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Current list of horses nominated for State Championships, November 15-16 

at Pima County Fairgrounds

Congratulations to Laura Decesari!  Recipient of Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize

 When Carol Lavell was inducted into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame in December 2024, The Dressage Foundation’s Board of Directors wished to recognize this special honor. As a result, they approved the awarding of an additional $25,000 Carol Lavell Dressage Prize in 2025.

The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is pleased to announce Laura DeCesari (AZ) as the recipient of this special $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. The Advanced Dressage Prize provides financial assistance for coaching and training to talented, committed, horse and rider combinations with the ability and plans to reach international standards of high-performance dressage. Since 2009, the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize Fund has awarded 26 grants totaling $650,000 in support of U.S. high-performance teams.

For further info on Laura and the Prize  

Our Fabulous March Madness Sponsors

Silver Sponsor - South & Wright, PLLC 

Silver  Sponsor - Expand Health Research - 

Bronze Sponsors - Gadarian & Cacy     Ann Damiano     Caroline Morse     Caroline Vandenberg

Hospitality - Annette Gaynes     Caterpillar

Class Sponsors -  Deborah Lindley    Beth Mulcahy    Dee Putty 

Feel Good Training, Nathalie Eikel Baughman      Melinda Olsen      Able Body Chiropractic     Stacey Lent    Cathy Schreiber

Willow Woods      Tania Radda     Ride-N-Rock Ranch, Wendy Riddell       Interiors in Design, Eva Murzaite 

Michele Mooney     Kendall Brookhart     KMD Equine, Katie Minter-Dykhouse

A Big THANK YOU to all the Volunteers who help make the shows happen!

Opportunities for Youth Programs & Scholarships

Region 5 June News

         Summer is here, shows are in full swing for our Region, I see lots of clinics are in the books as well! We have had lots of rain in Colorado this spring and early summer and it is so green… perhaps this bodes well for hay prices this year, fingers crossed. I hope that everyone is enjoying their time with their families and their animals this summer.

         USDF has approved the 2026 Great American/USDF Regional Championship site selections and the USDF Region 5 Championships will be returning to Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Dressage Society will host the Championships at the Colorado Horse Park September 17-20, 2026. Some other small reminders regarding Regional Championships include making sure that to perform score checks with USDF to ensure your qualifying scores have been properly recorded and check to make sure the horse owner matches between USDF

and USEF. Be sure to declare your intentions for the US Dressage Finals if you have plans to join us in Kentucky this year! We’ll see you in Parker for this year’s Regional Championships, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Dressage Society. We continue to work to find venues to rotate our championships, so if you have ideas, please reach out!

        The 2025 USDF Convention will December 3 rd -6 th in Lexington, Kentucky at the Hyatt Regency. Come visit our  USDF home base and be a part of the governance process and attend some fabulous educational sessions. The  host hotel is right in downtown Lexington. There are many great restaurants and things to do within walking  distance. It’s a really fun area.

         As of when I write this, our potential candidates are shaping up and making great qualifying......  for more Region 5 news

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

Thank you all who joined us at our 50th anniversary celebration, Annual Meeting and Year End Award banquet!

We were able to reconnect with many who have given so much to Tucson Dressage Club throughout the years.

There were many new faces as well as we look forward to the next milestone anniversary.

~Please enjoy this Beautiful Slideshow Presentation created by Jennifer Parker.  Many of the people, horses and riders

who have formed our history have been remembered here.

~A Tucson Dressage Club History for our 50th anniversary was created by Stacey Lent. 

Read here about the founding and the people and events from the past! 

~A photo gallery of the 2024 Year End Award Recipients!

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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