GVRDC 2025 Riding Challenges
GVRDC Year-End Challenge 2025
What is this? Our year end challenge of 10 activities with your horse. You must have participated in at least two of our 2025 challenges in order to qualify for a year end challenge award. Riders and drivers that completed all of the GVRDC 2025 Challenges (activity and mileage) will be receiving an extra special rosette award ribbon.
When is it? November 11-December 31, 2025 (Deadline to sign up December 1)
What is the cost? $50 (NO shipping, pick up at GVRDC Banquet in January)
What do I get? Your choice of a horse rimmed award plate, a crystal apple award, or a 5x7 glass award. All of these will be engraved with the club's classic logo, your name, your horse's name and the year of challenges. If you have used multiple horses in the challenges and want each of them to receive an award you must register them individually.
The GVRDC year-end challenge is our last activity challenge of the year. Log 10 activities with your horse and log them on the (downloadable) activity sheet. In addition to the 10 activities, we would also like you to use this time to reflect on the past year with your horse. At the bottom of the log sheet, reflect, think and answer the following questions:
- What are you most proud of over this past year that you and your horse accomplished?
- What did you enjoy doing the most with your horse this past year?
- What did your horse enjoy doing the most over this past year (besides eating)?
- What goals do you have for the coming new year for you and your horse?
Submit your completed log sheet to mickeythebelgian@aol.com
Deadline sign up: December 1, 2025
Questions? Contact: mickeythebelgian@aol.com
GVRDC 2025 No Fear Fall Challenge
What is it? A fall challenge of 25 activities with your horse
When is it? September 1-December 1, 2025
What is the cost? $40 (includes shipping)
What do I get? A gorgeous 18-inch GVRDC rosette award ribbon
Autumn can be a spooky time of year. GVRDC has decided to do a No Fear Fall Challenge. This challenge incorporates logging 25 activities with your horse. Record your activities on the log sheet (downloadable) and submit them by November 10 to mickeythebelgian@aol.com.
To take the fear out of fall we are also asking that you and your horse choose 5 activities from the No Fear activity list below:
- Do a fall photo shoot with your horse
- Create a fun costume for your horse to wear and take a photo
- Go on a fall trail ride with friends
- Go apple picking with your horse (your horse can reach the high ones)
- Go for an evening ride with friends
- Desensitize your horse to something that is scary (plastic bags, tarps, etc.)
- Work on riding with no stirrups
- Line up 5 pumpkins 14 feet apart and ride/walk the pattern
- Make a scary noise and have your horse stand still for it (treat for reward)
- Stand with your horse in the dark (pasture or stall) for 20 minutes and observe their behavior
Questions? Contact: mickeythebelgian@aol.com
GVRDC Winter 100 Mile Challenge
What is this? A fall milage challenge to log 100 miles riding, driving, or hand walking your horse
When is this? September 1-December 1st
What is the cost? $40 (includes shipping)
What do I get? A gorgeous 18-inch GVRDC rosette ribbon award
The GVRDC 100-mile challenge is the last of three milage challenges. Log 100 miles of riding, driving, long lining or hand walking your horse using the provided (downloadable) log sheet. If you did one or both of the previous milage challenges you can use those miles to complete your total of 100 miles. Or you can start fresh at zero for an extra challenge. You do not need to have done the previous two challenges to do this one. Once you have completed your 100 miles submit your log sheet or sheets to mickeythebelgian@aol.com.
Questions? Contact: mickeythebelgian@aol.com
The GVRDC Challenges are a fundraiser for improvements to our driven dressage ring for the club’s 2025 Combined Test and Continuous Drive.
If you prefer to participate but forgo a ribbon award, or would just like to support our dressage ring improvements, we welcome donations and sponsorship. GVRDC is a 501c3 organization, and your donations are tax-deductible.
If you prefer to participate but forgo a ribbon award, or would just like to support our dressage ring improvements, we welcome donations and sponsorship. GVRDC is a 501c3 organization, and your donations are tax-deductible.