One Big Thing: Daffodil Dressage Leg Up Scholarship
Strides for Equality Equestrians is very proud to partner with Daffodil Dressage to provide an entry to the 2026 Daffodil Dressage Schooling Show at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Daffodil Dressage Leg Up Scholarship recipient will receive funded entry for up to three classes of choice, plus any show entry fees, at the March 28 show. Applications to this inaugural Daffodil Dressage Leg Up Scholarship are due this Sunday, March 8. The Scholarship recipient will be notified no later than Friday, March 13 to allow time to plan for the show and travel.
[Click here to see the Daffodil Dressage omnibus]
Applicant Requirements:
- All ages are welcome to apply.
- Riders must have access to a horse for entry.
- This Leg Up Scholarship covers entry fee expenses only. Travel and any other associated expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient.
- Applicants must be willing to share their experience as part of the show in blogs, social & print media.
- Applicants must be invested in increasing access to equestrian sports for underrepresented groups.
International Events This Weekend
Mata do Duque (POR): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Live Stream]
Tonimbuk Horse Trials (AUS): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
US Events This Weekend
Bouckaert Equestrian HT International (GA): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Southern Pines HT I (NC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
SAzEA Spring HT I (AZ): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Full Gallop Farm March I HT (SC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Other Links and Reading
- Eventing Column: Not Every Great Teacher Is Your Teacher
- The Skinny on Slow Feeders for Horses
- ‘Her impact is still enormous’: posthumous award for coach Caroline Moore who dedicated her life to horses
Training Tip of the Day
In Episode 101 of the Practical Horseman Podcast, James Alliston discusses one of his favorite training exercises:
“I’ll chuck a few poles down in the arena set on bounce distances. It sounds very, very basic and easy, but the foundations of jumping and riding are coming in balance, having the horse where you can place him well at the jump and he’s rideable. And I think that translates to whatever level you’re doing, whether the horse is just learning how to jump or the horse is a five-star horse. Can you present the horse to a jump in a good way, in balance and at a speed appropriate for them to negotiate it?
“You don’t need to jump mountains to practice something simple as cantering a ground-pole exercise. You can really train your riding to be accurate and also train the horses to listen to you and be ridable. I normally have some poles on the ground in the ring anyway, and I’ll just pop through those quite a lot on all the horses.”
James Alliston uses a simple bounce exercise with ground poles to improve his accuracy and ensure his horses are on the aids and adjustable. Diagram courtesy of Practical Horseman.
[Read more about the episode here]
Go Eventing
If you’ve never volunteered before, now is the time — watch how simple jump judging is and get ready to head out there yourself at your next local competition!
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