GDCTA upcoming events

2026 Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year (January 01, 2026)

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

In honor of Liz Faso's many years of service to GDCTA specifically as volunteer coordinator, this volunteer program will now be known as the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year.

1) $1000.00 to the person with the most hours volunteered at GDCTA events and participating shows (check the events calendar to find the events that will work for you!)

2) $750.00 to person with the 2nd highest number of hours

3) $500.00 to person with the 3rd highest number of hours

4) $250.00 raffle consisting of every volunteer with 24 hrs volunteering

This program will run from January 1 through December 31, and will be awarded at the Awards Gala.

Board members, paid positions and Chairs are not eligible.

LEADERBOARD

Volunteer! Become a volunteer by registering through each event or contact Volunteer Coordinator:

Alexis "Aly" Elliott

ameforward@outlook.com

305-748-0092

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DO YOU HOST GDCTA-RECOGNIZED SCHOOLING SHOWS?

Dear GDCTA-recognized schooling show organizers:

VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

The GDCTA is offering your GDCTA-member volunteers an opportunity to participate in the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteers of the Year Award volunteer incentive program by volunteering AT YOUR SHOWS.

The GDCTA-member volunteer with the most hours volunteered will win $1000.00, the one with the 2nd most hours will win $750.00, and the 3rd most hours will win $500.00. The remaining volunteers with a minimum of 24 hours will be put into a raffle for $250.00.

We are offering this incentive to your show volunteers (we will determine if they are current members) for a $25.00 opt-in fee. That fee covers all your shows in the calendar year. You can pay for that in the Store or here. Or let us know and we can invoice you.

At the end of each show, you will send Caren Caverly (ccaverly@comcast.net) a spreadsheet including

First name

Last name

Hours

2025 Member

Event

NOTES

for your volunteers names and total number of hours worked on an excel sheet. Under NOTES, please let us know if the volunteer is a family member working for their junior member and give the junior's name.

GDCTA will promote your shows as participating in this program. If you are interested, let us know.

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GDCTA is a member-focused and member-run organization that depends on volunteers! We encourage you to become involved in any of the many activities we offer. Have a new idea? Bring it to the board at a meeting.

Share the excitement from inside the events:

Meet international judges, competitors, and learn how the competitions work.
Scribing at a show is a great educational experience to help you improve as a rider!
Help a Junior rider put a winning sash on her horse for the victory gallop!
Participate as a ring steward in order to better understand our sport.
If you’re a trainer, volunteer your time for a Kudzu Klinic.

Advertise - November issue of Collected Remarks Newsletter (September 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

2026 Advertising Rates

Event calendar: gdcta.org/events

All newsletter and show program advertising is ONLINE only. Advertising prices are the same for the newsletter and horse show programs.

The Collected Remarks newsletter is published 10 times per year and the deadline for submissions is the 5th of the month.

GDCTA hosts 2 schooling show and 3 USEF/USDF show weekends per year. Horse show programs deadlines vary so contact June Brewer webmaster@gdcta.org with questions.

Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available for many of GDCTA’s events. Please contact Caren Caverly for details 770-713-4025.

Prices are per month or per show.

Business Card $25
Quarter Page $40
Half Page (horizontal) $60
Full Page 8.5x11 $100
Inside Back Cover 8.5x11 (First paid basis) $100
Back Cover 8.5x11 (First paid basis) $100
Inside Front Cover 8.5x11 (First paid basis) $100
Center (Both Sides) $200
Advertorial $50

Please email your JPG, PNG or PDF artwork to webmaster@gdcta.org

at least 10 days before event date OR by the 5th of the month for the newsletter.

Endel Ots Dressage Clinic (November 21, 2026)

Sat, 21 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

New weekend - same great clinician, same great place!

Riders must be members. Auditors are welcome to sign up at any time.

Endel Ots, a USA Dressage Team Olympian at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, is a 9-time USEF National Champion and 2-time World Breeding Championship competitor, celebrated for his exceptional talent in developing young horses and coaching riders to international success.

Based in Wellington, Florida, Endel operates his own training and sales business, where he specializes in producing FEI horses and guiding riders of all levels from dedicated amateurs to elite professionals.

