Tag: Young Riders

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...

By Chelsey Burris The US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® gets its moniker, the Centerline of Champions, for good reason.  Competitors from across the United...

Sweet Seniors! On #YourDressage, we have been celebrating the special horses in our lives that are ages 20 and up through photo galleries and...

The USDF Youth Dressage Rider Recognition Pin Program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of youth in the dressage community at all levels. This...

By George Williams, USDF President This story is sponsored by Sidelines Magazine.  It originally appeared here. There’s something about getting older that makes time go by...

The 2022 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® is right around the corner!  If you’re planning to join us in Kentucky this November for...

By George Williams, USDF President This story is sponsored by Sidelines Magazine.  It originally appeared here. They may be small, but they are mighty in Europe....

By Ross Creech Having had time to digest the amazing programs and recognition opportunities available for USDF youth, as outlined in the previous article, The...

I have always loved animals, particularly horses, and at the age of eight my grandmother Sheena decided to pay for me to take horseback riding lessons. This began a lifelong dressage passion that would follow me into adulthood. As I began college, I took ten years off riding to get married, begin my career, and have my own children: two boys, Kade and Kyson, and a girl named Aubrey.

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....