Photographs by Jennifer O. Bryant and Bruce Lawrie
Morning Pilates and yoga class with Kerry Petty of Core-ect Riding 
USEF dressage technical advisor and 2011 symposium co-presenter Anne Gribbons at the Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet 
Adequan representative Brenda Bolts and presenter and rider-biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze 
The USDF Board of Governors 
Board of Governors delegates await their turn at the microphone during a pre-vote discussion 
Clay Teske, president and CEO of The Dressage Foundation, eulogizes USDF founding organizer Lowell Boomer, who died just weeks before the convention. A remembrance was included at the Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet. 
The 2012 USDF Executive Board: Kimberly Taylor, Terry Wilson, Carolyn VandenBerg, Lisa Gorretta, Donna Longacre, Lloyd Landkamer, Lisa Schmidt, Janine Malone, George Williams, Bess Reineman, Kevin Bradbury, Ken Levy, Beth Jenkins, Heather Petersen, Fern Feldman, Steven Schubert 
USEF Dressage Committee member and FEI 4* judge Janet Foy (CO) at the welcome reception 
View of San Diego Bay and the city beyond from the Cabrillo National Monument and Old Point Loma Lighthouse 
The golden California hills on the way to San Diego 
The Town and Country Resort Hotel, our convention host hotel, featured verdant gardens and lush blooms like these roses 
Warm days prompted many al fresco gatherings 
Holiday lights at the Town and Country Resort 
The 2011 USDF Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet had a safari theme 
45th-anniversary display highlights key happenings in CDS history 
A fanciful holiday setting for a USEF Dressage Committee meeting 
Two owners shared the 2011 Traveling Trot perpetual trophy for the dressage sport-horse breeding highest-scoring champion: Christine Kropf (second from left), owner of Dalziel HHF (Dacaprio – SPS Fenja, Frappant); and Maryanna Haymon (third from left), owner of Duet MF (Don Principe – EM Rotina, Rotspon). Presenting the trophy and awards are USDF president George Williams and USDF sport-programs coordinator Erica Minks. 
Rider Jessica Wisdom accepts the Sunshine Sport Horse Association Trophy, awarded to the Materiale highest-scoring champion, for Wildly Romantic (Wolkenzauber – D’Romantica), owned by Donna Jackson 
2011 Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Lendon Gray (center) with USDF Historical Recognition Committee chair Anne Moss and USDF president George Williams 
Steffen Peters (second from left) was onstage again for his 2011 Pan American Games gold-medal-winning partner, Weltino’s Magic, the 2011 Adequan/USDF Prix St. Georges and Intermediate I Horse of the Year. He is accompanied by USDF president George Williams and Magic’s owners, Jen and Bruce Hlavacek. 
2011 USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year Drew Carlin (center) with USDF Youth Programs Committee chair Rosalind Kinstler and FEI Junior/Young Rider Committee chair Roberta Williams 
Miki Christophersen (right) receives the 2011 USDF Volunteer of the Year award from Lisa Gorretta of The Paddock Saddlery 
Michele Vaughn (CA), the Region 7 Volunteer of the Year, accepts her award from USDF president George Williams 
USDF president George Williams gets a kiss from USDF Adult Amateur Grand Prix Trophy winner Melissa Hogan 
Custom Saddlery All American Saddle Fit Challenge raffle winner Amelia Child (third from left) with Custom Saddlery president Cary Wallace, San Diego-based Custom Saddlery rep Graham Newell, and sponsored rider Steffen Peters 
Adequan/USDF junior/young rider Fourth Level champion Taylor Yamamoto (HI) 
USDF president George Williams and 2011 USDF/Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal National Champion Phyllis Sumner 
Prospective bidders examine items in the USDF Youth Silent Auction 
A cake and a ceremony at the convention welcome reception helped to celebrate the California Dressage Society’s 45th anniversary 
Browsers at the USDF merchandise booth peruse The USDF Guide to Dressage 
Convention sponsor SmartPak held drawings for several Harwich padded dressage bridles. Among the lucky winners were Lorraine Hill (AB) and Brenda Whiteley (UT), pictured with USDF executive director Stephan Hienzsch. 
USDF Historical Recognition Committee chair Anne Moss (PA) gets chummy with a life-sized nutcracker 
Awarded as Board of Governors assembly door prizes, GMO-donated gift baskets are a USDF convention tradition. This adorable horse tops the offering from STRIDE, a Florida GMO. 
Many GMO baskets show regional pride, like this one from the Alamo Dressage Association in Texas
