2024 Grand Prize Winner, Lisa Michelle Dean's beautiful photo, "Dancing In Sun"

The annual USDF Arts Contest is designed to highlight the creativity and beauty of dressage and to allow USDF members to express their interest in the sport outside of the competition arena.  Entries are accepted each year in the divisions of art and photography, and in three different age categories.

USDF recently named the winners of the 2024 contest!  Check out their beautiful works below.

Art

Adult First Place

Paige Zimmerman – “Dressage Still Life”

Adult Second Place

Jenn Marie – “Visions Of Ribbons”

15 & Under First Place

Sydney Fraser – “Wood and The Horse”

15 & Under Second Place

Selena Riha – “Bonding Time”

Photography

Adult First Place

Emmet Roche – “Spotlight”

Adult Second Place

Sarah Kossak – “Autumn Equinox”

16-21 First Place

Tatem Johnson – “Making My Mark”

16-21 Second Place

Tilly Dombroski – “Buckle Up”

15 & Under First Place

Mariska Sherlin – “Sherlin Silhouette”

15 & Under Second Place

Sydney Fraser – “Spring Is Here”

Congratulations to all of the 2024 winners, and thank you to all the USDF members who entered!  Winners have their work published in the yearbook issue of USDF Connection with the grand prize winner used as the cover of the USDF Member Guide.

Interested in submitting your art or photography for a future USDF Arts Contest?  2025 entries are open!  The deadline for entries is July 1, 2025.

Learn more about the USDF Arts Contest here: https://www.usdf.org/awards/other-awards/art.asp

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