Tag: Participating Organization

Meet the eye-catching ranch stallion turned dance partner of a Region 2 rider and see how this fellow’s beauty is more than skin deep.

With the natural skills and versatility to excel in all disciplines, the American Quarter Horse has earned its spot as the most popular horse in the US.

When life gives you lemons, hug your horse & make lemonade. A rider from Region 5 shares how she & her QH have supported each other through life's ups & downs.

Here, a rider from Region 9 shares how she and an ex-ranch Quarter Horse traded out their Western saddles to dance in the sandbox.

Here, a rider from USDF Region 6 shares how she first encountered the Welsh Pony breed, then brought one home to train from the ground up herself.

Learn all about the winsome Welsh Pony and Cob! This breed, developed over thousands of years in Wales, is the perfect combination of strength and refinement.

Here, we focus on six pony breeds (the Hackney, New Forest, Dartmoor, Fell, Icelandic, & German Riding Pony) to learn what makes ponies so powerful!

What do you do when you can’t find a horse that checks all the boxes? Breed your own!

A Region 8 rider shares how the Connemara X once described as a “handful” blossomed into a show horse, a kind, patient lesson pony, & priceless therapy pony.

A rider from Region 6 shares how her experience with Olympians led her to first fall in love with Connemaras and the “Mulligan” she took with a pony who told her he’d much rather dance than jump.