Tag: USDF Connection
EPM: Not Just Playing Possum
This dreaded neurological disease has robbed many horses of their careers. Here’s the latest on diagnosis and treatment.
By Katie Navarra
Reprinted from the...
Roz Kinstler Pays It Forward
For the 2015 USDF Volunteer of the Year, it’s about a love of teaching and sharing our sport
Reprinted from the November 2016 issue of...
First Look: The 2019 USDF and US Equestrian Dressage Tests
What’s new and different for national-level competitors? Here’s a preview—and why we hope the changes will help horses, competitors, and judges.
By Jeanne McDonald
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The Latest in Sport-Horse Maintenance Care
Advice from a US Equestrian Team veterinarian
Reprinted from the June 2016 Issue of USDF Connection
By Jennifer
O. Bryant
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Forging Metal
Ancient meets modern during a former driving horse’s transition to dressage
Reprinted from the September 2016 Issue of USDF Connection
By Karen Abbattista
CS Dante...
Your Professor, the ‘Made’ Horse
How to select, care for, and learn from a dressage schoolmaster
By Anne Gribbons
Reprinted from July/August 2014 USDF Connection
From the first time you sit on...
11 Convention Education Takeaways
Reprinted from the February 2017 USDF Connection magazine
Add these USDF convention presenters’ tips to your riding, training, and fitness toolboxes.
Driving, sitting, and running are...
The Right Instructor
A good one can have a profound influence on a rider’s education
Reprinted from the December 2016/January 2017 Issue of USDF Connection
By Donna...
Through the Years
USDF celebrates its 45th anniversary
By Jennifer O. Bryant
Reprinted from the November 2018 issue of USDF Connection
It started the way most revolutions do: with discontent....
Lessons from the World’s Best
Gold medals are great, but the training is what really makes Charlotte Dujardin tick. She shared her expertise at a California symposium.
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