2021 Awards

As is the tradition, WDCTA year-end awards do not disappoint!

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Champion award for Open, Adult Amateur and Junior/Young Rider is a beautiful black leather halter with name plate.

It's Time to Renew!

Now Accepting 2022 New Members & Renewals!

Join WDCTA!

WDCTA is now accepting new members and membership renewals for 2022. 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 2022 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.

Laura Graves Symposium Rescheduled for May 2023

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

The Southwest Chapter announced the postponement of the fall symposium with Laura Graves, due to COVID-19. It was difficult to figure out how the event could be safely held in accordance with physical distancing guidelines for a large crowd, which is what the chapter needs to finance the event. In addition, sponsors and vendors are in flux with their own businesses, which makes it difficult for them to plan ahead and forecast their budgets.

However, there is good news in this “bad news” announcement.

Laura Graves has agreed to postpone the clinic and we have secured our date for May 20-21, 2023.

For those who had already sent in money to audit the event, the chapter will apply your payments for the tickets to the rescheduled event. However, while the chapter policy stated "no refunds," it recognizes that these are unprecedented times, and if you would like a refund, please reach out to Mary Barr at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to begin the refund process.

Thank you for your enthusiasm for this event, and keep that interest for 2023!

NOTE: Laura has been given the ride on a very talented young horse! Read more at these two websites: here and here

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Do you shop online at Amazon? You can help support WDCTA just by shopping online at Amazon! Just how you ask? Through the AmazonSmile program. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets you enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to WDCTA.

On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you need to select WDCTA (Search for Wisconsin Dressage & Combined Training Association) as your charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. The site will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to WDCTA. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.