Organizations Filed Purposes:
DRESSAGE 4 KIDS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH RIDERS AND THE ADULTS WHO SUPPORT THEM. TO ENCOURAGE RIDERS UNDER 21 TO BECOME TRUE HORSEMEN; TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS; TO DEVELOP GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP; TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WHO IN TURN EDUCATE YOUTH; AND TO HAVE FUN.
HORSE MANAGEMENT AND MENTORING TRAINING PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES DONATED HORSES. THE DONATED HORSES ARE THEN USED BY DRESSAGE PARTICIPANTS FOR A NOMINAL MONTHLY FEE. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BASED UPON FINANCIAL NEED. THE PARTICIPANT IN TURN CARES FOR THE HORSE, PAYING ALL CARE, FEED AND INSURANCE COSTS. THE PARTICIPANT LEARNS HOW TO CARE FOR THE HORSE AND COMPETES WITH THE HORSE IN THE ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS AS WELL AS SHOWS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THE WINTER INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IS NOT FOR THE CASUAL DRESSAGE RIDER, BUT FOR ASPIRING YOUNG RIDERS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE. THIS PROGRAM TAKES DETERMINATION, DRIVE AND PASSION. TAKING PLACE IN WELLINGTON, FLORIDA THE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE OF LEARNING THAT INCLUDES FITNESS, THEORY, TESTS, RIDING LESSONS, FIELD TRIPS AND LECTURES ON MANY PERTINENT SUBJECTS. IT INVOLVES THREE MONTHS (JANUARY- MARCH) OF PURE GROWTH AND FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE TO OPEN THE YOUNG RIDER'S EYES TO WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE BEST DRESSAGE RIDER THEY CAN BE. TWO TIME OLYMPIAN, LENDON GRAY, IS THE MAIN INSTRUCTOR BUT ADDITIONAL HIGH CALIBER INSTRUCTORS ARE ALSO USED. THE GOAL OF THE WINTER INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IS TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH RIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CONSISTENT AND EXTENSIVE TRAINING NOT ONLY IN RIDING, BUT IN ALL AREAS OF HORSE CARE, RIDING AND TRAINING THEORY, AND COMPETITION SKILLS.
YOUTH DRESSAGE FESTIVAL: THE FLAGSHIP EVENT OF DRESSAGE4KIDS, INC. CONDUCTED IN JULY OR AUGUST. INSTITUTED IN 1999, THE FESTIVAL OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM COMPETITION FOR RIDERS FROM AGES 4 THROUGH 21. DIVISION CHANMPIONSHIPS FEATURE A THREE-PHASED COMPETITION: A WRITTEN, TEST, AN INDIVIDUAL DRESSAGE TEST, AND A GROUP EQUITATION RIDE. DIVISIONS OFFERED ARE INTRODUCTORY THROUGH FOURTH, FEI PONY, JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER AND PARA EQUESTRIAN. RIDERS MAY ALSO ASSEMBLE TEAMS AND VIE FOR THE USDF REGION 8 YOUTH TEAM COMPETITION. CLASSES FOR LEASLINE (RIDERS AGED 4 TO 8), PRIX CAPRILLI, (DRESSAGE RIDE INCORPORATING JUMPS), DRESSAGE TRAIL, MUSICAL FREESTYLE ARE OFFERED, AS ARE OTHER COMPETITIVE FUND ACTIVITIES. WEEKEND EQUESTRIAN PROGRAM: A WEEKEND OF LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS HELD IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, PRESENTED BY LOCAL AND NATIONALLY RENOWNED TRAINERS, OFFICIALS, EQUINE LAW AND HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND SPORTS PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Lendon Gray | PRESIDENT | 30 | $181,300 |
| Mary Herbst Livernois | EXECUTIVE DI | 30 | $46,512 |
| Sharon Mcdonald | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Susan K Sieber | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ellen Rosengard | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Marie Banks | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Alice Petersen | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Fern Feldman | VICE PRES/TR | 15 | $0 |
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