Tag: Hanoverian

This adult amateur didn’t go looking for a Friesian, but just down the road was a tall, dark, and handsome gelding who was everything she hoped and more.

"This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for second chances." A region 6 rider shares how uveitis forced her & her horse to stop jumping, & how they are thriving in their new sport!

A Vintage Cup rider from Region 3 tells us about Fae, her aptly named mare, and how their partnership blossomed into a fairy tale of its own.

An adult amateur shares the story of earning her USDF Silver Medal aboard her very special Hanoverian mare, following a double hip replacement!

Dressage trainer Lynn J. shares her journey to earn all of her USDF Master's Challenge Awards with her Hanoverian gelding, Diesel!

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!

A few months after I finished radiation, I cantered down centerline for my first Prix St. Georges test. Thanks to modern medicine and horses, I was cancer-free.

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.