This August, we are celebrating youth riders on YourDressage!
From features on remarkable young dressage enthusiasts across the country, to articles about some of the opportunities USDF offers to youth, we want to hear from the future of our sport!
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. Here, we have compiled entries from age categories 16 to 21 and 15 & Under to show off the incredible talent and creativity of our young members!
2025 USDF Arts Contest First Place (15 & Under Art): “The Dance” by Molly Collier 
2025 USDF Arts Contest First Place (16 to 21 Art): “Ze” by Helen Pope 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Second Place (16 to 21 Art): “Game Face” by Maggie Gant 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Second Place (15 & Under Art): “In This Together” by Sydney Fraser
2025 USDF Arts Contest Second Place (15 & Under Photography): “Best Friends” by Aubrey Welch 
2025 USDF Arts Contest First Place (16 to 21 Photography): “Eyes That Remind Me Of Home” by Taylor Hewitt 
2025 USDF Arts Contest First Place (15 & Under): “The Dark Before The Dawn” by Sydney Fraser 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Second Place (16 to 21 Photography): “Sun-kissed Salute” by Mariska Sherlin
2025 USDF Arts Contest Entry (15 & Under Art): “First Time In Tails” by Molly Collier 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Entry (16 to 21 Photography): “Untitled” by Annika Jannusch 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Entry (16 to 21 Photography): “Untitled” by Annika Jannusch 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Entry (15 & Under Art): “The Bond” by Maya Daniel 
2025 USDF Arts Contest Entry (15 & Under Photography): “Untitled” by Sydney Fraser
Congratulations to all of the 2025 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? 2026 entries are open! The deadline for entries is July 1, 2026.
