Tag: USEF

Dressage competition acronyms explained By Natalie DeFee Mendik

Spend enough time in the dressage world and you’ll hear “she’s a Grade II Para Equestrian”, or “he’s riding the Grade V Introductory Test A”. But what do these grades mean? Let’s look at how the FEI and USEF (who has adopted the FEI Para Equestrian Classification Rules and Para Equestrian Manual for Classifiers as the National Policies and Procedures for Classification at the National level) breaks down the Para Equestrian grading system.

It’s Throwback Thursday!  Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the April 2017 issue of the flipbook version of...

From education to competition, the USDF and the USEF offer a progression for success By Christine Traurig and Kristi Wysocki Reprinted from the January/February 2021 issue...

What is your committee’s mission? Summarizing, to develop and encourage all Youth Dressage riders to participate in the sport, regardless of what level. How long...

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is an independent nonprofit committed to ending all forms of abuse in sport. This includes bullying, harassment, hazing, physical...