End of year awards

SCORES! SCORES! SCORES! We need your scores! Leslee Covington has sounded the call for all those lovely scores you worked sooo hard to earn. If you are a member of FWDC, make copies of your test results from any dressage test and get them to Leslee ASAP.

Recognized show? We'll take them. Schooling show? We want those too. Eventing test? Yep! Western Dressage? You betcha! Gaited Dressage? Oh heck yeah! Email, or snail mail.

Be sure to include your name, your horse's name, the owner's name (if different from rider's), division (Open, AA, JR/YR), test number and level along with an image of the front page of the test. You can send a screen shot or link to the scores page at USDF/USEF. Bundle all of this up and send it off to leslee.cov@gmail.com by December 1st. 2024.

We also want to recognize and honor a few special people in the club who have gone above and beyond over the last year with some special awards. We need nominations for:

The Golden Muck Rake award for spouse/partner of the year

Volunteer of the Year

The Katelyn Vanhoozer Memorial Sportsmanship award

The Jane Athey Brown Memorial Scholarship award

The Stayed In, Stayed On, Got Schooled, Came Back Again awards for perseverance.

Nominations for these awards along with a brief description of why the person is deserving of the prestigious awards can be sent to mreneehsmith@gmail.com also by December 1st.

You all have worked tirelessly over the past year to earn all the accolades we can heap upon you, so be sure to get those scores and nominations in post haste!

For more information on our End of Year Awards, click HERE. 

sponsors needed

Sunday, November 24
Hosted by Wild Oaks Ranch in Paradise, TX

Join Sarah Fulton-Smith for a one day clinic where 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. 

$120 includes lesson and trailer in fee
$130 includes lesson and day stall (shavings included in day stall fee)

Auditors $15, and each rider can bring a groom that can audit for free 

Lunch will be included.

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. 

Rider Registration - Click Here to Sign Up!

Auditor Registration - Click Here to Sign Up!

volunteer opportunities

In order to qualify for end-of-year awards, all members must volunteer a minimum of four hours. Have you completed your volunteer hours for the 2024 season?

Check out our Volunteer Page for current opportunities. 

Board Positions for 2025

The 2024 USDF Annual Convention is coming to Region 9! Each year, USDF members from around the country come together to celebrate, network, and get involved in dressage. With the future of USDF and dressage in the US in the balance, these passionate and dedicated ambassadors of the sport spend a week each fall analyzing and debating the hottest topics in the sport, attending uniquely curated education sessions, connecting with longtime friends from around the country, and celebrating the best and brightest USDF and dressage have to offer! 

For more information and to register, click on the banner above.