
State Horse Centre services
41,250
21,500
17,000
Stock and merchandise sales
3,620
3,830
4,840
Start-up grants
51,000
51,000
51,000
Show Week yard/stable hire
44,000
44,000
44,000
5,000
10,000
12,500
384,810
443,020
537,980
Arena – outdoor hire
Subscriptions
Indoor arena:
This costing model uses a range of rates to reflect peak and off-peak use.
Peak hire for day event, $700; off-peak hire rate day rate, $400; short-use
day rate (6 hrs), $250; casual shared use rate, $30 p/hr.
Unlike other sporting stadiums, the State Horse Centre indoor arena is
financially subsidised by the hiring of stables and day yards.
Stables and day yards (160):
There will be three levels of rates are in this cost model for stable hire –
private hire, $55 pw; working horses, $45 pw; community service horses,
$35 pw. Day yards, $10 per day (user pays for feed and bedding, no direct
horse care labour included}.
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Operations budget (Cont.)
Expenditure
Wages and salaries
100,000
110,000
115,000
Security
20,000
21,000
22,000
Insurance
10,000
10,000
10,000
Bank charges
800
1,100
1,200
Rent
90,000
130,000
250,000
State Horse Centre services
39,350
19,350
15,350
Advertising/promotions
5,000
3,000
3,000
Fundraising expenses
6,750
8,825
11,300
Accounting fees
1,000
1,000
1,000
200
500
500
Office equipment
Stationery
800
800
800
5,000
5,500
6,000
500
500
500
Supplies
1,200
1,000
1,000
Subscriptions
1,500
3,000
3,750
45,000
45,500
46,000
600
300
600
Utilities
Travel
Repairs and maintenance
Depreciation (computer)
Misc.
Show Week expenses
Freight/courier
Meeting expenses
Stock & merchandise
Postage
Manure disposal
Printing & photocopying
500
900
1,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
500
500
500
500
500
550
1,860
2,180
2,470
1,500
1,000
1,100
15,000
15,000
15,000
5,000
5,000
5,500
374,560
408,455
536,220
NOTES
The positions of State Horse Centre manager and stable manager
are costed into this model. It is proposed that the Centre contribute
the equivalent of one wage and on-costs to the RA&HS grounds
maintenance crew.
Rent fees listed are indicative only. No fees have yet been discussed,
but they are modeled on similar RA&HS site rentals.
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Marketing Plan
How the State Horse Centre will generate income:
• Indoor arena hire
• Outdoor arena hire
• Stable hire
• Day yard hire
• Training room hire
• Office space hire
• Retail space hire
The Centre's unique features:
• Metropolitan
• Near schools and public transport
• On site with other major events, shows and attractions in South Australia
(e.g. Royal Adelaide Show, Big Day Out, Home Show)
• Performance arena able to cater for most sports
• Horse hire options
The problems it will solve:
• There is currently no all-weather indoor training venue meeting International
rulebook requirements
• There are presently no city 'learn to ride' facilities
• It will solve a problem of not having proper theory/training rooms linked to
an indoor arena
• It will change the way that both sporting competitions and training can
be run. Sports will be able to have 'after work' short events to attract
a new spectator base. Prestige-type events can be run more easily and
cost effectively to meet the need for increased sponsor benefits through
corporate catering and the need for comfort (air conditioning), cleanliness
(dust-free riding surface) and close to head office and/or hotels. Training for
youth linked to schools can happen during school hours by arrangement or
directly after school (4 – 6 pm timeslot).
How the range of products or services will change over time:
It is expected that clubs which have not been included in the initial costings
or event lists will use the State Horse Centre. South Australia will also become
competitive in bids to win National Championships. At present, even with some
existing events (e.g. dressage) South Australia is not competitive, even on a
State-by-State rotational basis, due to inadequate facilities.
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Marketing Plan (Cont.)
Other markets in which there is a similar Centre:
Major equestrian centres are in all other mainland States of Australia, with
many States having multiple facilities (public and private) which would sit
equally with what is proposed in this project. There are private indoor arenas
in this State, but not with the size, organisational linkages, level of facilities
and integration of activities as proposed in this project. They are also located in
regional areas.
A visit to the websites of Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Werribee
National Equestrian Centre and the Western Australian Equestrian Centre
will show the online booking sheets with a broad range of events, including
equestrian, rodeo, racing training.
A State Horse Centre would enable better attraction of visiting international
coaches to consider South Australia as a suitable State (with good facilities) in
which to conduct clinics. Coupled with horse hire, the Centre would be similar
to Sydney’s Centennial Park, providing an unique experience for tourists who
want an active participation experience.
Marketing objectives (branding):
• Specific – to have the State Horse Centre as the premier focal point for the
horse industry in South Australia.
• Measurable – this will be measured by the number of times that the Centre
is accessed by participants and spectators.
• Achievable – to achieve 90% awareness rating of the State Horse Centre
by people who are horse-related club members within the first year, as
recognised via an independent survey.
• Realistic – to have 11 major competitions attracted to the Centre within the
first 12 months of opening.
