Watermark Farm

01/12/2025

Mark your calendars!! ☕️🥞☕️

Its that time of year again for our (virtual) Annual Meeting / Breeders Brunch! This is open to the PUBLIC. It is a time for all breeders to get together and hear what USSHBA has going on, meet our board members, and for us to hear ideas and have conversations with the community we strive to support.

So find some time to stay out of the cold and relax before breeding season truly commences, please join us!!!

February 2nd at 12:30pm eastern (link will be provided closer to date)

01/12/2025

A few shots of the chopped straw going into circulation

01/12/2025

Happy Sunday!

01/10/2025

Another amazing grant thank you USSHBA for the support and encouragement for US Breeders to improve their knowledge base!!!!

Congratulations to Ellie Rawle, the recipient of USSHBA's 2024 Educational Grant! Read about how she used this grant to help advance her education as a US based sport horse breeder:

"Traveling to Germany for 10 days with the Westfalen NA Breeders Tour opened my eyes as a breeder to how fundamentally different sport horse breeding can be. The overall efficiency of the breeding, marketing and sales of young horses and the training system for horse and rider are awe inspiring. I strongly recommend US breeders take advantage of the opportunity of grants (specifically the USSHBA) and utilize the funds to further their insight, make new connections and network within their chosen registry. Sincere gratitude goes out to USSHBA, Westfalen NA and the Westfalisches Pferdestammbuch for the opportunity! "

Photo credit - Jennifer MacNeil Photography

01/10/2025

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The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce that it plans to award a record amount of grants in 2025. TDF’s Board of Directors has approved up to 150 grants totaling nearly $500,000 for this year.

These grants represent potential funding to approximately 100 individuals and 50 equestrian organizations/dressage clubs, in addition to the Dream Program trip to Aachen and the popular Century Club program. Included in these grants are exciting new increases, which include additional funding for FEI riders, youth/young adult riders, adult amateurs, judges, instructors/trainers, show managers, and Technical Delegates.

Beth Baumert, TDF’s President and CEO said, “TDF has been striving for this $500,000 milestone for some time, and thanks to our donors, it has been achieved! The next step is to award those funds. The TDF Board of Directors has authorized this amount, but we need worthy applicants. If you think you might be a worthy applicant, please apply, or if you know of a dressage person who could use help, please encourage them to apply.”

For more information about TDF and its grants and programs, please visit https://www.dressagefoundation.org/

01/09/2025

Looking at next week’s forecast - this is great news.

01/08/2025

Lessons are postponed for safety (wind gust are turning them into kites) and health reasons.

Please check in and let’s all stay safe!

01/06/2025

Night chores are done! Just started to snow again!

01/06/2025

Snow pictures from this morning!

Thomas supervised me throwing straw down

Dru and Kiwi are showing off their freshly bedded deep litter bedding style for Winter 2025 — Windchill tomorrow in the single digits for the day - so the 💩 helps keep the barn warm(er) for a few days.

Time for some magnawave and then do it all over again at 430 💪

01/06/2025

The week ahead -

01/05/2025

Sunset
Forest Gold WF 2023 Gelding by For Gold OLD x Waterlily WF by Waldaire x Again and Again just enjoying his supper

01/05/2025

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01/05/2025

I owe so very very much and am still brainstorming a blog (or figuring out how to do a podcast!) about the Breeder’s Excellence Grant that allowed me to travel to Germany for the Westfalen Breeder’s Tour 💛

How can The Dressage Foundation help YOU with furthering your dressage education and 2025 goals?

Check out our many grants and programs at https://bit.ly/3so1fA5 and make a plan to apply.

We have grants available for professionals, youth, adult amateurs, judges, breeders, groups/organizations, and so much more.

Questions? We're always here to help! Contact us at 402-434-8585 or at [email protected].

We can't wait to hear from you! 💛🖤

01/05/2025

How can The Dressage Foundation help YOU with furthering your dressage education and 2025 goals?

Check out our many grants and programs at https://bit.ly/3so1fA5 and make a plan to apply.

We have grants available for professionals, youth, adult amateurs, judges, breeders, groups/organizations, and so much more.

Questions? We're always here to help! Contact us at 402-434-8585 or at [email protected].

We can't wait to hear from you! 💛🖤

01/05/2025

What a super explanation of the requirements!