Gold Coast Dressage Association, Inc. was organized and operates exclusively for educational purposes and to foster local and national amateur sporting competition in the art of dressage. As a USDF Group Member Organization, GCDA is dedicated to assist in increasing the knowledge and awareness of the public, not only their abilities, but their knowledge of safety and animal care and welfare. GCDA is committed to providing educational programs, clinics, shows and seminars aimed at promoting and upgrading classical riding, and to offer a framework in which individuals can progress with the schooling of themselves and their horses. GCDA further will continue to educate and promote good sportsmanship and high ethical and moral standards in horsemanship and the equestrian sports.