Overview

Amelia’s ‘Dressage for All’ Youth Fund provides financial assistance to youth and young adult riders (age 25 and under) who are riding and training any breed of horse at any level, to aid in their development of dressage. Applications are accepted from riders who own their own horse, lease a horse, or take lessons on a school horse.

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.

The Jane Savoie Adult Amateur Fund provides annual grants to adult amateur riders of any age who are riding and training any breed of horse at Fourth Level or Prix St. Georges or Para Dressage FEI Intermediate A and B or above. 

TDF's Military Fund provides financial support for dressage-related education to riders who have served, or are currently serving, in the United States military and their dependents. The Fund is open to all branches of the military including active duty, reserves, and veterans. To apply, applicants must be an Amateur or youth rider and/or Amateur or youth para-dressage rider.

The Para Dressage Fund provides financial support for Para Dressage riders, riders with disabilities, and Visually Impaired riders to attend educational events such as clinics/seminars at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence, lessons with a trainer of choice, or other educational opportunities that will enable the riders to improve and reach their goals. 

The Region 4 FEI Adult Excellence Fund provides financial assistance to adult dressage riders from USDF’s Region 4 for competition expenses at CDIs or national championships at an FEI level, as well as for the training leading up to the competition. Grants of $6,000 or $8,000 are available.

The purpose of this Fund, established by Lynn Palm, is to support Western dressage riders to receive additional training outside of the horse and rider's typical training plan (camps, clinics, additional lessons) in Western dressage.