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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tucson Dressage Club  Fall Festival is fast approaching!

Entry deadline is November 4!  Prize list

Volunteers are essential to the continued success of our shows

so please consider giving us some of your time to help! 

 Easy to sign up for a shift through the SignUp Genius link

Sponsors and Advertisers are also essential to the success of our show.  

If you aren't able to volunteer, please sponsor a class or two!  Sponsorship form

Qualified Riders and Horses for Arizona State Championships

Riders and Horses by Division & Level

Eligible Pairs by Rider

Multiple Rider Reminder

Eligible but not GMO affliated

Region 5 October News

I hope everyone had a successful Regional Championship competition if you’ve attended one of the nine Regional Championships this year!  It’s always fantastic to watch the success of our competitors and the dedication to our sport. We give a huge THANK YOU to the Rocky Mountain Dressage Society for hosting the Great American USDF Region 5 Championships in Parker, Colorado this year. Congratulations to everyone who qualified for the Regionals, competed, volunteered, groomed, coached and participated in all the many ways that are needed for our sport.  I hope to see some of you at the US Dressage Finals in November.  I know many of our Region 5 folks are planning to travel to Kentucky and it should be an amazing week of very good dressage!

The USDF convention is just around the corner I hope you will join us this year in Houston, Texas.  There are many great education activities planned and some fun to be had! Be sure to check the convention schedule and attend the Region 5 meeting, along with the Board of Governors and learn more about how your USDF works.  The information and schedule will be posted at www.usdf.org/Convention/. Our first regional meeting will be virtual and will be held in November.  We’ll touch on a few points regarding Region business and talk a bit about the convention agenda as well.  Everyone is welcome at the Regional meetings and at the USDF Convention.  If you’re getting an award, please let me know as we try to save a few tables during the Awards Dinner for the Region so we can all get to know each other better.

for more Region 5 info, click here

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.  Read on for more info and books selected for 2024

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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