USDF at the Equine Media Awards

October 7, 2021

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JenniferBryantAHP2021 — Jennifer Bryant, editor of USDF Connection, holds the two first place plaques from the Equine Media Awards. Photo by Barrie Reightler.

The American Horse Publications’ Equine Media Awards recognize excellence in writing, photography, design, advertising, websites, podcasts, and other material published each year. The 2021 awards banquet was held in Irving, Texas. After going virtual in 2020, and with a delay from May to September this year, the event resumed being in-person, with the fitting title of “Back In the Saddle” as the theme. USDF was nominated for several awards for our magazine USDF Connection and our publications website, YourDressage.

USDF’s Senior Publications Coordinator Emily Koenig and USDF Connection editor Jennifer Bryant traveled to Texas for the awards. Check out some photos they shared, as well as the awards USDF brought home, below!

USDF brought home awards for:

Personal Column Single Article: 1^st place, “A Reckoning” by Jennifer Bryant, September/October 2020 issue of USDF Connection

Editorial Event Coverage Single Article: 1^st place, “Warming up in Welly World” by Jennifer Bryant, May/June 2020 issue of USDF Connection. USDF members can login to the USDF website to read the full article in the digital version of the magazine.

Editorial Event Coverage Single Article: 2^nd place, “Through the Levels” by Jennifer Bryant, May/June 2020 issue of USDF Connection. USDF members can login to the USDF website to read the full article in the digital version of the magazine.

Association Publication Personality Profile Single Article: 2^nd place, “The Adult Amateurs’ Champion” by Jennifer Mellace, November/December 2020 issue of USDF Connection. USDF members can login to the USDF website to read the full article in the digital version of the magazine.

Freelance Writer Personality Profile Single Article: 2^nd place, “Good Judgment” by Jennifer Bryant, published on YourDressage.org March 4, 2020. Read the full article on YourDressage here.

FULL CIRCLE: Axel Steiner (at C) was the head of the ground jury for the CDI Wiesbaden, Germany—his home town as a child—in 2013. It was his final European show before his FEI-mandated retirement, and it was also the site of the very first show he rode in as a child. (Terri Miller photo)

Association Publication Horse Care Single Article: 3^rd place, “Hoof Wear for Dressage Performance” by Fran Jurga, July/August 2020 issue of USDF Connection. USDF members can login to the USDF website to read the full article in the digital version of the magazine.