Welcome to the Fort Worth Dressage Club


Welcome to the Fort Worth Dressage Club, your USDF Region 9 GMO promoting dressage education and competition in Fort Worth, Texas and the surrounding areas. Come join us for our monthly meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at La Madeline at Overton Park in Fort Worth. 


Upcoming events

Member news and notables

Year End Awards
score submissions

FWDC wants to congratulations on your successes this year in the show ring! We look forward to celebrating you at our Annual Awards Banquet on January 10 at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens.

Fill out this form to submit your scores earned during the 2025 show season to qualify for FWDC's End of Year Awards. 

Scores are accepted from September 30, 2025 - December 1, 2025.  We accept scores for classical dressage, eventing dressage, western dressage and gaited dressage. 

If you earned scores on more than one horse, you must fill out a separate form for each horse. 

You must purchase a ticket to the Awards Banquet to receive your awards. 

Submit Scores Here

AWARDS! We have awards and we want to give them to you! Please make your nominations speedily, forthwith, post haste, asap, in other words SOON! We need nominations for the following:

The Katelyn Vanhoozer Memorial Sportsmanship Award.

Nominations of a FWDC member in good standing, who

volunteered at the recognized show, and has demonstrated

sportsmanship in their actions in the dressage community.

Nominations for this award along with a brief description to be

sent to Renee Smith.


The Golden Muck Rake award for most supportive significant

other. Nominations to be sent to Barbara Harty or Renee Smith.


The Stayed In, Stayed On, Got Schooled, Came Back Again

award for perseverance, And the Most Improved award. These

can also be sent to Barb or Renee.


The Jane Athey Brown Memorial Scholarship Award.
This award is in memory of Jane, a treasured member of FWDC whom we lost tragically. This award is designed to honor a FWDC member you feel is deserving of recognition for their contributions to the club and the sport of dressage, and will include a plaque and a $300 scholarship from the club. Nominations and descriptions should be sent to Renee.

Gift-In-Kind Donations needed

Our awards banquet is coming up in January and with that our silent auction. This is one of our most looked forward to events of the year and our auction has a huge impact on our club, with all proceeds going into our scholarship fund which directly benefits you, our members! 

If you have experience in fundraising, have great connections with equine practitioners or vendors, or just love shopping and aren't afraid to ask for things, we need you! 

Contact our Advertising & Sponsorship Chair, Alicia Schordine, for more information. 

Volunteer

Check our Volunteer Page for upcoming opportunities!

Cavaletti  & Long-Lining Clinic
November 15, 2025

It's almost here!!!   We are so excited as it has been a few years since FWDC held our low cost clinic.  Below is information you will need whether you are a rider or auditor.  Please take time to read carefully.   At the end you will find the ride times.  If you need to make an adjustment, please let Dawn know.  We will do our best to accommodate.

REMINDERS

*Bring a chair

*No dogs allowed

*Bring your favorite dish to share - we are having a potluck! 

*Sign the waiver by clicking on the link:  https://app.cleverwaiver.com/render/templateByRefId/65657436b5bfa3315df6f540


DIRECTIONS

Wild Oaks Ranch

644 Co Rd 3550

Paradise, TX 76073

UPON ARRIVAL

After you enter through the limestone entrance, follow a long driveway.  Go to the top of the hill and take the road toward the barn.  Turn Left in front of the barn toward the arena and then turn Right to go alongside the arena.  Stalls are at the far end of the arena.  You can unload there and then pull around and park behind the arena in the grassy area between the arena and the round pen. Please park as soon as you unload your horse and your things, because someone will probably be coming in shortly behind you.

Auditors and other vehicles should park in the grassy area on the left when you turn toward the arena.

RIDERS

They do not have an outdoor arena, so feel free to enter the covered arena before your time slot to hand walk if desired. The round pen should be dragged and available for use as well.

STABLING 

There will be two water buckets in each stall, and there will be three bags of shavings already in the stalls upon arrival. If you feel like you need more shavings than this, the facility is happy to provide at $8 per bag.  There should be a propane hot water heater at the wash stall at the arena barn.  Wild Oaks Ranch is donating the use of the facility and stabling during the low cost clinic.  Please clean your stall before you head home to avoid a $15 stall cleaning fee. 

RIDE TIMES  

Long Line

8:30 - 9:15 - Dawn Johnson, Nolan

9:15 - 10:00 - Kelsey Duff, Royal

10:00 - 10:45 - Pam Kemp, Dourado

---- BREAK, 10:45 - 11:00 ----

Cavaletti

11:00 - 11:45 - Kelsey Duff, Brutus

11:45 - 12:30 - Liane MacMillan, Osa

----- LUNCH, 12:30 - 1:00 -----

1:00 - 1:45 - Robyn Callahan, Romeo

1:45 - 2:30 - Kristen Wertz, RazMaTaz

2:30 - 3:15 - Alicia Schordine, Ivy

3:15 - 4:00 - Toby May, Stylish Belle

FWDC would like to express our gratitude to Anthony Schmitz and Sarah Fulton-Smith for their dedication to the advancement of our members' education by donating their time and expertise.  We would also like to thank Wild Oaks Ranch for the use of their beautiful facility!  We appreciate you very much!


Check our Clinics page for upcoming opportunities. 

Region 9 Omnibus


education

Do you know an equine professional who loves to share their knowledge? Have a topic you’re passionate about or curious to learn more on? The Fort Worth Dressage Club is looking for fresh ideas and engaging speakers for upcoming education sessions. Whether it’s training tips, horse care, biomechanics, or anything dressage-related, we’d love to hear from you! Submit your suggestions to our Education Chair, Joan Kinley, and help shape our next season of learning.

Check our Education Page for upcoming opportunities. 

member Advertisements

Have something you would like to advertise to other members of FWDC? Check out our new member advertisements page where you can share equine related goods for sale, lease, or trade. Contact Alicia for more information or to post. 

FWDC Members App

FWDC Members now have the option to register for FWDC events on their mobile devices using the Wild Apricot App.


* available on Google Play & App Store 



CONTACT US

fwdc@yahoo.com

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