Career Highlights

2024 – United States Olympic Team Rider on Zen Elite’s Bohemian for the Paris Olympics
2022 – USEF 7-Year-Old National Champion on Zen Elite Equestrian’s King’s Pleasure
2020 – Rider of USDF Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year Everdance; USEF National Intermediaire Champion on Everdance
2019 – USEF Intermediaire National Champion on Lucky Strike; U.S. Pan American Team Rider on Lucky Strike for Lima, Peru
2017 – Reserve Champion Developing Horse Prix St. Georges – USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships; Coached Chase Hickok to top-scoring American rider in the FEI Nations Cup Teams in Falsterbo, Sweden, and Hickstead, England
2016 – National Champion USEF Six-Year-Old Division on Lucky Strike; Competed at the World Young Horse Championships in the Six-Year-Old Division on Lucky Strike; National Champion U.S. Dressage Finals Prix St. Georges; Coached Chase Hickok to Grand Prix Champion & Grand Prix Freestyle Champion – U.S. Dressage Finals Championship; Coached Bebe Davis to Individual Gold Medal at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships
2015 – Competed at the World Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany, in the Six-Year-Old Division on Samhitas; Placed 11th at the World Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany, in the Five-Year-Old Division on Lucky Strike
2014 – Champion Developing Horse Grand Prix aboard Donatus – USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships
2012 – Reserve Champion Developing Horse Grand Prix – USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships
2011 – Alternate on the U.S. Gold Medal Pan American Games Team
2007 – USDF Prix St. Georges and I-1 Freestyle Horse of the Year

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Registration is opening August 5.

$700 for Saturday and Sunday

11 Spots only for Saturday and Sunday

$80 Weekend Auditors Saturday, and Sunday (no lunch Friday as it is afternoon only)

$50 for Saturday Only or Sunday Only

Weekend Stalls $150

Haul-in Day fee (tie to trailer) $60

Riders, please email Abi Kroupa abigailkroupa@gmail.com a brief paragraph about your horse and your riding - level, experience, etc.. Auditors are welcome!

Everyone needs to sign (print out and bring) a GDCTA Hold Harmless Waiver

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Accommodations

EVEN Hotel Alpharetta (Avalon area)

2715 Old Milton Parkway

Alpharetta, GA 30009

Phone: 770-869-2546

Also, volunteers are needed for all events. Register if you want to volunteer (and earn hours toward the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year program!) Sign up by contacting Abi Kroupa.

Tickets are nonrefundable and are not eligible for voluntary refunds. However, the value of your ticket may be eligible to be applied toward the price of a ticket for another clinic. Riders will receive a refund if a replacement is found.

GDCTA Awards Gala (February 06, 2027)

Sat, 06 Feb 2027 22:00:00 GMT

Celebrate the Season, Support the Future — Join Us at the GDCTA Awards Gala!

All year long, riders set their sights high, chase their goals, and give it their all in the arena. Now it’s time to honor those incredible efforts at the GDCTA Awards Gala — a night of celebration, connection, and community spirit! Let’s cheer on the season’s standout competitors, the horses, and the heart of our Georgia equestrian community. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

✨ Why You’ll Want to Be There:

We notified the winners with our signature “And the winner is…” emails in mid-December. If you have not made your arrangements to attend, don't wait! Tickets are nearly sold out~
Enjoy a festive evening with fellow horse lovers — no muck boots required! It’s your chance to mix and mingle beyond the barn aisle.
Bid on fabulous items in our Silent Auction and Barn Basket Raffle — both available online and in person at the Gala. (Donations accepted through January 26)
Support a great cause: A portion of the Silent Auction proceeds benefit the UGA Vet School. The rest helps fund GDCTA’s year-round events and programs.

How to Get Involved:

Watch your inbox for the auction launch — bidding opens online in February!
Barn Basket tickets will be available online until just before the Gala, then sold at the event.
Want to make a lasting impact? Visit the GDCTA Donate Page to contribute directly.
Become a Sponsor or Silent Auction donor by Jan 25, 2027! Demographics
A preview of the auction to come

Thank you to many 2026 donors and sponsors!

BRING YOUR TICKET PURCHASE RECEIPT! If you are sitting at a table, get a copy of the receipt to bring. Tickets will not be mailed this year. Please stop at the table to check in, get your place card, and get a ticket for the door prize drawings.

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If you are not attending and cannot find someone to pick up your award, please have your award shipped using "Register" on this page or the Store.

You may pick up your award at the hotel on the 6th between 12-3 in the ballroom.

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HOTEL

Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta

5750 Windward Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
770-754-9600

Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association Awards Dinner 2026

Start Date: Saturday, February 07, 2026

End Date: Sunday, February 08, 2026

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

Cancellation policy-72 hours by 6: 00 pm. 3 days before arrival date.

Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta for 139.00 USD per night - Last Day to Book : Friday, January 16, 2026

Book your group rate for Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association Awards Dinner 2026

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COMMITTEE

Chair

Caren L. Caverly, Gala Chairman ccaverly@comcast.net 770-713-4025

To reach out to the right person, click here to find the full committee for this event.

