The Dressage Foundation Announces New Leatherdale Fund for Trainers of Young Horses
The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is honored to announce the creation of its new Leatherdale Fund for Trainers of Young Horses, established by a gift from Louise Leatherdale. She and her late husband, Doug Leatherdale, were the founders of Leatherdale Farms (MN). The Leatherdale name is highly regarded in the dressage and sport horse breeding communities […]
Mette Larsen Conducting Horse Welfare & Hemp Bedding Research
OCALA, FLORIDA – Renowned dressage rider and trainer Mette Larsen is testing the claims about industrial hemp bedding and its welfare impact on horses. Mette had been thinking about using hemp in her barn for almost 3 years before finally deciding to try it for her 19 horses in Ocala, Florida. “What caught my curiosity […]
Join us for the third annual Madfest!
2024 Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival & Lexington CDI3* May 16–19, 2024 The Virginia Horse Center (VHC) is excited to announce the return of the Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival & Lexington CDI3* (MADFest) on May 16-19. This is the third season of this international caliber event, consisting of a National and International Dressage Show. We are pleased to […]