Competition

Each year at the FEI North American Youth Championships, special awards are presented to extraordinary folks. Learn about the awards and recipients here!

Results of the FEI study to establish a research-backed system of evaluating riders for para-dressage competition; Reprinted from USDF Connection Nov/Dec '25

You’ve got the horse, you have the tack… now what? Taking care of your tack and equipment is a necessary time commitment for all equestrians.

When my daughter Dominique was just four years old, we bought her a three-year-old pony, named Cupcake. A crazy move for a parent, right?

Lena came home with me less than a month later, and I officially purchased her in June of 2020. She provided a peace of mind I hadn’t had in a long while.

When the search for a new competition partner seemed impossible during the pandemic, a nearby pony named Rudy changed everything for this para dressage rider.

This article was nominated for the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles . It appeared in the June '25 WDCTA newsletter, eQuester.

A Welsh Pony breeder shares the success her foundation stallion, Cwmtawe Royal Command, has had in the dressage ring since being imported from Wales to the US!

An adult amateur from Region 2 shares how a vague Craigslist ad piqued her curiosity, and led to the Haflinger dressage partner of her dreams!

A Region 8 mom shares the story of the partnership between her daughter and Roxie, the spicy firecracker pony who fully embodies the Small But Mighty persona!