Ticket Refund Policy: Tickets are nonrefundable and are not eligible for voluntary refunds.

#gdctaawardsgala #gdctaawardsgala2026

GDCTA Spring Fling Schooling Show (April 17, 2027)

Sat, 17 Apr 2027 04:00:00 GMT

GDCTA Recognized

GDCTA is now using Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show and all the others!

GDCTA follows the rules of USEF and USDF including all rules regarding Safe Sport suspended list.

Prize List

Closing Date (In Secretary’s hand) – TBA

Judges: TBA

Thank You to Our Gold Sponsors

Atlanta Saddlery

Members: The show is recognized by the Georgia Dressage and Combined Training Association. All rides are Double Points toward year end awards. This counts as 2 separate shows. This means if you show in 1 CT class per day, you will get 4 CT scores. If you show in 2 dressage classes per day, you will get 8 scores. It's possible to qualify for year-end awards in one weekend !

Also, volunteers are needed!! Contact Aly Elliott ameforward@outlook.com if you want to volunteer (and earn hours toward the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year Program

For entry, sponsorship, advertising or vendor, and volunteer questions, register or contact:

Caren Caverly

ccaverly@comcast.net

770-713-4025

HOST HOTEL

EVEN Hotel Alpharetta (Avalon area)

2715 Old Milton Parkway

Alpharetta, GA 30009

Phone: 770-869-2546

GDCTA link: (“Social Factor” rate: special 15% off for those booking for GDCTA events)

1) Team Challenge

Teams can be made of any number (minimum of 2) of riders doing any level. Percentage scores will be added together and averaged to determine a total team score used for placing. CT dressage scores will be converted to dressage percentages. Trophy to the winning team!

This is for all you families, instructors, and riders out there who would love to be on a team with friends and family or who want to get a Barn Team together.

To enter the Team Challenge, email Caren Caverly ccaverly@comcast.net with the name of your team and the names of the members of your team. If you want to put a “scramble team” together on the show grounds, drop off the team names with the list of members at the office. The show office will take care of the rest!

2) Atlanta Saddlery Busiest Trainer Award - the trainer who brings the most students to the show! To enter, have your students list you (the trainer) as "coach" on their entry form. The Office will tally the results.

The winner will receive a trophy and a $50 gift certificate to Atlanta Saddlery.

3) Best Score Awards - see prize list for details

Good luck and happy riding!

Refunds:

Before closing date, fees will be refunded less the office fee. After closing date, all fees are unconditionally nonrefundable, regardless of circumstances, including inclement weather. No exceptions. Returned check & refused Credit Card policy: Void entry and incur a $35 charge. Entry will be wait listed until credit card clears, money order, certified check or cash is received. Do not mail cash.

Greater Atlanta Dressage Southern I & II (GADS) (May 15, 2027)

Sat, 15 May 2027 12:00:00 GMT

Prize List

Remember there's a Perfect Packet rebate! If you send in a "perfect packet" meaning you send all the paperwork and signatures and payment all together, you will get $20 back!

GDCTA uses Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show.

Competitors must sign the GDCTA Hold Harmless Waiver.

The judges: TBA

Official Qualifying Competition for the 2027 GAIG/USDF Regional Dressage Championships
NDPC Pony Cup Partner

These are two separate shows and require two separate entry forms and documentation.

Both shows will use the same judges. Qualifying classes will have a different judge each day.
Both shows are considered as one competition for the above listed championships.

If you are entering both shows, please put all stall information and payment on the FIRST show entry form.

Please take a moment to review the new USEF Safe Sport web pages on the USEF website. Competitors are bound by the U.S. Center for SafeSport Code, USEF Safe Sport Policy, and Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP).

GDCTA follows the rules of USEF and USDF including all rules regarding Safe Sport suspended list.

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Volunteers are needed for all events! Register if you want to volunteer (and earn hours toward the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year). Sign up to Volunteer by contacting Aly Elliott ameforward@outlook.com

Now accepting advertisers for online program, sponsors, and vendors.

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Thank You Sponsors:

The Harbin Agency

Shop our Vendors

COMPETITORS

Braiders

Trish Savard: Reeh89@hotmail.com / 413-244-3763

Tonya Scruggs: braidbandtails@gmail.com / 678-588- 4280

Ashley Ivany: 336-209-4594 / @southern.equestrian.elegance

Official Photographer:

High Time Photography, John & Christie Snyder 336-671-4446

hightimephotography@gmail.com, hightimephotos.com

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For the GDCTA year-end Awards Program - scores from this show count twice toward GDCTA year-end awards!!

