The Best Stories You May Have Missed in 2023
2023 was a busy year, and in all the craziness, you may have missed some great content on YourDressage! Here are a few stories that may have flown under your radar last year.
O Romeo, Romeo
I vividly remember the day I brought Romeo home. It took only two weeks for us to participate in our first dressage schooling show, despite the fact that he didn't have a proper canter.
A Swan Song for Slogan
A Region 2 competitor shares her journey with her "gift horse" Slogan, who helped her earn a place in The Dressage Foundation's Century Club, earn her USDF Bronze Medal and a Master's Challenge Award!
An Unlikely Journey With An Unconventional Horse
I purchased Sweet Emmylou after losing my Friesian gelding to a sudden illness. I was struggling with anxiety and major health issues. I was not even sure that I wanted to continue riding.
Logan Motion
USDF Region 2 rider, Lynne S. shares the story of her homebred Thoroughbred gelding, with whom she and her granddaughter competed together.
Cancer-Free on Centerline
A few months after I finished radiation, I cantered down centerline for my first Prix St. Georges test. Thanks to modern medicine and horses, I was cancer-free.
Team 709 of The Century Club
Region 6 rider, Kristin M. walks us through how purchasing a shy Norwegian Fjord mare changed the trajectory of her equestrian journey.
John Mason Leads Charge During Final Week of 2023 GAIG/USDF Regional Championships Action
The third and final weekend of 2023 Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships action wrapped up with a busy schedule of four shows.
A Faithful Star for Arianna
An owner recounts the journey with her Norwegian Fjord, who helped a Region 2 professional achieve her USDF Bronze Medal - in only three competitions!
Dancing is Universal
The development of the WDAA has given western horses a place to showcase dressage skills, by combining western traditions with classical dressage.
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Sharing a Dressage Horse
This article received an honorable mention in the 2023 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 75-174 members. It appeared in the October 2022 St. Louis Area Dressage Society newsletter, Hoofprints.
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