Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association
Founded in 1974.
The Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association (GDCTA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the equestrian sports of dressage and combined training (eventing).
08/29/2024
“ . . . It’s simple. It’s just not easy.”
- Jim Wofford
08/29/2024
Love horses? Experienced horseman or woman? Want to learn more? Whether you're experienced or brand new, join our volunteers for our shows at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers and Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA. We are always in need particularly at horse shows: Ring Steward Runner Floater Scribe Awards Scribe Ring set up and tear down
GDCTA SHOWS
Apr - Spring Fling Schooling Show, Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA
May - Greater Atlanta Dressage Southern, Conyers, GA
Aug - Dog Days of Summer Dressage, Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA
Aug/Sep - Summer Finals Schooling Show, Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA
Sep - Labor Day Classic I & II Dressage Show, Conyers, GA
Oct - Atlanta National Fall Dressage (USDF recognized) or Fall Harvest Schooling Show, Conyers, GA
For more information on our volunteer program, email Caren Caverly [email protected]
or go to https://bit.ly/3DQLbt8
08/29/2024
GDCTA congratulates the USDF L Education Program Graduates! Well done!
The following candidates graduated from the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association L Education Program's Final Exam (Held August 10-11, 2024, in Alpharetta, GA):
*Marian Bickers, GA
Emily Cardin, GA
Abigail Lukke Hardy, ME
*Noel Muehlbauer, GA
Jeslyn Vaughan, VA
Carol Wertz, NC
*Denotes those who have graduated with distinction from the USDFL Education Program and may be eligible to enter the USEF/ USDF 'r' Licensed Dressage Judge Training program.
08/28/2024
Oh, yeah! This could really enhance the equestrian sports! What do you think? Will this be a new goal for you?
US Equestrian to Launch Innovative US Equestrian Open Series Across Three Olympic Disciplines US Equestrian is pleased to announce the official launch of a branded competition series - the US Equestrian Open - which will feature the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing, and jumping.
08/28/2024
Wishing the AEC competitors the best of luck this weekend! You’ve got this! Stay confident and keep your eyes on the prize. Sending lots of luck from afar!
08/28/2024
Refine your horse's gymnastic routine with tips from a top jumper rider
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Brianne Goutal's Jumping Technique Tune-Up Refine your horse's gymnastic routine with tips from a top jumper rider
08/27/2024
Join a GDCTA Committee!
The GDCTA has a number of committees that you might be interested in joining. Joining a committee is free and a great way to network with your peers and keep current with new developments in the area dressage and eventing communities.
Our committees are a nexus for social interaction, opportunities, technical support, professional and advanced continuing education activities and training. Please check out the current committees and see which one fits you best!
* Most immediate need: Volunteer Chair and committee members *
https://bit.ly/3T8GCCh
To apply to a committee, fill out and submit the volunteer form online. https://www.gdcta.org/volunteer Or contact the Committee Chair directly.
08/26/2024
The simple change is a movement that appears in some dressage tests.
Contrary to what its name would have you believe, there’s nothing “simple” about it.
As the rider, you need to be very clear and coordinated with your aids, and your horse needs to respond to them almost instantaneously for this movement to be smooth and seamless.
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08/25/2024
A properly fitted safety vest or body protector is one of your best defenses against a fall-related injury. Such injuries include bone fractures and internal organ damage. However, a vest functions properly only when it’s fitted correctly. Follow these instructions to make sure you’re protected.
Read about fitting your vest here:
https://www.ingatestonesaddlery.co.uk/body-protector-fitting-guide/
08/25/2024
Raise the bar but deal with reality.
08/24/2024
Among the riders I know, admire and compete with, I've noticed the following: They understand the basics. They train themselves. They perfect the details and trivialities of what they do. They master their positions and their strategies. Then they put their heads down, close out the crowd and let it flow.
- Robert Genn
08/23/2024
Dressage4kids & Atlanta Youth Festival
Sept 6-8, 2024
Georgia International Horse Park
Conyers, GA
This unique tri-phased competition consists of a written test from age-based reading, one dressage test, and one equitation class for an overall winner!
• TEAM (Training Education and Mentorship) Clinic with Lendon Gray Fri/Sat – New kids please apply via https://bit.ly/3KJiIZG
• Saturday AYDC Schooling Show
• Sunday Festival Competition - The FUNNEST dressage show you’ll ever attend - Team Competition & Stall Decorating Contest & Tons of awards!
Get your reading assignment now!
ORDER YOUR BOOKS TODAY!
To find the prize list, reading list, and other details, go to the calendar
https://gdcta.wildapricot.org/event-5653027
08/23/2024
What has been your most exciting competition experience? You didn't have to be a competitor to have a competition experience! Tell us about any competition experience - from competing, to volunteering to watching - in the comments!
08/22/2024
Atlanta Fall National Dressage
October 5-6
Georgia International Horse Show
1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway
Conyers, GA
2025 Show Season
USEF Level 2 Competition
Judges: Sue Kolstad and Cheryl Holekamp
GDCTA is now using Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show and all the others! Horse Show Office pass info.
