California Western Dressage Association

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The official State affiliate of the Western Dressage Association of America. Western horse and rider they will be shown in Western tack and clothing.

Western Dressage is defined as training and developing the Western rider and horse to improve themselves as individuals and as partners through the use and discipline of Dressage. A Western Dressage horse is encouraged to work and school on lighter contact than the typical dressage horses. While both want to see balance, cadence and carriage, the Western Dressage horse will be evaluated with the conformation and movement of today’s western horses in mind. A Western Dressage horse will have a shorter stride than a Dressage horse and the Western Dressage horse will be asked to walk, jog and lope as opposed to walk, trot and canter. The description of the gaits is virtually identical but the Western Dressage horse must maintain “ridability” for the rider in a Western saddle. The rider’s position will also be somewhat different from that of a regular Dressage rider because of the Western saddle. The use of hands will appear somewhat different because of the Western bit; the Western Dressage horse should be “working on and accepting the bit”.

11/07/2026

11/07/2026

🎉🏆 CAWDA 2026 AWARDS BANQUET – SOCAL! 🏆🎉

🎟️ TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Join us as we celebrate our amazing riders, horses, and their accomplishments from the 2026 show season! 🐴✨

Sunday, February 28, 2027 11:00 AM
14280 Peyton Dr, Chino Hills, CA 91709

🎟️ Reserve your tickets today!
https://secure.givelively.org/event/western-dressage-association-of-america/cawda-socal-awards-celebration

🥂 We can’t wait to celebrate with our CAWDA family!

More information on Northern California & Las Vegas coming soon!

California Western Dressage Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony

11/07/2026

Renewal invoices for WDAA 2027 membership went out on November 1st. All current members, including those on auto-renew, will receive the renewal invoice.

Members on auto-renew can renew early or let auto-renew take care of it on December 31st; keep in mind that if your payment card has aged out or been replaced this year, you will need to submit new card information when you renew.

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11/06/2026

Show season is right around the corner 👏

Make sure you are up to date on rule changes, microchipping requirements, and the 2027 Drugs and Medication Guidelines:

Rule changes effective in December 🔗 https://www.usef.org/compete/newrules
Microchip regulations 🔗 https://www.usef.org/learn/equine-health/equine-microchipping
2027 Drugs and Medication Guidelines 🔗 https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/CAsXflXtfqQ/2027-equine-drugs-medications

11/03/2026

📣Attention CAWDA Members📣
In order to receive a Rider Medal at February's Awards Celebration, you must submit BY November 30, 2026!

***If you applied and don’t see your name, contact [email protected] ASAP

Address

11033 Baldy Mesa Road
Tehachapi, CA

Website

http://www.CaWDA.org/, https://youtube.com/@californiawesterndressagea6074?si=ZYaycKK8C0zg-eXz

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