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

board members needed

Our dressage club runs on good people, good ideas, and a healthy willingness to occasionally say, “Sure, I can help with that!” We’re currently looking for enthusiastic members to join our board and help keep the club welcoming, organized, and moving forward.

Whether you love bringing people together, organizing behind the scenes, building community partnerships, or helping steer the club’s direction, there’s a place for you. No need to be a professional committee wrangler, just bring your ideas, your energy, and your love of the dressage community. Come help us make the next year a great one!

Email Barb Harty with your interest. 

Open positions include: 

President:

Oversee and coordinate all club activities, ensuring that club paperwork and administrative requirements are handled accurately and on time. Lead monthly club meetings, communicate with other GMOs and officials throughout the region, and ensure that all parts of the club ae working together smoothly. 

Treasurer:

Oversee the club's finances, including paying bills, reimbursing members for approved expenses, and managing and paying expenses associated with shows, events, and other club activities. Maintain accurate, up-to-date financial records, track income and expenses, and provide financial updates to the board as needed. Help ensure the club's financial responsibilities are handled accurately and on time. 

Hospitality Chair:

Looking for our own Martha Stewart, bringing creativity and a welcoming touch to every event! Coordinates decorations and organizes food and refreshments to make our club events festive, memorable, and enjoyable for everyone. 

Volunteer Organizer:

Recruits and organizes volunteers for essential positions at our shows and events. Coordinates assignments, tracks volunteer commitments, and ensures every position is filled so our events run smoothly and successfully. 

Sponsorship & Advertising:

Coordinates and manages sponsorships, advertising, monetary donations, silent auction items, and gifts-in-kind for our shows and events. Maintains accurate donation records, provides 501(c)(3) donation acknowledgement paperwork as appropriate, and ensures our generous sponsors and donors are properly recognized and thanked for their support. 

Check our Volunteer page for additional opportunities.

Annual Awards Banquet

Join us for an evening of celebration, camaraderie, and a little friendly competition at the FWDC Annual Awards Banquet & Silent Auction!

Date: Saturday, January 9, 2027
Time: 5:00–9:00 PM
Location: Los Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant, 4899 Interstate I-20 Service Rd, Willow Park, TX 76087

Let's celebrate another wonderful year of dressage as we recognize our members' achievements, dedication, and contributions both in and out of the arena!

Enjoy delicious food, great company, and our annual Silent Auction, with proceeds supporting the FWDC Scholarship Program. Don't miss the always-popular Battle of the Barns, where creative baskets compete for the highest bid and bragging rights!

We look forward to celebrating the 2026 season with our FWDC family. 

Purchase your tickets HERE. 


Awards Requirement

FWDC performance awards at USDF recognized shows are awarded for each division for each levels in the Adult Amateur, Open, and Junior divisions.  Please note that 2026 performance awards will also require that both owners and riders have a minimum of four volunteer hours for the year and are members of FWDC at the time scores are earned.  Individuals may donate all or a portion of their volunteer hours to another individual. 

battle of the barns

The Battle of the Barns baskets are a highlight of the event. It's never too early to start planning for next year! 
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.

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' mreneehsmith@gmail.com


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

mreneehsmith@gmail.com


scholarship applications open

Our scholarship guidelines have been updated. To review the changes and apply for a scholarship, visit our Scholarship page. 

Applications are being accepted from October 15 through November 30. 







Check our Education Page for upcoming opportunities!


David macmillan clinic
November 14-15
WolfCamp Equestrian Center, Pilot Point, TX

All are welcome! Contact Julia at 214-536-0520 to register or audit. 

Member news and notables

We love to share the amazing things our members are up to. If you or someone you know would like to be featured, please email Alicia. 

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 


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