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Western Dressage

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Grants for Western Dressage Riders

  • The Carolyn Van Cise Fund for Michigan Youth and Young Adults grant is awarded annually to a youth or young adult rider who is a current Michigan resident. This $1,000 grant can be used to cover the recipient’s expenses associated with attending a specific educational dressage or eventing event.

  • The purpose of the Cynthia Aspden Youth and Young Adult Development Fund is to provide financial assistance to youth and young adult riders (age 25 and under) to aid in their development in dressage.

  • This Fund was seeded with donations received in special remembrance of Carol Lavell’s great dressage horse, Gifted. Its purpose is to “give permission” to adult amateur riders to set aside quality time, in concentrated training, away from the daily pressures of job and family. The recipients will be able to spend time bonding with their horses; grooming them, giving them a spa bath, grazing them, as well as receiving lessons that they normally wouldn’t be able to have.

  • Lynn Palm believes that the classical training principles of dressage are applicable and beneficial to all levels of riders, breeds of horses, and riding disciplines. The goal of this Fund is to provide funding for equestrian groups to host affordable, high-quality Western Dressage educational events (clinics, camps, symposia, etc.).

  • The purpose of the Lynn Palm Western Dressage Fund for Individuals is to support Western Dressage riders to receive additional training, outside of the horse and rider’s typical training plan (clinics, camps, additional lessons) in Western Dressage.

  • $500 awards will be presented annually to the highest-scoring Junior rider (age 17 and under) at the WDAA World Championship Show in Intro, Basic, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 classes. The minimum score to qualify for the award is 65 percent. The Awards will be announced at the WDAA World Championship Show’s Awards Celebration.

  • The Trip Harting Fund provides an annual grant to a current or graduate dressage rider with U.S. Pony Club experience to attend an educational event.

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