California Western Dressage Association

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California Western Dressage Association 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”.

10/29/2026
🤠⭐ SAVE THE DATE! ⭐🤠Join us for the 2027 CAWDA Year End Awards Ceremony! 🏆🐴📅 February 28, 2027⏰ 11:00 AM📍 SOUTHERN CALIF...
10/29/2026

🤠⭐ SAVE THE DATE! ⭐🤠

Join us for the 2027 CAWDA Year End Awards Ceremony! 🏆🐴

📅 February 28, 2027
⏰ 11:00 AM

📍 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
McCoy Equestrian & Recreation Center
14280 Peyton Dr.
Chino Hills, CA 91709

📍 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Black Angus Steakhouse
7925 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95610

📍 LAS VEGAS
Location TBA

✨ More information coming soon!
Mark your calendars and come celebrate an amazing year with CAWDA! 🤎

10/27/2026

🚨 REMINDER TO REGISTER! 🚨

We still have a few spots open for our upcoming October 30 online event discussing the NEW 2027 WDAA Tests! 🐴✨

✨October 30 6:30pm PST - Eleanor Stine-Masek | Levels 2–6
❗ Registration closes Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 PM PST!

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the new tests directly from an experienced WDAA judge who helped create them!

👉 Register now: https://www.cawda.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=429393&module_id=809025

💙Everyone is welcome!💙

10/24/2026

⚠️ATTENTION CAWDA MEMBERS⚠️

Pepper Creek Oct 25 has been moved to Nov 15 & will still count towards 2026 CAWDA Programs

***MUST submit scores to CAWDA BY November 30, NO exceptions***
***Any score submitted after November 30 will NOT be accepted for the 2026 High Point program***

10/23/2026

Woohoo today is the day for our first session of the 2027 WDAA NEW Advanced Walk Jog, Pairs Freestyle, Rail & Intro-Level 1 presentation by Gail Matheus

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Tehachapi, CA

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