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The Mission of The Dressage Foundation is "To cultivate and provide financial support for the Advancement of Dressage." The Dressage Foundation was established in 1989 by Lowell Boomer, who was also the founding organizer of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) in 1973.
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What's New at The Dressage Foundation...
Support The Dressage Foundation by participating in "Give to Lincoln Day" - May 17th!
- TDF will be participating in the first "Give to Lincoln Day" - May 17th! Online gifts (made through the Razoo Foundation) will help us qualify for a proportional match from the Lincoln Community Foundation. Visit our page at http://givetolincoln.razoo.com/story/TDF. You can help by sharing this information with others, making an online donation through the link on May 17th, and encouraging others to do the same. Thank you for your support!
- To learn more about Give to Lincoln Day:
Grants, Scholarships, & Programs:
- Mo Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm (PA) received a grant from the Michael Poulin Dressage Fund in 2011. Read about the experience that her homebred stallion, Shakespeare RSF, had in Florida with trainer John Amber.
- And the Century Club just keeps rolling along! We have recently inducted John G. Stone (TX) and Heru+ as Team #101. Also be sure to read the full biography our our 100th member, Alma Perkins. Stay tuned for more new members coming soon!
- We made it! Congratulations to our 100th Century Club member, Alma Perkins (LA) and her horse, Charisma! Click here to read about this wonderful milestone. We are very proud of all the teams who have brought us to this point. Other recent additions to the Century Club are Team #97 - Marian Baldwin and I Am Rhythm and Team #98 - Elli Spellerberg and King Solomon. Click on their names to read their biographies.
- The Renee Isler Dressage Support Fund has awarded grants to young riders Katrina Hiller (WI) and Annie Adamczyk (IL) to enable them to participate in educational clinics. More information...
- Anne Sushko, the 2011 Region 4 Gifted Fund recipient, recently completed her intensive training time. She gives a wonderful account of the ten days that she was able to train with Anne Cizaldo and her horse, Critter. Read her report to see all that she learned!
- With help from a $2,000 Major Lindgren Scholarship, instructor Emily Wagner (KS) was able to spend two months training with Lilo Fore in California. Read Emily's report to find out how Lilo has helped her to become a better instructor.
- If you would like to receive a monthly email update from The Dressage Foundation, please sign up here! We look forward to providing current information on our grants/scholarships, upcoming deadlines, updates on grant recipients, and more!
- To download our latest newsletters, brochures, and learn more about The Dressage Foundation, view our online information kit!
Newsletter
The Fall 2011 issue of The Dressage Foundation News is now available. Click here to read about the great things happening at TDF.
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