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March 11-12: Jeremy Steinberg. USEF High Performance Rider & former USEF Youth Coach Jeremy Steinberg brings his expertise to Revel Ranch for 2 days of intense learning. Before working to develop the U25 Grand Prix rider program, Jeremy rode under the legendary Herbert Rehbein at Gestüt Vorwerk. Jeremy brings competitive German training softened with a Classical approach in a way to support riders & horses of all levels. Register to audit here. April 15-16: Sarah Geikie We are excited to bring 4* FEI judge & USDF Faculty member Sarah Geikie back to Revel Ranch. With a deep focus on fundamentals of dressage, Sarah is a gifted communicator capable of coaching horses & riders to their personal best. This clinic will focus on correct training of horse & rider, and offer feedback on test elements, as requested. Register to audit here. June 13-14: Anne Gribbons US Olympic Team Coach, FEI 5* judge, Olympic competitor… Anne Gribbons has had many titles & palmares in her life, our current favorite being Coach! We are beyond excited to bring Anne to UT for the third year; she is simply one of the most insightful coaches we have ever worked with. This symposium-style clinic will feature horses of all levels, as they train correctly toward the pinnacle of the FEI work & Grand Prix. Register to audit here.

We are so grateful to those who generously supported the UDS with Omnibus advertising and donating bidding to the very successful silent auction! The 2023 Omnibus will be available digitally and a paper copy will be mailed to UDS members. Supply is limited so join or renew now to get your copy! Thank you all! Hilltop Dressage ~ Rural Avenue ~ Keene Dressage ~ Animal Health Options ~ South Valley Equine ~ Bella Stables ~ Rocky Mountain Large Animal Clinic ~ High Altitude Saddlery ~ Impulsion Images ~ In the Loop PEMF Therapy ~ Millbrook Farms ~ Sage Creek Equestrian Silent Auction Donors Sage Creek Equestrian European Equine Equestriess Atelier Savina Buendia Shades Salon Becca Tolman/Impulsion Images Brian Allred Brickyard Boxing Acrely FarmsWhite Birch Equestrian Performance Kim Henneman Leslie of Winter Farms Amelia Newcomb Dressage Charell Garcia Adrienne Lyle Lumiere Clovis Equestrian RideIQ Simply Eden Emmie's Edibles Feelin Fine Therapy Sixteen Cypress Mary's Botanical's Snowbasin Resort Legend AKA TsJIP Fan North Ster Eagle Equine Grand Meadows Devoucoux Rural Avenue Horse Crazy Mountain Point Equine Cal Ranch Maya&Me Creations Anjas Blanket Service HyGain Horse Crazy Ashley Adams Gut X Wasatch Pony Club Paragon Equine Touch of Dutch Dressage Horse Listening Lorri Karpinski Mellissa’s Stitches OM Riding/Lisa Bauman Havens Cloud 9 Therapy Optimum Equine Services Lindi Kopecko/Spay & Neuter of SLC

Written By Leslie Edison (UDS Barn Owners’ Advisory Board Member) Recently, Sydni Cook, Winter Farms Head Trainer, and I had the opportunity to attend the Adequan FEI Level Trainers Conference held in Loxahatchee, Florida. This conference provided eight horse/rider pairs the opportunity to ride in front of a panel of four international judges. These judges (Lilo Fore, Linda Zang, Henk Van Bergen, and David Hunt) provided instruction and insight into training techniques intended to bring out the best execution of upper level movements like the canter pirouette, tempi changes, passage, and piaffe. While fully disclosing my limited skillset, I will share my observations and take-aways. First, the horse/rider pairs covered a broad spectrum of experience and expertise. All trainers in their own right, the riders ranged from current top-tier competitors to older adults to up-and-comers in their twenties. Similarly, the horses represented a wide range of skillsets, exposure, and breed lines. The skittish young horse, the tried-and-true show veteran, the confident athlete, German, Swedish and Dutch warmbloods, a PRE, a German Riding Pony, all took turns in the ring with their respective riders. Before the panel honed in on specific exercises, they provided each pair with the time needed to work through their individual warm-up routines. Relative areas of “weakness” were identified and discussed, and from that point on, the panel got down to work coaxing out improved performances. When working on the canter pirouette, the judges couldn’t emphasize enough the word CANTER. Nearly every pair began their work cantering in 8 meter circles. Coming down centerline on right lead, the rider completed a circle to the right at L. The circle had to be perfectly round and arrive back on centerline. A lead change was executed at X, followed by an 8 meter circle to the left at I. If the canter did not stay collected yet rhythmic, then it was not correct. Over the course of several passes, dependent upon each horse’s ability, the circle was compressed. The canter itself, however, was not allowed to lose quality at any point. The exercises for passage and piaffe, started at the walk. The horses were asked to collect, collect, collect until they made a few half-steps. Once the pairs demonstrated relaxed and consistent half-steps, the trot was introduced. With certain pairs, a judge moved along the side of the horse and gently tapped the hind legs to encourage more