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

FWDC Fall Classic - Virtual Show


Don't miss out of FWDC's first ever virtual dressage show! Offering USDF, USEF, and WDAA dressage. Beat the heat and choose your own ride time! Counts towards FWDC Year End Awards.

CLICK HERE to view Prize List! 

Late Entries: After August 25th CLICK HERE
Video Submission: through September 14
Results by September 25
Judges:
Brian MacMahon - Dressage (S) and Western Dressage (R)
Driven Dressage: Hardy Zantke (S)
2026 World Show Qualifier
2026 US National Dressage Classic Regional Qualifier

WDAA Recognition #: applied for
FHANA, AWSSR, and APHA-PAC recognized

Virtual Dressage Show Video Rules and Arena Setup.pdf

Volunteer

Here is another opportunity to get some volunteer hours toward an FWDC scholarship or year-end awards. Join our Sponsorship Committee!

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! We are looking for some folks who are willing to help get items for our silent auction and advertisers for our recognized show. 

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. 

Check our Volunteer Page for upcoming opportunities!

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 


2025 Region 9 T-Shirts

Wear your support for Region 9!

Our 2025 limited edition T-shirts are now available for pre-order. Online ordering available here: https://usdfregion92025.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Deadline to order: September 7

Shirts are red with a white design created by FWDC's Alicia Schordine.


upcoming Region 9 Clinics

Michael Klimke Clinic
September 12 & 13

We are thrilled to welcome Michael Klimke back to Wild Oaks Ranch in Paradise TX. Michael is an international Grand Prix rider and trainer based in Germany and Wellington. He is, of course, the son of the famed Reiner Klimke and carries on the family tradition and training system. Michael is gracious enough to come work with us in Texas regularly! Auditors will have the opportunity to watch top riders and AAs in our region work with talented horses from youngsters to Grand Prix! More details and tickets to audit can be found at the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1505115293359?aff=oddtdtcreator


Cavaletti  & Long-Lining Clinic
November 15, 2025

Save the date for what promises to be a wonderful clinic with two incredible local trainers held at the beautiful Wild Oaks Ranch in Paradise, TX. 

Cavaletti Clinic with Sarah Fulton-Smith
Sarah introduces cavaletti as a gymnastic tool to incorporate into your dressage program whether you are a beginner or an upper level rider. We will cover everything from the basics of spacing and heights to introducing cavaletti to a horse for the first time and advanced exercises to improve test movements. 
Sarah is an FEI rider, trainer, and instructor. She is also a breeder of dressage horses and is passionate about the gradual and correct development of our equine athletes utilizing many types of cross training to build a healthy mind, body, and relationship between horse and rider, such as groundwork, liberty work, long lining, trail riding, jumping, and cavaletti. 

Long-Lining Clinic with Anthony Schmitz
Training/Instruction in the true Classical Principles of Dressage. Anthony Schmitz, Bereiter, has 40 years experience riding, training, instructing and showing through
FEI. Being originally from the Netherlands, he has extensive training by some of the Masters in Europe. He utilizes the longe line, long-lines, cavalletti, trail outings and arena riding to develop the correct musculature of each horse. Using the bio-
mechanical movements of the horse riding patterns and exercises to teach the horse to go forward. This type of riding releases endorphins that bring pleasure to the horse while he gains strength and great confidence in himself. He teaches his students in much the same way through using exercises that develop core muscles, strong legs, an effective seat, correct timing and application of the aids and learning to ride with soft rein contact. Anthony is a compassionate, energetic, enthusiastic and
effective teacher whose goal is simply to pass on all that he has learned and to watch his students and their horses progress to meet their goals and go on to surpass them.


Check our Clinics page for upcoming opportunities. 

fwdc member spotlight

Donna Claunch and Scotty attend an obstacle clinic at Remember Me Racehorse Rescue in Burleson. 

Check out all the other amazing things our members are doing on our Member Spotlight page! We love sharing our member's success stories. Send your submissions to Alicia with the subject line - Member Spotlight to be featured! 

Region 9 Omnibus


FWDC Schooling show
June 15, 2025

 A little weather wasn't going to stop the FWDC Schooling Show from being a grand time! Thank you to our wonderful judge, Barbara Lewis, for her invaluable feedback, and our amazing show secretary, Lindsay Slough Cooper, for keeping the event well run and organized. Thank you to all of our volunteers who came out to help and to all the exhibitors and their equine dance partners for supporting our show, and of course, thank you Willow Draw for providing the fabulous facilities and grounds we all know and love so much. 

Have photos from the schooling show? We would love to share them! Email them to Alicia.

Darcy Barnett & Frostie debuting at First Level


CONTACT US

fwdc@yahoo.com

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