• Timebound – to have the minimum forward bookings for the Centre
confirmed with deposit prior to the Centre's formal opening.
Promotion:
Promotion of the SHC will be through a range of avenues:
• Horse SA (which also holds databases including those of every horse-related
club in South Australia)
• RA&HS
• Cities of Unley and Adelaide
• State Government through the Office for Recreation & Sport, SA Tourism
Commission
• Federal Government through programs and funding linked to the State
Horse Centre.
Methodologies will be broad-ranging and include websites, direct mail and
advertising.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Strengths
• Strong partnership with existing successful business base (RA&HS)
• State Horse Centre Management does not own the building, therefore
reduced overall long-term risk to maintenance.
• Unique Australian product (inner-city horse riding)
• Close to all transport options, accommodation
• Able to cater for almost all horse sports and many recreational sectors
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Marketing Plan (Cont.)
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Directly linked to increasing healthy lifestyles
Directly linked to agri-businesses (more horses = more hay and oats)
New jobs will be created on-site
Linked to tourism development
Increased opportunities for physical activity
Will influence (positively) the choice of students to select Adelaide
Universities
• Stabling/horse keeping prices are very competitive
• Can support the delivery of the Adelaide International Horse Trials
Weaknesses
• Currently limited range of products is turning potential riders to other, more
easily accessible sports and recreational activities
• Horse owners perceived "overcrowding" within the venue, as out-of-Royal
Adelaide Show weeks are never experienced
• Small spectator base
• Very low private arena hire costs, which do not reflect the true cost of
running a quality indoor arena
• Overall lack of business planning by show and event organisers with little
experience in accessing grants/funding to run events
• Little or no experience by riders and event organisers of undertaking an
activity in a high quality facility (reduced risk/improved performance) so
need to be encouraged to raise standards which, in turn, will attract new
members and improve the standard of that particular sector
• City of Unley residents who may be concerned with continuous horse
activity and loud microphone noise, who have only experienced the stables
being overcrowded during Show week (similar to horse rider fears).
Opportunities
• Open up horse riding opportunities to metropolitan residents
• High quality facilities for elite level athlete (horse and rider) training
• Provide a new activity for residents to enjoy (e.g. night events and meal)
• Be able to provide equestrian sports as physical education or Vocational
Education Training in schools
• Increase the quality of facilities and range of horse events that can be
offered through the Royal Adelaide Show, the State’s largest horse event.
• Cost spread of insurance risk
• Cost sharing for administration and sporting arena maintenance
• Train more officials
Threats
• Loss of key personnel
• Building cost blowout leading to higher rental costs
• Building project takes a long time, causing loss of interest
• Other 'cashed-up' organisations are able to put forward a 'better deal' for
use of the horse area site outside of Show week.
• Horse/animal disease threat which causes standstill of horses. Prohibiting
events involving visiting horses occurring at the State Horse Centre.
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SA State-level sporting facilities
The State Horse Centre precinct is a project nominated within the SA
Government DRAFT State Level Sporting Facilities Strategy.
Following is a summary of how this project meets the key criteria outlined in
the document:–
State Strategic Plan
Objective 1: Growing prosperity. Investment in infrastructure for State-level
sporting facilities to support the capacity of current and future venues to
hold major events and develop the sports industry by attracting visitors and
international teams to South Australia.
The State Horse Centre precinct will meet this objective, on a site already
proven to be capable of holding SA’s the largest public event, the Royal
Adelaide Show.
Objective 2: Improving well-being: Promoting the use of the State-level
facility to optimise community access.
The State Horse Centre precinct has a strong community focus, including
options to learn to ride, learn in a community education program, keep a horse
on site, volunteer with events, participate in Riding for the Disabled programs,
take a tour of the site and have a coffee.
Objectives 3 and 4: Attaining sustainability and fostering creativity:
Incorporation of Best Practice urban design in the development of the
State-level sporting facility to support environmental sustainability, and high
quality innovatively-designed structure.
The State Horse Centre precinct will utilise best practice urban design principles,
including energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, water quality and
conservation and embrace the cultural heritage values that the horse has in our
society and in our day-to-day lives, history and the arts.
Objective 5: Provision of sporting facilities and events/activities for the
community to come together and connect with each other.
The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a meeting place, networking,
collaboration and learning place for the many communities found within the
horse industry linked to breeds, sporting activities, recreation and special
interest groups
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SA State-level sporting facilities (Cont.)
engagement, including Local Government, Federal Government, sport
and the private sector, to finance, develop and manage the facility and
to maximise the effectiveness of the State Government’s contribution.
Objective 6: Expanding Opportunities: Development of high standard
sporting facilities to provide enhanced opportunities for elite sports people
to develop their talents in both training and competition.
The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a much needed facility for elite
sports people to develop their talents in both training and competition.
One way or another, horses are found in a suite of Government portfolios
including Sport & Recreation, Racing, Primary Industries (Animal Health and
Breeding and Land Management), Transport, Environment and Heritage
(Animal Welfare, Parks, Important People and Places), Local Government, Trade
and Economic Development, Regional Development, Employment, Education
and Police (where the Government has its own horses), Natural Resources
Management, Tourism, Health and Community Care and Planning.
