Photographs by Jennifer Bryant and Bruce Lawrie
Judith Noone receives a USDF Lifetime Achievement Award from USDF president George Williams 
Belinda Hopkins, daughter of the late Jack Kimball, accepts her father’s USDF Lifetime Achievement Award 
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Sherry Guess (center) with The Paddock Saddlery’s Lisa Gorretta and USDF president George Williams 
YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Naomi Martin (center), flanked by The Paddock Saddlery’s Lisa Gorretta and Region 1 young rider Nicole DelGiorno, chair of the USDF Youth Programs Advisory Subcommittee 
Adequan/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year Ravel’s owner, Akiko Yamazaki (center), with USDF president George Williams and Adequan representative Kathy Mailloux 
Honorees, award winners, and their families and friends gather in the ballroom for the Salute Gala and awards banquet 
New England Dressage Association president Paul Cormier and USEF dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons at the Salute Gala 
MATERIALE CHAMPION: Mary Lou Winn of Home Again Farm (third from left) presents the Sunshine Sport Horse Association trophy to Bad Boy’s owner and rider, Dantia Benson (second from left) 
DSHB BREEDER OF THE YEAR: Marion Dresel-O’Connor (center), flanked by USDF president George Williams (holding the StallionExpo Perpetual Trophy) and Adequan’s Kathy Mailloux 
USEF Dressage Committee members Axel Steiner, Veronica Holt, Carol Lavell, Lois Yukins, Hilda Gurney, and Hilary Clayton listen as DC chair Jayne Ayers addresses the USDF audience
