ADS COVID-19 WAIVER

Mar 31, 2021

For every ADS sanctioned event, a signed waiver form must be signed and acknowledged.  You will not be allowed to participate in any ADS event unless we have a waiver for you.  Please click below to view and print the form.  Please sign and bring the form with you to the event. COVID-19 Waiver Masks will be MANDATORY at every ADS sanctioned event.  If you do not wish to wear a mask, please do not attend any ADS events.  You will be asked to leave for refusal to wear a mask. We are doing our best to ensure everyone’s safety and health at any of our events.  Please work with us during this...

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Volunteer Hour Due October 1

Sep 3, 2020

All volunteer hour(s) must be completed and turned in by October 1, 2020.  ADS has reduced the required number of volunteer hours to 1 per rider for this year only.  You must have completed at least 1 hour by October 1 to be eligible for year end awards and must notify Jennifer. ...

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Enter the Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show...

Jun 8, 2020

Enter the Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show

Entries are now open for the Summertime Bliss Virtual Horse Show hosted by ADS for June.  We are very excited to announce that our show has been chosen by SmartPak for sponsorship.  They have donated 5 $25.00 gift certificates as prizes for our show (more details on this TBA).  We appreciate SmartPak’s generosity! Prize List: June Virtual Show Prize List SUMMERTIME BLISS VIRTUAL DRESSAGE SHOW Entry Received by/Closing Date:    6/23/20 Expect your results to be sent/posted by: 6/30/20 Judge: Becky Brown Online Entries:  Enter online at arkansasdressage.org under the Horse Shows tab.  Please follow the instructions under “ADS Virtual Horse Show Entry.”  Classes are $20 each, and there is a 3% additional fee to cover our processing fee.  Classes will be paid for via Paypal.  It is very important you click on the Return...

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Silent Auction Items

Jan 30, 2020

Silent Auction Items

We are busy planning our annual awards banquet and are collecting items for the silent auction!  If you have an item(s) you would like to donate, please contact Jennifer at [email protected]  It can be new or lightly used items and since we are a 501(c)3, all donations are tax deductible!  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and helps to fund our schooling shows and educational events during the year.  We truly appreciate the support of our members, local businesses, and international brands.  We couldn’t do it without...

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Judging Western Dressage at Schooling Shows – What USDF L-Graduates need to know...

Jan 28, 2020

Judging Western Dressage at Schooling Shows – What USDF L-Graduates need to know

Judging Western Dressage at Schooling Shows – What USDF L-Graduates need to know As an L-Graduate, you’ve just agreed to judge a schooling show several months away, and as you look at the entry form, you realize that you are also going to be judging Western dressage.  Although as an L-Graduate you have attended and passed the excellent L-Program sessions and the required annual continuing education, you have no experience with judging Western dressage.  Wanting to give the Western Dressage competitors comments which are appropriate to their discipline, you seek out additional information about Western dressage.  As you begin researching and reading, you realize that contrary to what you perhaps initially believed, Western dressage is not just English dressage ridden in Western tack.  Although Western dressage as a discipline may be fairly new, there...

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Time to Submit Year End Awards Form...

Jan 10, 2020

Time to Submit Year End Awards Form

It is time to submit your Year End Awards form for our annual awards banquet!  A form needs to be submitted for any award – division award or medals!  You can mail it in or send via email to [email protected]  The awards banquet is on March 7. Deadline to submit your form is January 31! ADS Awards Submission Form...

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