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IDS May Schooling Show Open for Entries

Entries are open for the IDS May Schooling Show at the Hoosier Horse Park on Saturday and Sunday May 3-4. Need a bit of work before showing? We have two new options.

Judges: Paula Briney “r” (IL), Elizabeth Gagliardi “L Grad w/ Distinction” (IN), Martina Mertens “L Grad” (IL)

Arrive early and participate in our Ride-a-Test Clinic Friday morning for a chance to warm-up and Ride-a-Test in the actual show rings before most people arrive. We have a panel of judges who will score your test and give you feedback to improve the quality of your ride, then you’ll have a chance to come back and re-ride your test after a short schooling period.

And new for 2025, we’ve added a Coached Test of Choice class both Saturday and Sunday. The Coached Test of Choice gives riders the chance to ride down centerline with your coach in your ear. In these two Coached classes, we allow coach and rider to wear wireless communication devices, typically Bluetooth headsets paired to CeeCoach radios or phones. Coached Test of Choice rides will be scored like Hors Concours (HC) rides where the judge will score the ride, but the score is never published or counted towards ribbons or year end awards.

Sarah Geikie Clinic – May 10-12

IDS is proud to host a clinic with world-renowned judge, trainer, and rider Sarah Geikie. Sarah is a USEF “S” Dressage judge and a FEI 4 star Dressage judge. The clinic will be held May 10-11, 2025 at Kolowa Equestrian in Atlanta, IN.

Apply to ride or audit.

It’s Time to Renew your Membership for 2025

We invite you to continue supporting the dressage community in Indiana by renewing your IDS membership as we head into the 2025 season. Remember both the rider and horse owner are required to be current members prior to competition for your scores to count towards the IDS Year-End Awards program.

2025 IDS Show Dates

• May 3-4: IDS May Schooling Show
• June 7-8: Indy Dressage Classic I & II
• July 12: IDS July Schooling Show
• August 9-10: Indiana Dressage Festival I & II
• September 20-21: IDS Ride-Offs & Fall Schooling Show

2024 IDS Year-End Awards Celebration

We celebrated our members and horses at the IDS Year-End Awards Celebration on Saturday, November 23rd at The Palomino in Zionsville. Great Job to the organizing committee on a great event!