Tag: Hanoverian

Three horses were braided and waiting for us in the crossties.  All three were white.  Goodness gracious!  I specifically didn’t want a white horse!

By Suzanne Krauss: USDF  has many awards for different breeds of horses through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards Program. I am goal driven, & I like awards.

By Ampara Visser: She rolled the dice on a talented dressage horse with serious behavioral issues—and it paid off beyond her wildest dreams.

By Barbi Breen-Gurley: Through all these years, I have experienced other riding disciplines, eventing, competitive trail, & driving, to name a few, but dressage has always been my number one passion.

I have always been attracted to the “diamond in the rough”, the underdog, if you will. By Karen Sanchez

By Kendra Hansis If you've ever considered showing a youngster in-hand or in Materiale, do it! You'll have a much more mature horse by the time you're ready to go up the levels.

Eye Candy (Escudo II x Goldstern by Grenadier), a 1999 Hanoverian bred by Hans Hosp of Ottendorf Germany, began his classical dressage training in Vechta, Germany, with Catherine Haddad Staller in early 2003.  Eye Candy was purchased by Robin Mattson in October of that year.  Eye Candy remained in Germany in training with Staller until the fall of 2005, when Robin  imported him to the United States.  Over the next 17 years, Robin and Eye Candy progressed through the levels to Intermediate I, earning their USDF Bronze and Silver Medals.

In the fall of 2021, USDF launched a new way to celebrate excellence - the USDF Diamond Achievement Recognition! To be eligible, riders must...

Lyle helped a variety of horses and riders improve their connection and balance. By Stephanie J. Ruff    This story is sponsored by Dressage Today.  It...

August is Youth Month on YourDressage! From stories about remarkable young dressage enthusiasts across the country, to articles about some of the opportunities USDF...