MARYLAND DRESSAGE & COMBINED TRAINING ASSOCIATION
Growing and Connecting the Eventing Community
MDCTA Sponsored CROSS-COUNTRY SCHOOLING at Shawan Downs
Coming May 31-June 7 2026, a once-a-year opportunity!
Beautiful Galloping Footing – Practice the competition obstacles
Find all the details here.
NEW!! MDCTA SUMMER APPAREL STORE
Please visit our new apparel store for all of your MDCTA needs!
Our store is managed by Mountain Ash Apparel – a local, woman-owned business, located in Westminster, Maryland.
If there is an item of your own you would like embroidered or heat-pressed with our logo, Mountain Ash is able to take care of that for you, too!
MDCTA Newsletters
MDCTA Member Sponsored Educational Events:
The MDCTA 2025 Handbook is now available
MDCTA Horse Trials
2026 MDCTA Horse Trials at Shawan Downs Sponosors
Our Partner Sponsors
Looking forward to our 2026 clinicians!
2025 MCTA Horse Trials at Shawan Downs
Enjoy the beautiful, well-established galloping turf at Shawan Downs in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
2 important notices...
Year: 2025
When: May 31, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Street: 1401 Shawan Rd
City: Cockeysville
State: MD
Zip: 21030
City: Cockeysville
State: MD
Zip: 21030
Recognized by: USEA Recognized
Registration Opens: April 15, 2025
Resistration Closes: May 13, 2025
Late Registration: May 26, 2025
2025 MCTA Jenny Camp Horse Trials at Shawan Downs
Enjoy the beautiful, well-established galloping turf at Shawan Downs in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
2 important notices...
Year: 2025
When: June 8, 2025
Street: 1401 Shawan Rd
City: Cockeysville
State: MD
Zip: 21030
City: Cockeysville
State: MD
Zip: 21030
Recognized by: Unrecognized
Registration Opens: April 22, 2025
Resistration Closes: May 20, 2025
Late Registration: June 3, 2025
2025 MCTA Fall Starter Horse Trials
Tranquillity Manor Farms is a family-established equestrian program in Monkton, Maryland, that was started in 1972.
2 important notices...
Year: 2025
When: October 5, 2025
Street: 4101 Stansbury Mill Rd
City: Monkton
State: MD
Zip: 21111
City: Monkton
State: MD
Zip: 21111
Recognized by: Unrecognized
Registration Opens: August 24, 2025
Resistration Closes: September 23, 2025
Late Registration: October 3, 2025
Join the MDCTA
MDCTA Member Perks
- Qualify for Year End Awards and Prizes
- Qualify for Member-Only Trophies
- Discounts on MDCTA Event Entries, Clinics, and Activities
FOR 2026:
- 10% off selected services – Mid Atlantic Saddlery and Repair
- FREE USEA digital membership for non-USEA members
- Exclusive discounts on MDCTA clinics including, but not limited to…
- Grid Pro Quo Clinic – with Margaret Rizzo McKelvy.
- Meter Clinic – learn how to ace your cross-country pace with Ginger LaBarre.
- Eventing Fitness: Desging a Plan for Your Horse – with Natalie Hollis and Suz Cornue
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Membership pays for itself in discounts and perks!
The new annual pricing structure (eff. 1/1/26) will be:
(a) Individual : $60.00
(b) Family (2 to 6 individuals in same household) : $150.00
(c) Lifetime – Individual : $500.00
(d) Lifetime – Family : $750.00
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