pronounced steps. This exercise was kept short and ended as soon as the horses demonstrated understanding. Tempi changes were also approached with tact. The judges focused most on improving each rider’s position as the way to improve the horse’s performance. Maintaining a straight line, keeping the rider’s position back and connected to the saddle to influence collection and lighten the horse’s front end, allowing the rein connection to give horse’s room to make the change, all came into play. For more insightful and detailed descriptions of each exercise, I encourage anyone to reach out to Sydni. She will be more than happy to walk you through the various methods used to get to the desired results. For me, I left the Conference feeling confident that the future of dressage is in good hands. At no time during the rides was a tense horse allowed to stay that way. The judges would step back from the exercise, take the horse back to a very basic gait, rebuild the horse’s confidence, and address any issues of misunderstanding with each rider. If those visible changes were successful, then they would try again. The judges repeated stated that the sport is moving away from the tense, albeit highly dramatic, performances that may have been rewarded in the past. The new direction for all rides will include visible relaxation in horses and riders. And, as we all know, happy horses perform best.

THE EQUINE ATHLETE VIEW Written for Utah Dressage Society Maintaining an Equine Athlete in the Winter: A Vet’s Perspective By Haleigh Lundgreen, DVM January 2023 Let’s face it, riding in Utah in the winter is hard. This article is about the Do’s and Dont’s of riding through the winter: ways to keep your horse conditioned while still giving you and your horse a little R&R from the show season. Horses are like us; it is healthy to have changes and cycles in training for their brain, muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. We’re going to start with the basics. It’s always about the basics, right? If you do not have the basics, then you have nothing upon which to build. Nutrition! Winter is calorically harder on horses than summer. Now is not the time to back off of their nutrition and supplement program. You may need to make minor adjustments to maintain proper body condition but don’t take the winter off on your horse’s nutrition. Shelter! Providing proper shelter from wind, rain, snow and sun (yes, even the sun in winter!) will allow your horse’s body to focus on the work instead of keeping itself alive. This applies to the heat of summer as well. Water! Yes, this seems obvious but pay attention to your horse’s water. If it is too cold or frozen over, they may not be drinking or enough, if at all. A dehydrated horse leads to a cascade of undesirable consequences (i.e. colic). 45 degrees or warmer is the ideal temperature for water. Beyond the Basics Winter riding in cold weather is all about slowing it down. Spend more time at the walk. Take longer to warm up. I recommend at least 15/20 min walking prior to any trotting. This allows the joints to warm up, increasing the health of the joint fluid allowing it to better cushion the joints. This leads to less inflammation and joint point. This will also decrease your risk of injury to tendons, ligaments and muscles. Do the exercises you’re working on or learning at the walk. As a rider, I know it can feel slow and tedious. However, when you lean into it, you realize that it requires a whole different set of muscles which can be very challenging. It is great for your horse’s brain and is low impact for your horse's body. Use your ground poles and cavallettis, in hand or in the saddle. There are many rehab and muscle-building exercises that use hills and poles that are low impact and can be done at the walk. I highly encourage these exercises as they work on micro-stabilization of the muscles and joints which will translate into more correct movement. An excellent tool for these types of exercises, especially for the dressage athlete, is the book, 55 Corrective Exercises for Horses by Dec Aristotle Ballou. Winter is a great time to consider taking your horse to a water treadmill or rehab facility. Many of these facilities will allow you to come in and ride your horse. The Don’ts of Winter Riding Don’t skip shoeing cycles. Often I see horses that are still in work through the winter but owners skip winter farrier visits. Unfortunately, I’m seeing them to diagnose a lameness that resolves with proper foot care, or could have been prevented in the first place. Don’t put your horse away wet. This is an oldie but a goodie. Putting your horse away wet after a ride can cause your horse’s body temperature to drop rapidly. This can lead to colic and other illnesses. If needed, blow-dry their hair, body clip/blanket or do ground work and walking exercises to avoid your horse becoming sweaty. Don’t procrastinate on vet work. Every horse is an individual, but in my experience if the vet work has been delayed 3-4 months when it is warranted now, the horse is significantly more sore in 3-4 months and requires more extensive vet care. So if you’re inclined to wait until spring, my advice is not to wait. You may think you’re saving money by pushing it