From Dressage4Kids.com: "The Winter Intensive Training ("WIT") Program, held January through March in Wellington, Florida, provides an overall educational program for riders under age 26. WIT is not for the casual dressage rider, but for aspiring young riders who are committed to achieving excellence. This program takes determination, drive and passion. The participants will have a full schedule of learning that includes fitness, theory, tests, riding lessons, field trips, and lectures on many pertinent subjects. It involves three months of pure growth and first-hand experience to open the young rider’s eyes to how they can best reach their full potential as a dressage rider."
I am so, so grateful to Dressage4Kids for this opportunity!
The Dressage Foundation has also played a huge part in making this winter season happen, through the Cynthia Aspden Youth & Young Adult Development fund. From the Dressage Foundation website, "Cynthia Aspden was known as the “go-to-woman” throughout her dressage community, giving freely of her time and experience to whomever needed it. As a professional groom and barn manager for many years, her top priority was the health and welfare of horses in her care, and she often shared her knowledge with youth riders through free educational clinics." I am enormously grateful to The Dressage Foundation for continuing to support my journey with Spotlight, as well as the journeys of many other riders from around the country! To learn more about TDF visit their website dressagefoundation.org.
I hope to use this time to gain more confidence at the Young Rider level with my horse, W Spotlight, as well as to further my riding theory and horsemanship education.