USDF Archives - Dressage-News

Mary Anne McPhail, Sarah Jane Martin, Robert Higgins to be Honored at 2025 USDF Salute Gala

2 minutes
October 23, 2025
StraightArrow

Mary Anne McPhail, Sarah Jane Martin, Robert Higgins to be honored at 2025 USDF Salute Gala…

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Heike Kemmer, Top Level Judge Christof Umbach Headline 2026 USDF Trainers Conference in Loxahatchee, Florida Jan. 19-20

1 minute
October 13, 2025
StraightArrow

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Heike Kemmer and top level judge Christof Umbach headline 2026 USDF trainers conference in Loxahatchee, Florida Jan. 19-20…

US Dressage Federation Launches “You Be the Judge” to Improve Understanding of What Judges Look For

1 minute
September 23, 2025
StraightArrow

Sept. 23, 2025 You Be the Judge, an education module aimed to improving understanding of dressage judging, has been launched by the U.S. Dressage Federation. Available through the USDF website, the module was made possible by the Mary Anne and…

Monica Theodorescu, German Team Coach, Christine Traurig, USA Chef d’Equipe, to Feature at USDF 2025 FEI-Level Trainers Conference

2 minutes
November 13, 2024
StraightArrow

Monica Theodorescu, German Team Coach, and Christine Traurig, USA Chef d’Equipe, to Feature at USDF 2025 FEI-Level Trainers Conference…

Carol Lavell & William “Bill” C. Woods to be Inducted into Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame, Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

2 minutes
October 31, 2024
StraightArrow

Carol Lavell and William “Bill” C. Woods will be inducted into Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame and receive Lifetime Achievement Awards…

Lauren Chumley Rides Leeloo Dallas to Prix St. Georges Championship in 1st Day of USDF Finals

1 minute
November 9, 2023
StraightArrow

Lauren Chumley rode the seven-year-old Leeloo Dallas to the U.S. Dressage Federation Prix St. Georges Championships, one of open and amateur titles decided on the first day of the Finals of riders and horses qualifying through regional championships…

Sabine Schut-Kery, Olympic Silver Medal Rider, Joins Coaches for USDF FEI Youth Clinics

1 minute
December 15, 2022
StraightArrow

Sabine Schut-Kery, Olympic silver medal rider, becomes clinician for the US Dressage Federation’s FEI youth clinics…

Any Color Coats Allowed at US Equestrian Dressage Competitions, Riders No Longer Restricted to “Dark” As of Dec. 1

2 minutes
November 3, 2021
StraightArrow

Dressage riders at United States Equestrian competitions will be able to wear coats of any color as of Dec. 1, in a move to “modernize” the traditional dress code that has required “dark” coats and jackets for all but freestyles….

USA Announces its First Young Horse Emerging Program of 12 Riders, 18 Horses

3 minutes
December 23, 2020
StraightArrow

The United States has launched its first Young Horse Emerging Program aimed at developing horses for future high performance teams that initially includes 12 trainers and 18 horses…

Ten Horse/Rider Combinations Named to 2021 US Emerging Athlete Program

2 minutes
November 9, 2020
StraightArrow

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 9, 2020–Ten horse and rider combinations have been named to the Discover Dressage U.S. Equestrian and Dressage federations Emerging Athlete Program for 2021….