off, but I promise you’ll end up spending more. Winter is a great time to allow your horse some well deserved time off but doesn’t mean you have to stop riding, working and progressing. Many of the above ideas can be accomplished without an arena and in the snow. Take advantage of the slow down and just enjoy your horse! About the Author: Hello fellow UDS members! I am Dr. Haleigh Lundgreen, owner of Paragon Equine Sports Medicine & Chiropractics and fellow dressage rider. A little about me: I grew up a hunter/jumper and have always been a crazy horse girl. This passion lead to my career as an equine sports medicine vet. This career has afforded me the opportunity to work with top vets, trainers and horses of our sport in Wellington, FL. I attended Colorado State University, where I received a degree in Equine Science and Biomedical sciences. I continued at CSU School of Veterinary Medicine for vet school. After vet school I completed an internship in Weatherford, TX at Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, a large sports medicine practice. These experiences confirmed my passion for sports medicine and the equine athlete. This past year my horse, Ruger, and I dove head first into the world of dressage (for the first time in my life). We had a great year, starting with the schooling shows, graduating to the short tour shows and “bridged the gap” into our first recognized dressage shows. We had a blast doing it and can’t wait for this coming season and meeting all of you! I’m excited to write these articles for you. If there are any topics you want to hear about, please let me know!

Congratulations to all! We hope to see collect your awards and prizes at the upcoming awards banquet 2023 Annual Awards Banquet

Written by Jan Lawrence A few months ago I wrote an article that described all the different equestrian organizations and the role each one plays in the oversight and development of the sport of dressage. To recap briefly the FEI is the international governing body, the USEF is our national governing body, USDF is our national dressage club and UDS (Utah Dressage Society) is our local dressage club. I hope today to help you understand the differences between the USDF (United States Dressage Federation/the national dressage club) and the UDS (Utah Dressage Society/the local club). Why is it important to know the difference? Well, these memberships overlap each other quite a bit and you might be able to meet all of your educational and competitive goals by belonging to the local club without the added expense of joining the national one, or vice versa. One question that I get asked by clients and others getting ready to enter shows is what organizations do I need to join? It’s a great question and one that takes a bit of exploration to answer because it depends on your goals as a horse owner and dressage rider. Often riders who are new to showing can’t articulate their goals. Those ideas are not fully formed yet and concepts are still too new to be fully understood. Let us begin by talking about the types of memberships in both organizations because they are similar and yet different. For USDF there are mainly two types of memberships. The main one is a Participating Membership, which shows up in their publications as PM. If you join the national club as a Participating Member you get access to everything. All of the programs offered by USDF, and there are many, all of the opportunities to earn awards, compete in the Regional and possibly National Championships, and so on. The cost of this membership for 2023 is $90 for adults and $72 for Youth, and the membership year runs from Dec 1 - Nov 30 every year. So if you paid for a Participating Membership on Nov 1st it would still end on Nov 30. Important to know if you are joining late in the show season or year. PM = USDF Participating Membership They also offer a 5 year Participating Membership ($360 for 2023-2028) and a Lifetime Membership ($1800 for 2023). Those of course cost more, but depending on your age, finances and your commitment to the sport, one of the longer term ones might make sense. The second type of USDF membership is a Group Member, which shows up in their publications as GM. The Utah Dressage Society offers a membership which includes Group Member status and access to many important programs offered by USDF. The main benefit of membership with a group organization is the ability to earn your USDF medals (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), but you can access many educational programs offered by USDF too with a GM. The cost of this membership for the Utah Dressage Society for 2023 is $55. The chart below details which memberships are required for which programs. This information is also available on the USDF website at all times and should be checked for changes in the future. GM = Utah Dressage Group Membership In general most regular dressage show needs are covered by the GM and most higher performance goals needs require a PM. If you are headed in any career path in dressage, like becoming a trainer, judge or technical delegate, you will need a PM to access the training programs needed. If you are skilled enough to try to go to the Regional Championships, you will have to qualify first and when you ride Qualifying in recognized competitions you do have to have a Participating Membership. IMPORTANT: The Utah Dressage Group Membership gets you USDF benefits, but a Participating Membership in USDF does NOT give you Utah Dressage benefits. Both organizations offer a non-competing education based membership for a lower fee, so it is VERY important when you sign up with either of them that you choose the right kind of membership for what you want to do. Let’s talk a bit more about becoming a member of the Utah Dressage Society and a Group Member of USDF. Again, it depends on your goals. Here are some of the opportunities created by a Utah Dressage Group Membership: 1. You avoid paying the non-member fee for USDF at recognized shows. 