TDF Awards 2026 Trip Harting Fund Grant for Pony Club Members to Sarah Buchanan
From Edited Press Release from The Dressage Foundation (TDF)
The Dressage Foundation is pleased to award a $1,000 grant from its Trip Harting Fund for Pony Club Members and Graduates to Sarah Buchanan of Oregon state.
Buchanan is a United States Pony Clubs (USPC) alum from the High Lakes Pony Club in the Oregon Region and holds USPC certifications of H-B in Horse Management and C-1 Eventing. A dedicated volunteer at local clinics and shows, Buchanan is also a budding professional who is committed to continuing her education. She will use the grant funding to participate in a series of clinics that will help her strengthen her partnership with her young horse, develop him with a solid dressage foundation, and progress up the levels together.
“I am deeply honored to be selected as a recipient of The Dressage Foundation’s Trip Harting Fund Grant. This grant represents a meaningful investment in my continued education and development as a rider, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity it provides. As someone whose foundation in horsemanship was shaped through Pony Club, receiving an award connected to Trip Harting’s legacy is especially significant. I sincerely appreciate TDF’s commitment to supporting lifelong learning and excellence within the sport, and I look forward to applying this opportunity to further my growth both in and out of the arena.”
Trip Harting’s friends and colleagues established this fund at The Dressage Foundation when he passed away in August 2008. The purpose of the Trip Harting Fund is to provide financial assistance for a Pony Club rider to attend an educational event of his or her choice. Applicants must be current or graduate Pony Club members. Applications are due March 25 of each year.
For more information about this Fund, contact Sara Weiss, TDF’s Director of Grants and Programs, at (402) 434-8585 or sara@dressagefoundation.org.
To help grow this Fund through donations, visit www.dressagefoundation.org or contact Jenny Johnson, TDF’s Executive Director, at (402) 434-8585 or jenny@dressagefoundation.org.
About The Dressage Foundation: The Dressage Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt, donor-driven organization that is dedicated to educating, supporting, and advancing the sport of dressage. The organization solicits contributions, appropriately allocates the donations, and awards grants to dressage riders, judges, instructors, breeders, high-performance teams, nonprofit equestrian organizations, and more. For more information, please visit www.dressagefoundation.org.
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The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) is the largest equestrian educational organization in North America. Started in 1954, the organization has developed curriculum that teaches safe riding skills and the care of horses through mounted and unmounted lessons. Through Pony Club, members have fun with horses and make lifelong friends while they develop skills, habits, and values that extend well beyond the barn and last a lifetime. Many members apply what they have learned in the USPC program successfully in their careers, educational and volunteer opportunities, and other life pursuits.
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