WDCTA/USDF Educational Event "Know The Dressage Movements"

WDCTA will be featuring a Zoom presentation for the USDF “Know the Dressage Movements” program which was put together by the 'L' program and the Judges committee. The program must be presented by a USEF “S” licensed Dressage Judge. We are lucky to have a lifetime WDCTA member, Jayne Ayers, S”, volunteering to make the program presentations for us. WDCTA members will not be charged, however, non-members will need to pay to attend.

L Graduates who complete all three of the Zoom presentations and pass a USDF quiz will receive three hours of L Graduate CE. The quiz will be sent out from the USDF office by the roster sent in by WDCTA. If you would like to earn one university credit you will need to attend all three presentations.

The three program presentations (to earn L Graduate and credits all three must be attended).

• Session 1 – Training and First Level Tues May 7th 7pm Central Time
• Session 2 – Second Level Wed May 15th 7 pm Central Time
• Session 3 - Third and Fourth Level Wed May 22nd 7 pm Central Time

During the presentation each dressage level will include the purpose of the level and the movements required for each level. The movements in each level will be cover:

• Directives from the score sheet,
• Criteria,
• Why do it – Gymnastic effect?
• What can go wrong?
• A review of the important aspects of the Level

Attendance is free for WDCTA Members. The cost for non-members is $30 for all three presentations or $10 for one. The payment will be made through PayPal on the WDCTA website. For non-members to sign up please use this online form, (must pay through Paypal).

Becky Bebber-Wells Named WDCTA Member of the Year

Becky Bebber-Wells was named the 2023 WDCTA Member of the Year. She was nominated by Mary Hanneman and the board approved. Here’s what Mary wrote about Becky:

Becky deserves to be acknowledged for her contributions to WDCTA for the following reasons:

When WDCTA’s Southwest Chapter had no one step up to take over the role of chapter president beginning Dec. 1, 2020, after our long-serving president retired, chapter members thought it would have no other recourse but to dissolve the chapter.

This would have been unfortunate in many ways, but primarily because the chapter had signed a contract with Olympian Laura Graves and paid a substantial down payment for her to teach a dressage symposium during the fall of 2020. The symposium was postponed due to the COVID pandemic. Dissolving the chapter would have meant breaking the contract with Laura and losing the chapter’s deposit. Thankfully, Becky stepped up to take the reins as SW Chapter President.

Read more: 2023 Member of the Year

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