2. Access to local dressage events such as clinics, schooling shows, educational events, and member activities like the year end awards banquet. 3. The opportunity to compete for the year end awards here in your community. There are many different ways to achieve horse and rider awards inside of the club. It is important to know what needs to be done in order to earn those awards, but membership in the club is the first step towards these achievements. 4. The opportunity to apply for scholarships given twice yearly by the Utah Dressage Society. There are various types to be given and they have specific purposes, but financial aid is available. 5. Access to the local dressage community. Utah has been nurturing the sport of dressage for quite a long time and has a lot of resources available for riders to tap into. There are riders at all levels of the sport, some with barns and trainers, and others who are successfully “doing their own thing”. The one thing we all share is a love of dressage horses and our enjoyment seeing them perform and develop. Often we can’t share our experiences with anyone except other riders and you need to know who those people are and how to connect with them. Membership in the Utah Dressage Society will help you find the tribe of horse lovers you crave to be around. 6. Access to most of the educational materials on the USDF website. This is a little used resource that too many people overlook. If you want to learn about musical freestyle the information is there. If you want to learn how to ride a better dressage test, get ready to trailer your horse on long trips, teach a horse to do a leg yield, and so on, the information is there. Videos, articles, and suggested reading is abundant and it is all FREE. If you are so inclined, you can work towards a USDF University achievement by reading and learning on their website. Once you have a Group Membership you will also receive the USDF Connection magazine several times a year. This magazine has articles written by judges and trainers well known throughout the dressage world. It is like a mini clinic every time you get one. Utah Dressage Society membership mirrors USDF membership and runs from December 1 through Nov 30 each year. Most members join at either the Annual Membership meeting which is Nov 4th this year, or the annual awards banquet, which this year will be held Saturday, February 25th. Riders who don’t attend the banquet usually join before their first show of the year in order to be sure their scores will count towards the club’s year end awards. Can you join both groups? Of course, and many of us have memberships in both the local club and the national one. Some of us are also members in sister organizations like the Rocky Mountain Dressage Society in Colorado or the California Dressage Society. You can join as many as your pocketbook will allow. My personal favorite UDS activity is the year end awards banquet. It is the one time we get to see how people look without a ball cap covering their helmet hair. It’s also a blast to celebrate the achievements of our friends and colleagues without animals to look after. The Utah Dressage Society is a community of horse lovers, riders and passionate students of the sport at all levels. Some of us ride and compete. Some of us just enjoy the journey and the opportunity to learn with our two and four legged friends. Please join us and make our community bigger and better! Featured Dec 8, 2022 Membership What do I get when I join the Utah Dressage Society? Dec 8, 2022 Membership One question that I get asked by clients and others getting ready to enter shows is what organizations do I need to join? It’s a great question and one that takes a bit of exploration to answer because it depends on your goals as a horse owner and dressage rider. Often riders who are new to showing can’t articulate their goals. Those ideas are not fully formed yet and concepts are still too new to be fully understood. Dec 8, 2022 Membership Apr 19, 2022 Membership ALPHABET SOUP - Making Sense of All the Equestrian Organizations Apr 19, 2022 Membership The 2022 show season is officially underway and everyone is picking out their new color-coordinated but not-too-bright show outfit. But hey, first things first please! All the show acronyms make your head spin, so I will try to untangle the many organizations and help you understand what memberships you might need. However, I am going to gently suggest every horse owner/rider/trainer/coach situation is a teeny bit different and if you aren’t sure if you fit easily into one of these lanes, you should have someone double check your understanding BEFORE the shows start. Apr 19, 2022 Membership