To develop and grow our industry, in partnership with Government at all
levels, an All-of-Government consideration is required. This project will assist
in meeting six key objectives of the South Australian Strategic Plan including
growing prosperity, improving well-being, attaining sustainability, fostering
creativity, building communities and expanding opportunity.
The State Horse Centre precinct will also meet the Ten Year Vision identified
in the State Level Sporting Facilities Strategy1 (see Appendix 1) and it will meet
the majority of the 12 principles that guide financing, location and design of
a successful State-level sporting facility as determined by the same Plan. These
being:
1
1
The State Horse Centre precinct seeks to upgrade, refurbish and extend
existing facilities to optimise the capital investment and increase use.
2
The State Horse Centre precinct project has already demonstrated broad
State Level Sporting Facility Strategy Strategic Plan 2007-2017 April 2006 SGL Consulting Group
3
Extra resources are required for new and emerging sports, to develop
State- and national-standard facilities. This includes the new Olympic
sports of Mounted Games and Western Reining.
4
The State Horse Centre precinct development will cater for different
levels of competition from elite to local and community-level events.
5
The State Horse Centre precinct is planned to be located in a MAJOR
varied use site, already holding more than 50 different sporting,
entertainment and rural events per year with an annual visitor base of
1.0 million, which will maximise use and revenue opportunities.
6
The State Horse Centre will meet international competition
requirements for most horse sports, including all of the Olympic
equestrian sports (excluding the cross-country phases of the Three Day
Event which is held in the adjacent Adelaide City Parklands).
7
The State Horse Centre will have the required overlays to facilitate
sporting promotion, including television lighting, spectator capacity,
event administration and corporate areas.
8
The State Horse Centre will maintain and increase SA’s competitive
sports tourism and events market, sports training camps and support
existing South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) and national programs.
9
The State Horse Centre precinct is the ultimate co-location model with
sports and community infrastructure.
10 The State Horse Centre precinct will be on a location that has the
proven ability to attract large numbers of spectators and/or participants
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SA State-level sporting facilities (Cont.)
as close as possible to public transport hubs, car parks, accommodation,
retail shopping and entertainment.
11 The State Horse Centre precinct will be designed to enhance the health,
safety and well-being of all people involved in its construction, use,
maintenance and alternative identified uses.
12 The State Horse Centre precinct, by being located at a major (sport) hub
of activity, will provide additional focus to equestrian sports, basketball,
motocross and other sports who use the pavillions to undertake State
and national championships.
Through locating the State Horse Centre precinct at the Adelaide Showground,
a number of other benefits have been identified:–
by the business model. A scale/range of hire fees is already recognised as
needed, to remove excessive barriers to use by community clubs.
Risk management and public liability are to the forefront of activities
undertaken on the Adelaide Showground, and by upgrading facilities,
this will serve to enhance an already professional venue. In addition, by
co-locating structures and activities, risk management and public liability
management regimes and costs can be spread over a wider base, reducing
costs to individuals and individual organisations.
The State Horse Centre precinct has embraced the notion of a busy village
lifestyle where everyday use is promoted (and required for horse care and
welfare).
Professional facility management is already a model of best practice on
the site through the Adelaide Showground organisational structure. This will
be a standard expected of the State Horse Centre precinct.
Standards set by international sporting bodies can be met, as the riding
arena is a new facility. The State Horse Centre Precinct will have timetabling
to ensure that SASI athletes have adequate access for training purposes.
FACT FILE:
By utilising the Adelaide Showground, prime real estate is made
available for increased community use. Removing the capital expenditure
of land purchase and not placing pressure on other open/unused space that
may be available for residential or commercial properties. Support services
e.g. child care, dry cleaning are close by in the City of Unley or Adelaide if
not provided on site.
There are more than 35 primary horse-related sport and recreation
pastimes practised in Australia, overseen by 23 national activity
organisations with State bodies.
The State Horse Centre precinct is a business-driven model. The
proposed co-location of farrier, retail, commercial horse businesses, and
agistment is a strong case in point. Ongoing operation costs are supported
Many of the organisations listed oversee multiple disciplines
including the Equestrian Federation of Australia and the Pony Club
Council of Australia.
Eight State-based activity organisations, 48 breed groups and 10
professional organisations also have representation in SA.
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Regional linkages
Based in the suburb of Wayville, the State Horse Centre precinct is an urbanbuilt environment which will complement the open space of the Adelaide
Parklands, horse use areas and proposed trails.
Unlike other sports, which feature strongly in urban populations and struggle to
find members in regional and remote areas, horse riding in order to grow and
develop participants and spectators, needs to be more readily available in the
metropolitan area.
A horse centre is also seen as something that can add to the lifestyle choices
and quality of services IN the cities of Unley and Adelaide. Horse-related
activities will serve to attract new residents to the area, and will feature in the
choice of tourists and students to select Adelaide over other cities.
There is an existing city-country linkage through the Royal Adelaide Show and
the Country Shows featuring in many regional towns across the State.
