What's New - Western Pennsylvania Dressage Association

06/11/2026

We have ride time for this weekend’s show at Fair Haven Farms!

06/07/2026

If finances are holding you back from entering our schooling show next weekend, we’ve got you! Our Leg Up Grant helps with some of the expenses. Check it out and apply!👇💰

https://www.wpda.club/our-programs

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06/07/2026

The close date is coming up fast for our Schooling Show I. Deadline is June 10!!

06/04/2026

Our first Schooling Show is next weekend, June 13 at Fair Haven Farms in Grove City, and we are looking for volunteers to help make the show a success. Get a front row seat to all the action and hang out with some really cool people and horses.

No experience necessary! We will train you and work around your schedule too. See comments for the list of opportunities.

06/04/2026

Applications are OPEN for the 2027 USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program! 🎉

This two-day educational seminar focuses on crucial topics that young adults (ages 20-28) need to know to prepare for a professional career in the equine industry. Learn about goal setting, sponsorship, international competition, and business management from some of the top professionals in the country!

📆 January 16-17, 2027
📍 Embassy Suites West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL)

To learn more and apply now, visit the link below:
🔗 https://www.usdf.org/education/other-programs/yr-graduate/index.asp

P.S... Grants are available! 💲 With funding provided through the Carol Lavell Gifted Memorial Fund, The Dressage Foundation is pleased to offer grants of up to $750 each to individual participants of the USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program. For more information, please visit The Dressage Foundation website!

USDF Youth

05/30/2026

Working Hard but Not Moving Forward? ➡️

"At some point, I realized I had to take ownership of my learning - to decide what I was trying to achieve, and why. Perhaps it was frustration, or perhaps it was the influence of my day job, but eventually, I became serious about using goals to shape my riding."

In this story, author and dressage rider Sally O'Dwyer shares her best advice for tackling the pursuit of perfection in dressage: make small goals for big progress!

Read it now at the link below:
🔗 https://yourdressage.org/?p=101110

✍ Sally O’Dwyer
🎨 Susan DiFelice

05/30/2026

Don't miss this opportunity to "Be the Judge" alongside the pros! 👩‍💻

Join Cesar Torrente (FEI Level 4/5* Judge and USEF 'S' Dressage Judge) and Kari McClain (FEI Level 3/4* Judge, USEF 'S' Judge, and USDF L Program Faculty) as they review the most recent tests on the You Be the Judge platform, made possible by The Dressage Foundation’s Mary Anne and Walter McPhail Judge Education Fund. 💛🖤

Don't miss it... this session is sure to be educational and engaging for all dressage enthusiasts!

📆 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
⏰ 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Register now at the link below:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4eb348F

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

04/30/2026

Kendra Clarke Clinic RIDE TIMES for the weekend!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day!!❤️🐴❤️