GVRDC 2025 Riding Challenges
GVRDC Sunny Summer Sizzler Challenge 2025
June 21st - September 21st, 2025. Sign up by August 15th.
☀️What is this? A summer challenge to log 25 activities with your horse.
☀️What is the cost? $40 (includes shipping)
☀️What do I get? Entrants will receive an 18" GVRDC Rosette-Style Ribbon
For the GVRDC Sunny Summer Sizzler Challenge you will be logging 25 activities with your horse(s). Use the log sheet (downloadable) to record your activities. Some activities you can do are riding, driving, long lining, groundwork, lunging, liberty work, showmanship skills, in-hand training, desensitizing work, hand walking, rehabilitation from an injury, trick training, clinics, lessons, and anything else you can think of. What doesn't count is barn chores and regular grooming sessions. Submit your completed activity log sheets to mickeythebelgian@aol.com by September 21st, 2025.
To add a little more excitement to the summer challenge you must choose 3 out of the 8 water activities below to do with your horse. It's summer so it is a perfect time to get your horse wet!
- Give your horse a bath
- Go swimming with your horse
- Walk your horse by or through a garden sprinkler
- Take your horse into a creek
- Take your horse into a pond
- Walk your horse through puddle
- Walk your horse near a swimming pool
- Use a water can or hose to get your horse wet
Questions? Completed the challenge? Email your completed activity log to mickeythebelgian@aol.com by September 21st 2025
2025 "30 Something" Summer Mileage Challenge
June 21st - September 21st, 2025. Sign up by August 15th.
☀️What is this? A summer challenge to log 30 miles with your horse
☀️What is the cost? $40 (includes shipping)
☀️What do I get? Entrants will receive an 18" GVRDC Rosette-Style Ribbon
The summer challenge is our second mileage challenge. Log 30 miles riding, driving, long lining or hand walking your horse using the provided (downloadable) log sheet. Submit your log sheet to mickeythebelgian@aol.com.
Our third and final milage challenge will be in the fall. This last mileage challenge will be a 100-mile challenge. You can use your miles from the spring and summer challenges for the fall 100-mile challenge. Just remember to keep your log sheets and submit all three in the fall.
Questions? Completed the challenge? Email your completed log to mickeythebelgian@aol.com by September 21st, 2025.
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.