Organisations, including Pony Club and Riding for the Disabled, have good
regional coverage but no central city-based groups. Coaching support,
administration services and club development is city-based and already services
a State-wide membership. Co-locating all or part of their regional services
within the State Horse Centre precinct, along with other organisations with
similar service provision to members, will promote sharing of resources, enable
sharing of skills and knowledge and provide some cost sharing benefits.
Horses need to be bRED, need to eat and need to spell and retire. All of these
services are provided in regional areas by farmers or rural service providers.
Irrigated lucerne from Langhorne Creek, manufactured feed from Murray
Bridge and hay from the Mid-North (and other areas) are common stock in
fodder stores.
Photo courtesy of Joanne Tremellan
Farmers also provide straw, grains including oats, barley, peas and lupins.
Salt, bran, chaff and a range of other products and feedstuffs are value-added
before being sold to horse owners by SA agri-businesses.
Growing the horse industry has a direct benefit to rural businesses.
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The next steps
The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society will determine the rate of
progress of the overall Adelaide Showground site development, which
incorporates the proposed State Horse Centre precinct. The final size and
determinations of the State Horse Centre will be governed by the overall needs
of the Society, in consultation with horse industry representatives.
It is likely that the Show Society will contribute to the Centre, but early
indications suggest this would not exceed $1million, without reasonable
expectation of a return on further investment. The Society needs to satisfy both
its Charter and commercial obligations and sees some balance in its investment
as the preferred solution.
The State Horse Centre precinct will be competing with other parts of the
Adelaide Showground for development and it is as yet unclear as to what order
this development might take. Horse SA, along with the other signatories of
the Memorandum of Understanding, has taken the initiative with this report,
positioning it well for priority attention.
The next steps for Horse SA are:
a) lodging this document with the Minister for consideration
b) receiving guidance from the RA&HS on preparation of plans for the next
level of their requirements
c) meeting the checklist of requirements for major infrastructure investment
through the South Australian Government.
d) continuing liaison with relevant Federal Government agencies
e) establishing a building fund and identifying any private investors
f) Seeking funding support to undertake the next phases in line with
RA&HS recommendations
g) Engaging with horse organisations to fill the gaps in information
required, including more accurate participation data.
FACT FILE:
The Equestrian Federation of Australia membership base has
grown by 61% nationally over the last five years.
The Pony Club Association of SA Inc (PCASA), boasts an average of
1,300 members and this year saw the establishment of the State’s
first Indigenous Pony Club.
Riding for the Disabled Association SA Inc has supported the
establishment of three new centres and one mobile unit in the
past five years.
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The next steps (Cont.)
h) Continuing to update the broader horse industry on progress and seeking
continuous input.
Horse SA will also need to guide a more user-focused project awareness
program to aid ongoing industry engagement through this multi-year project.
Aspects can include, but are not confined to:
-
Activities and functions to maintain relationships with RA&HS and MOU
signatories.
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Establishment of a State Horse Centre Trust.
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Pre-construction promisories for naming rights and sponsorships.
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Corporate donations programme.
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Supporters’ program for promotional fundraising efforts.
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Champions Group development to engage with decision makers.
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Issuing of periodic media releases.
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Horse industry-specific communications.
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Ongoing promotion of the State Horse Centre precinct on Horse SA
website.
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State Horse Centre information display at horse events.
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A presentation for City of Unley, Adelaide City, ORS and other interested
stakeholders.
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Conclusion
The State Horse Centre precinct is a proposal which will provide a focal point
for the growth of the horse industry in South Australia. People introduced to
participation or spectating programs through the Centre will then go on to any
of the horse sports, racing, breeding, to volunteer, or to run small horsekeeping
properties.
Unlike any other mainstream sport or recreation activity, investment in this
industry has an immediate beneficial multiplier effect for the creation of
employment, agri-business growth and to spread the foundation of entry-level
participants which will, in the future, provide our future world-class participants
such as David Hayes, Gillian Rolton, Wendy Schaeffer, Megan Jones, and Kieren
McEvoy – along with many others – are proving themselves today.
Our State has also produced written works on horse topics with world-wide
book sales, including living authors such as Glenda Couch-Keen, Jeanette
Gower and David Farmilo.
And there are those who work behind the scenes, contribute actively to
industry growth and are the “un-sung heroes” but put in the hours – too many
to mention, but a brief list of community leaders who have received broader
recognition through Order of Australia medals, includes Gillian Rolton, Wendy
Schaeffer, Jim Dunn, Di Keach, Nina Arnott and Brian Slack.
In South Australia, every day, people are achieving extraordinary things. This
year our State will have an equestrian component in the Australasian Masters
Games through to the members of the Southern Vales Dressage Club. The
team of more than 400 volunteers will again conduct the Adelaide International
Horse Trials – only one of four events at this level in the world. The Light Horse
Committee of the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA has run for
more than 100 years the State’s largest horse show and, comparably, the
committee of the Oakbank Racing Club the world’s largest picnic race meeting.
