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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
End of year awardsSCORES! 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! sponsors neededOur 2024 Annual Awards Banquet is right around the corner! If you are interested in becoming a gift-in-kind sponsor or know of a unique equestrian business that would make a great addition to our list of fabulous donors, check out our Sponsorship page for more information. We also welcome new and gently used equestrian items donated by our members for the Silent Auction. All proceeds from the auction go directly to our Scholarship program. | Cavaletti ClinicSunday, November 24 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 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! virtual education seriesMonday, December 2nd at 6:00pm Join us for our first in a new series of virtual dressage educational workshops! Nicole Watts, CAATM, CVT, and founder of EquiZen is an Internationally Renowned Expert in the field of Holistic Animal Wellness and Natural Performance Enhancement Therapies. She is thrilled to share her expertise with an introduction to her Rider Confidence Workshop with FWDC members. Equizen Elevation is an elite coaching program to help riders build confidence and achieve success in competition. Elevation will improve your personal performance with principles used by world-class athletes. Engage in our program for a competitive advantage beyond your current capacity! Zoom link coming soon! volunteer opportunitiesIn 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 2025Are you interested in serving on the FWDC Board? We have two open positions we are seeking to fill for the 2025 year. Treasurer - We are seeking a detail-oriented individual to manage our finances in a completely digital environment using Wild Apricot and QuickBooks. If interested, contact Barb Harty, President. |
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USDF Annual Convention | Region 9 OmnibusFWDC Members AppFWDC Members now have the option to register for FWDC events on their mobile devices using the Wild Apricot App.
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Schooling show
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Amelia Newcomb Clinic
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