Tag: Awards
Understanding Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards
Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards are just another way USDF recognizes your success in the competition ring! Once declared with USDF, participants need to verify their eligibility with their Participating Organization, and this short tutorial will show you how!
Sights from the American Horse Publications Equine Media Conference
American Horse Publications (AHP) recently hosted its annual conference in Tempe, AZ. Go with USDF’s Chelsey Burris on her trip to the desert.
Leasing: Have You Considered It?
Leasing provides the opportunity to continue growing and learning, as a rider and a horsewoman, and I highly recommend looking into leasing opportunities to anyone who may not be in a position to purchase a horse!
Paige Dolon: Shining Star Award Winner
Offered by the National Youth Programs Committee, the USDF Shining Star award recognizes outstanding sportsmanship by youth. Here, meet Paige Dolon, a Shining Star recipient...
The Story of Paquete Pequeño
(‘small package’ in Spanish)
By Laura Mann
What a wonderful surprise to learn from a friend that the USDF used a picture of my beloved rescue...
My Spicy Marshmallow
A Region 8 rider shares how a ‘spicy marshmallow’ Lusitano, as she calls him, helped her aspiring judge dreams as she worked to become eligible for the USDF L Education Program. By Karry Brothers.
A Taste of Greatness
But he was kind and gentle, and didn’t take advantage of the fact that I had only 6 months of riding under my belt when I tried him out. He must have had a good feeling too, because he hung out with me at his stall when the rescue director and I were talking particulars. “Funny, he must like you, he typically stands in the stall with his butt facing the door.” So home he came with me.
Take the Reins – Things to Look Forward to at the...
By Ross Creech for YourDressage
The 2022 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention is just around the corner and the excitement is building! As the first in-person convention...
Bitten by the Horse Bug
August is Youth Month on YourDressage! From stories about remarkable young dressage enthusiasts across the country, to articles about some of the opportunities USDF...
Spotlight On: GMO Awards
Ask anyone associated with USDF and they will tell you uninhibitedly that “GMOs are the backbone of the organization!” …and it’s true! Nearly 50...