2023 Olympian Laura Graves Dressage Symposium

May 20 - 21, 2023 at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison WI

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Olympian Laura Graves will be the featured clinician at a two-day symposium hosted by the WDCTA-Southwest Chapter in Madison, WI.

Over two days, 11 riders, working at Training Level to Grand Prix, will train with Laura in 45-minute sessions each day. Laura also will ensure auditors learn from the work she does with each horse and rider.

In addition, the vendor area promises to be a great shopping adventure with a variety of tack, clothing and barn necessities.

The symposium will be at the Alliant Energy Center (alliantenergycenter.com), conveniently located off the Madison south beltline. The New Holland Pavilion is a climate-controlled space and will contain the indoor arena, stabling, vendor booth areas and concessions, all under one roof.

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Megan McIsaac Receives TDF Grant

 Source: The Dressage Foundation

The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is pleased to announce Megan McIsaac (WI), as the recipient of the $5,000 Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund Grant for 2022. The Fund, established by the Tate family in 2020, provides financial assistance to dressage professionals to further their business, leadership, and riding skills.

Megan is a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth Level and owns a facility in Wisconsin that offers lessons, training, and summer camps. Megan will use this grant to participate in an entrepreneur workshop and monthly leadership coaching with Bedros Keuilian and for dressage training with her mentor, Kathleen Raine, in California. Megan's goals are to improve her leadership and communication skills, as well as work on Grand Prix movements with Kathleen.

Megan said, “This grant from the Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund is a gift to professionals like me! As I am working on balancing my life between personal time versus professional time, my student’s goals versus my own career goals, and simply running a business, there never seems to be enough time or money. I feel so fortunate to be able to step away from my business and focus not only on my riding goals and work with my dressage coach, but to be able to work with a business coach to further develop my business and leadership skills. Thank you to TDF for believing in me and supporting my dreams.”

The goal of the Team Tate Mentorship and Leadership Fund is to provide grants of up to $5,000 for dressage professionals, age 25 and over, to receive business, leadership, or personal coaching education, and to work with their dressage mentors to improve equestrian skills. The online application form can be found at www.dressagefoundation.org under “Grants and Programs” -- “Dressage Instructors.” Applications are due on or before July 15th.

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It's Time to Renew!

Now Accepting 2023 New Members & Renewals!

WDCTA is now accepting new members and membership renewals for 2023. Be an "early bird" and renew now to ensure uninterrupted membership benefits with WDCTA and USDF, and of course delivery of WDCTA's eQuester newsletter! WDCTA's membership term mirrors that of the United States Dressage Federation: December 1 - November 30 annually. 

You may join or renew online and pay with Paypal via our online Membership Form. 

Business Members may also renew online or via our online Business Membership form. If you would prefer to mail in your membership with a check, the 2023 Membership form is available for download (for a printable PDF please visit our FORMS page).

Those Members wishing to renew their Stable, Instructor, Breeder, or Business (SIBB) listing may also do so either online or via our printable form. SIBB listings are for WDCTA members only. Business Listings are for Retail Businesses such as Feed Stores, Tack Shops, Truck or Trailer sales, Insurance, Fencing companies, and others not covered by our Stable, Instructor, or Breeder listings.