Tag: Competition

Ready to design your dream freestyle? Learn secrets from renowned musical freestyle designer Terry Ciotti-Gallo, who will present at an upcoming virtual education opportunity provided by USDF.

During the cold and bleak midwinter, we're dreaming about the upcoming show season and reminiscing about the excitement of heading down the centerline dressed...

Readers flocked to YourDressage to get their daily dose of dressage this year. Here are the 24 most popular stories from 2024!

Each edition of the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® features new and spellbinding performances as the top competitors in the nation dance their way down centerline. From horses and riders overcoming the most unlikely odds to claim Finals crowns, unique breeds that had everyone on the showgrounds gawking, to such dramatic and close finishes that one class ended in a dead heat, here are ten moments from the 2024 Finals that we are sure to be talking about for years to come.

The final two 2024 GAIG/USDF Regional Championships took place 10/10-13: the Region 1 Championships in Lexington, VA, & Region 4 Championships in Lake St. Louis, MO.

Attention USDF Members – You are invited to get a FREE inside look into the work of USDF’s committees. Learn about how you can get involved here.

The second of five weekends of the 2024 United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championship show season heralded Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/USDF Regional competitions in Region 3, Region 5, and Region 8. Dozens of combinations, from hundreds of riders competing across the three shows, qualified through to the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®

We’ve put together a show season checklist to make sure you’ve got everything you need when you head out to dance the summer away!

At the 2023 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, Region 9 rider Lyndon Rife was the senior-most competitor on the grounds, with the show held just two weeks before his 71st birthday!

It begins with readiness, then power coming from behind while lifting the thoracic sling, and finishing with balance - repeated again and again in a beautiful dance.