A State Horse Centre precinct will provide a focal point for the industry. With
so many diverse horse-related activities, a one-stop information shop approach
with a “face” to talk to and guide new entrants towards a suitable entry point
or spectator-friendly event is essential.
The current barriers to growth of activities are linked to the increasing water
restrictions affecting the preparation of traditional turf performance surfaces,
risk associated with managing spectators, weather-affected training and
competition, asset management, low revenue base due to so many very small
clubs and access to a population base for volunteer and spectator numbers.
All these will be met by the location of the State Horse Centre precinct at the
Adelaide Showground. In addition, the upgrade will serve the RA&HS itself to
grow the State’s largest participatory horse show.
No other proposed recreation and sporting venue can lay claim to a site with
an established visitor base of 1.0 million people a year, a diverse year-round
program of events, expos and functions, sound site management, walking
distance to the tram, local and interstate trains, on major bus routes and 10
minutes from the international airport; all supported by nearby hotels and
restaurants, more than a handful of restaurants, schools and universities, City
of Unley and Adelaide shopping precincts and a trail under construction linking
to the Adelaide Parklands.
The upgrade of the Adelaide Showground, with daily public access, will be a
decider for housing choices encouraging in-fill for city and near-city living for
those who want to actively participate in horse activities but may never own a
horse (just as people who own horses often choose to live on small holdings
in peri-urban areas) and a new reason for Adelaide to be a tourism destination
point.
This project also provides unprecedented value for money for State
Government investment. Existing infrastructure suitable for horse use,
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Conclusion (Cont.)
owned by the RA&HS (oval, grandstands, service buildings, car parks, etc) is
conservatively valued at $22m. Combined with existing asset value, proposed
Federal Government, RA&HS and horse industry contributions brings the
investment model to a 3:1 project partner to State Government ratio. That is,
for every $1 invested by the State Government, project partners contribute $3
value.
Business viability, through the use of a multi-function pavilion-style arena and
demountable stabling design, is guaranteed due to the strong program of
sporting and business events (in addition to horse programs proposed) already
conducted at the venue.
Maintenance and general costs associated with major infrastructure ownership,
which historically puts untenable pressures on sporting organisations, is not
a feature of this proposal. In fact, with the Adelaide Showground staff of 40
(management, marketing, administration and grounds), the asset is set within
the most successful diverse infrastructure suite in public ownership in this state.
The State Horse Centre precinct, stage one proposal of an 80m x 40 m indoor
arena with supporting stabling, spectator facilities and administration, within
the grounds of the Adelaide Showground, deserves serious consideration by all
levels of government for tri-level investment.
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Appendix 1
Site comparisons
SIEC: Sydney International Equestrian Centre (NSW)
SSEC: Sydney Showground Equestrian Centre (NSW)
Item
Trails (kilometres)
Outdoor arena
Indoor arena
Lunge yards
Covered permanent stalls
Horse wash
Sand roll
Tack rooms
Float park
Handler accommodation (hostel)
Camping and amenities blocks
Spectator parking
Indoor seating
Outdoor seating
Grassed bank seating
Canteen
Licensed café
Licensed bar
PA system main arena
PA system indoor arena
Conference room
Corporate facilities/boxes
Car parking
Quarantine (separated)
Riding schools
Stabling and agistment
Horse walker
Crush
Horse measure
Disabled mounting ramp
SIEC
Y
Y or
Y
Y
280
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
1000
2000
>4000
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
>500
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
CPEC: Centennial Park Equestrian Centre (NSW)
WEC: Werribee Equestrian Centre (Victoria)
CPEC
Y
Y
Y
Y
210
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
200
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
<100
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
SSEC
N
Y
Y
N
0
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
1000
2000
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
>500
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
WEC
N
Y
Y
Y
180
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
1500
N
>4000
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
>500
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
SHC: State Horse Centre (SA)
SHC
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
1200
Y
>4000
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
>500
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
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Appendix 2
From the Office for Recreation & Sport Draft State Sporting Facilities Strategy with comments by Horse SA
ORS Code
Level
Comment
Events (Horse SA comment)
State Horse Centre (Horse SA comment)
11
‘Mega’ world games
Multi-sport, high profile, high participation
e.g. Olympic or Commonwealth Games
Three equestrian sports are in the Olympic
Games – dressage, showjumping and eventing.
Mounted games and Western reining are new
Olympic horse sports
If Australia attracts another Olympic Games,
the State Horse Centre can be used for lead-up
events, training and related events
12
‘Mega’ world
championships
Single-sport, high profile, large number of
spectators
13
World games and
championships
Single-sport or multi-sport, few spectators,
low profile, may have a high number
of participants e.g. Masters Games,
World University Games, World Rowing
Championships
Horse sports are normally found in the World
Police and Fire Games, Masters Games and
University Games.
As above
14
International Tests
Country vs country e.g. Aust. vs China
Hockey or Aust. vs NZ netball
Australia vs NZ is common across the Olympic
disciplines, tent pegging and mounted games
Close proximity to the airport, close
accommodation promotes guest riders competing
on borrowed horses
15
International events
and series
Most other types of international events
e.g. AAPT Hardcourt/ events rotating
around countries e.g. World Match Play
golf
Tentpegging, Prince Philip Cup Mounted Games
N1
National
championships
All competitors compete at one venue
National championships are currently able to be
each year e.g. athletics, swimming, rowing held for some horse sports and breed groups,
however media/rider/spectator facilities are basic.
