The Good Horseman^® Foundation is a non-profit 501-c-3 educational organization of experienced members of the dressage community including dressage professionals, instructors, veterinarians, trainers, competitors and judges.     IRS Non-Profit Certificate
 

(Sherry Smith Photo)

GHF OFFICERS--Our CEOs are (from left) Ann Genovese, director; Karen McGoldrick,  director-at-large; Robin Boggs, treasurer. The Good Horseman® Foundation is devoted to the promotion, protection and preservation of the art and sport of dressage to its highest levels. It's activities are limited to the organization of USEF/USDF recognized competitions, and the creation of educational opportunities such as seminars, clinics, forums, and scholarships and is a Group Member Organization of the United States Dressage Federation www.usdf.org. Our national-level competitions are licensed by The United States Equestrian Federation www.usef.org .  

FOR TRAINERS AND INSTRUCTORS
        We have brought to the dressage community such events as an on-going program for training dressage instructors/trainers and getting them Certified through USDF, clinics and seminars by well-known experts such as the late Jaap Pot, FEI Olympic judge who helped establish the standard of dressage judging in this country;   the late Dr. Reiner Klimke, six-time Olympic gold medalist, author and trainer;    Harry Boldt, former German Olympic Team trainer and author;   Liselotte Fore, Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel,  Cindy Sydnor and Debbie Bowman, examiners of the USDF Pre-Certification Program for Instructors; clinics with FEI judge Martin Richenhagen; and an on-going annual series of Trainers Conferences with George Williams.
      For 2010 we are especially pleased to host German Olympic Dressage Gold Medalist Hubertus Schmidt, sponsored by AGCO Corporation and Martin Richenhagen. See our Calendar page for information.

FOR JUDGES
         We have concluded three complete USDF "L" Judges Education Programs and testings, and hold the USDF Continuing Education Program for "L" Graduates every year.  Information about the current program is listed on our website's Calendar page.

FOR RIDERS
         Competitions recognized by USEF and USDF are held at The Georgia International Horse Park, site of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Equestrian Games, in Conyers, GA. Our current dates and prize lists (entry forms) can be found on the Calendar page. Click here if you wish to be a volunteer, Volunteers.

2010 Vendor and Contributions Form

MEMBERSHIP            
            Our membership chairman is
            Susan Harding Birkinshaw
            2881 Peachtree Road NE, #1505, Atlanta, GA 30305-5104
            404-233-8266
            Her e-mail address:   SusanHardingHomes
            Please call her if you have any membership questions.

            If you wish to join, there is a membership application above. Our members are automatically Group Members of USDF and are eligible to compete for USDF awards. However, you must apply directly to USDF to become a Participating Member if you wish to qualify to ride in the USDF Region 3 Championships.
            Our members automatically are placed on our e-mailing list which includes prize lists for five USEF/USDF competitions, plus information for clinics and other USDF programs. Our complete schedule of events can be found on the Calendar page of this website.

WEB PAGE
            Our website was designed by Katie Patton.  Since the year 2000, participants in our shows are able to get not only the results of our shows on the web, but their confirmation of their entries, get their riding/performance times as well as their stall numbers. Click on the Times button on our front page for this information.  The page is edited almost daily. 
            Comments and suggestions are encouraged.  Please e-mail us.   We can't do everything, but we try.