The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is pleased to announce that the 2025 recipient of its $2,500 Pure Spanish Horse/Pura Raza Española (P.R.E.) Fund grant is Stacey Hastings (NC) with Estatan LHE.
Stacey Hastings has decades of experience in the dressage world as well as a long history with the P.R.E. breed. She is a USDF gold, silver, and bronze medalist and a USDF Certified Instructor through the FEI Levels. Estatan LHE is a 10-year-old P.R.E. stallion owned and trained by Stacey. He is currently ranked as the number one USPRE in the Grand Prix. With her grant funding, Stacey will train with Julio Mendoza on a weekly basis, with the goal of competing in the Grand Prix competition in the CDI ring.
Photo by Susan J Stickle
Stacey said, “Estatan LHE came into my life through tragedy and an act of selflessness. My beautiful friend Michele Inman, after being diagnosed with cancer, gave her magnificent P.R.E. Horse stallion to me. This year, Estatan and I started competing at Grand Prix. This is what Michele wanted for him, as do I. We will use this grant to further our training, helping us to be the best we can be together at Grand Prix. My goal is to have Estatan feel happy, confident, and solid at this level. Thank you so much to TDF and all the donors for selecting Estatan and me for the P.R.E. Horse grant! I know Michele is smiling.”
The purpose of this Fund is to celebrate and promote the Pure Spanish Horse/P.R.E. as upper-level dressage horses because of the breed’s natural abilities, talent, and disposition. Thanks to generous donors, one annual $2,500 grant will be given to a professional, adult amateur, or Young Rider (over the age of 16) competing at Prix St. Georges (or Young Rider equivalent) or higher. The deadline to apply is November 10. Information about the Fund and the online application are available at www.dressagefoundation.org.
For more information about this Fund, contact Sara Weiss, TDF’s Director of Grants and Programs, at (402) 434-8585 or sara@dressagefoundation.org.
To donate to this Fund, visit www.dressagefoundation.org or contact Jenny Johnson, TDF’s Executive Director, at (402) 434-8585 or jenny@dressagefoundation.org.
The Dressage Foundation
The Dressage Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt, donor-driven organization that is dedicated to educating, supporting, and advancing the sport of dressage. The organization solicits contributions, appropriately allocates the donations, and awards grants to dressage riders, judges, instructors, breeders, high-performance teams, nonprofit equestrian organizations, and more. For more information, please visit www.dressagefoundation.org.
