Competition

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!

This article was nominated for the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for general interest articles . It appeared in the June 2025 Wisconsin Dressage and Combined Training Association newsletter.

By Patti Schofler: How coaches and athletes tend to the training and management needs of the para-dressage horse. Reprinted from USDF Connection Nov/Dec '25.

A para rider shares how a twist of fate put an injured Lusitano in her path after a riding accident resulted in a catastrophic injury to her foot.

Everything you need to know to choreograph your dressage freestyle! By Sally O’Dwyer, with expert contributions from Janet "Dolly" Hannon.

After 30 years of dreaming of horse ownership, a Region 5 adult amateur found her perfect partner in a green prospect all the way across the country. 

My journey to become a TD started almost four years ago. I was volunteering at a show, when our show secretary proposed that I look into the licensing process.

Read how a Region 7 ammy harnessed the healing power of dressage to help her off-track event prospect maintain, and even improve, her kissing spine diagnosis.

A Region 2 rider shares how her life has come to revolve around Thoroughbreds - from living in Thoroughbred country, to having a career at an OTTB rehoming facility, to developing her own OTTBs!

A Region 1 rider shares her journey with Fin, a track-fit Thoroughbred filly turned bona fide dressage queen, despite her conformation acting against her!