Entry Opening Date August 27th--Closing Date September 22nd
Entry Information: Entries are accepted only under the rules stated in the Show Rules/Information in the Michiana Dressage Club Omnibus. Entries must be submitted by the entry closing date. Classes after the closing date will have a $5.00 late fee per class. No entries will be accepted 72hours before the competition date. Entry forms can be emailed or sent by mail.
Test of choice: Riders may ride any test from ITD through FEI Level, and may ride more than one test, provided the same test is not ridden twice. Tests must be stated on the entry form
Ride Times: Designated ride times will be released 48 hours before the competition but are still subject to change. Ride times will be emailed, posted on the MDC website at www.MichianaDressageClub.com and the Transitions Equestrian Center Facebook page
Refunds: Refunds must be submitted by email to Transitions before the entry closing date. No refunds will be issued after the closing date without a signed Vet Health Certificate. The Health Certificate must be received 2 days before the show to qualify for a refund with a deduction of a $10 office fee. By submitting and paying for your entries, you are agreeing to this refund policy
Scratches: To scratch your classes before the competition 24 hours before the competition, please submit through email or text Melissa at (269) 923 – 9088. On the day of the competition, please go see a team member at the entry/ribbon table. No refunds on scratches.
Stabling: Stalls are limited and on a first-come first served-bases. Permanent box stalls are $35 day of the show. $45 for the night before and the day of the competition, $80 for the weekend. No refunds after the closing date. Price includes 2 wheelbarrows of shavings; additional shavings are available for $15.00 a load. Payment for a stall does not guarantee a stall; if a stall cannot be supplied we will refund your stall payment. Check-in for stalls will be available after 5:00 the day before the competition and must be checked out and stall stripped by 3:00 show day unless pre-approved by show management. Please completely strip all shavings and hay out of the stalls before leaving. Transitions can strip your stall for a $15.00 fee (please see the entry form to select this option). Owners must bring their own feed and water buckets. Horses reserving stalls must have their annual Flu/Rhino and mandatory strangles vaccine (strangles mandatory for stall horses only). Please text Melissa with your estimated time of arrival (269) 923–9088.
Vaccines: Please submit proof of current negative coggins and vaccinations, including Flu/Rhino with entry forms. If requesting a stall horses must have a current strangles vaccine.
Dress Attire/Schooling: Schooling is available after 5:00 before the competition. We ask that all arenas be clear to drag the arena 30 minutes before the competition. Schooling is available in the indoor arena, outdoor arena, and 60’ round pen. ATSM approved helmets must be worn at all times while riding a horse. Attire requirements – traditional dressage and western attire, with 2025 USEF approved bits.
Arena/Rain Day: Weather permitting, the competition will be held in our outdoor arena. If it rains or the footing is too wet and unsafe, we will move the competition to the indoor arena.
Food/Beverages: Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the concession area
Check out: Please make sure you return your numbers after your last class. Be courteous to our facility and clean up all manure and hay from the parking lot and around your trailers. Please completely strip all shavings and hay out of the stalls before leaving. The Transitions team can strip your stall for a $15.00 fee (please see the entry form to select this option)
Dogs/Stallions: No dogs allowed on the property. Stallions are allowed if the rider/handler is 18 years or older and an Open-level rider. Show management reserves the right to scratch a stallion from the competition if they feel it is an unsafe situation, with no refunds given
Trailer Parking/Camping: Please park your horse trailer in designated trailer spots. Overnight camping available – with no hook-up $20 and $30 with hook-up, bring several long cords (limited spots available).
Awards & High Percentage Championship
Awards will be presented to the top six placings in each division. To be eligible for the end-of-show High Percentage Championship ribbon, the division must have at least four riders.
To qualify for the championship, each horse/rider combination must compete in at least two of the three classes offered within their division. The High Percentage score is determined by averaging the scores of all tests ridden by that horse/rider combination in the division.
All scores earned will also count toward the MDC Region 2 Schooling Show Awards.
