WDCTA Southwest Chapter

The Southwest (SW) chapter historically served members from Southern & Southwestern Wisconsin, Madison and the surrounding region.

The members of the SW Chapter have voted to close the chapter for the 2024 membership year. Your chapter membership concluded on November 30, 2023 and renewing members will become General Members of WDCTA for 2024. Below is the historical information for the Chapter.

Events for 2019 included:

• Matt McLaughlin speaks at Annual Meeting in March 2019
• Janet Foy Dressage clinics
• Patrica Becker Dressage clinics
• Cindy Ishoy Dressage Clinics
• Introduction to Working Equitation Clinic
• Capital Mini Event July 20-21
• Annual Death by Chocolate Holiday Party

In 2023 the chapter hosted a large dressage symposium featuring Olympian Laura Graves, in Madison Wisconsin. 

Historical SW Chapter member benefits:

• Two chapter scholarships, $300 maximum each, available annually. Mini Scholarships up to $100 are also available. See the FORMS page for program description and application. 
• Special scholarship: Linda Burich Scholarship: $250 maximum each scholarship, total of three scholarships available; fund has been exhausted and scholarship retired in 2019.
• Reimbursement for purchase of approved safety helmets & vests (See below)
• Chapter members audit most SW Chapter clinics at NO COST, with discounts to Chapter members for some special programs, as announced.