Horse event venues in Australia

Equestrian centre used for competitions and rallies

Goulburn Valley showgrounds with equestrian ring

Shirley Heights Equestrian Centre is a family-run equestrian centre at Gladysdale in the Little Yarra Valley, operated by the same family since the 1980s. It hosts show jumping and eventing competitions up to CCI3* level, with Martin Collins surfaces on all arenas, and camping is available at events.

Council-owned showgrounds, officially Springsure Bauhinia Park Showgrounds, at 30A Barcoo Street, Springsure, managed by Central Highlands Regional Council with a full-time caretaker. It is home to the Springsure Show Society, Springsure Working Horse Association and Springsure Pony Club, and hosts the annual Springsure Show in late May. Facilities include a fenced arena with cut-out yards, the GG Stevenson cattle yards, livestock resting stables, powered campsites for events, amenities blocks, a multipurpose building and a dining hall and bar. Camping is permitted for people travelling with animals that need overnight rest and for event attendees.

St Arnaud Showgrounds is at Lord Nelson Park in St Arnaud, home of the St Arnaud Agricultural Society's annual show on the first weekend of October. The show is a VAS qualifier with three show rings and showjumping on the Sunday. Stabling, camping with showers and toilets, and float parking are available for competitors.

St George Showgrounds is a Balonne Shire Council showground on Victoria Street, St George, beside the Balonne River. It hosts the annual St George Show, run for over 140 years by the St George Pastoral and Agricultural Association, with horse ring events, rodeo and livestock, as well as campdrafts, ASH events and horse cutting. The council site map shows a main arena with grandstand, several stable blocks, a cattlemen's bar, pavilions, toilets and showers. Camping is limited to people resting travelling livestock or attending events.

A fully fenced 70 ha showground on High Street, Stanthorpe, owned and managed by the Stanthorpe Agricultural Society. Horse facilities include the grassed Peter Bondfield main arena, the sand-based Stockman's Arena for campdraft, rodeo and other equestrian events, horse stalls, stables and wash areas. The grounds host the Stanthorpe Show, rodeo and campdraft, and offer powered and unpowered camping with toilets and hot showers.

Rural horse sport venue

The Sunbury Showgrounds are at Sunbury Recreation Reserve (Clarke Oval) on Riddell Road, Sunbury, north-west of Melbourne. They host the annual Sunbury Agricultural Show each October, run by the Sunbury Agricultural Society, which includes a multi-ring horse section alongside poultry, homecrafts and a truck show.

Riding and training grounds

Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is an independent not-for-profit centre at Monak Road, North Arm, providing therapeutic riding, driving and on-ground programs for people with disability, delivered by qualified CAD coaches and volunteers. The centre has a 78 x 30 m indoor arena, a 60 x 20 m outdoor sand arena and a round yard, and both arenas can be hired when not in use by the program. A second property at Verrierdale is used for equine assisted learning and spelling horses.

Swan Hill Showgrounds at 106 McCallum Street, Swan Hill, is a council reserve shared with the Alan Garden Reserve and used for local sport and major events. It is home to the Swan Hill District Show, run by the Swan Hill District Agricultural and Pastoral Society each October, and the Swan Hill Cattle Show. The show grounds map shows a horse arena with light towers, horse stalls, horse yards, a horse wash and a camping area.

Tallangatta Showgrounds is home to the Tallangatta Agricultural and Pastoral Society, established in 1896, whose annual March show opens with showjumping. The grounds also host the SCA-affiliated Tallangatta Campdraft run by the Upper Murray Horseman's Association each spring, with bookable horse yards, shower and toilet blocks, a bar and full catering. Donation-based camping is available and the High Country Rail Trail is accessible from the back of the grounds.

Tallebudgera Pony Club is a Pony Club Queensland (Zone 2) club based at 29 Andrews Road, Tallebudgera on the Gold Coast. The grounds host rally days, official dressage and combined training, and one day events with a cross country course, and are used for Zone 2 eventing and jump squad training. Limited powered and unpowered camping and yards are offered at some events. Agistment on the grounds is available to active club members only.

Tambo Racecourse on Racecourse Road, on the edge of Tambo in central western Queensland, hosts the Tambo and District Race Club meetings and the annual one-day Tambo Stock Show, which includes sheep, horse and cattle competitions. Camping in the centre ring is not permitted, with free camping available nearby at Stubby Bend.