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Refunds:

Before closing date, fees will be refunded less the office fee. After closing date, all fees are unconditionally nonrefundable, regardless of circumstances, including inclement weather. No exceptions. Returned check & refused Credit Card policy: Void entry and incur a $35 charge. Entry will be wait listed until credit card clears, money order, certified check or cash is received. Do not mail cash.

GDCTA Summer Finals Schooling Show (August 14, 2027)

Sat, 14 Aug 2027 04:00:00 GMT

GDCTA recognized

Prize List - TBA

GDCTA is now using Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show and all the others!

GDCTA follows the rules of USEF and USDF including all rules regarding Safe Sport suspended list. Brush up on the rules here.

SATURDAY

You may be able to qualify for Sunday's Finals classes that will be held on Sunday.

SUNDAY

Adult Amateur Medal & Dressage Seat Equitation Championship classes are held on Sunday.

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Thank you to our Sponsors:

Atlanta Saddlery
Riding Warehouse

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Now accepting volunteers (contact Aly Elliott ameforward@outlook.com), advertisers for online program, sponsors, and vendors.

Contact Caren Caverly ccaverly@comcast.net

HOST HOTEL

EVEN Hotel Alpharetta (Avalon area)

2715 Old Milton Parkway

Alpharetta, GA 30009

Phone: 770-869-2546

GDCTA link: (“Social Factor” rate: special 15% off for those booking for GDCTA events)

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3 fun things for this show:

This is for all you families, instructors, and riders out there who would love to be on a team with friends and family or who want to get a Barn Team together.

The winner will receive a trophy and a $50 gift certificate to Atlanta Saddlery.

3) Best Scores Awards

Good luck and happy riding!

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Refunds:

Labor Day Dressage Classic I & II (September 04, 2027)

Sat, 04 Sep 2027 12:00:00 GMT

Prize list TBA

USEF Level 2 Competition - Brush up on the rules here.

GDCTA is now using Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show and all the others!

Official Qualifying Competition for:

2027 Great American/USDF Regional Championships
National Dressage Pony Cup

GDCTA follows the rules of USEF and USDF including all rules regarding Safe Sport suspended list.

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Thank you to our sponsors!

The Harbin Agency

Shop our Vendors!

Also, volunteers are needed for all events! Register if you want to volunteer (and earn hours toward the Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year Program

Contact our Volunteer Coordinator:

Alexis Elliott

ameforward@outlook.com

305-748-0092

Now accepting advertisers for online program, sponsors, and vendors.

Contact Caren Caverly ccaverly@comcast.net

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Braiders

Trish Savard Reeh89@hotmail.com 413-244-3763
Tonya Scruggs braidbandtails@gmail.com 678-588-4280

Official Photographer: High Time Photography (hightimephotos.com), hightimephotography@gmail.com, John Snyder: 336-671-4446

Georgia International Horse Park: https://www.georgiahorsepark.com/

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For the GDCTA members competing - scores from this show count twice toward GDCTA year-end awards!!

Refunds:

New GDCTA Harvest Moon Schooling Show (October 09, 2027)

Sat, 09 Oct 2027 12:00:00 GMT

GDCTA Recognized

Prize List - coming

GDCTA uses Horse Show Office (http://www.horseshowoffice.com) for online entries for this show.

Competitors must sign the GDCTA Hold Harmless Waiver.

The judges: TBA

Now accepting advertisers for online program, sponsors, and vendors.

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Thank You Sponsors:

The Harbin Agency

Shop our Vendors

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For the GDCTA year-end Awards Program - scores from this show count twice toward GDCTA year-end awards!!

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Refunds:

Before closing date, fees will be refunded less the office fee. After closing date, all fees are unconditionally nonrefundable, regardless of circumstances, including inclement weather. No exceptions. Returned check & refused Credit Card policy: Void entry and incur a $35 charge. Entry will be wait listed until credit card clears, money order, certified check or cash is received. Do not mail cash.

GDCTA upcoming events

2026 Liz Faso Memorial Volunteer of the Year (January 01, 2026)

VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Advertise - November issue of Collected Remarks Newsletter (September 01, 2026)

Endel Ots Dressage Clinic (November 21, 2026)

Career Highlights

GDCTA Awards Gala (February 06, 2027)

GDCTA Spring Fling Schooling Show (April 17, 2027)

Greater Atlanta Dressage Southern I & II (GADS) (May 15, 2027)

GDCTA Summer Finals Schooling Show (August 14, 2027)

Labor Day Dressage Classic I & II (September 04, 2027)

*New* GDCTA Harvest Moon Schooling Show (October 09, 2027)

New GDCTA Harvest Moon Schooling Show (October 09, 2027)