WORTH THE TRIP: Californian Elizabeth Landers trots to the 2015 US Dressage Finals Third Level Open Freestyle reserve championship aboard her Hanoverian gelding, His Highness Crusador (SusanJStickle.com)
Photos by Susan J. Stickle
“LIKE NONE OTHER”: Adult amateur Amy Gimbel (shown winning the Second Level Freestyle AA championship and the Second Level AA reserve championship aboard her Eye Candy) had high praise for the Finals
VERONICA HOLT PERPETUAL TROPHY: Holt’s daughter Sally Hayes holds the new trophy while current USDF Region 5 director Heather Petersen and USDF president George Williams look on
VERONICA HOLT PERPETUAL TROPHY
MIKI CHRISTOPHERSEN PERPETUAL TROPHY: Honoring the late former USDF Region 4 director are her daughter, Cathy Hanna; son, Hunter Christophersen; widower, Ed Christophersen; and USDF president George Williams
MIKI CHRISTOPHERSEN PERPETUAL TROPHY
I DO, I DO! Even her upcoming nuptials couldn’t keep young dressage pro Christine Landry from making the trip to the Finals with her horse, Santino
Michael Poulin and Thor M, Grand Prix Open Freestyle
USDF President George Williams accepts the second place Prix St. Georges award for the 1991 All-Breeds Awards on behalf of The Temple Lipizzans' Conversano II Belvedera (Conversano II Andora x Belvedera).