THE CALIFORNIA WESTERN DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES BOTH ONLINE AND LIVE EVENTS FOR RIDERS OF ALL HORSE BREEDS TO LEARN HOW TO RIDE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF WESTERN DRESSAGE. RIDERS WOULD VIDEO TAPE THEMSELVES ON THE HORSE WHICH THEY WOULD THEN SUBMIT AND BE GRADED,SO THEY COULD EARN MEDALS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR RIDING ACHIEVEMENTS.