Many sports cannot attract national championships
to SA due to poor facilities; including dressage,
show horse, rodeo and breed shows
N2
National series
Competitions are held at a small number
Currently series-style events are only popular in
of venues through Australia each year e.g. rodeo and racing
iron man
N3
National League
Teams compete on a home and away
basis e.g. football, cricket
N4
National events (nonelite level)
Usually a championship for masters or
under-age
Under-age championships are held for all
Olympic disciplines and western sports and
horse sports feature at most Masters Games
The State Horse Centre can conduct the horse
sport component of Masters Games, and junior
events.
S1
State championships
All competitors compete at one venue
each year
Nearly all competitive horse sports and breed
clubs hold State championships (outdoors)
The State Horse Centre will raise standards,
grow spectators and enhance event sponsorship
options.
SA is limited in options to attract world
championships where bringing in a horse to
Australia is required (due to cost and quarantine
time). However, in sports where loaning a horse
is the norm, e.g. vaulting and tentpegging, a world
event is possible.
Not a popular form adopted by horse programs
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Appendix 3
State Level Sporting Facilities Strategic Plan 2007-2017
Ten-Year Vision:
By 2016, South Australia will have a network of sport facilities that:
1
Enable all sports to have access to facilities capable of hosting State Level Competitions
2
Enhance opportunities to conduct major sports events and high performance sport programs of strategic importance to South Australia
3
Provide for the training and competition needs of elite athletes participating in recognised high performance sports development
programs
4
Enable and encourage opportunities for participation in sport at all levels
5
Are developed and managed to enhance their long-term financial sustainability
6
Reflect the State’s commitment to achieveing environmental sustainability, social inclusion and a safe environment
7
Enable sports to be played in facilities that are fit for the purpose
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Appendix 4
The State Horse Centre precinct and Acts, Plans and
obligations
Authority.
Introduction
Local Government
The creation and construction of a new and dedicated State Horse Centre precinct in an urban
environment is uncommon in the modern Australian town planning experience. The presence of
the Adelaide Showground site at Wayville affords the opportunity by virtue of the RA&HS Charter
and State Government Lease.
Local Council Development Plan: The City of Unley Development Plan is a statutory planning
document against which Development Applications are assessed in the City of Unley Council
area.
Notwithstanding this, there remains a raft of obligations, ordinances and community expectations
that the State Horse Centre precinct needs to meet before it can proceed. A summary of Acts
impacting on the development include:
The Environment Strategy 2004 - 2009: details actions covering a broad range of issues, and
outlines ways in which Council can work with the community to undertake a range of initiatives,
including conserve resources like water and energy; promote urban character that gives a ‘sense
of community’ and promotes a healthy lifestyle.
State Government
Community Plan 2015: The strategic directions for the Plan 2015 include: Community Life
and Economic Sustainability, Infrastructure and Development, Leisure and Learning
Adelaide Show Grounds (Regulations and By-laws) Act 1929: An Act to empower the Governor
to make regulations and the Council of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South
Australia Incorporated, to make by-laws for certain purposes.
Zero Waste SA Act 2004: The primary objective of Zero Waste SA is to promote waste
management practices which include best practice methods and standards.
Local Government Act, 1999: The objectives of this Act include the promotion of the continuance
of a system of local government in South Australia under which elected local government bodies
are constituted for the better governance of the State in a manner that is consistent with the
provisions of Part 2A of the Constitution Act 1934; and
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1986: This Act secures the health, safety and welfare of
persons at work
Development Act 1993: The Development Act 1993 was established to provide for the proper,
orderly and efficient planning and development in the State.
Environment Protection Act 1993 The Environment Protection Act 1993 was legislated for
the protection of the environment through the establishment of the Environment Protection
The State Horse Centre precinct would require careful consideration of EPA requirements in aspects
such as animal waste disposal, pest management, storm water management and air pollution. The
EPA provides a “Guide for Proponents” (947 pages) as a tool to assist in planning developments
such as the State Horse Centre.
Plans and Visions:
South Australia’s Strategic Plan: See Appendix 2 which addresses key points of the South
Australia’s Strategic Plan, as found in the Draft State Level Sporting Facilities Strategic Plan 2007
– 2017.
Strategic Infrastructure Plan for South Australia 2005/06 – 2014/15: See Appendix 5 which links
key areas of this Plan with the State Horse Centre precinct.
The Planning Strategy: The Planning Strategy is an expression of policy (via the Development
Act) that sets out the State Government’s vision for development in South Australia. The Planning
Strategy addresses the triple bottom line concept of social, economic and environmental issues.
