Tag: Youth

My name is Sydney Schultz, and I live in Mandeville, Louisiana. I am beyond excited to be a competitor in the 2022 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) as a Young Rider. The past two years have been an incredible journey and to finish with this competition is “storybook” material!! 

August is Youth Month on YourDressage! From stories about remarkable young dressage enthusiasts across the country, to articles about some of the opportunities USDF...

Teach them well and let them lead the way... By Amber Wiseman Youth are the future of dressage. It’s a sentiment that’s repeated over and over...

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

I discovered the sport of para dressage at age 11, when I searched the internet to see if there were riders with a disability out there, and to my pleasant surprise, there were. I watched riders like Rebecca Hart and Roxanne Trunnell give their all in the ring with their horses. I had waited 17 years for a chance to chase my dream after persistently asking my parents for lessons, and I was so excited.

Every horse crazy little kid dreams of a career in the equine industry, where they can combine their passion for their four-legged dance partner...

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

It’s Throwback Thursday!  Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the July 2018 issue of the flipbook version of...

By Tai Parrish I began riding at the age of 10 when my grandparents surprised me with a week of horse camp, and I was...

By Chelsey Burris On February 22, USDF held a webinar on Career Paths as part of the USDF/USEF Young Rider Graduate Program Virtual Education Series....