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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.

A region 1 rider shares how her Lusitano/Hackney cross mare helped her find her independence in the saddle again following a traumatic brain injury.

By Amber Heintzberger: Meet three para-dressage athletes who may help shape the future of the sport. Reprinted from the September/October 2025 issue of USDF Connection

Read this reprinted article from the May/June 2025 issue of USDF Connection to learn more about the committee that made our para-affiliation possible.

Meet Certified Instructor (Training-First Level) Ken Levy, who is also a USEF 'R' Judge, USEF Silver Level Para-Dressage Coach, & USDF Bronze & Silver Medalist.

Sport Horse Prospect Development Forums are designed to provide a correct, fundamental system for starting sport horse prospects. Learn about the upcoming Forum in June.

Unicorn Therapeutic Riding was the ninth institution, and the only one in New Jersey, to be recognized as a COE, in the spring of 2024.

In this new series, we highlight the USEF's Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence. Today we look at Carlisle Academy!