Tag: USDF Region 8

I met Hank (Orchid’s Tamino) through Sara Schmitt, who imported him from Holland.  I was lucky enough to be the first person who tried him when he came to her barn.   He was full of personality, and was super willing , especially for only being three years old.   As soon as I rode him I knew I had to have him, so I called my vet to set up a pre-purchase exam.  A week later we did his exam and he passed with flying colors!  I was thrilled to finally have a horse after a long year of saving and searching.    

By Chelsey Burris and Ross Creech As USDF Members Took the Reins, Our First In-Person Convention Since the Pandemic Certainly Proved One for the Record...

Fall means Regional Championship time! The 2022 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships are underway this year, with action from Regions 5, 7,...

The USDF Breeders Championship Series program is designed to promote breeders and showcase quality sport horses. Each series consist of two qualifying events in...

By Chelsey Burris Each summer, young equestrians between the ages of 14 and 21 gather to compete for top team and individual honors in the...

By Ross Creech Support for GMOs is of the utmost importance to USDF and its leadership. To that end, USDF has continually strived to provide...

If someone told the Lucy of 2021, as she was stewing in frustration and tears at the end of a long show day, that a year from then she would be competitive in First Level Test 3 and schooling Second Level with Budweiser, she would have said something to the effect of “in my dreams”.

This year, Tessa Holloran became the first USDF Youth Member to earn all seven pins in the USDF Youth Dressage Rider Recognition Pin Program....

Throughout this year, USDF offered a number of USEF/USDF Judges’ Mini Clinics.  Held over two days, these clinics are required as maintenance for all Licensed Dressage Judges. The instructors...

By Dawn Bruneau My adventures with horses began 40 years ago as a working student at Ironstone Farm in Andover, MA.  I mucked stalls, groomed,...