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!

clinics

Check our Clinics page for upcoming opportunities. 

Annual Awards Banquet
January 10, 2026

SAVE THE DATE! Tickets go on sale soon.

Our annual awards banquet and silent auction has a theme this year, Run for the Roses! Get started on your derby hat now to join in the fun! 

battle of the barns

The Battle of the Barns baskets are a highlight of the event. 
Gather together with your barn friends and put together a basket filled with horsey goodies to be bid on. The barn with the highest bid on the night of the auction will win a prize.  Anyone with a barn can enter.

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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