New for 2020: USDF Announces Regional Schooling Show Awards Program
Lexington, KY (February 22,
2019) - The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is excited to announce
the new USDF Regional Schooling Show Awards Program, which will offer regional
recognition to USDF Group Members (GMs), competing in participating non-USEF-licensed/non-USDF-recognized
competitions. This program will operate congruently with the annual USDF
membership year of December 1 - November 30, beginning with the 2020 membership
year on December 1, 2019. Four award divisions, including open, junior/young
rider, adult amateur, and non-professional, will be recognized per region. The
open division will offer six levels of recognition (Training, First, Second,
Third, Fourth, and FEI), with the junior/young rider, adult amateur, and
non-professional offering an additional seventh level (Introductory).
Any
non-USEF-licensed/non-USDF-recognized competition is eligible to participate,
and may do so by simply submitting an online application and fee to USDF, at
least 30 days prior to the start date of their competition. Competitors wishing
to participate in the program must be USDF Group Members and submit an online
nomination application and fee for each horse/rider combination they wish to
nominate.
USDF President Lisa Gorretta
explains that, "this new program has been developed to recognize the
achievements of USDF Group Members, who choose to participate in schooling shows
as their competition path. It will give competitors confirmation of how they
stack up against their peers, within their USDF region. This will, in turn,
strengthen USDF's Group Member Organizations by providing an additional
exclusive benefit of membership! Schooling shows provide and promote dressage
education for riders, USDF L Graduates, and licensed judges, as well as local
competition management and show volunteers. We hope to welcome more members and
competitors into the USDF community, while furthering USDF's mission of
recognizing achievement in dressage."
Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, email usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.