2025 Clinics

Education Chair, Madison Lee, and committee have been busy putting together an impressive education schedule for 2025! Read below what they have stirred up for us.

Western Dressage Clinic: Cindy Butler 

March 24th, 2025, Steeple Pointe Farm in La Grange, KY.

Cindy Butler of Caseyville, IL is the current President of Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA). Cindy received her bachelor’s degree in Equestrian Science and Business Administration from William Woods College.

Cindy has shown horses most of her life, competing in everything from park harness to pole bending as well as Western Dressage. She has earned multiple World Championship titles and high point awards in the show ring and on the trail. 

Cindy has managed horse shows, led equine 4-H, organized judging competitions, and served as President of several local and State equine associations. She trained horses and taught riding lessons for many years and still conducts Western Dressage Clinics around the country.

Cindy serves on the following USEF committees: the National Affiliates Advisory Group of the National Breeds and Disciplines Council, the National Breeds and Disciplines Council, and the Western Dressage Committee.  She works as an instructor in the WDAA Group Apprentice Judges’ Program and the WDAA Judges’ seminar and serves on many of WDAA’s committees.

$150 per ride/Limit 10 rides

Auditing is free.

 Contact Madison Lee at madisonlee48@gmail.com

SUE Mandas Clinic 

April 6th, 2025 - Flying Cross Farm in Goshen, KY.

Sue Mandas has been involved in the sport of dressage as competitor, trainer, breeder, and instructor for over 40 years. She is a USEF “S” dressage judge, an “R” sport-horse breed judge, and a member of the USDF sport-horse faculty. A long time member of the USDF Sport Horse Committee, she currently also serves as the Activities Council at-large director on the USDF Executive Board.

Involved with breeding warmblood sport horses for many years, Sue’s first Grand Prix horse was one she bred, raised, and trained herself with instruction through clinics. Sue is a USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist who has also earned the USDF silver and gold freestyle bars. She has trained many horses to the FEI levels, winning regional championship or reserve -champion titles at every level from Second through Grand Prix, and several times she has made the US Equestrian Team long list. She lives in Centerville, Ohio, where she rides a young red mare, trains, and teaches.

Priority to KDA members competing in the KDA Early Spring Show on Saturday, April 5th.  

$100/ride/7 rider limit. No refunds. 

Open registration on 2/27 at 6 pm.  

Contact Kristen Young for stabling: kdapresident2023@gmail.com