The Utah Dressage Society board of directors has been working hard to improve communications with our members. With many large projects in the works we could use some volunteers to lighten the load. We have one individual responsible for the website, newsletters, Omnibus, directories, social media (Facebook & Instagram currently), and the directors’ Google suite (Gmail, Drive). Similar sized GMO groups have upwards of 4 to 6 people covering these responsibilities. Please consider donating your time if you can help out with a small task or are interested in growing into a more solidified committee position. Social Media Administrator Newsletter editor/coordinator IT help with google users Omnibus compilation Marketing events and programs Marketing plan Advertising Planner Graphic design Google Drive organization Barn/Trainer directories Website editing (Squarespace) Volunteer hours can be applied to scholarships and Year End Awards. Reach out to communications@utahdressagesociety.com

Please review the following preliminary results for the 2022 Year End Awards. The deadline for revisions is November 30th. Email competitions@utahdressagesociety.com with corrections and questions. Remember that to be eligible riders and owners must be UDS members. For Short Tour awards only the rider must be a UDS member. Riders must also have a minimum of 4 volunteer hours for the year. See below for criteria. Short Tour Series Year-end Awards: The Short Tour Series has a separate Year End Award system. 1. Shows are recognized as UDS-only shows. Tests offered must include Intro-2nd Level. Higher level tests may be offered, however scores from those tests would not count towards year-end awards. 2. Scores from the Short Tour Series are not transferable to the USEF licensed judge shows and vice-versa. 3. Judges must be “L” program graduates or Eva Adolphi. 4. Riders need not be UDS members to ride in these shows. However, they will be charged a non-member fee to compete. 5. Year-end award scores must be earned during the membership year (December 1st through the following November 30th); and must have been earned by UDS members at Short Tour Series shows. 6. It is the RIDER’S RESPONSIBILITY to be a current UDS member at the time the score was earned for the score to be counted toward year-end awards. 7. Year-end Awards shall be awarded to the same horse-and-rider combination at the UDS Annual Awards Banquet. 8. Awards are limited to no more than two consecutive levels (freestyles included) for a horse and rider combination in the membership year. 9. Year-end awards shall be awarded for the following levels: Introductory, Training, First, and Second, in Junior-Young Rider, Adult Amateur, and Open Divisions. 10. For Introductory through Second Levels, the Year-end Award shall be based upon the average of the top three (3) scores from TWO(2) different shows and two (2) different judges. ONE(1) of those scores must be from the highest test of the level. Other class scores such as Dressage Medal Seat, etc. do not qualify. 11. For Para, the Year-end Awards shall be based upon the average of the top three (3) scores from two (2) different judges and all Para grades (1a, 1b,2,3 and 4) will be considered together for our year-end awards. Para riders must have a Dispensation card either from the USEF or the FEI that states their Grade and the allowable compensating aids. Para riders must ride either the FEI Para Team Test, or Individual Championship test for their official Grade. 12. To be eligible for UDS Year End Awards (including Perpetual Trophies and Equine Achievement Awards) riders must complete at least 4 hours of volunteer time that is approved by a UDS Board Member. Members can elect a proxy volunteer to perform their volunteer hours in place of them, if the proxy is a direct family member and with UDS approval. UDS Year-End Awards General Information: 1. All UDS members are eligible to earn UDS Awards. 2. The UDS award year begins December 1st and ends the following November 30th. 3. Year-end award scores must be earned during the membership year (December 1st and ends the following November 30th); and must have been earned at a USEF/USDF/UDS recognized show. 4. It is the RIDER'S RESPONSIBILITY to be a current UDS member at the time the score was earned for the score to be counted towards year-end awards. 5. It is the RIDER'S RESPONSIBILITY to confirm that the recorded horse owner is a current UDS member at the time the score was earned for the score to be counted towards year-end awards. EXCEPT if the Rider is a Junior UDS Member, in that case the horse’s owner does not need to be a UDS Member. 6. It is the RIDER'S RESPONSIBILITY to confirm their scores with the Tabulation Committee before the deadline for awards recognition. 7. The horse must also have a USDF Horse identification (HID) or Lifetime Horse Registration number (LHR). 8. Scores will be accepted from USDF and FEI recognized classes with the exception of quadrille, pas de deux, the FEI Young Rider Individual Test, the Young Rider Grand Prix Test and breed-restricted classes. 