St. Louis Area Dressage Society

06/07/2026

📆Entires close TOMORROW for the SLADS June schooling show! Get your entries in!
🤓But don’t forget we have an awesome educational event for Saturday and lunch is provided for the first 20 people.
🏝️AND the stall decorating contest!

06/06/2026

Brianna will be hosting an educational event June 20th 12pm during the schooling show. Make sure to join us for this educational event and lunch will be provided for the first 20 people. Contact Brianna directly to set up your bridle and bit fitting.

06/05/2026

Heads up HORSE PEOPLE! There is a push to sell the NEC. A push by a politician using this as a platform issue for election. Regardless of how you feel about the facility it is the ONLY facility big enough to handle many events in our area. This survey is being put out saying that the proceeds will be returned to the taxpayers. ? Many other facilities nationwide have been owned and run by state and local governments and are THRIVING. The NEC has been fighting an uphill battle of deferred maintenance. Run properly with customer service in mind the NEC could thrive as well. Each horse that comes to the show brings approximately 3 people who will patronize restaurants, hotels, shops and gas stations. Nobody is talking about the economic impact of how the NEC brings revenue to Lake St Louis and surrounding municipalities. See financial figures in comments. Our horse community is often divided, NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR THAT. We need to come together! Stop SELL THE BARN!
It has been brought to my attention that the NEC could be bought by a private entity. Yes that’s possible I suppose. I’m not concerned about the Family Arena. I don’t have a dog in that fight. I don’t think most horse people are when they hear this news. I think we can agree most horse people want to see the NEC stay an equestrian event center and NOT be developed.
Edit: Apparently two politicians are pushing for this as part of their campaigns: Jason Law and Bill Eigel.

06/05/2026

✅Reminder that schooling show entries close on MONDAY!!!!
Who is ready for SUMMER?? ☀️
🏖️We are also having a stall decorating contest at our June schooling show 🌊

06/05/2026

June 20th is fast approaching! Don’t forget to sign up!!

06/04/2026

Volunteer positions are now open on Signup Genius for the June 20-21 Schooling show and the August 1-2 Rated Show. Your participation is the lifeblood of these shows. Thank you in advance.

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06/03/2026

We have another exciting educational event coming up!! Don’t forget to register!

06/02/2026

Congratulations to SLADS Member Kylee Matheny! St. Louis Area Dressage Society is excited to see our members recognized. Any other competitors receive a breed shout out? We would love to share your success!

06/02/2026

It’s All About Balance ⚖️

"I don’t think adult amateurs are given enough credit for all that they balance, especially when working full-time. Most have careers and families, but we carve out the time to spend with our horses to train, compete, or even just spend time with them. Sometimes that means very early hours or very late hours at the barn, not being able to participate in events that happen during working hours, and missing out on other fun things because of scheduling. "

Here, an adult amateur and USEF 'r' Technical Delegate from USDF Region 9 touches on a topic that many of us horse people are still trying to master: work and life balance.

Read it now at the link below:
🔗 https://wp.me/padgUY-qkq

✍ Christina Harmon
📸 Muhammad Ribkhan/Vecteezy.com

06/01/2026

This is a reminder! Don’t wait to get your entries in! We are one week away and 50% full. We know a lot of entries come in the week of closing and even just the day before—we will close entries as soon as we are full and will start a wait list

If you have been waiting to ride a freestyle, this is a great opportunity to get feedback from freestyle expert Sam Martinson who owns Rhythm and Blues.