Prize List is now on the website: https://gdcta.org/event-5425341
08/22/2024
Horse Show Entry Tip
Opening/Closing Entry dates: You will find an opening date and closing date in the Prize List. The opening day is when we will start to accept entries. We will take entries on a first come basis. To have the best odds of getting your entry accepted, you should submit your entry close to the opening date. The closing date is the last date we will accept entries. Some shows will receive more entries than we can accommodate and depending on the situation we may accept entries after the closing date with a late fee.
08/21/2024
Time to enter! Entries close August 23rd (late entries accepted thru Sunday the 25th). Use Horseshowoffice.com for online entries.
GDCTA End of Summer Finals Schooling Show
August 31-September 1
Georgia International Horse Park
Conyers, GA
This is an open schooling show with the addition of the LSI AA Medal and Dressage Seat Equitation championship classes on Sunday.
GDCTA members get double scores toward year-end awards.
Manager & Volunteer Coordinator:
Caren Caverly
[email protected]
770-713-4025
08/21/2024
Newly scheduled USDF Virtual Education Series session - join us on Monday, September 23 at 8PM ET for “The New Rules for Equipment Checking.”
Newly scheduled USDF Virtual Education Series session - join us on Monday, September 23 at 8PM ET for “The New Rules for Equipment Checking.” As US Equestrian rules are always evolving, it is helpful to know what is expected of competitors at dressage shows. FEI Steward L3, Registered Technical Delegate, and USDF Technical Delegate Committee Chair Jean Kraus will discuss the newest rules on equipment checking for dressage competitions.
This session is free to USDF Members & is USDF University accredited.
Learn more here: https://usdf.org/education/university/virtual-education-series.asp
And register to attend here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__FPWnyPFQO24Oofacz_C9g
08/21/2024
The Schooling Show Rider Standings have been updated through August 15th.
View here: https://gdcta.org/Awards
08/21/2024
The Paris 2024 Olympic equestrian stadium on the grounds of the French Palace of Versailles has gone quiet for now. The throngs of spectators, and the riders, grooms, officials and horses have all gone home to rest. Over the last two weeks, the competition has been top-notch and the setting breathtaking.
https://bit.ly/3YHGo8I
2024 Paris Olympics: Equestrian Recap Take a look back at the equestrian events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — eventing, dressage, and show jumping — with this in-depth recap.
08/20/2024
Social Newsletter Editors Seek News/Announcements/Articles/Ads. Bring 'em all!
The GDCTA newsletter editors would be thrilled to celebrate your news. If only we knew about it... Don't be shy. We all know riders are not shy. New horse? New level? Cute barn cats? We won't laugh (or maybe we will - we do love those silly animal pix!). Please send your latest news and photos for the next newsletter by the 10th of the month.
Send to [email protected]
Teaching self carriage. Right?
08/19/2024
Is the horse industry ready for electric pickup trucks? Meet a rescue organization that took one out for a real-life test ride.
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Electric Pickup Trucks: Can They Haul? Can electric pickup trucks haul? Meet a horse and farm animal rescue organization that took one out for a real-life test ride.
08/18/2024
Nurturing the Next Generation of Eventers: How An ECP Workshop Helped Cass Kordecki's Coaching
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Nurturing the Next Generation of Eventers: How An ECP Workshop Helped… Nurturing the Next Generation of Eventers: How An ECP Workshop Helped Cass Kordecki's Coaching
08/18/2024
Katie Dooley Patton, long-time member and friend of GDCTA, was given The Gifted Memorial Fund for Adult Amateurs from DTF. Congratulations to Katie!
Have you applied for any grants? Have you won any? Let us know!
The Gifted Memorial Fund for Adult Amateurs 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.
These grants are meant for adult amateurs to have the opportunity to be in an extended training situation that is different from his/her normal training plan. Volunteerism is an important requirement for these grants; preference is given to applicants who have strong volunteer history with their GMOs.
Up to nine $1,500 grants are available each year (one in each USDF Region), plus two additional $1,500 wild card grants (which can be awarded in any Region). The deadline to apply is September 15.
Learn more and apply today at https://bit.ly/44dXCtN
08/17/2024
Traveling to shows can cause your horse stress and put him at risk for behavioral issues, gastric upset, and infectious disease.
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How to Reduce Your Horse's Stress at Shows Learn how to reduce your horse's stress at shows and limit behavioral issues, gastric upset, and infectious disease.
08/16/2024
The Leaderboard has been updated!
You need 24 hours to get into the 4th place drawing... Caren Caverly can set you up to volunteer at GDCTA events. [email protected]
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.
Equestrians
GDCTA is one of the most dynamic equestrian organizations in the state, offering a year round slate of events.
On any given weekend, you will find GDCTA, providing educational opportunities, organizational assistance & volunteer support, while encouraging new organizers, new riders, and cheering on the advanced competitors as well.
Get more involved! GDCTA is growing and looking for more committee chairs and members to help keep things moving along smoothly.
Joining a GDCTA committee is a great way to interact with leaders of the organization, and to have a voice in its future! Committee membership carries with it an obligation to participate actively in committee work through contribution of time, prompt replies to board inquiries and attendance at some meetings. Committee members are chosen as individuals, not as representatives of farms or groups. Personal experience and ability are the most important criteria. To apply to a committee, contact the committee chair(s).
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