Tag: Para
Preserving the Rarest Gems
By Patti Schofler: How coaches and athletes tend to the training and management needs of the para-dressage horse. Reprinted from USDF Connection Nov/Dec '25.
Protego Santana, My Own Holy Protector
A para rider shares how a twist of fate put an injured Lusitano in her path after a riding accident resulted in a catastrophic injury to her foot.
Riding Forward
By Amber Heintzberger: Meet three para-dressage athletes who may help shape the future of the sport.
Reprinted from the September/October 2025 issue of USDF Connection
Inside USDF: New Committee Lays the Groundwork for Para-Dressage
Read this reprinted article from the May/June 2025 issue of USDF Connection to learn more about the committee that made our para-affiliation possible.
Carlisle Academy: A Leader in Inclusion
In this new series, we highlight the USEF's Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence. Today we look at Carlisle Academy!
DEI: New Letters, New Tests
By L.A. Sokolowski: A macro look at where diversity, equity, and inclusion stand in the horse world right now; reprinted from USDF Connection, May/June 2024.
Enter the Golden Age of US Para-Dressage
Team USA wins historic first gold Paralympic Games para-dressage medal at Paris 2024
US Equestrian Announces Combinations to Contest Team Competition at Paris 2024...
US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three combinations who will represent the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in team competition for medals
Belgium’s Michele George Takes Grade V Individual Gold at Paris 2024...
By Kim MacMillan: After a rest day, Team USA gears up to go for gold in team para-dressage medal competition
USA’s Shoemaker and Vianne Finish Fifth in Grade IV Individual Test...
By Kim MacMillan: Promising new partnership is qualified for their grade’s freestyle final
















