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Tucson Dressage Club 2024 Year End Award Winners

Join us at the Celebration Banquet and  Annual Meeting 

on February 8 at Circle D Ranch.  Please RSVP at the link under Upcoming Events.

See You There!!

TUCSON DRESSAGE CLUB CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY 

IN 2025!   SAVE THE DATE OF SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 

TO COME JOIN US AS WE REMINISCE AND HONOR THOSE

WHO HAVE WORKED TO SPREAD THE JOY AND EDUCATION OF HORSES AND DRESSAGE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

PLEASE SEND STORIES AND PHOTOS OF PAST AND PRESENT TO JENNIFER PARKER AT JPAGAPE@COMCAST.NET

MORE DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING!

Region 5 January News

Another Holiday season has come and gone and we’re starting another fantastic and hopefully educational New Year! 

There are many outstanding educational things on tap in the very near future and many more will be offered throughout the year.  Arizona Dressage Association is hosting the third session of their Core Transformation series on January 11-12 with Hilda Gurney at Horseshoe Springs in Cave Creek, Arizona. Please reach out to them if you’d like to join this wonderful program.

USDF will be hosting the Adequan FEI Trainers Conference Jaunary 20-21 at High Meadows Farm in Loxahatchee, Florida.  This year the presenters are Christine Traurig and Monica Theodorescu. It should be an exciting and very information two days.  I look forward to seeing some of you there!

The USDF Bookclub is hosting a Zoom webinar with our own Region 5 member, Janet Foy, to discuss her book, Dressage for the Not-So-Perfect Horse on January 15^th at 8PM Eastern.  There is a link on Facebook to sign up and register (free to attend!).

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USDF Launches Book Club Featuring Top Authors and Professionals

Lexington, KY (July 1, 2024) - The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is pleased to announce the launch of the new USDF Book Club. This exciting program is the newest in a long list of education initiatives and opportunities created and offered by USDF. By participating in the USDF Book Club, members will be introduced to the published works of the industry’s top authors and professionals, and engage them in firsthand discussions through webinars and on The Dressage Radio Show podcast.

Each year, USDF will host four webinars, one for each of the four books selected annually, where authors will be invited to participate to discuss their works from the writing process and content matter, to how their thoughts on the subject may have evolved since publication. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in question and answer sessions, both in the webinars and when the authors are featured on The Dressage Radio Show podcast. Additionally, participants in the USDF Book Club will have opportunities to earn education credits, while their home USDF Regions and Group Member Organizations (GMOs) compete to earn awards based on participation.  For more info and 2025 books, click here

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2023 Presidents Award

2023 Delia Gonzalez Award

Tucson 2023 Year End Awards for Schooling and Recognized Shows

Photos of Award Winners

Photo Montage of 2023 State Championships

US Equestrian Introduces Microchip Rule for Equine Health and Safety

by US Equestrian Communications Department | Sep 5, 2023, 10:11 AM EST

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Federation strives to consistently ensure the safety and welfare of both our human and equine athletes. One fundamental aspect of equine safety is microchipping. Microchips in horses allow for immediate onsite verification of horses for the purpose of safeguarding the health of each horse. This is vital, especially during times of disease outbreaks or natural disasters.

To this end, the US Equestrian Board of Directors approved a new microchipping rule during the 2023 Mid-Year Board meeting. Beginning December 1, 2025, under GR 1101.1, all horses competing in USEF-licensed or -endorsed competitions must be microchipped with a 15-digit ISO compliant 11784/11785 chip. 

More information

SAAHA- Southern Arizona Arabian Horse Association- is  sponsoring a High Point Award for Arabians, Half Arabians or Anglo Arabians at Tucson shows. 

For more infomation, click here

If you are wondering how you can  get more involved with TDC, we need help on committees! Do you like writing? We need help with newsletter submissions! Do you want to help with the recognized competitions? Join the Show Committee! Do you like putting together events? We can use help preparing for the clinics/symposiums, socials, & schooling shows! Are you craving more social activities for club members? We would love a small committee of people that organize social events! Do you like to be more on the tech side of things? Perhaps helping maintain the website would be of interest! Let us know how you would like to support dressage in our community through volunteering with Tucson Dressage Club.   Contact us with your enthusiasm at tucsondressagclub2@gmail.com or bobbi@amadoequine.com

GMO Volunteer Incentive Program

Members of the GMO now are able to participate in a new award program sponsored by the USDF.  GMO members log their hours on a form (link to more information and form below) and that is then validated by a GMO officer.  Once a milestone has been achieved, the member submits the GMO Volunteer Incentive Program tracking sheet to USDF. 

!https://yourdressage.org/2021/10/18/the-group-member-organization-gmo-volunteer-incentive-program-vip/Elib