Tag: Regionals
“Pfreefall”ing in Love with Trakehners
All those years ago, I never imagined that I’d have two wonderful Trakehners that have introduced me to some wonderful people. Both the people and the horses have made me a Trakehner fan for life.
Meet the Committee Vice-Chair – Debra Reinhardt, Competition Management
What is your committee’s mission?
To provide a network of competition managers and secretaries to promote quality and compliant dressage competitions.
How long have you...
The Golden Ticket
She first appeared in 2015 - a beautiful buckskin Trakehner filly for sale online. I fell in love. Two years later, I was still looking for buckskin warmbloods online when I found a buckskin Trakehner mare. It turned out to be the same mare I had seen two years earlier. Could this be fate?
The Regional Championships Committee is Listening!
By Janine Malone
The USEF/USDF Regional Championship program, currently titled “Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships” started in 1994 and has steadily grown since...
From Colic Survivors to the National Stage
Someone once told me that riding “is all about the journey” and, from my experience, I can tell you that it’s the truth. The journey with my mare, Bright Design aka Piper, has had its ups and downs. To this day, I still have moments of wonder each time I get on her. How did we come this far?
By Alicia Stock
Meet the Certified Instructor – Kiersten Vroman
Kiersten Vroman is a USDF Certified Instructor at Training-First Level. Along with her husband, she owns and operates three horse boarding/lesson and training facilities...
Top 21 of ’21 – Recapping the Best Stories of the...
By Chelsey Burris
2021 was a year unlike any other! The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact our lives, but many dressage shows were back and...
Things to Look Forward to in 2022
By Chelsey Burris
Happy New Year! As we kick off 2022, here are a few things that every dressage lover should mark on their calendar...
Hope Floats
I had never really started a horse before, not to mention I only really started riding in my forties. We struggled along together for a couple of years..she was always so tolerant and allowed me to learn, but I made many mistakes. In true Gladys fashion, she did a lot of eye-rolling at my incompetence, but she always forgave me and did her best to learn what I was trying to teach both of us.
Sights from the Championships – Regions 1, 2, 3, and 9
Fall means Regional Championship time! The 2021 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships are underway this year, with action from Regions 1, 2,...
















