Tag: Sport Horse Breeders
My Road to having a Reserve Champion Foal
By Amy Griffin
What a summer! From barely halter broken to Reserve Champion Southern Breeders Championship Series in just three weeks!
A HUGE thank you to...
From the YourDressage Archives – All Thanks to the Doctor
It’s Throwback Thursday! Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the March 2017 issue of the flipbook version of...
The Sport-Horse Champion
2019 USDF Volunteer of the Year Kristi Wysocki works tirelessly to advance US sport-horse breeding
By Penny Hawes
Not so long ago, American sport-horse breeders had...
Introduction to Showing the Sport Horse In-Hand
https://youtu.be/Ee1frtel7vc
Learn more about showing a horse "in hand". Video excerpts from the 2015 USDF Youth Dressage Sport Horse Breeder/Handler Seminar held at Dressage at...
Preparation and Control for Showing In-Hand
https://youtu.be/zKu-FIclsw0
This excerpt is from the USDF video Showing Your Sport Horse In-Hand and is intended to assist young horse owners with preparing their horses...
Sport-Horse Handlers Learn the Skills at USDF Handler Clinic
By Caitlin Gallagher
As
a young adult amateur in dressage, I believe it’s crucial that I learn as much
as I can about the horses...
The Business of Breeding
Thinking of becoming a sport-horse breeder? Veteran breeders offer advice.
Reprinted from the December 2013/January 2014 Issue of USDF Connection/
By Patti Schofler
It’s hard...
From Foal to FEI
Can dressage success be predicted?
By Sarah Evers Conrad
Reprinted from the December2018/January 2019 issue of USDF Connection
The barn is alight with a hushed excitement: The...
What to Expect When You’re Inspected
A first-timer’s guide to the keuring process for sport horses
By Natalie Defee Mendik
Reprinted from July/August 2014 USDF Connection
Owners, breeders, and riders agree: There’s nothing...
Expanding Education in Breeding Management
By Erin Bell
Dressage is a specific niche of horsemanship. When we think of dressage, the picture that comes to mind is the finished product...