Natural Resources Management Plans: With the reorganization of the Management of S.A.s
Natural Resources is the development of different strategies and plans for the eight Natural
Resource Management Regions across the State. The site falls within the Adelaide & Mount Lofty
Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
The Central Sector Regional Recreation, Sport and Open Space Plan (Hassell and Suter & Associates
Leisure & Tourism Planners May 2000): Included in Recommendation 12.1 “use of existing horse
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Appendix 4 (Cont.)
stables and arena for more permanent-based horse activities” and in Recommendation 14.1
“Continue to identify initiatives through other strategies, such as the State Horse Strategy”.
State Recreation and Sport Horse Strategy 2000: This strategy was developed in response to
the changing urban environment which is placing pressure on horse riding and keeping areas.
The Strategy provides direction on locating facilities and provides policies to ensure sustainable
environmental practices. It is the preeminent guide to the direction of the relationship between
government and the horse industry currently.
South Australian Tourism Implementation Action Plan 2003-08: The South Australian Tourism
Implementation Action Plan 2002 – 2008 is a joint tourism industry/Government strategic plan
which provides direction to achieve the State’s $5 billion tourism industry turnover target by
2008.
State Physical Activity Strategy: The State Physical Activity Strategy is a key part of the Government’s
commitment to addressing the lack of physical activity by many South Australians. The Strategy
was developed by the Physical Activity Council, and officially launched on 7 September 2004 at the
Royal Adelaide Show.
Specific Obligations:
Horse keeping regulations: Updated Horse Keeping Guidelines for Applicants are currently under
preparation through Planning SA. The existing document can be found on http://dataserver.plann
ing.sa.gov.au/publications/745p.pdf
LGA street and traffic requirements: The RA&HS, through their normal operations, has engaged
a traffic management consultant who is responsible for Local Government traffic management
requirements in the broader context of the master plan development.
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Appendix 5
The State Horse Centre precinct and relationships with
Government agencies:
Current Federal Government and agency relations:
Horse SA has engaged with a number of Federal Government agencies, through their relevant
grant programs. These programs will increase and expand, through the State Horse Centre precinct
project. This will be due to increased capability (including office space, access to horses and wider
horse community) Engagement has included the Department of Transport & Regional Services
(Business Development through the State Horse Centre precinct and The Kidman Trail) Department
for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (Landcare), the Department of Environment & Water Resources
(Envirofund and Community Water Grants) also Land & Water Australia and FarmBi$.
Horse SA also works with the Adelaide Metropolitan Area Consultative Committee and Animal
Health Australia (biosecurity/venue management) and is a representative of Racing on the national
Agri-food Skills Council Racing Standing Committee. Horse SA has also received research funding
through the Rural Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) and the Greening Australia
Exchange Program and Greening Australia Green Corps.
SA Water: Through the EMS project, SA Water has financially supported Horse SA projects, as
described above.
Department for Environment and Heritage: Horse welfare, cultural heritage, and more
broadly recreational trails in horse tourism in parks, coasts and crown land. The State Horse
Centre precinct will apply the new National Animal Welfare Codes of Practice (currently in
development).
South Australian Tourism Commission: Horse SA has a position on the State Trails
Coordinating Committee with Tourism SA. South Australian Major Events previously conducted
the Adelaide International Horse Trials. The State Horse Centre precinct will become a tourism
destination point for local, interstate and overseas tourists.
Office for Volunteers: linking with Volunteering SA, Sports SA volunteer database. The SHC,
by its natural set of programs, will have a strong volunteer base linked to community clubs,
organisations and events. Horse SA currently disseminates information relating to Volunteering
from this office. Opportunities to increase information sharing through a wider audience.
The State Horse Centre precinct and linkages with several South Australian State
Government Portfolios:
Department for Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology: Vocational
training programs (e.g. similar to short Trackwork Rider courses as currently run by Horse SA
through TAFE SA). Use of Registered Training Providers for delivery of Racing Training Package,
Conservation & Land Management, Rural Skills (Horse Breeding) Sports Coaching, Outdoor
Leadership (Horse Trail Leader). The State Government also owns horses for vocational training
(TAFE SA). The State Horse Centre precinct will become a delivery point for training for private,
and if suitable, public training providers.
Office of Premier & Cabinet: (linked to the Office for Recreation & Sport) The State Horse
Centre precinct is able to be used as a dissemination point for initiatives: immigration point,
linked to filling employment vacancies e.g. track work rider.
Children, Youth & Family Services: targeted programs using horses, disability and indigenousrelated services through Families SA. Currently provided through Riding for the Disabled
Association, Wirraway Homestead and the Association for Horsemanship, Safety & Education.
Office for Recreation & Sport: Lead agency for the State Physical Activity Strategy. Draft
State Level Sporting Facilities Strategy 2007-2017, Sports Development (SASI) This office is also
responsible for the South Australian Recreation & Sport Horse Strategy which identified the need
for a State Horse Centre.
Health: healthy living promotions, linkages to youth and community workers placed within
regional hospitals. Horse SA currently works with the Flinders & Outback Regional Health
Services and Indigenous horse programs. The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a central
administration point for an expansion of programs into remote areas.
Primary Industries & Resources: SA Horse Industry Advisory Group (Biosecurity Planning)
Currently, Horse SA has the Chair position. Linkages to data on land use for small (horse)
properties.
