Celebrating a legacy in the western horse industry.

The National Pleasure Horse Association of Australia was incorporated in 1987 by people interested in promoting the Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle disciplines of the western horse industry. Our annual NPHA Celebration Show has progressed today into being the most prestigious western horse show in the southern hemisphere.

The NPHA Celebration Show is held annually at the world class venue, Sydney International Equestrian Centre in Horsley Park, New South Wales. It features a full AA AQHA, PHAA and AAA approved western performance program, over 25 feature and futurity events and guaranteed prize money exceeding $100,000 paid out across all open classes. We source the most highly credentialed international judges each year from the United States of America to judge some of the best horses our country has to offer. 

In 2027, we will again host the NSW Quarter Horse State Championships, bringing over a week of competitive showing combined with the EquinePure NPHA Celebration Show making it the premier event on the western horse show calendar.

2025 / 2026 NPHA Committee

  • A woman with blonde hair in casual attire standing next to a brown paint horse with a white face, outdoors in a grassy area with trees in the background during sunset.

    Nicole Wilson

    PRESIDENT

  • Woman wearing cowboy hat, white shirt, black vest, and neck scarf, smiling at camera indoors showing quarter horses in western performance events.

    Helen Nixon

    VICE PRESIDENT

  • A woman with pink and blonde hair, wearing a blue floral off-the-shoulder blouse and jeans, standing next to an appaloosa horse outdoors in a grassy area with trees in the background.

    Melannie Halligan

    SECRETARY

  • A woman wearing a black cowboy hat, white dress, and cowboy boots standing between two brown quarter horses holding their reins against a black background.

    Hayley Cove

    TREASURER

  • A woman in a yellow blouse and blue jeans gently holds the reins of a brown paint horse, standing outdoors with blurred green trees in the background.

    Danielle Franchina

    SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Official Photographer

Our photographer, Nicole Wilson has been capturing your special moments in and around the pen of the NPHA for close to 20 years! Follow her Facebook page for show highlights and how to order your official show photos.

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Group of seven people smiling and celebrating with a horse in an indoor arena. Some are wearing cowboy hats and casual clothing at Sydney International Equestrian Centre.
A young male equestrian rider on a dark quarter horse decorated with a rosette ribbon, standing inside an indoor arena with american judges, one on each side, all wearing cowboy hats. Hunter Under Saddle event.
A young man in cowboy attire sits atop a horse with ribbons, surrounded by a group of people inside an indoor SIEC. The group includes men and women, some dressed in formal attire and cowboy hats, holding ribbons. Winning Western Pleasure Futurity.
Cowgirl in turquoise Western shirt and large black hat riding a brown horse in an indoor arena with American flags and banners in the background. Winning western pleasure with quarter horse in Australia.
Group of people standing in an indoor arena with a horse in front of them, winning lunge line event with paint horse at western performance show Australia.
A woman in Western attire riding a brown quarter horse in an indoor arena, with an American flag and a horse-themed banner in the background. Showing horse at the jog in western pleasure futurity class event.
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A cowgirl wearing a black cowboy hat, an orange shirt, and a colorful western jacket riding a dark brown quarter horse inside an indoor arena in Sydney Australia showing in western pleasure futurity class loping horse.
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A man riding a paint horse inside an indoor arena, smiling and holding a black cowboy hat in the air, winning western pleasure horsemanship class.
A woman riding a dark brown quarter horse through an indoor equestrian arena, participating in a trail event at a western performance show.
A woman in western attire riding a chestnut quarter horse in an indoor arena with Australian flag in the background. Showing horse at the lope gait.
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Man in a light blue blazer, striped tie and cowboy hat standing with a brown quarter horse, holding a ribbon, at an indoor western performance show in Australia.
A woman on a hunter under saddle horse receiving a ribbon at a western performance competition, flanked by three people, inside an indoor arena at SIEC.
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Four people in western attire, including cowboy hats, are standing inside an indoor arena in Sydney Australia. One of them holds a horse with a ribbon, and another holds a trophy. The group appears to be celebrating a win in a halter futurity event.
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A man wearing a cowboy hat and formal attire holding a horse's reins with a ribbon on the horse's bridle, smiling and making a peace sign with his hand, winning lunge line event western performance show.
A woman riding a horse through a trail gate obstacle course in an indoor arena with blue seats. She is wearing a cowboy hat and western attire, guiding the horse trail gate at a western performance show australia.
A woman in Western attire riding a brown western horse inside an indoor arena, with spectators seated in the background. Showing in ranch on the rail event western performance shows Australia.
A woman wearing a cowboy hat and western attire is riding a horse over a trail bridge in an indoor arena. There are spectators seated in the background at the NPHA Celebration Show SIEC.
A close-up of a dark brown quarter horse with a shiny coat, wearing a bridle and saddle, standing on an indoor arena showing in hunter under saddle classes.
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