Tag: USDF History
Past Lusitano All-Breed Award Winners
We are celebrating the Lusitano as our February Breed of the Month on YourDressage! We recently asked our social media followers to share a...
2007 USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program
This year's USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program just took place on January 14-15 in West Palm Beach, FL. A long standing program we take...
Past New Forest Pony All-Breed Award Winners
The strong & hardy New Forest Pony! We are celebrating them as our December Breed of the Month on YourDressage! We asked our social...
A Look at Past North American Youth Championships
The FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) for Dressage is the premier equestrian competition in North America for junior and young riders, ages 14-21....
Past Friesian All-Breed Winners
The mighty Friesian! We are celebrating this fairytale-looking breed as our May Breed of the Month on YourDressage! For our USDF Flashback this week we...
Aloha Spirit
USDF Member of Distinction Martha McDaniel helped to put Hawaii on the dressage map
By Kim MacMillan
Reprinted from the September/October 2021 issue of USDF Connection...
Sue Hughes – 2018 USDF Member of Distinction
In 2018, as approved by the USDF Executive Board, the USDF Historical Recognition Committee chose four noteworthy members to receive this honor. A Member...
Samuel Barish – 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Dr. Sam Barish was awarded the USDF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He started his career in dressage in 1980, as an announcer, working...
Maryal Barnett – 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Maryal Barnett, an FEI "C" Dressage Judge, a USEF "S" Dressage Judge, and a Canadian Equestrian Federation Senior Dressage Judge, was awarded the USDF...
Marilyn Heath – 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Marilyn Heath received the USDF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Marilyn has been a long and faithful volunteer to USDF, through her dedication to...
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10 Tips for Dressage Seat Equitation Riders
By Mike Osinski, USEF “S” and FEI Judge
With the popularity of Dressage Seat Equitation, the numbers are rising in these classes across the country. Here are a few tips for riders to understand what the judges are looking for in an Equitation class.
