Tag: NEDA
My First Time As A Horse Show Announcer
By Suzanne Kruass
At age 60, I did something new. I became a horse show announcer - at a dressage show.
A Filly at Finals
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.
Volunteer Spotlight – Pamela Wilhelm
Volunteers – the hardworking, unsung heroes of the dressage world! In Our Volunteer Spotlight series, we recognize those who keep the dressage industry going.
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Five GMOs Celebrate 50 Years
By Amanda Ciejko
While many are pondering what’s coming in 2023, five GMOs are reflecting on the past in honor of their 50th anniversaries. As...
A Lot of Work and a Little Budweiser
If someone told the Lucy of 2021, as she was stewing in frustration and tears at the end of a long show day, that a year from then she would be competitive in First Level Test 3 and schooling Second Level with Budweiser, she would have said something to the effect of “in my dreams”.
A Trailblazer in the USDF Youth Dressage Rider Recognition Pin Program
This year, Tessa Holloran became the first USDF Youth Member to earn all seven pins in the USDF Youth Dressage Rider Recognition Pin Program....
Jenny Susser on Prepare to Perform
This article won the 2021 GMO Newsletter Award for a general interest article for GMOs with 500 or more members. It originally appeared in...
Always A Ladyhawke
Growing up, I always wanted a Kennebec Morgan. My mom had worked out at the Kennebec Morgan Farm in the 70s, and told me stories of her happy memories with all the different horses. I was obsessed.
Systematic Thinking and Riding with Johann Hinnemann
At the New England Dressage Association’s Fall Symposium, the renowned German trainer shared his wealth of knowledge.
By Beth Baumert; Photographs by Carole MacDonald
Reprinted from the January/February 2022 issue of USDF Connection magazine
Meet the L Graduate – Heather Dostal
Heather Reynolds Dostal has been riding since the age of 5, eventing through her youth switching to dressage later in life. Her practice as...