Patience to Quality: Shining a Light on the “Distinguished” Medal Program
This article received first place in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 75-174 members.
Book Club Report: How to Ride the Horse You Thought You...
How to Ride the Horse You Thought You Bought, by Anne Buchanan, was the 2026 first quarter USDF Book Club pick. Report by Ellen Broadhurst.
Young Entries
By Penny Hawes: Your GMO needs youth members. Here’s how to draw them in. Reprinted from the Sept/Oct 2025 issue of USDF Connection.
Reigniting My Passion for Horses after Cancer
This article received first place in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 499+ members.
Monte Velho: Dressage Paradise
This article received an honorable mention in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 75-174 members.
How I Used My GDCTA Training Grant
This article received an honorable mention in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 499+ members.
Can You Change a Habit
This article received first place in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for general interest articles for GMOs with 75-174 members.
Fear
This article received first place in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for general interest articles for GMOs with 500+ members.
Current State of Musical Freestyles by the Numbers
This article received an honorable mention in the 2025 GMO Newsletter Awards for first person experience articles for GMOs with 175-499 members.