Equestrian competition grounds at Tamborine with sand arenas and cross country course

Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds at 386-398 Main Western Road, Tamborine Mountain, is run by the Tamborine Mountain AH&I Show Society. It hosts the annual Tamborine Mountain Show and the monthly Tamborine Mountain Country Markets, and the grounds and halls are available for hire for events.

Showground with equestrian events

Council-owned showgrounds on Showgrounds Road at the edge of Tara, next to the Tara Lagoon Parklands, managed by Western Downs Regional Council. The grounds have a large main arena, a sheep dog arena, over 70 stables and cattle and sheep pavilions, and host the annual Tara Show, races, polocrosse and the Tara Festival of Culture and Camel Races. Camping is only permitted for travellers resting livestock, and all livestock must have a biosecurity statement completed on entry.

Taroom Showgrounds at 4 Cranmer Street hosts the annual Taroom Show run by the Taroom Show Society, including horse events, prime and stud cattle classes and a rodeo. The grounds also host the Taroom Golden Horseshoe Campdraft, bull sales and have hosted the Pony Club Queensland State Gymkhana. Showground bookings are handled by Banana Shire Council, and show stabling is managed by the show society.

Tatura Park Exhibition and Equestrian Complex is a council-managed equestrian and livestock events facility on Hastie Street, Tatura, about 15 minutes west of Shepparton. It has an indoor 75 m x 35 m sand arena, a roofed 73 m x 45 m outdoor sand arena with 500 lux lighting, and a grassed outdoor arena. More than 200 undercover stables, wash bays, powered and unpowered camping, and toilets and showers are on site. It hosts events such as International Dairy Week and the Victorian Equestrian Championships.

Teebar Showgrounds (Teebar Hall and Sports Grounds) is at the corner of Teebar Hall Road and Maryborough-Biggenden Road, Teebar, about 35 minutes west of Maryborough. The Teebar Show & Sports Association runs its annual show, rodeo and campdraft here each June, and the grounds have hosted sport and agricultural events for more than 100 years. Council lists free camping (up to 7 nights) with toilets and showers, unpowered sites only, and no potable water.

Templewood Horse Riding Centre is a family-run riding school on 200 acres at Inglewood in the Adelaide Hills, about 45 minutes from the Adelaide CBD, operating for over fifty years. It offers group, shared private and cross country lessons on school horses and ponies, plus full-day school holiday courses and birthday parties. Facilities include three outdoor arenas, an indoor school, an all-weather exercise track and undercover saddling areas.

Equestrian centre near Terang with arenas and cross country

Showgrounds at Texas on the Dumaresq River in the Goondiwindi Region, run by the Texas Show Society. The two-day Texas Show each July features a campdraft, a rodeo, showjumping, stud cattle judging and yard dog trials alongside traditional pavilion exhibits. The campdraft is held in a dedicated campdraft arena on the grounds.

The Caves Showgrounds at 76 Rossmoya Road, about 20 km north of Rockhampton, are owned and run by The Caves Progress and Agricultural Society, established in 1975 to host campdrafts, rodeos and shows. Facilities include a main arena, stock yards, a pavilion, cook house and bar, and the grounds host The Caves Show, campdrafting and working dog trials. Camping with powered sites is available only for people travelling with livestock, and all animals require a health declaration before arrival.

Arena agistment coaching

Showgrounds at 127 The Boulevard, Theodore, in the Banana Shire. The grounds host the annual Theodore Show run by the Theodore Show Society, which includes horse ring events, and the Theodore Spindles and Spurs Campdraft. Canteen and bar facilities operate during events.

Toogoolawah Showgrounds at 30 Ivory Creek Road is the home of the Toogoolawah Show Society, founded in 1913, in the Brisbane Valley. The grounds host the annual Toogoolawah Show and the Toogoolawah Campdraft, an ACA affiliated three-day event with a campdraft arena lit for night runs and a rodeo ring. Campgrounds are available for visitors.

Toowoomba Showgrounds is a 245 acre showground at Glenvale, run by the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland and home of the Toowoomba Royal Show. It has one of Queensland's largest indoor equestrian centres, a 70m x 40m clear-span sand arena with grandstand seating for 900, plus the Toowoomba Equestrian Area with a large sand arena that holds three full size dressage arenas and a sand warm-up arena. Stables, yards and caravan camping with hot showers are available on the grounds.