Hosted by Haras de Vess Stables, Wichita, Kansas, July 27-28, 2024 Meet breeders, judges, owners, and dressage sport horse enthusiasts, and learn how the experts evaluate dressage prospects and breeding stock Are you looking to buy or breed your own dressage prospect?  Curious to see how judges evaluate conformation and movement in modern day sport horses?  Would you like to explore the possibility of becoming a Dressage Sport Horse Breed Judge? Join us at the USDF Sport Horse Seminar for answers to these questions, and more.  This seminar will feature three highly esteemed Regi ..read more

The Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference is an invaluable event to attend and learn from, but unfortunately we can’t all be there. So USDF and YourDressage has you covered with this series of quick takeaways from the 2023 Trainers Conference, featuring Henk van Bergen, Linda Zang, Lilo Fore, and David Hunt! In this clip, David Hunt reminds riders that they should be able to ask for inside flexion without the horse falling in off the track in which they are traveling. He uses multiple changes of direction to demonstrate that the horse should remain accepting of the bi ..read more

Photo by and submitted by Alfa Markan, located in Thingvellir. The post Hestaslóð first appeared on YourDressage.org ..read more

Participating Member (PM) Delegates are elected every year in June by the PMs in their region, and once elected represent the interests of those PMs. The number of PM Delegates each region can elect and how many votes each of those delegates carries is determined by a region’s size. In addition to voting on various governance matters, PM Delegates elect their respective region’s Regional Director, and vote with the rest of the BOG for the Officer and At-Large Director positions. PM Delegates communicate with their respective Regional Director regarding needs and issues that arise from the ..read more

We are celebrating the Connemara as our Breed of the Month on YourDressage! Did you know that dressage riders who choose a Connemara as their dressage mount are eligible for special awards through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards program, as the American Connemara Pony Society is a participating organization? For our USDF Flashback this week we take a look back on some past Connemara All-Breed Awards winners that appeared in the USDF Connection Yearbooks. H.K.’S SASSY PANTS (MGRM Brigadoon x Sis Q Glamer) – Julie Skaife, owner/rider; 2011 First Level Adult Amat ..read more

By Chelsey Burris There are few sports that you can enjoy from your youth through your golden years. At the recent US Dressage Finals in Lexington, KY, an 11-year-old and a 70-year-old rider both competed at the same show. With their ages spanning a full six decades, it proved dressage is truly a lifetime sport. Preparing for the Show of a Lifetime  In Barn #18, Grace Christianson excitedly finished tidying up her horse’s braids and shining up her tail, something she always makes sure to do before leaving the stall. Her mount, 8-year-old mare FHF Roulee, leaned her dark muzzle ..read more

The Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference is an invaluable event to attend and learn from, but unfortunately we can’t all be there. So USDF and YourDressage has you covered with this series of quick takeaways from the 2023 Trainers Conference, featuring Henk van Bergen, Linda Zang, Lilo Fore, and David Hunt! In this clip, Henk van Bergen enjoys the positive performance of a horse and rider as they demonstrate both the piaffe and passage. He reminds spectators that, when riding these movements, to ensure the horse is still seeking the contact – a basic skill riders of ..read more

Dressage enthusiasts are always searching for ways to improve their riding and overall horsemanship. The unfortunate truth, however, is that many of us are too busy with daily life to attend every clinic, conference, and competition that comes along. This common struggle is among the reasons USDF began offering the USDF Virtual Education Series. Read on to find out why our Virtual Education Series is growing in popularity and how it can benefit you, your riding, and your horses’ wellbeing. Anyone, Anywhere, Has Access To make the educational content offered in the USDF Virtual Education Series ..read more

Ready to enter at A for the very first time? Here’s what you need to know about the dressage-competition options and entry process. By Patti Schofler You’ve done all the hard work in your training, and now you are ready to enter your very first dressage show. Follow a few suggestions from those in the know to help simplify the task and pave the road to your dressage future. Before you go too far in the process, you have some decisions to make. What are your competition goals? To accustom yourself and your horse to the dressage-show environment? To get a judge’s opinion of your training progres ..read more

Photo submitted by Laura Miller of her Lusitano mare. Photo by Capturing Koselig. The post Real Life Unicorn first appeared on YourDressage.org ..read more