9. UDS Short Tour scores qualify for Short Tour Series year-end awards only. 10. Year-end Awards shall be awarded to the same horse-and-rider combination at the UDS Annual Awards Banquet. 11. Awards are limited to no more than two (2) consecutive levels (freestyles included) for a horse and rider combination in the membership year. 12. Any horse-and-rider combination that wins a first place year-end award in training through fourth level may only qualify for a year-end award for the same level and division no more than 2 times as long as the same horse and rider combination continue to advance through the levels. EXCEPTIONS: a. FEI level, Pas de deux, Quadrille and Para. b. In Freestyle Training-Second, the same horse and rider combination may be awarded a Year-end Award no more than 3 times as long as the same horse and rider combination continue to advance through the levels. c. In Freestyle Third-Fourth, the same horse and rider combination may be awarded a Year-end Award no more than 2 times as long as the same horse and rider combination continue to advance through the levels 13. Year-end awards shall be awarded for the following levels: Training, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Prix St. George Georges, Intermediaire I, Intermediaire II, Grand Prix, Freestyle: Training-2nd, Freestyle: 3rd-4th, Freestyle: FEI, Pas de Deux, Para and Quadrille in Junior-Young Rider, Adult Amateur, and Open Divisions. 14. For Training through Fourth Levels, the Year-end Award shall be based upon the average of the top five (5) scores from three (3) different shows and two (2) different judges. Two (2) of those scores must be from the highest test of the level. Other class scores such as Dressage Medal Seat, etc. do not qualify. 15. For Freestyle levels, FEI level, Pas de deux, and Quadrille, the Year-end Awards shall be based upon the average of the top three (3) scores from two (2) different judges. (Freestyle scores only count toward Freestyle awards). 16. For Para, the Year-end Awards shall be based upon the average of the top three (3) scores from two (2) different judges and all Para grades (1a, 1b,2,3 and 4) will be considered together for our year-end awards. Para riders must have a Dispensation card either from the USEF or the FEI that states their Grade and the allowable compensating aids. Para riders must ride either the FEI Para Team Test, or Individual Championship test for their official Grade. 17. To be eligible for UDS Year End Awards (including Perpetual Trophies and Equine Achievement Awards) riders must complete at least 4 hours of volunteer time that is approved by a UDS Board Member. Members can elect a proxy volunteer to perform their volunteer hours in place of them, as long as the proxy is a direct family member. UDS Rules/Policies/Procedures 2022 Volunteer Hours

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2023 Omnibus Advertising Promote your services, facilities, events, & products in the 2023 Utah Dressage Society omnibus. Please submit by January 7th! Preparation has begun for the 2023 omnibus! This is a great opportunity to reach a dedicated and engaged equestrian community. Showcase your services, facility, business, events, products, stallion, or horse for sale. The omnibus is a great place to congratulate or thank your barn, trainer, friend or horse! All funds will be applied towards education events, scholarships, and awards programs. We couldn’t do it without your support! ALL omnibus advertisers will also be listed on our home page as part of the 2023 online Business Directory and featured on Facebook/Instagram. Interested in sponsoring 2023 events? Contact us. Check out below and email your ad to communications@utahdressagesociety.com to advertise. Interested in other advertising options? Learn more here

The deadline to submit nominations for your horse is November 15th! Celebrate your equine partner’s success in the show ring! UDS designed this award to spotlight exceptional equine talent. Equine Achievement Awards are awarded to a particular horse. The horse’s owner will receive, as an award, an engraved plaque for the first UDS Achievement Award the horse earns. An engraved notation will be added to the plaque for each subsequent UDS Equine Achievement Award the horse earns. A single horse may be awarded only one (1) UDS Equine Achievement Award at each level; however, a horse may be awarded a UDS Equine Achievement Award at every level. (Scores do not need to be earned with the same rider) There is no time limit for earning qualifying scores. However, because the UDS Equine Achievement Award program began in 2001, only qualifying scores earned during 2001 and later, shall count toward the award. Learn more

At the UDS Annual Meeting last night, the results of the recent Board election for 2023 were announced. The interim and incumbent Board members (those already serving in positions mid-term) were all elected: Director of Competitions: Ammie Lords Director of Communications: Jasmine Beckstead Director of Education: Mindy Simmons Treasurer: Cassie Thurgood In addition, John Maznicki is the newly elected Vice President of the UDS! Congratulations to all and a very special welcome to John!