New Centered Riding® Grants Offered by The Dressage Foundation

January 14, 2010

The Dressage Foundation announced today that a new fund has been established to provide financial support for Centered Riding® clinics.  The Sally Swift Memorial Fund has been created with donations to The Dressage Foundation from Sally’s friends and supporters.  This fund will provide grants up to $1,000 to United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Group Membership Organizations (GMOs) hosting a Centered Riding® Clinic.

USDF GMO/chapters may apply for these grants by visiting The Dressage Foundation website at www.dressagefoundation.org for guidelines and application forms. Grants will be awarded to the first qualified GMOs whose applications are approved by joint Centered Riding® and The Dressage Foundation's Selection Committee.

“Sally has had a major impact on riding.  It is very exciting to be able to offer this fund, to create this legacy for her and for Centered Riding," said Melissa Filipi, Development Director for The Dressage Foundation. "This is a wonderful, lasting tribute to a wonderful woman," said Filipi.
I know Sally would be very pleased to know her work was going to be carried on in the dressage world through The Dressage Foundation,” said Deb Moynihan, Level IV Centered Riding Instructor/Clinician, USDF Certified Dressage Instructor/Trainer and USEA Certified Eventing Instructor.