Young Riders

The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that grants from the Cynthia Aspden Youth and Young Adult Development Fund have been awarded to four young riders. This Fund provides up to $1,000 of financial assistance to youth and young adult riders (age 25 and under) to aid in their development in dressage.

The final day of The Dutta Corp Tryon International Three-Day Event saw the new national champion crowned at the CCI 4*-L level after a thrilling Show Jumping competition. Woods Baughman (USA) claimed the USEF 4*-L Eventing National Championship with C’est La Vie 135 on a score of 29.4.

The USEF CCI 4*-L Eventing National Championship kicked off at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort with two days of Dressage competition as part of The Dutta Corp Tryon International Three-Day Event. The week features CCI 1*-4*-L competition alongside CCI 4*-S competition and USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge East Coast Finals.

Will Coleman (Gordonsville, Va.) and Chin Tonic HS, a 2012 Holsteiner gelding owned by Hyperion Stud, LLC, were the first four-star entry in the ring, and the pair immediately posted the score to beat.

The inaugural USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Temecula – West Coast Final concluded on Saturday with awards being presented in both the CCI3*-L and CCI2*-L divisions. The athletes commented on the experience of competing in a team environment.

The purpose of the RDHCW is to identify and develop the next generation of U.S. Dressage talent. Training sessions will feature mounted sessions led by internationally acclaimed American athletes and trainers and daily instruction on all facets of horsemanship from experts in their respective fields.

On the final day of the 74th Buffalo International Horse Show at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, Children's and Pony Hunters were in the spotlight as their divisions concluded and champions were named.

Dressage4Kids and Anne Baber Wallis are pleased to announce that Julia Lee Barton is the recipient of the 2022 D4K Christian Kennedy Young Adult Scholarship. As the recipient of the scholarship, Julia will work under the training leadership of Oded Shimoni at OS Dressage in Wellington, Florida.

The third day of competition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was packed full of excitement. Seven divisions competed on Friday with three national championships on the line.

Virginia is the promised young revelation of Italian dressage, after the last European pony championship, which has just been held in Poland. She reported the percentage of 73.829% in the Pony team test, finishing in ninth place in the ranking. Read the interview with the up and coming young rider.