SafeWork SA: The State Horse Centre precinct will provide opportunity for research, promotion
and information dissemination relating to safe work practices.
Environment Protection Authority: Horse SA has worked through the Watershed Protection
Office to develop voluntary Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for horsekeeping, which
will be applied to the State Horse Centre precinct.
Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure: Linkages to public transport routes and
cycle/walking/riding corridors between the Adelaide Showground and the Adelaide Parklands.
Horses also are in the Australian Road Rules.
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Appendix 5 (Cont.)
Office of Consumer & Business Affairs: Recreational Services (Limitation of Liability) Act,
support for club & association establishment, mergers or closures. Information relating to club
governance from this office can be disseminated through the State Horse Centre precinct.
South Australian Police: Mounted Operations Unit may like to consider potential relocation to
the State Horse Centre precinct. SAPOL have attended workshops conducted by Horse SA on
Biosecurity. Workshops and professional development is an ongoing role of Horse SA which will
be conducted at the State Horse Centre.
Office of Regional Development: Linkages to Area Consultative Committees, Regional
Development Boards, SA Works funds – all currently utilised by Horse SA to grow the horse
industry in SA through local employment, training and tourism development projects. Expansion
of these type of projects can be achieved with a State Horse Centre (access to horses/conference
rooms).
Natural Resources Management Boards: Linkages to horsekeeping (www.horseslandwater.com)
landholder education, and support for projects and standards development. The close linkages
Horse SA has with the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board will
continue and grow, through more opportunities to engage with horse owners.
Office of Racing: Horse SA regularly provides information to this office, primarily in relation to
animal health and vocational training. The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a focal point
for collection and dissemination of relevant information from this office.
Relationships with Local Government
The State Horse Centre precinct will be placed within the City of Unley but also have ongoing
relationships with the City of Adelaide through complementary use by horses of the adjacent
Adelaide City Parklands.
Both Councils will be able to list the facility as being of benefit to local residents, a reason to “come
and live” in the city. In particular, the City of Adelaide will be able to list the opportunity to own
and/or ride a horse as a selling point for students and as an aid to attract high-level skilled labour
whose decision to relocate to Adelaide rests on family members being able to engage in their
favourite pursuits.
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Appendix 6
The State Horse Centre precinct and the
Strategic Infrastructure Plan for South Australia
Strategic Priorities (Recreation & Sport):
Refocus the design, provision and distribution of appropriate recreation and sporting facilities
throughout the state to improve access to and use them at community level.
Promote the shared use and take up of existing publicly-owned sporting infrastructure through
partnership opportunities between state and local government.
The State Horse Centre precinct is located within the city. Horse sports are broadly spread across
the rural and regional areas of our State, but a focal point or a point for training, riding and
competing in a range of horse activities is currently not available in the metropolitan area.
The State Horse Centre precinct meets this requirement, through use of the existing Adelaide
Showground oval and grandstand. The upgrade will be located on land currently used for the horse
sector within the Royal Adelaide Show.
Achieve greater coordination between State and local governments and the private sector to
develop sustainable, multi-use and adaptable facilities to meet the changing community needs.
The State Horse Centre precinct is located in a major multi-use site, with over 100 different events,
expos and conferences already held. The Adelaide Showground was the winner of the Meetings
Industry Association of Australia, National Award for Specialty Venue in 2003.
Ensure South Australia has sporting facilities capable of hosting international and national
events.
The State Horse Centre precinct will provide the ability to host international and national events in
a range of horse sports.
Improve coordination between the State Government agencies and the sports industry to attract
and retain major sporting events.
The State Horse Centre precinct will provide a central point for communicating, planning and
engaging between the horse sport bodies and government.
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Breed Groups with South Australian branches, representatives or activities –
American Saddlebred Horse Association
Andalusian Horse Association of Australia
Appaloosas and Australian Spotted Pony Association
Association de Caballos de Pora Raza Espanola
Australian Palomino Horse Breeders Association
Australian Friesian Horse Society
Australian Haflinger Horse Breeders
Australian Little Horse & Miniature Breeds Association
Australian Pony Owners and Breeders Association
Australian Saddle Pony Association
Australian Stock Horse Society
Australian Caspian Society
Australian Lipizzaner Registry
Australian Palouse Pony Association
Australian Quarter Horse Association
Australian Sports Pony Registry
Australian Stud Book
Australian Warmblood Horse Association
Australian Warmblood Sport Horse Association
Cleveland Bay Horse Society of Australasia
Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society
Register for Mules and Donkeys
Coffin Bay Pony Protection Society
Connemara Pony Breeders Society of Australia
Hannoverian Horse Society of Australia
Independent Miniature Horse Registry Inc
International Sport Horse Stud Book
Lusitano Horse Association of Australia
National Buckskin Society
Highland Pony Society of Australia
Holsteiner Horse Association of Australia
Irish Draught & Sport Horse Society
Morgan Horse Association of Australia
New Forest Pony Association of Australia
Palomino, White Horse & Buckskin Society of Australia
Norwegian Fjord
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Australia
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