Markel/USEF National Young and Developing Dressage Horse Championships
Celebrating 20 years in 2024 of Sponsorship and Support for the Markel/USEF National and Developing Young Horses Program
Markel Equine Insurance Group’s longstanding commitment, since 2004, to the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships and the Markel/USEF Emerging Young Horse Program. Markel has been instrumental in developing top-level dressage horses through their pipeline support. This support has ultimately helped the US Dressage Programs succeed worldwide.
Mary Phelps, a Markel Equine Insurance Specialist, knows what it takes.
HorsesDaily’s Mary Phelps, a Markel Equine Insurance Specialist, has been covering this event since its inception. All articles and results are archived here.
About Markel
Markel is a leading global specialty insurer with a truly people-first approach. As the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), they operate the Markel Specialty, Markel International, and Markel Global Reinsurance divisions, as well as State National, their portfolio protection and program services operations, and Nephila, their insurance-linked securities operations. Markel’s broad array of capabilities and expertise allow them to create intelligent solutions for the most complex risk management needs. However, it is their people—and the deep, valued relationships they develop with colleagues, brokers and clients—that differentiates Markel worldwide.
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